Topic: The thread for Parents!

[Halloran]

Internets can also assist in scaring you witless.

It helps to be skeptical. 

[T.A.P.O.R.]

Internets can also assist in scaring you witless.

It helps to be skeptical. 

Oh for sure.
But when your kid has had a seizure, nothing that you google will make you feel better.

[Halloran]

Internets can also assist in scaring you witless.

It helps to be skeptical. 

Oh for sure.
But when your kid has had a seizure, nothing that you google will make you feel better.

Hmmm well I hoped it would have gone without saying: but yes, my comment was about day to day issues, not medical emergencies. Herp derp.

[T.A.P.O.R.]

Internets can also assist in scaring you witless.

It helps to be skeptical. 

Oh for sure.
But when your kid has had a seizure, nothing that you google will make you feel better.

Hmmm well I hoped it would have gone without saying: but yes, my comment was about day to day issues, not medical emergencies. Herp derp.

I see.
Well I were referring to medical stuff.

How did you not pickup that from my one sentence?

Kids are pretty weird though. I'd love to know what's going through her mind sometimes.

[Halleyscomet/Wakefield]

How I made my daughter happy this week.

Skirt 1. She chose all the fabrics.


Dress and pants.


I grew up with chickens so I know a little bit about them.  Ten years though is a long time with the amount we move so probably not feasible.  Sigh.  Okay hopefully we'll find a nice farm that she can go and talk to them like her mom. 

She's always so happy in the photos you post.

[Halloran]

Someone just posted this today in another parenting thread.

"MILK"


lol

[Chew]

What kind of guy takes his baby to Hooters?

[Halloran]

What kind of guy takes his baby to Hooters?

Anyone who loves hot wings!!  j/k

But really, why wouldnt a guy take his kid to Hooters? Do they get naked there or something? I've actually never been.

[T.A.P.O.R.]

I've taken my baby to a place called "Naked for Satan" pictures of burlesque ladies grace the walls.

[Halloran]

What would you think about a Adult-Only restaurant? Not adult-themed, just tht they dont allow kids - would you be upset if you sat down with your kid and they asked you to leave?

"When former Top Chef cheftestapant Dale Levitski starts serving brunch at his Chicago restaurant Sprout on March 20, don't expect to be able to bring your kids along: they're not allowed. This will be difficult for some, because Sprout is located in a neighborhood that's generally kid-friendly. However, as Levitski says, "[Sometimes you] go out to brunch and there are kids smashing Cheerios next to you."

http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/consume-blog/7546457/dale-levitski-to-start-brunch-at-sprout-on-march-20

[Halleyscomet/Wakefield]

What would you think about a Adult-Only restaurant? Not adult-themed, just tht they dont allow kids - would you be upset if you sat down with your kid and they asked you to leave?

"When former Top Chef cheftestapant Dale Levitski starts serving brunch at his Chicago restaurant Sprout on March 20, don't expect to be able to bring your kids along: they're not allowed. This will be difficult for some, because Sprout is located in a neighborhood that's generally kid-friendly. However, as Levitski says, "[Sometimes you] go out to brunch and there are kids smashing Cheerios next to you."

http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/consume-blog/7546457/dale-levitski-to-start-brunch-at-sprout-on-march-20

What kind of an idiot names a no-kids restaurant "Sprout"? Does the dipstick not know the child rearing connotations of the word? Does he also have a vegan restaurant named "The BBQ shack"?

[jaypee]

What a tard.

You know, some kids are poorly parented, but that's not a reason to punish all parents. Oh well. Good luck with going out of business in a few years.

[KarenX]

It says that it's no kids allowed, but...

He named teenagers as welcome.
They have a high chair.
They have no kids menu.

None of this says to me "no kids allowed." Maybe there are special rules for dining in Chicago (and I don't say that facetiously) but I'm not sure you can just ban children from places that aren't gyms, adult theaters, private clubs, or bars. They have civil rights and stuff. But making it as uncomfortable as possible to bring strollers in probably will make it more hassle than its worth for parents to bring them.

[Halloran]

Interesting story from another forum:

Yesterday, my wife and I were having a discussion about religion and god in the living room. The living room is not far from my 13 y/o sons bedroom. He was in there reading while we were talking. He must have overheard the conversation and decided to come and ask some questions. We have never talked to our children about beliefs and have made it a rule not to say anything unless they ask. He basically told us that god does not make sense to him and that it sounded very similar to santa which of coarse he does not believe in anymore. I was very proud of him at that moment especially since my parents pushed religion on him. I had a conversation with my mother about it. She told me that I was destroying him by supporting his non-belief and that I need to tell him to read the bible ( knowing I'm an atheist ). I told her I would not push that on him. She asked to talk to him to answer some of his questions he had. I passed the phone to him... and this is what I heard.

Son- Hi grandma Pause Son- I was just asking mom and dad about where people came from and how everyone became different colors and races. Pause Son- Yes I heard of them (adam & eve). Dad told me about them. Pause Son- That doesn't make sense. That would mean that the brothers and sister would have to have babies. Thats gross, and they would all be the same color. Pause Son- So if god made that all happen, how come we don't see anything like that now? Pause Son- Stop yelling! ( lol )

My mother and I have had many religious conversations to the point that she gets angry and stops because she does not know how to answer me. I received the phone back and she asked me again to read the bible to him. I said I had a few choice verses for him. She asked me which ones. I said I would email her a list but that it would include a lot of leviticus. She said she wasn't too familiar with leviticus.

My 9 y/o daughter was sick last week from a bad stomach virus. It took 3 days for her to recover from the pain in her stomach. It was nasty. Once she was better she admitted to us that she did as grandma told her to do when she gets sick. Pray. She told us that she prayed and prayed and prayed but the pain never went away. " I don't think he was listening to me." Me and my wife laughed. Once she left I told my wife that god must have been busy. lol. She laughed, which is awesome because when I met her, she was a jesus freak. Over the years with many conversations, she went front adam and eve to evolution. It was a long road, but with logic and patience, she now cant stand religion. She tells me all the time that she cant believe she ever thought that way. She shakes her head when I show her religious Facebook posts from reddit. She is still afraid to call herself an atheist, but she admits she doesn't believe in god. Its funny how a label can be so threatening to someone. I think she is still scared to come out completely.

[DK]

The boy has picked up a bit of a cold, which means his nose has gone into overdrive. In order to wipe the green gunk off his face, I need a pair of hands to hold him still, another pair of hands to keep his hands away from his face, another pair to stop him twisting his head away from me and one hand to wipe.

I'm short of several hands.