All my kids are crying and I find it funny. Am I evil?

[LaraMN]

The older two are crying like babies because I announced that they're going to bed early, since they refuse to stop bickering. The little guy's crying because the other two are crying. I'll go pick him up. I actually feel sorry for him. The other two- not so much.

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. No....because you aren't in a restaurant...

:hi:

[Telly Savalas]

19. We didn't have another one of those threads this afternoon, did we?

I had a temp assignment and missed the afternoon Lounge.

[evlbstrd]

2. You seem to be a good mommy.

You can't feed their tears. Your chuckles are a signal to them that their crying isn't always warranted. As opposed to falling and getting a boo-boo crying.

[LaraMN]

17. That's my feeling. It's just so uttterly ridiculous to hear them all

freaking out in unison, that I couldn't help but crack up. They didn't see me, anyway. It lasted for a few minutes and then the big kids were laughing and playing. Oh, and they went to bed at 7:00.:evilgrin:

[Jamastiene]

3. You should laugh out loud at them. It'll be ten times funnier.

They will get so pissed, but they can't do anything about it except get more punishment if they protest your laughing. Some days, I just don't like kids. Today is one of those days. Mind if I ask for advice?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. They'll cry even more! And you'll laugh even more! It's a vicious circle!

You'll laugh like an evil hyena!

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. When my son was really small, and I laughed at his temper fits....he

would bite me. :scared:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Just the idea of laughing at crying kids has filled me with mirth. And I

LIKE kids! LOL

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. My son was very funny when he would "throw a fit"...he would carefully

(because he didn't want to hurt himself) get down on the floor...and then proceed to cry. If I left the room...he rolled into whatever room I was in. I couldn't help but laugh. By two, he grew out of it. :hi:

[xmas74]

20. I used to throw myself on the floor and show my daughter what a

real temper tantrum looked like. I'd roll around, kicking my feet and screaming. She thought I was insane so she quit having them. That worked very well.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

23. What did you do about the biting?

Just curious.
Duckie

[Jamastiene]

10. That would be the best skit on SNL ever. Or in any movie.

I would love to see that instead of parents trying to placate a whining kid, like I see often in grocery stores.

[petronius]

4. Don't forget to say "I'll GIVE you something to cry about!"

You could also record them on video for the future when they bring a date home for the first time...

[Lex]

8. "Crying about it isn't going to help anything!" is what my Mom would say.

Which made me cry harder, iirc.

[AirmensMom]

11. You betcha!

Motherhood is grand, isn't it? :bounce:

[Lisa]

12. don't forget to say that you're going to bed early too!

My parents used to say that when I was being a pain -- "I think it's time we ALL went to bed!" -- and then they would act all excited about how NICE and RESTFUL it would be to get a full night's sleep. And it would be 8 PM (often, still broad daylight outside). By then I would be so steamed at them that I didn't even bother yelling.

Sure, they were a bit older than most other parents (they had me in their 40s) so they probably DID want to turn in early.

Oh -- and this is the funniest bit -- Dad would pretend to snore loudly. (He actually did snore for real, but he could also do the most atrocious fake snores.)

[Wapsie B]

13. No it makes you a saint.

If you can get through stuff like that you're way ahead of a lot of people.

[put out]

14. Yes, you are evil and so am I, for laughing at your

crying children and we're probably not even in the same time zone.

The funniest tantrums I ever saw (salute to Mrs. Grumpy) were by my cousin's little boy, less than 2. When told "No!" he would freeze, arms at his side, drop to his knees, then fall face down on the floor. And just lay there silently while others went on about their business.

Eventually he would get uncomfortable or forget or something, and get up, and all was well. He did get some rug burns on his nose. I don't think he ever pulled that one in the driveway.

[TrogL]

15. When the kids start crying

I cry louder. They shut up and placate me.

[usedtobesick]

16. No you are Ok... it will give them something to tell their therapist

[WCGreen]

18. Yes, I think you are very evil.....

This is precisely why I did not want to become a mother....

I would just laugh at them and jab at them with pointy sticks until they shut up....

Then I would teach them how to play with jarts and remind them that when I was their age, we were to poor to even afford Tears, so there...

And I would go Na Na NA NAaaaa Na.....

And not make them food for seventeen hours.....

[LaraMN]

21. Well of course YOU think so!

If I die in the next years, I am bequeathing my heathen harpie choir to you.

[WCGreen]

22. Heathen harpie Choir...

Too funny...

[radwriter0555]

29. wc you know, at that age they CAN forage.

Gahhh!

[radwriter0555]

24. I LOVE YOU....

best laugh I've had all day...

Sometimes, it just IS.

"the other two, not so much..."

I'm still laughing...

okay now I'M crying.... I'm laughing so hard!

[radwriter0555]

25. oh let's have another glass of wine, shall we???

MERCI!

[LaraMN]

26. Well, I love you, too!

:toast: :rofl:

[radwriter0555]

27. MORE wine and BIG hugs for EVERYONE,

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

[radwriter0555]

28. Well, maybe not those kids...

give em ice cream in the morning for breakfast.

[LaraMN]

30. No way! They got Honey Bunches of Oats.

and my oldest spent half the morning in the bathroom, with the runs-- I told him it was Karma. Too bad karma isn't really something seven year old boys are interested in.

[radwriter0555]

31. "Mom, don't make KARMA for dinner again!"

I see this....