Another Unofficial Chatterbox Thread- Everyone is Welcome!

[sameyeyam]

I love the one where he is standing in the middle of the spray (3rd one down) . CUTE!

I was sitting there waiting for my nephew to show up. Most of the kids were playing in the little streams of water on the side and would go running when the bigger fountain in the middle started up. DS was having a blast! One lady sat down next to me and commented "I wonder where that boy's parents are, I can't believe they are letting him do that". I just laughed and didn't say a word. A few minutes later DS came running up to me hollering MOM, she got right up and left.

 

[funnygarcia]

It's such a blast to shock people.. I'm sure she walked away muttering about how evil you were

 

[funnygarcia]

Mutter mutter .. crazy mother.....mutter mutter..



E gets the "looks" sometimes.. more so when we are in rural areas. I want to ask : what you 've never been face to face with a Latino man before... what???

He stares back until they feel uncomfortable and look away.

 

[sameyeyam]

It's such a blast to shock people.. I'm sure she walked away muttering about how evil you were

Why yes, I'm the evil lady that let's my kids play in the water fountain. It was about 85 degrees out that day and there were tons of kids begging to get in the fountain, but I was the only parent that would let their kid get soaking wet. All I told him was I don't want to hear you complaining that you're cold and your underwear are sticking to your butt when you're done! Actually he didn't complain at all and was dry in about 30 minutes.

That was such a fun trip. DH couldn't go, so I took DS, DD & her BFF. We had a blast. Also I think I remember it so much because it was just a few months before I was diagnosed. Sorta like life before...life after kinda thing. Now that I've figured out how to get the photos off of Costco and onto Photobucket I was going to post more, but Costco's website seems to be having problems.

 

[funnygarcia]

hmm, what should I make for dinner tonight??
No meat thawed out ,of course, mmmm craving cheesey potato kinda stuff. And I made the mistake at looking at Thanksgiving recipes-- darn now I want sweet potato casserole-- yummmmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[funnygarcia]

Why yes, I'm the evil lady that let's my kids play in the water fountain. It was about 85 degrees out that day and there were tons of kids begging to get in the fountain, but I was the only parent that would let their kid get soaking wet.
Also I think I remember it so much because it was just a few months before I was diagnosed. Sorta like life before...life after kinda thing.

It's interesting how people get so hung up on appearances and discouraging kids to just PLAY!
I read this somewhere and used in classroom myself..=

If your child comes home from preschool/ day care clean, then there is something wrong in that classroom.

It's a child's job to be messy!

 

[sameyeyam]

Mutter mutter .. crazy mother.....mutter mutter..



E gets the "looks" sometimes.. more so when we are in rural areas. I want to ask : what you 've never been face to face with a Latino man before... what???

He stares back until they feel uncomfortable and look away.

You should just lean over and whisper "it's ok...I just got locked into a tanning booth and couldn't get out, it'll fade in a few years!" I guess we has such a large hispanic population here that I don't even think about them looking different.

Now if you want to get stared at around here, it's all about the clothes. Put on a nice dress suit, pumps, a string of pearls and you're going to get stared at. I laugh because my sister and I were just talking about how you can sit in the airport and guess where most people are from...

Pacific NW - wearing shorts in January w/flannel shirt or hoodie, a pair of Birkenstocks or flip flops. Always have a dark green backpack and a paper cup of coffee in one hand. Accompanying kids are always dressed in comfy pajamas to travel. Brushed hair is optional.

Dallas Ladies - wearing polyester skirt or pants, hair specially done up for this trip, pearls or other large ornate pin or necklace, pantyhose, blouse with large print pattern, and will be sitting in the airport's fanciest restaurant drinking tea out of a real cup!

 

[funnygarcia]

I have a bunch of photos tossed around in a box. Just a handful of ones on photobucket.

I need to back them up, lots of recent ones on my computer.

 

[sameyeyam]

It's interesting how people get so hung up on appearances and discouraging kids to just PLAY!
I read this somewhere and used in classroom myself..=

If your child comes home from preschool/ day care clean, then there is something wrong in that classroom.

It's a child's job to be messy!

If my children came home messy I just always assumed it meant I was doing more laundry! Now remember I have the kids that race motocross in the mud and a DS that can't wait for it to rain so he & his cousins can make their mud slides out in the field. It's ok though, they know the drill...strip down in the laundry room and throw muddy, dirty clothes in the laundry room sink. Besides, that's what they make the prewash cycle for on the washing machine.

 

[funnygarcia]

You should just lean over and whisper "it's ok...I just got locked into a tanning booth and couldn't get out, it'll fade in a few years!"

He laughs at people going to tanning booths or layin in the sun...


"They just want to be pretty like me" while smiling and fluttering his eyelashes.



It's not an issue in metro area, it was a problem in St Cloud (college town, predominantly white. It was the older people that would sneer).
And when we visit my parents in Duluth or his mom in rural Wisconsin.

