Guest guest Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 You know, this is something that we all struggle with--other people feeling that we are overprotective. It is so frustrating to try to explain to someone with a normal child that it really is impossible for your child to open their own lunchbox for fear that there might be a snake in there. I usually tell people (including my own husband) that I wouldn't expect her to walk if she had no legs. That usually gets them long enough for me to make myself scarce. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I like what Poppins said to Mr. Banks when he demanded she explain herself. " I never explain anything. " You could add... " to people who don't know what they are talking about....no offense, but this is not exactly your area of expertise, is it? " I'm not usually mean, but...sheesh! When criticized, or feeling criticized about overprotecting my kids, my feeling is that no one else is going to look out for them the way I am...it's my JOB as a parent. I'm not throwing my kids to the wolves. That's just plain bad parenting. .+'*'+.+'*'+. . *'+. .+'* * | |You know, this is something that we all struggle with--other people feeling |that we are overprotective. It is so frustrating to try to explain to someone |with a normal child that it really is impossible for your child to open their |own lunchbox for fear that there might be a snake in there. I usually tell |people (including my own husband) that I wouldn't expect her to walk if she had |no legs. That usually gets them long enough for me to make myself scarce. |Kelley in NV | | Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I like what Poppins said to Mr. Banks when he demanded she explain herself. " I never explain anything. " You could add... " to people who don't know what they are talking about....no offense, but this is not exactly your area of expertise, is it? " I'm not usually mean, but...sheesh! When criticized, or feeling criticized about overprotecting my kids, my feeling is that no one else is going to look out for them the way I am...it's my JOB as a parent. I'm not throwing my kids to the wolves. That's just plain bad parenting. .+'*'+.+'*'+. . *'+. .+'* * | |You know, this is something that we all struggle with--other people feeling |that we are overprotective. It is so frustrating to try to explain to someone |with a normal child that it really is impossible for your child to open their |own lunchbox for fear that there might be a snake in there. I usually tell |people (including my own husband) that I wouldn't expect her to walk if she had |no legs. That usually gets them long enough for me to make myself scarce. |Kelley in NV | | Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 I like what Poppins said to Mr. Banks when he demanded she explain herself. " I never explain anything. " You could add... " to people who don't know what they are talking about....no offense, but this is not exactly your area of expertise, is it? " I'm not usually mean, but...sheesh! When criticized, or feeling criticized about overprotecting my kids, my feeling is that no one else is going to look out for them the way I am...it's my JOB as a parent. I'm not throwing my kids to the wolves. That's just plain bad parenting. .+'*'+.+'*'+. . *'+. .+'* * | |You know, this is something that we all struggle with--other people feeling |that we are overprotective. It is so frustrating to try to explain to someone |with a normal child that it really is impossible for your child to open their |own lunchbox for fear that there might be a snake in there. I usually tell |people (including my own husband) that I wouldn't expect her to walk if she had |no legs. That usually gets them long enough for me to make myself scarce. |Kelley in NV | | Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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