Vent: Childfree vs. the parents at a party

[sunnyday123]

To the first part. WHY wouldn't you talk about floods, and earthquakes and, Hurricanes, tornadoes, etc in front of a child? they are part of nature and Science and facts. this I don't get. They happen and are very interesting. If one is happening at the time it is part of "current events" and newsworthy then heck yeah my kids are gong to hear about it. And people wonder why teens have no idea about history or current events, because they never heard about anything as children!

I also don't get this statement. You don't talk about movies in front of a 6 yr old? IMO a 6 yr old is old enough to separate a movie plot premise from reality for heavens sake. Your brother did nothing wrong.

I am pretty sure they learn all about them in this little class called "science". Is the Wizard of Oz then censored?

 

[Wishing on a star]

My MIL is all about talking about these kinds of things...

When she heard that DS (and DH) were going to the big regional Scout camp, the first, and only, words out of her mouth were 'ohhh kids drowned in that lake....

When she learned where we were considering for a vacation..
Her first and only words were, "Ohhhh you better be careful...."
(why????? the big danger???? because there might be some aggressive vendors hawking to tourist...

And especially to note: we are taking about a child who had some issues with anxiety....

She never ever has a positive word...
It is all about the latest disaster, or who has passed away...
etc... (some has-been that we barely know their name...)

Yes, these things can become an issue.

We have learned to skirt these kinds of issues/discussions.
Pretty much tell her nothing and discuss nothing whatsoever...

Some of you know that my MIL is 'bona-fide'

 

[Octoberbride03]

No worse than mom we ran into at MK in Disney Word - during the parade - that was shaking her finger in everyone's faces and shrieking at them to "BE QUIET", STOP clapping, and STOP calling out to the characters because she "just" got the baby to sleep..

OMG That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. I'm in tears here