Get some bubble wrap for that child!

[MareQ]

Sounds like extreme anxiety. I predict a rebellion in her children's futures.

And a divorce... She's been married 10 years and her husband has yet to see any part of her naked. Only whatever is exposed when you wear clothes. No glimpse of a butt cheek, no ****ies - nada. Without going into too much detail - she wears her PJ's when they have sex too When she gave birth she was comtemplating banning him from the delivery room but when it came time to push she felt bad for him so she made him stand up by her head and face the wall.

If it wasn't so sad it would be funny.

 

[bamajill]

And a divorce... She's been married 10 years and her husband has yet to see any part of her naked. Only whatever is exposed when you wear clothes. No glimpse of a butt cheek, no ****ies - nada. Without going into too much detail - she wears her PJ's when they have sex too When she gave birth she was comtemplating banning him from the delivery room but when it came time to push she felt bad for him so she made him stand up by her head and face the wall.

If it wasn't so sad it would be funny.

So does she tell you these details, or does he?

How awful. She has some issues that are way beyond overprotective parenting. WAY, WAY beyond.

I feel sorry for her husband and her kids...but I also feel sorry for her. How awful to be trapped in a place where you feel so fearful of EVERYTHING, even your own husband.

 

[MareQ]

You need to tell us more. Sounds like what you have told us is just the tip of the iceberg.

She asked the school if she could pay to have a web cam installed in her children's classrooms so she can keep track of them............

 

[MareQ]

So does she tell you these details, or does he?

How awful. She has some issues that are way beyond overprotective parenting. WAY, WAY beyond.

I feel sorry for her husband and her kids...but I also feel sorry for her. How awful to be trapped in a place where you feel so fearful of EVERYTHING, even your own husband.

She does.... She's beyond help - won't listen to reason. Loves her kids desperately and is a very nice woman and friend - but I just wish she would just go to a Doctor and tell him/her just a few of these things and LISTEN to what the Doctor will say in return. We keep telling here there's a good chance that some meds could make a HUGE difference in her thought process/anxiety- but she doesn't believe there's anything wrong.

 

[Pooh's Pixie]

Wow, I thought I knew some crazy overprotective parents. Wow.

My SIL is overprotective and fearful. Her DD is almost 9 and is becoming a drama queen, wonder why. She scratched herself in the yard playing at one of the bday parties and my SIL is screaming at her husband "Wash it, it's infected already!" I'm like, do infections set in immediately? That wasn't the biology I learned in college! And of course the DD is sobbing uncontrollably. SHe is like that about everything. She won't let her 6 year old even try to swim because she think he might drown. My inlaws have a lake house and mind you about 10 of us will be there in arms reach of the kids that are swimming/playing in 2 feet of water and she'll be screaming the whole time at the kids and won't let them near the water without the big ol' life preservers on. I'm like, how are they going to learn to swim? HELLO? The really sad thing is that people like that could never handle anything REALLY happening to their kid. I wonder if they ever had a real medical issue, what would they do?

And she won't go to WDW because she won't fly. So she's really crazy in my book!

 

[Hixski]

She does.... She's beyond help - won't listen to reason. Loves her kids desperately and is a very nice woman and friend - but I just wish she would just go to a Doctor and tell him/her just a few of these things and LISTEN to what the Doctor will say in return. We keep telling here there's a good chance that some meds could make a HUGE difference in her thought process/anxiety- but she doesn't believe there's anything wrong.

If she doesn't think anything is wrong what does she think about you or everyone else. If she is normal she must think you are bordering on neglect with your own kids. Maybe someone needs to approach it that way. Just a thought.

 

[torinsmom]

Kids can definitely be drama queens(and kings)! As a preschool/kindergarten teacher, it is well known on the playground that if you see a child hit the dirt, you should avert your eyes before they look at you. If they are hurt, they will cry even if you don't appear to have noticed the fall, but if they are fine, they'll just get up and go back to playing. Now, don't take that to mean if I saw a child fall off a play structure or run into a pole, I would avert my eyes. I am talking about a minor fall because they tripped over their own feet, or were bumped by another child. It's amazing how much some of them will howl when there isn't even a mark on them, or how they will sit and squeeze that little pinpoint mark to try and get some blood to show, LOL.

My DS12 knows that if he is doing something stupid, and I warn him its not a good idea, he won't get much sympathy when what he is doing ends up getting him hurt. Yes, I'll get him an ice pack or a bandaid, but I'm also liable to remind him that I did try to warn him and that his injury was a logical consequence(he hates this term, btw)

Marsha

 

[themarquis]

boy, some of these stories are scary!

