tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post4797898726236228721..comments2024-01-23T09:42:56.561-06:00Comments on Rancid Raves : Village IdiotsCagey (Kelli Oliver George)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-58974675466459067662009-08-10T23:26:55.849-05:002009-08-10T23:26:55.849-05:00I got lucky. Ebaby wanted to ride in the car cart...I got lucky. Ebaby wanted to ride in the car cart one day, I didn't need much so I let her. After two seconds she climbed out because it smelled like pee. She hasn't asked to rid in one since.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695662344180959776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-4161588033120472682009-08-10T22:24:22.490-05:002009-08-10T22:24:22.490-05:00PS - Free chocolate might make you feel better......PS - Free chocolate might make you feel better...<br /><br />Come enter my giveaway - http://tinyurl.com/mbgkpv<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.mommywizdom.com" rel="nofollow">MommyWizdom</a>MommyWizdomhttp://blog.mommywizdom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-53580187329355383232009-08-10T22:22:07.098-05:002009-08-10T22:22:07.098-05:00Congratulations, you're a free ranger (for kid...Congratulations, you're a free ranger (for kids that is not chickens) and you are stuck in a world of exactly that, village idiots!<br /><br />I'm sorry you get so much flak all the time. I don't know how to make it better... It's only getting worse.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.mommywizdom.com" rel="nofollow">MommyWizdom</a>MommyWizdomhttp://blog.mommywizdom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-30589735485430895412009-08-10T18:28:00.055-05:002009-08-10T18:28:00.055-05:00The car cart is an evil invention. I hate it. Ca...The car cart is an evil invention. I hate it. Can we blame Hillary for that too?<br /><br />Oh, and the village? Had best stay the holy crap away from my children.<br /><br />;)Gucci Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098520618133302969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-17468851270393192832009-08-04T21:37:44.377-05:002009-08-04T21:37:44.377-05:00Okay, I must chime in on this. In advance, please...Okay, I must chime in on this. In advance, please forgive all my exclamation points. !!<br /><br />People like "Kind, Misguided Lady" must be stopped! Just this week, I had some lady grab my 3 year old son by the hand in the grocery and start taking him to customer service. I was TRYING to teach him the lesson that "You Must Not Wander To Where You Cannot See Mommy". She Goofy Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352285444267475609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-4343385449143604742009-08-04T17:33:54.430-05:002009-08-04T17:33:54.430-05:00It's not Hilary's fault. I still remember ...It's not Hilary's fault. I still remember an obnoxious old lady telling me I had my child in the wrong kind of stroller and what harm I was doing to him. This was 29 years ago!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023237315934638756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-14792098032623755562009-08-04T10:46:10.173-05:002009-08-04T10:46:10.173-05:00There's a special place in hell for the invent...There's a special place in hell for the inventor of the car cart.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-74083105436931780172009-08-03T23:14:38.214-05:002009-08-03T23:14:38.214-05:00Dude. You had me at the Car Cart.Dude. You had me at the Car Cart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-18837169190224157092009-08-03T22:28:28.441-05:002009-08-03T22:28:28.441-05:00Blast the stupid car cart! My daughter has just s...Blast the stupid car cart! My daughter has just started asking for it, and it drives me friggin' nuts.<br /><br />I've mercifully had only a few minor incidents where people have stuck their noses in our business where their noses decidedly did not belong. Short of actual child abuse, it's hard to imagine why anyone would feel compelled to offer unsolicited advice/concern/tips/D.http://www.oneshoeoff.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-85341009848874416302009-08-03T15:48:51.002-05:002009-08-03T15:48:51.002-05:00Kelli, thanks for your kind comments, in reality m...Kelli, thanks for your kind comments, in reality my daughters hemangioma is but a small blip on my radar, luckily hemangiomas (in most cases) resolve themselves by the time the child is school age (and my daughter who is now 14 months old has had hers fade CONSIDERABLY) and of course she is beautiful no matter what (not that I am biased right?) I am so grateful to have two happy and healthy, notMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097880461727575640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-20053171522318475532009-08-03T15:16:27.868-05:002009-08-03T15:16:27.868-05:00It seems like to many people quote "it takes ...It seems like to many people quote "it takes a village" only when they disagree on how you are raising your kids. But, when you need help (I'm talking anywhere from babysitting to better education, healthcare, etc) then it's everyone is on their own.Olivianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-90611906950473843712009-08-03T15:07:54.495-05:002009-08-03T15:07:54.495-05:00CPA Mom - your avatar fits! :-)
Bad Daughter/Sis...CPA Mom - your avatar fits! :-)<br /><br />Bad Daughter/Sister - I just don't like the whole "it takes a village" line because I have seen it used as an excuse by others when they are butting their noses into others' businesses. Sorry - I should have made it clear what irked me about the line.<br /><br />Melanie - Just know that you are NOT alone, God I cannot imagine what youCagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-28682324942355624522009-08-03T13:54:31.131-05:002009-08-03T13:54:31.131-05:00I'm a yeller - from a long line of yellers...
