tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post4662601406781447485..comments2024-03-02T15:15:47.208+05:30Comments on The not-so artful dodger: Jaane bhi doArtnavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-70269107831097234302007-03-14T11:09:00.000+05:302007-03-14T11:09:00.000+05:30hi tharini- welcome here after a while/ yes we do ...hi tharini- welcome here after a while/ yes we do wish to talk on their behalf.<BR/>learning from example is a good way to justify itArtnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-77821196473946192422007-03-12T18:07:00.000+05:302007-03-12T18:07:00.000+05:30Guilty of this one. We do see our kids as trophies...Guilty of this one. We do see our kids as trophies sometimes and its part of the parenting feeling I guess. And we also feel the need to speak for them, so they also learn a bit about social graces and how to express oneself.<BR/><BR/>Like is Akhil is offered something, and doesn't say anythhing afterward, I pipe up and say 'Thank you..so and so.' So he'll have observed and learnt, at least, and the person is acknowledged also.Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-20508067727061413712007-03-11T08:27:00.000+05:302007-03-11T08:27:00.000+05:30you said it ushamaybe time to loosen up a little s...you said it usha<BR/>maybe time to loosen up a little since all are on the same boat?Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-66521020514431191012007-03-10T08:25:00.000+05:302007-03-10T08:25:00.000+05:30I guess when you take you job as a parent seriousl...I guess when you take you job as a parent seriously, you think her behaviour is a reflection on you as a parent. And kids invariably have a way of letting us down in public with totally unexpected reactions and behaviour! Every parent does this!Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-27617417042102992062007-03-09T16:35:00.000+05:302007-03-09T16:35:00.000+05:30itchy- good u caught it now- u r nto so regular at...itchy- good u caught it now- u r nto so regular at my blog that is why- on ur comments-total control ruled out<BR/><BR/><BR/>sts- i still remember ur shrug and roll eyes...Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-33367503458311806922007-03-08T23:06:00.000+05:302007-03-08T23:06:00.000+05:30Sonny is rather shy - and I do this all the time -...Sonny is rather shy - and I do this all the time - proffer excuses about his teething or shyness.... I mostly do it so that the elders dont take offense - esp people I care about. Random strangers - I just shrug my shoulders and roll my eyes - I guess most people understand that to be - I dont know why he is doing this :)Something to Sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568614313809544638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-10750970008296256752007-03-08T11:05:00.000+05:302007-03-08T11:05:00.000+05:30how did i miss this y day. anyway, as u rightly sa...how did i miss this y day. anyway, as u rightly said, we always feel we r getting judged by the behavious of our child. so many posts on the mom blogs here itself talk of how we feel the parents do not control thei rkids properly etc.. but to me, a kid is an individual and there is a limit upto which one can control them. we can coach them and teach them but total control is by & large impossible.Itchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-27713025747321303912007-03-08T09:17:00.000+05:302007-03-08T09:17:00.000+05:30yeah- agree with all of youwe are just so eager to...yeah- agree with all of you<BR/><BR/>we are just so eager to please and want the same of our kids<BR/>it is okay and I guess we all undertsand that the intentions are all right.Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-38503281233493631152007-03-08T00:57:00.000+05:302007-03-08T00:57:00.000+05:30all mothers think their kid is the best..Nothing w...all mothers think their kid is the best..Nothing wrong in it i feel,nobody gives us more importance than our mothers!Li'l Litehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987895183947911563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-87257824312464029052007-03-08T00:55:00.002+05:302007-03-08T00:55:00.002+05:30we are all guilty of this one... the Brat actually...we are all guilty of this one... the Brat actually is a friendly child so if he is in a rare bad mood i feel completely let down.. i am so used to him smiling and going off with strangers that i just have to tell others who really dont give a rat's ass.. that my son is 'usually much better behaved!"the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-34041148380373783172007-03-08T00:55:00.001+05:302007-03-08T00:55:00.001+05:30we are all guilty of this one... the Brat actually...we are all guilty of this one... the Brat actually is a friendly child so if he is in a rare bad mood i feel completely let down.. i am so used to him smiling and going off with strangers that i just have to tell others who really dont give a rat's ass.. that my son is 'usually much better behaved!"the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-31087808854416953892007-03-08T00:55:00.000+05:302007-03-08T00:55:00.000+05:30we are all guilty of this one... the Brat actually...we are all guilty of this one... the Brat actually is a friendly child so if he is in a rare bad mood i feel completely let down.. i am so used to him smiling and going off with strangers that i just have to tell others who really dont give a rat's ass.. that my son is 'usually much better behaved!"the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-8784645176418356182007-03-07T23:24:00.000+05:302007-03-07T23:24:00.000+05:30Hey,came here thru' Orchid.I like your Kothi!!;D ...Hey,came here thru' Orchid.<BR/>I like your Kothi!!;D Kothi should do what Kothis are supposed to do.Never mind what other Kothis' moms think!:))FHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120251231228218853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-76826060803860208822007-03-07T22:15:00.000+05:302007-03-07T22:15:00.000+05:30Its not so much as trying to get the kids to make ...Its not so much as trying to get the kids to make a great impression. Its more of a need to justify their behaviour. Ananya is in a typical nuclear family set up-its just her, me and pappa. Its mostly me and her coz pappa is always travelling. So until recently she was not very willing to climb into her dadi or dada's or the freindly neighbours laps. I always felt the need to reassure them that she shrivels away coz she isn't familiar with them.<BR/>Now that she's more friendly, I see there are fewer excuses.Crumbling Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225812906025561493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-12350507774439544642007-03-07T22:07:00.000+05:302007-03-07T22:07:00.000+05:30ditto Orchid. if our kid shrivels away from a frie...ditto Orchid. if our kid shrivels away from a friendly kid and we say nothing, it would seem unfriendly, and the other person would feel they intruded. so we speak for our kids..and there is some truth in your friend's statement as well, but I won't go so far as to call it 'pathetic'!Anushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887052887207435095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-9855663816112404752007-03-07T21:02:00.000+05:302007-03-07T21:02:00.000+05:30I think we are just speaking for the kid :) y'know...I think we are just speaking for the kid :) y'know till they can expalin themselvesBy Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-48955905458103785602007-03-07T20:57:00.000+05:302007-03-07T20:57:00.000+05:30You have to become a g'mom like me to become truly...You have to become a g'mom like me to become truly patronising.at your age I never understood that kids would be kids.my children must have thought that they'd be better off without this monster called mother.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-74216487890750066012007-03-07T20:12:00.000+05:302007-03-07T20:12:00.000+05:30Oh yeah! I do that all the time! ;) If its another...Oh yeah! I do that all the time! ;) If its another mother I add the "You know how it is" line and they completely agree! Classic motherhood! :)B o ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351744309107088656noreply@blogger.com