I have only one story, but it is not nearly as frightening as the others on this thread. I know some people who wash their children's toys in a bathtub of disenfectant periodically. When their children get gifts for x-mas, b-days, etc, BRAND NEW fresh out of the box have to be sterilized before the children are allowed to touch them. Very paranoid! B/c you know most childhood illnesses are contracted by contact with clean, brand new toys.

 

[MareQ]

If she doesn't think anything is wrong what does she think about you or everyone else. If she is normal she must think you are bordering on neglect with your own kids. Maybe someone needs to approach it that way. Just a thought.

That's exactly what she thinks. That's how discussions start about what SHE does. "OMG I can't believe you let your son sleep with sheets a blanket and a comforter. Aren't you afraid that he'll get all tangled up and suffocate?????" UMMMM nope - haven't been afraid of him suffocating in his bedding since he was an tiny infant....

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Nope nothing wrong with bike helmets - when you're riding a bike - but this chick makes them wear full gear just to go play out in the back yard.

I know I've read that kids are not supposed to wear bike helmets when not biking, especially on playground equipment or when tree-climbing. The chin strap could catch on something and strangle them.

Does she realize she might be putting them in more danger by doing this?

Probably not, as she probably doesn't let them go to playgrounds or allow any sort of play structure or climbing trees in the yard.

 

[Pooh's Pixie]

Another SIL story: she won't let her DS6 go up & down the stairs by himself. Nope. I don't know what he does in school, maybe she researched a single level school. Or maybe what SHE doesn't know won't hurt HIM...

On the clean toy thing, I just read a study that showed that kids that grew up on farms were far healthier and had fewer allergies and health issues than other kids. Theory is that exposure to many bacteria, viruses, dirt, etc helped their immunity. Maybe because they weren't disinfected to death!

 

[LaraK]

Does this mean that DS 17 should be cutting his own meat

 

[LaraK]

I actually got the idea for this thread from PTA-Mom's new tag about the three second rule....(her's involved chocolate in the toilet)

Other than hitting the toilet bowl...do you allow the three second rule in your house? I must admit that I don't. (Except for me)

 

[babytrees]

I actually got the idea for this thread from PTA-Mom's new tag about the three second rule....(her's involved chocolate in the toilet)

Other than hitting the toilet bowl...do you allow the three second rule in your house? I must admit that I don't. (Except for me)

It depends on the surface and the item...chocolate in the potty?? no!!! All others it's up to whether it's been in the mouth prior or how clean the floor is. We have friends houses we're at that I won't allow it....dog and cat hair....blech.


I wanted to add that I always thought I was one of the overprotective moms when my girls were little. But I realized accidents happen and I can't always be there to save them from those boo boos. I still am protective but realistic.

 

[Nancy]

3 second rule...depends on what dropped and where it dropped. If it's the kitchen floor and it's just washed, yes...but I have 2 cats and there is usually hair somewhere no matter how much you vacuum or sweep...so most times no.

 

[rie'smom]

What does this woman's husband think? I hope that he has a lucrative career because she's headed for a smashdown in a very big way. He may not be able to afford college tuition because of all the psych bills. Her family thinks she's ok-well that sure explains alot.
Geezum peezum

 

[trulygoofy]

I have a friend whose niece was allowed to stay home alone when she was 14 but she was not allowed to eat. The parents were afraid she would choke and no one would be there

I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one that worries about this!

With 5 kids it is funny to think back about how different I was with my first. I was so careful with #1, but soon I realized why boil the pacifier, they already licked the floor!

 

[Hollister]

My cousin is VERY over protective of her kids. One is 10, the other is 6 and the last one is 5. they STILL arent allowed to watch 'the nightmare before christmas' because its 'too scary' oh and they arent allowed to watch 'rudolph the red nosed reindeer' because she is afraid that bumble will scare them! they cant even watch peter pan

 

[trulygoofy]

My cousin is VERY over protective of her kids. One is 10, the other is 6 and the last one is 5. they STILL arent allowed to watch 'the nightmare before christmas' because its 'too scary' oh and they arent allowed to watch 'rudolph the red nosed reindeer' because she is afraid that bumble will scare them! they cant even watch peter pan

When one of them spends the night at a friend's house and they start telling scary stories in the dark, or watch a scary movie (or just about any movie) her kids will freak.

 

[Hannathy]

When one of them spends the night at a friend's house and they start telling scary stories in the dark, or watch a scary movie (or just about any movie) her kids will freak.

I'm sure they will never be allowed to stay at anyones house!!