Imma just dropping this here

[ohgillian]

Feb 19, 2013 21:14:10 GMT -5 bunch said:

Re: grandparents... If she doesn't play with it, I donate it. Cold hearted biatch right here.

This year when we asked for memberships to the zoo and children's museum, they listened.

Same. I've asked repeatedly that they stop; they don't choose to. So I only keep what we want and get rid of the rest.

[Saint Monica]

Feb 19, 2013 12:36:36 GMT -5 thewop said:

Feb 19, 2013 12:23:07 GMT -5 emjacobs said:

Another non-parent here.

Maybe my opinions will change when I actually have children, but I was raised to go outside and explore and play outside, and playing inside involved a play kitchen, building blocks, and an awesome teepee that my dad made for me.  I was encouraged to explore and use my imagination not press a button to make the cow moo.

LOL.  Please report back when you do have kids. Not to be snarky, but I'm all about exploring and learing and my kid has a bunch of toys she LOVES that have buttons to make noise on top of blocks, crayons, letter/number flash cards and couch cushions to make forts. And sure, I'd love to go outside and explore with my 18 month old, but it's 20 degrees out right now and she has the attention span of about 15 minutes. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to keep a kid occupied and happy.   I've had some of the most fun with my kid when the house is a mess with noisy "make the cow moo" toys.  There's more I could say, but I won't because...yeah. 

I hate the "Please report back when you have kids" response. 


-signed a non-parent

[emjacobs]

Feb 20, 2013 15:00:12 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

Feb 19, 2013 12:36:36 GMT -5 thewop said:

LOL.  Please report back when you do have kids. Not to be snarky, but I'm all about exploring and learing and my kid has a bunch of toys she LOVES that have buttons to make noise on top of blocks, crayons, letter/number flash cards and couch cushions to make forts. And sure, I'd love to go outside and explore with my 18 month old, but it's 20 degrees out right now and she has the attention span of about 15 minutes. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to keep a kid occupied and happy.   I've had some of the most fun with my kid when the house is a mess with noisy "make the cow moo" toys.  There's more I could say, but I won't because...yeah. 

I hate the "Please report back when you have kids" response. 


-signed a non-parent

I'm not a huge fan of it but I've gotten used to it.  Being the last person in my group to have kids / get married I get a lot of "Hah just wait til y'all are married" and shit like that.  Me and T have been together for 8 years and living together for the majority of that.  We split some bills, we have a house together, we handle emergencies together.  I just don't have a ring or the pictures. 

[ohgillian]

Feb 20, 2013 15:00:12 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

Feb 19, 2013 12:36:36 GMT -5 thewop said:

LOL.  Please report back when you do have kids. Not to be snarky, but I'm all about exploring and learing and my kid has a bunch of toys she LOVES that have buttons to make noise on top of blocks, crayons, letter/number flash cards and couch cushions to make forts. And sure, I'd love to go outside and explore with my 18 month old, but it's 20 degrees out right now and she has the attention span of about 15 minutes. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to keep a kid occupied and happy.   I've had some of the most fun with my kid when the house is a mess with noisy "make the cow moo" toys.  There's more I could say, but I won't because...yeah. 

I hate the "Please report back when you have kids" response. 


-signed a non-parent

I'm reporting back now that I have kids: pre-kids, we said we wouldn't have noisy flashing toys. Now that we have 2 children, we have no noisy flashing toys. The only battery operated toy that my 2-year-old owns is a turtle nightlight that he sleeps with. So yeah, it actually can be done.