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| Sun, 10-20-2013 - 8:02am |
Kind of joking there. But the other day I met a mom who was certain she knew which area schools were the best. I told her my children are happily in public school, but upon entering middle school and/or upon entering 8th grade, if any of mine wants, then we'll take a tour of all of the schools in the area ~ private, several Catholic. Not a Catholic, lol, she told me unequivocally that, yes, I needed to take my children on a tour of the local Catholic schools NOW because they are the best schools in the area. Because of course her kids went there. Her children graduated from high school long ago, but I never quite got my answer on what they were all doing now. 
Anyway, the "conversation" (monologue?) continued until my friend saw me cornered. Has this kind of thing happened to you ~ older mom telling you how to do it better? How do you handle moms with children older than yours who are a little too liberal and pushy with their advices? ....Have you ever been that mom?

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Those enriching experiences hold a lot of memories I'm sure bord. Like morty said - Memories cost money.
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By your definition Morty, NO activity is free, unless it's an activity you do naked.
Hmmm....that might not be free either. Bawhhhaaaa....
Because your missing the point that memories aren't tied to money.
PumpkinAngel
So then your comments about bord not living life are totally pointless, if you are doing the same thing.
PumpkinAngel
Some things cost a lot of money. Some things are moderately priced. Some things are cheap. Some things are free. Nobody really knows what kids will remember and value as they grow older. My philosophy was to pack them full of pleasant and stimulating activities and see what stuck.
I thought you lived close to most things, within walking distance or just a short drive?
PumpkinAngel
<<What does knowing so many different people have to do with asking for examples?>>
It shows that you can't think of differences, you know, if you have to ask for the differences. I guess I assumed when you said that you knew people who do things differently than you do, that you had examples of those differences in life.
<<Again, most of these things require some type of money involved. >>
Not really, there isn't any extra money in any of those free things.
PumpkinAngel
So if you think it's a burden for bord's son if she doesn't remodel her kitchen, why wasn't it a burden for you when your parents didn't remodel the kitchen before you bought the house?
PumpkinAngel
I understand what you are saying. I just don't think it's worth saying or a particularly enlightening point, and it certainly doesn't do anything to move along the main discussion, which is that you don't have to spend a lot of money to "make memories" with your kid. Your point about how you need to spend your extra money, rather than save it, in order to make memories, is invalid. The rest is just persiflage, and it makes it tiresome and unpleasant to talk to you, which is too bad, because somehow I think that beneath all the unpleasantness and beligerance, there was once a girl worth knowing.
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