How are some parents parents?
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So while out on a walk, I came across two females both pushing strollers. We were walking over a highway overpass, so the sidewalks are a bit higher than regular sidewalks.
Anyway, one of the girls is pushing her stroller while texting. She inadvertantly then pushes the stroller OFF of the side of the sidewalk (which is about 16 inches high) and is now holding on to the stroller for dear life so it doesn't tip over and her kids (it was a dual stroller) don't fall out. The other female starts yelling "OMG, OMG, OMG!!!" because on coming traffic is coming from behind. I run over and help them with the stroller to put it back up on the side walk and say "Probably not a good idea to be texting and pushing a stroller around in heavy traffic". She said thanks and as I left I could hear her saying "but it was Michael texting me and I didn't want to upset him."
Sigh.
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Anyway, one of the girls is pushing her stroller while texting. She inadvertantly then pushes the stroller OFF of the side of the sidewalk (which is about 16 inches high) and is now holding on to the stroller for dear life so it doesn't tip over and her kids (it was a dual stroller) don't fall out. The other female starts yelling "OMG, OMG, OMG!!!" because on coming traffic is coming from behind. I run over and help them with the stroller to put it back up on the side walk and say "Probably not a good idea to be texting and pushing a stroller around in heavy traffic". She said thanks and as I left I could hear her saying "but it was Michael texting me and I didn't want to upset him."
Sigh.
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i think Michael was the guy driving the oncoming car.0
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I have kids just to sell them on the black market...do you know how much white babies are going for these days?!0
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I have kids just to sell them on the black market...do you know how much white babies are going for these days?!
No idea but I hear they are delicious.0 -
Low card and Paleo0
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Michael must be good in bed.0
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The level of stupid is strong in this planet. That's all.0
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I have five kids... and I had them so that they can do more work around the house and I can do less.. mwa ha ha ha ha (i mean.. i loves them)0
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OMG, sounds like it is a miracle she can dress herself in the morning.0
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Michael is probably tired of the kids getting in the way of his action anyway.0
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You have to have a license to run a business, drive a car or be a nail technician. There is no training required for parenthood.
Note: I am not advocating gov't intervention before having children. There are millions of good parents out there!! Me being one of them, ha!!0 -
Well, parents become parents, when in the heat of passion, or the throes of love, they have s-e-x-!!!! Suddenly, the egg and sperm become a baby, who is born 9 months or so later. Problem is, the baby comes without a user manual, there is no test for common sense prior to conception and some parents just don't care enough to do a good job. ;-)0
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In my work I have come across a lot of people who don't get what many other people call common sense. Think about what underlying knowledge or skill that leads you to the conclusion that not paying attention as you push a stroller is more important than a text. Most of us would say we value the life of our kids. But think deeper, there is a system of prioritizing mental and physical activities and demands that you learned as you grew up, or did not and learned out in the cruel world. The point is, this was ingrained in you from someone or some circumstances. Not everyone is exposed to the same people and circumstances and then where are they going to learn it? is it their fault that they did not have the privileged that many others of us have had? Not mentally prioritizing the safety of children of a text from Michael is not the same as not valuing the life of those kids. It works out differently in the brain.
The judgement that many of us pass on those we see as stupid or unfit or whatever other label we use is nothing more than a reflection of our privilege. Who are we to decide whether someone else should or could procreate.
Also, we don't know if this person has untreated ADHD, or is in an abusive relationship or what.
For the record, I am not saying its OK to neglect children for the sake of a text. But ask yourself why you are posting, and why we are passing judgement, your motives aren't for the sake of the children either.0 -
I have five kids... and I had them so that they can do more work around the house and I can do less.. mwa ha ha ha ha (i mean.. i loves them)0
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Meh.
You're example isn't horrible...0 -
Well, parents become parents, when in the heat of passion, or the throes of love, they have s-e-x-!!!! Suddenly, the egg and sperm become a baby, who is born 9 months or so later. Problem is, the baby comes without a user manual, there is no test for common sense prior to conception and some parents just don't care enough to do a good job. ;-)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Baby-Owners-Manual-Trouble-Shooting/dp/15947459780 -
We all can lack good judgement as parents sometimes. Learn a lot from hindsight. It doesn't mean we aren't good parents.0
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Meh.
You're example isn't horrible...
Actually... it kind of is.0 -
just like leaving your kids in the car even 'briefly'.
The stats are high here; literally one kid every hour is dying as it's <40 degrees!
Stupidity.0 -
Scary!
And if she is in abusive relationship and that was what led to her being unsafe with her children, then she needs to get help from a domestic violence center or the police or whatever she needs. There are resources and she is the adult/parent making the choices for her children. Just speaking as a former child that's been there (now a parent). I never blame the victim, but I do try to educate when I can.
Whatever the circumstances, that should have been a wake-up call.0 -
I ask this question often.0
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