 

[staley7580]

You should just lean over and whisper "it's ok...I just got locked into a tanning booth and couldn't get out, it'll fade in a few years!" I guess we has such a large hispanic population here that I don't even think about them looking different.

Now if you want to get stared at around here, it's all about the clothes. Put on a nice dress suit, pumps, a string of pearls and you're going to get stared at. I laugh because my sister and I were just talking about how you can sit in the airport and guess where most people are from...

Pacific NW - wearing shorts in January w/flannel shirt or hoodie, a pair of Birkenstocks or flip flops. Always have a dark green backpack and a paper cup of coffee in one hand. Accompanying kids are always dressed in comfy pajamas to travel. Brushed hair is optional.

Dallas Ladies - wearing polyester skirt or pants, hair specially done up for this trip, pearls or other large ornate pin or necklace, pantyhose, blouse with large print pattern, and will be sitting in the airport's fanciest restaurant drinking tea out of a real cup!

You should see the looks we get with Alex sometimes.. Nothing like 2 white parents, and a black kid. but in our area.. its really not that uncommon. We have to be DEEP in the boonies for some one to notice.

 

[funnygarcia]

I can only hope that the stereotypes and rudeness will dissolve over time, I think it's a non issue for my kidlets. Each generation gets a bit better-- heck we might all be getting the lovely tan shade thanks to pollution

 

[Mkgaapril]

ladies, when people are giving you the look just start talking on your phone, did you get the blood off the wall, what about the carpet, how fast can you put new in, did anybody see you?

 

[sameyeyam]

You should see the looks we get with Alex sometimes.. Nothing like 2 white parents, and a black kid. but in our area.. its really not that uncommon. We have to be DEEP in the boonies for some one to notice.

You should have seen the looks I used to get when DH and I were first dating. I looked much younger than I actually was. He took me out to play miniature golf and the guy asked if I was under 12 for the child price! As DH and I are standing there holding hands and kissing. We very rarely went to R rated movies because it just wasn't worth it to stand there and try to convince some idiot manager that yes, that was a real ID and yes I am really 22! Sometimes if we were in the mall, zoo or other public place people would look at me, look at him and then give him this look like he was a child predator or something.

 

[Mkgaapril]

an old friend of mine once wrote down where each item of clothing came from, how much it cost, the hair product she put on, and her net worth and handed it to some person that turned their chair just to keep watching her...I cracked up...I would have never thought of that..

 

[Mkgaapril]

You should have seen the looks I used to get when DH and I were first dating. I looked much younger than I actually was. He took me out to play miniature golf and the guy asked if I was under 12 for the child price! As DH and I are standing there holding hands and kissing. We very rarely went to R rated movies because it just wasn't worth it to stand there and try to convince some idiot manager that yes, that was a real ID and yes I am really 22! Sometimes if we were in the mall, zoo or other public place people would look at me, look at him and then give him this look like he was a child predator or something.

 

[staley7580]

You should have seen the looks I used to get when DH and I were first dating. I looked much younger than I actually was. He took me out to play miniature golf and the guy asked if I was under 12 for the child price! As DH and I are standing there holding hands and kissing. We very rarely went to R rated movies because it just wasn't worth it to stand there and try to convince some idiot manager that yes, that was a real ID and yes I am really 22! Sometimes if we were in the mall, zoo or other public place people would look at me, look at him and then give him this look like he was a child predator or something.

 

[sameyeyam]

I can only hope that the stereotypes and rudeness will dissolve over time, I think it's a non issue for my kidlets. Each generation gets a bit better-- heck we might all be getting the lovely tan shade thanks to pollution

Personally I don't care what color anybody is. As you can tell I freely use all of the different colors of smilies on here without regard to their facial color. I am however discriminatory against Stupid People!

Which reminds me...I was sitting in the bedroom the other night having problems with a DVD. Right on the huge tv screen it says "Check DVD for scratches". DH walks in, looks at tv, looks at me, looks back at tv and then asks "are you having problems with this DVD?". Of course I replied....

NOPE! Just meditating and found it very relaxing to look at those words on the tv screen...here's your sign! I don't think he was too amused with my wit!

 

[sameyeyam]

ladies, when people are giving you the look just start talking on your phone, did you get the blood off the wall, what about the carpet, how fast can you put new in, did anybody see you?

an old friend of mine once wrote down where each item of clothing came from, how much it cost, the hair product she put on, and her net worth and handed it to some person that turned their chair just to keep watching her...I cracked up...I would have never thought of that..

I am SO going to use both of those.

 

[Mkgaapril]

or just stare back...once we were shopping and we had my nephew with us who was 3...he had an illness that required a balloon be put under his scalp and every week they would fill it to make more room between his skull and scalp...well he had it done before and it was something he had to have surgery for many times to take care of it..(i think it was nevis or something) some young couple walked by and called him zipper head. My sister in law took off after them, and my family took off after her...I just sood there hoping she got atleast one swing at them...