I love my kids (9 and 11) but I can't STAND other people's children. They drive me absolutely NUTS!!! It's not just some children, it's ALL of them. I don't understand it. Why do you think this is?
2007-11-19 14:45:36 · 20 answers · asked by Amy 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
other peoples kids drive u insane?? why - because u seem to be insane
2007-11-19 16:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by spice 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I wish I knew because I feel the same way. I dont have a problem with well behaved kids. I cannot tolerate brats or kids with no disapline. Thats my biggest pet peeve. I guess my job has made me bitter towards bad kids. Im a hairstylist, and I have been hit, kicked, spit on, yelled at, etc. I was atcually 9 months pregnant, and had an 8 year old kick me really hard in the stomach. And all the Mom said was "Now honey, that wasnt nice". I wanted to strangle that Mother. Its those kinds of kids I absolutely cant STAND. And there are so many of those now days. Well behaved kids with manners and respect dont bother me at all.
2007-11-20 01:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by RAVEN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is so funny because I'm the exact opposite. When I'm out with my husband without the kids, I love watching other people's kids.
My kids are pretty good for their age, but it's nice to see that other people also have 6 month olds who suddenly decide they have to cry during dinner or 4 year olds who cry because their parents won't let them pull the picture off the wall.
Whatever they're doing, I just smile and think "I have absolutely no responsibility for them. If they do something hideously terrible, I don't have to be embarrassed."
But, of course, that depends on the kid. I wanted to throttle a coupld of preteens in a bookstore the other day who walked through saying "I don't read science fiction because it's only for geeks. I don't read horror books because if they're any good they'll make them into a movie. . . ."
2007-11-19 23:14:59 · answer #3 · answered by LilyRT 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a reason they say that the best birth control is other people's kids!
Seriously, don't worry that other people's children drive you insane - that is a perfectly normal feeling and one that most of us that actually have well behaved childred feel from time to time. There are a *lot* of bad parents out there, and parents who are not in control of their kids always have kids that are unpleasant to be around.
If you don't enjoy being around other people's children, you're not obligated to spend time with them - let your kids hang out with the other kids in environments you trust but don't have to be a part of - church youth groups, school functions, community groups, etc. And spend more time together as a family - you'll all grow closer together anyway.
2007-11-19 22:51:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I totally know how you feel. My son's friends drive me crazy! I was a nanny for 6 years before my son was born and I was never so annoyed at other people's kids until I had one of my own. I think it's because you raise your kids to act and respond a certain way. Then these other kids come around and their parents have taught them differently so they don't mesh with your parenting style. Then you want to scream at them, but you can't because they're not your kids. So instead you promise yourself you'll never let your kids act like that.
I also think parents are completely desensitized to their own kids' annoying behavior. I know some of the stuff my son (he's 2) does is really irritating, but I've developed a very thick skin. But I often feel like freaking out when his little friends at playgroup start their crap because I'm not used to it.
2007-11-19 23:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Rachael 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mercy, I feel the same way. I have a 13 month old that I love dearly. He has 12 yep 12 cousins all under the age 12. I can't stand any of em!! They are loud, rude and they lack every drop of discipline. They annoy the hell outta me. I don't want them around. I find myself often being curt to them. I don't baby sit them, I don't invite them over. I just try hard to stay away. Phew! that felt good to get off of my chest! lol
2007-11-19 23:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by Chynah D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL. Guessing you know lot's of little shtis. As we get older we get less tolerant. You just take a deep breathe and suck it up. At least thats what i do everytime i am shopping and kids are screaming and babies crying (I can handle that, it is the parents who ignore their screaming baby...just pick the poor thing up they are so distressed!) And the sceams of but I want it......Those are the kids I want to kill the most...no actually, not the kid....the parent who allows them to get that way....
I don't go to the shops as much now...kids drive me nuts too.
2007-11-20 05:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel the same way most of the time. Glad they have homes to go to at the end of the day!
Lovely to know that there are people out there who think YOUR angels are a pain in the butt too!! Haha!
2007-11-19 23:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by dixi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this is perfectable normal.
My daughter's friends drive me crazy simply because their house rules (at their home) is different from mine.
don't stress over it too much.
My mom always said my children were better behaved than my sister's children.
I'm not sure they were better behaved, it's just that they had a different set of rules.
My sister's children would get into things at my moms house that my children knew were off limits.
I have a very simple set of rules.
If it isn't yours, don't touch it without permission.
Don't lie to me, if you do you had better give your soul to God because your *** is mine.
Don't hit unless someone hits you first, then beat the **** out of them.
I realize not everyone will agree with these rules, but it seems to have worked with my kids.
2007-11-19 23:05:22 · answer #9 · answered by gail s 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because your not used to the way they live and the way they do things....i have two lil sisters and i cant stand ne of their friends. I just learn to deal with it and if i see them doin something that really gets me goin or that i kno is wrong i correct them, i just try to get them to understand that certain things are ok, but they need to be respectful of your household.
2007-11-19 22:55:47 · answer #10 · answered by becky r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they're not yours. It's kind of like how you can change your own child's diaper and think nothing of it, but it's pretty gross to change another kid's diaper. You love your kids unconditionally, which is why they don't bother you. But trust me, the parents of the other kids probably can't stand yours and think they're brats, too.
2007-11-19 23:07:29 · answer #11 · answered by SoBox 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