Posts Tagged ‘Kids’

You Meddling Kids! A creaky old golfer from another century waxes nostalgic

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

You Meddling Kids! A creaky old golfer from another century waxes nostalgic
My darling daughter is just turning 12 years old, so, bad parent that I am, for the last couple of years I have been subjected to a torturous daily routine of kid’s TV. I’ve seen Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, iCarly, and various other fresh-faced pre-weenies turn into an assembly line of zit-ridden teenaged role models, and followed their careers down the inevitable dumper to the parental …

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Why do people have all these kids & not “raise” them?

Monday, March 8th, 2010

My lord… I’m watching Nanny 911 and this family has 5 kids. The mom is a SAHM while her husband has to work two jobs. And their kids… her kids are total demons! I would be soooo embarrassed if my kids acted like that! I know all kids are bad sometimes, but these kids are just… beyond words. The nanny asked what the consequences for their actions are and the mom was like, “There are no consequences.” Then she finally did put one of her kids in a time oout chair and he kept getting up, throwing the chair, getting an attitude, and running away from her. And she’s all upset b/c she “can’t control” her kids… whatever happened to spankings?? I wonder if this show makes people not want to have kids? Man… show it in a high school sex ed class lol. Why do people have kids an then turn around and let them completely run a muck?

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Kids Picnic Table Plans – Top Uses For a Popular Piece of Furniture

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Dear parents: What if I told you that one simple piece of furniture can provide a headquarters for your childrens’ every day lives? Not to mention it is one of the easiest projects to be undertaken. Know what it is? If you guessed a picnic table, you are absolutely spot on! A basic set of kids picnic table plans can be the blueprint for your youngsters to do the following activities and more:

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