...I'm a yeller - from a long line of yellers...<br /><br />And it's funny that you wrote this today. My little sister was just telling me that her roommate was appalled after watching a funny video of my twin toddlers fighting with each other on my blog. She couldn't believe that we didn't "intervene" and stop their fighting. That our lack of consistent intervention would Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816307030045410840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-15812767918943538872009-08-03T13:41:52.192-05:002009-08-03T13:41:52.192-05:00Nope we have not met (but we could I am a KC gal! ...Nope we have not met (but we could I am a KC gal! LOL)........but its possible I have told this story before perhaps in your comments, its always the one I think of first when I read about people judging or thinking the worst about others.... so I could certainly have repeated myself!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097880461727575640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-21914649612337234992009-08-03T12:26:13.231-05:002009-08-03T12:26:13.231-05:00I don't know if it's fair to blame Hillary...I don't know if it's fair to blame Hillary for all this -- I promise there have been busybodies for much longer. My older two were 5 and 3 when that came out and we'd had plenty of "helpful" advice. :-p<br /><br />Some of the worst culprits though, were my mother and sister (never had kids) when we did the annual one week family vacation at a lake. My mom was usually fine,the bad daughter/sisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-80858341151838282102009-08-03T10:19:13.457-05:002009-08-03T10:19:13.457-05:00It's a good thing no busybodies have tried to ...It's a good thing no busybodies have tried to offer such unsolicited judgement-masquerading-as-advice to me because I don't think I'd be anywhere near as kind as you and your husband have been.Julie @ The Mom Slanthttp://themomslant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-35360847111272104352009-08-03T09:57:11.477-05:002009-08-03T09:57:11.477-05:00I am a screamer. Came by it naturally (child of ...I am a screamer. Came by it naturally (child of a screamer). I have discovered after parenting classes that whispering actually works better. When I am remember to do it.<br /><br />Dude, HATE the car cart. My kids are too damn big for it and insist on squeezing in anyway.CPA Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061480718263842210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-67841959427409271032009-08-03T09:19:50.123-05:002009-08-03T09:19:50.123-05:00Anonymous,
Sadly, my volume gets higher and higher...Anonymous,<br />Sadly, my volume gets higher and higher over time because the kids have already learned to tune me out. Just like their father! :-)Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-459141184110921022009-08-03T09:18:59.682-05:002009-08-03T09:18:59.682-05:00Kristen,
I do appreciate that strangers are lookin...Kristen,<br />I do appreciate that strangers are looking out for our kids. Really. But she refused to back down when she realized it was a mistake. Argh.<br /><br />Cassie,<br />Good strategy! It works! However, you can look forward to your husband messing up your Best Laid Plans. Heh. :-)<br /><br />Melanie,<br />Have I met you? Just recently, I had someone tell me a very similar story Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-28629291438924650692009-08-03T09:17:50.007-05:002009-08-03T09:17:50.007-05:00You made me feel like less of a bad mommy by calli...You made me feel like less of a bad mommy by calling yourself out as a screamer. I too am a screamer, there I said it. It doesn't mean I don't love my kids, or I am not trying my hardest. I just do it at a higher volume than some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-74618235663582231562009-08-03T09:13:56.654-05:002009-08-03T09:13:56.654-05:00I can so feel your pain.....my daughter at 9 days ...I can so feel your pain.....my daughter at 9 days old developed a hemangioma (strawberry birthmark) on her forehead, we were fortunate and hers didnt get huge or disfiguring, it just got very deep dark red and about the size of a dime.. one day when she was probably 3 or 4 months old (still in the infant seat) we were at walmart, and 3 yes THREE separate old ladies stopped to inquire what had Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097880461727575640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-58029919049317107322009-08-03T09:11:22.026-05:002009-08-03T09:11:22.026-05:00I dread "the car cart." My son is 15 mon...I dread "the car cart." My son is 15 months, so we're not there yet, but we will be soon. I think I'll probably just...NEVER put him in one so he doesn't know what he's missing. Those things really are unwieldy!Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096840325414426054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-32874610655231477912009-08-03T08:56:18.935-05:002009-08-03T08:56:18.935-05:00I flat out refuse the car cart. I have at some po...I flat out refuse the car cart. I have at some point compromised most of the things on "will never do" list but now that one.<br /><br />I can't wait for my sister to have kids so she will lighten up on mine. I can't say that I have ever had my parenting questioned by strangers (well there was that one scissors incident but I didn't like those women anyway) but my sister kristennoreply@blogger.com