THE WORST DAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!1
Why does the 5 year old have more meltdowns than my toddler?
Seriously. SOOOOOOOOOO tired of it. We spent $200 to take her to a theme park today and it is the WORST DAY EVER because she had to wait her turn to go on a ride, or we did a ride that somebody else wanted to do instead of the one she wanted to do, and because I didn't buy her more candy after she ate it all.
So what do I get to listen to on the hour drive back to our house. "This was the worst day ever! I can't believe you won't give me any more candy! All I want is MORE! I want to be home NOOOOOOOOOOOW! Why aren't you driving faster?! THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO BORING! I hate being in the car with you!"
Oh? I'm sorry, did we just spend $200 to listen to you bitch about how we don't do enough for you? That was totally worth it. Remind me next time I am feeling nice to just take a trip to the park, at least that will be free.
At least you can tell the 26
At least you can tell the 26 year old to buy their own tickets. It doesn't make the drive home any more pleasant, but it will at least comfort the wallet a bit.
my dh would NEVER let his 38
my dh would NEVER let his 38 year old and it's big fat nasty wife buy their own anything - OMG noooooooooooooooo.....!!!!
I'm sorry saffron - it never
Holy smokes. I commend you
Holy smokes. I commend you for your self-control for not reaching into the backseat and slapping the crap out of her. However, her father should have done it.
Sounds familiar. Whenever DH
Sounds familiar. Whenever DH and I do something fun for the S/kids, one of them (or more) always ruins the day with something small. Example: on Father's Day, we were invited to a friend's house on a lake. We went boating, swimming, fishing, had a barbeque, played games, lots of fun. DH says it's time to go after we've been there for HOURS, and immediately, all three start pouting and sulking. When the friend even came over to ask if they had fun, after he went out of his way to make sure they did, they wouldn't even ANSWER him or look him in the face.
OMG. I wanted to shove them all in the lake. DH was so mad. He said when we got in the car "Next time you want to do something with your friends, or do anything, the answer is no."
Two days later one asked if they could spend the night at a friend's house, and it's "sure!"
*facepalm*
If that had been my little
If that had been my little kid she would have had a smack and put to bed immediately. I would also have told her that she wasnt going to go or do anything nice for a looooong time after those antics AND I would hold to that promise too.
The reason she is like that is because she gets away with it. Simple. When adults act like sh*ts they get punished e.g. breaking the law because you felt like it = jailtime, being rude to an employer = getting the sack, being horrible to friends = lonely...
SAME fricking rules should apply to these god awful children. I like kids, dont get me wrong, but NOT ALL kids because of how they are being moulded by their hideous parents.
Why don't the parents give their children a whip, pull their own pants down and bend over while telling the skid to get on with it? Seems like they are metaphorically doing this EVERYTIME they sit there quietly or "forget" about what evil Johnny did 5 mins ago anyway, so why not go the full hog?!
Actually what those kids
Actually what those kids needed was a parent who enforced good manners on the spot. Disappointment is part of life but that's no excuse to be rude. Dad should have made them respond, and not only answer, but express thanks for being invited and enjoying the day at the lake.
Very good comments,you are
Very good comments,you are correct !!!
Just gonna say, be cautious
Just gonna say, be cautious of doing things like spending $200 at a theme park on a 5yo. They probably won't remember it and at that age there is still a lot of opportunity for meltdown. Waiting in lines isn't fun and it takes a little maturity and patience to endure it and that's asking a bit much at young ages.
Too bad she didn't fall asleep in that hour car ride, but I actually agree with you, the next time you want to do something for this 5yo, keep it close to home and keep it simple and don't spend much money. Everyone will be happier.
I feel your pain. For a few
I feel your pain. For a few years, I was buying the kids a membership to the Underwater Adventures or the zoo as a joint birthday gift for all of us to enjoy as a family, but there was not much enjoyment had by anyone to say the least. It was all whining on the car ride to and from and fighting in the back seat, "I'mmmmm huuuuuungrrryyyyy!" "I'mm hooooooooot!" "This is boooorrrrring!" "I'm thiiiirrrrstyyy!" Which inevitably they were given warnings, and ended up being taken home earlier than planned because they could not behave.