Anybody here grow up in a Nanny 911 type household?

[Mom-to-3]

My parents expected a certain standard of behavior and I do as well.

I knew other parents might be different when an acquaintance asked me how I got my kids to go to bed. What??

Her normal routine was to put pillows on the floor in front of the TV and let them watch videos until they fell asleep. Then the parents would carry the kids to their rooms. As might be expected, these kids were frequently cranky.

 

[Shugardrawers]

Oh heavens no!! My mother would have beaten us within an inch of our lives if we behaved that way. She was a firm believer in the philosophy of "I brought you in to this world and I can take you out of it". 41 years old and I'm still afraid of my mommy. I still cannot bring myself to be impolite to anyone.

I did once date a single dad with custody of his 2 young sons. Very sweet man who grew up in an abusive household and therefore couldn't bring himself to discipline his boys. If he got mad at them he'd apologize!! And he wouldn't let me discipline them either. They ran wild, had no respect for anyone and I dreaded going out in public with them. Since dad had gone back to college, often times I'd babysit while he was studying or in class. It was pure hell. He didn't do those boys any favors either by letting them behave that way. His life was hell and the boys couldn't understand why everyone hated being around them. I eventually broke it off when we got to that "make a commitment or get out" point. I just couldn't imagine living that way for the rest of my life.

 

[momtotwo]

PAPA DEUCE What the heck is in the pan at the bottom of your posts and why?

 

[TinkBoo&ElliesMum]

This drives me nuts, it's so easy to judge kids when you see them for a little bit and assume that they're out of control.

My kids have moments, they talk back, throw fits, they cry sometimes, but it doesn't mean they're not disciplined or know their boundaries. I'm unwilling to raise children who conform to the point of being a mini-adult, kids are kids, sometimes they just lose it, so do adults.

Do I know kids that are in serious need of help, yes - they aren't kids who throw random tantrums or talk back. One is bi-polar at 8 and the other has parents who have decided that it's not worth the battle to try to keep them under control.

We were at Target one day and Ellie was fussy, I had to get some stuff (we were totally out of diapers) woman comes up to me and starts telling me how I should take her home, how she's tired and hungry, after 15 seconds of seeing her she could tell me what was wrong with my baby. Couldn't be that she has reflux and her throat was bugging her, or the fact that she needed a diaper change, because my daughter hates to be wet and I have to change her 15 times a day and unless I grabbed the pack of diapers this woman was standing in front of she wasn't going to get it! Pissed me off to no end......

Guess I'm in the not-so perfect parents of the DIS club.

 

[grlpwrd]

No, my kids don't act like the Nanny 911 households, but they do have their moments. They are dd13, dd10, dd6, and ds18mo.

Yes, it is harsh to judge just by a little segment or moment of being out of control. Plus, Nanny 911 is tv after all. There is editing and the tendency to concentrate on drama.

 

[snoopy]

Oh no. Absoluetly not. If one has a child it is a requirement to be a charter member of the Practically Perfect Parents to post on the DIS.

 

[minniepumpernickel]

I don't know, that show is really scary. Some of the parents on it get on my nerves. They are either too permissive or selfish, or have emotional problems. It's kind of depressing to think that a family situation can exist with so much turmoil like that.

 

[cinmell]

Terrible two's were a piece of cake compared to the 4's!

Oh my God, I think the 4's are going to be the death of me, fours are much worse than the terrible 2's!!!

 

[stinkerbelle]

Oh heavens no!! My mother would have beaten us within an inch of our lives if we behaved that way. She was a firm believer in the philosophy of "I brought you in to this world and I can take you out of it". 41 years old and I'm still afraid of my mommy. I still cannot bring myself to be impolite to anyone.

heheheh..me too! Didn't Bill Cosby first say that line or something?

few spanks on the rump, some time in the "corner", soap in the mouth, a slap across the face when I was a teen (I totally deserved it for what I did)...and I'm honestly no worse for the wear and I don't resent my parents at all.

so different now.

Anywho...that mom last night...Dawn...I'm sorry...but someone needs to teach that woman some basic manners. Watching her eat and talk at the same time and chomp on gum was just disgusting.