You might be a bad parent if...

[The Captain]

(Along the lines of Jeff Foxworthy's you might be a redneck if)


You might be a bad parent if:

1.  You feed your kids Twinkies 
2.  You've had fast food more than 5 times in one week 
3.  You've taken you 10 yo to an R rated move, at 11pm.
4.  You've allowed your kid unfiltered access to the internet
5.  You've tossed a few beanbags into the back of a capped pick-up for the kids to ride in.

What else?  

[NancysSummerSip]

Jul 2, 2014 15:04:54 GMT -5 The Captain said:

(Along the lines of Jeff Foxworthy's you might be a redneck if)


You might be a bad parent if:

1.  You feed your kids Twinkies 
2.  You've had fast food more than 5 times in one week 
3.  You've taken you 10 yo to an R rated move, at 11pm.
4.  You've allowed your kid unfiltered access to the internet
5.  You've tossed a few beanbags into the back of a capped pick-up for the kids to ride in.

What else?  

Captain, Captain....you really are a teensy bit indulgent with the kiddo, aren't you?

I'd say you might be a bad parent if your idea of a balanced meal for your child is a grape Popsicle, green Jell-O and a hot dog. I mean, those do encompass a few of the food groups, but still.....

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

You might be a bad parent if you do not do everything YM deems "good" parenting.


You might be a bad parent if your kid occasionally thinks your dog's name is "Stupid f-ing dog".

[NancysSummerSip]

You might be a bad (grand)parent if you feed the little granddarlings sugar and No-Doz before handing them back their mom and dad, and then when the kids are bouncing off the walls, remind their parents that you've been waiting for the chance to say, "See, I told you so!" for years. Then say it.

[wyouser]

Geez..am I ancient or what?  My own kids didn't have access to the internet...it did not exist in this part of the world then.  Seatbelt laws only applied to the front seats and my old 67 Ford PU didn't have them, AND WAS AT THAT TIME THEREFORE EXEMPT.  And yes we built beds in the pu bed under the topper for trips. We did that in the back seat OR BACKEND OF THE STATION WAGON TOO.  Now today, its a whole different world with the grandkids.they get to make those 12-14 hour trips immobilized in modern straightjackets in the rear seats. Yes, all internet useage and phone useage is monitored. TV is monitored and no they don't get into r rated movies or certain pg 13 ones if grandpa hasn't checked em out first.

[Deleted]

I can remember riding down off the mountain on the load of wood in the back of the truck.

but then I often wonder what the hell my parents were thinking... 

[billisonboard]

You might be a bad parent if ... all your kids think you named them, "Hey you, whatever your name is. "

[kittensaver]

You might be a bad kitty foster parent if you accidently close one of the 5 week old kittens into the refrigerator

I SWEAR I checked before I closed the door! I always check! . She jumped in there after I looked - swear! Good thing I needed to re-open the frig less than a minute later . . . (shudder).

She's fine . . . (shudder again)

[KaraBoo]

Let's see.....I've been accused of being a bad parent because:

1.  I only gave birth to one child, so I can't be as good of a parent who's birthed 4 kiddos.
2.  I use common sense instead of hyperbole.
3.  I encourage the kids to eat half-way resembling healthy homemade food rather than food pulled out of the freezer and nuked to 5000 degrees.  (I didn't realize offering them shake-n-bake style chicken and beans and rice were CPS call worthy meals.)
4.  I take them to the dentist on a schedule and had their teeth fixed.
5.  I will discipline in whatever form matters to the child to get my point and the lesson across - time outs, restrictions, and spankings if necessary.  Apparently this is bad because the child is supposed to be able to have a say in what happens to them when they've done wrong - which usually means circular arguments until the parent gives in out of sheer exhaustion (not happening in my house).
6.  I encouraged their dad to try for custody - and he won - making me the single most vile parent-wanna-be (see #1) ever to walk the face of the earth.

[KaraBoo]

I'd say "poor kitty"! but she probably didn't even notice and had a grand time exploring while she had the chance!  

(but I understand why you'd be upset -  )

[mmhmm]

Jul 2, 2014 17:35:13 GMT -5 kittensaver said:

You might be a bad kitty foster parent if you accidently close one of the 5 week old kittens into the refrigerator

I SWEAR I checked before I closed the door! I always check! . She jumped in there after I looked - swear! Good thing I needed to re-open the frig less than a minute later . . . (shudder).

She's fine . . . (shudder again)

I'd rather fish the feline out of the refrigerator than out of the toilet - which I've had to do several times with Choo Chi the dense!

[kittensaver]

Jul 2, 2014 17:57:03 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Jul 2, 2014 17:35:13 GMT -5 kittensaver said:

You might be a bad kitty foster parent if you accidently close one of the 5 week old kittens into the refrigerator

I SWEAR I checked before I closed the door! I always check! . She jumped in there after I looked - swear! Good thing I needed to re-open the frig less than a minute later . . . (shudder).

She's fine . . . (shudder again)

I'd rather fish the feline out of the refrigerator than out of the toilet - which I've had to do several times with Choo Chi the dense!

Time to institute a mandatory Seats Down policy!

[Jaguar]

Or give Choo Chi some swimming lessons.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Let's see.....I've been accused of being a bad parent because:

1. I only gave birth to one child, so I can't be as good of a parent who's birthed 4 kiddos.

I'm not a bio-parent (a personal choice made by DH & me early into marriage), nor have I ever been a "step".

.. but when my brother's wife died young and their 2 children were very small, I played a very large roll in their nurturing/upbringing, and caring for them, being a major player in their lives for at least a decade into their formative years - so I've had my fair share of "parenting".

Yet I'd still get remarks like "You can't possibly know what it's like, since you don't have kids of your own".

[kittensaver]

Jul 2, 2014 18:59:22 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

Let's see.....I've been accused of being a bad parent because:

1. I only gave birth to one child, so I can't be as good of a parent who's birthed 4 kiddos.

I'm not a bio-parent (a personal choice made by DH & me early into marriage), nor have I ever been a "step".

.. but when my brother's wife died young and their 2 children were very small, I played a very large roll in their nurturing/upbringing, and caring for them, being a major player in their lives for at least a decade into their formative years - so I've had my fair share of "parenting".

Yet I'd still get remarks like "You can't possibly know what it's like, since you don't have kids of your own".

I've gotten this too! The fact that I took in and raised my DB's two kids apparently doesn't qualify in some circles . . .

[Tennesseer]

(To steal an early comedy routine from Bill Cosby), You might be a bad parent if...in his formative years, your older son thought his name was 'Jesus Christ' and your younger son thought his name was 'Damnit'.  

"Jesus Christ, would you keep the noise down" and "DamnIt,  would you finish your dinner."

[thyme4change]

A single twinkie dooms me to the title of "bad parent"?  wow.

[Chocolate Lover]

Jul 2, 2014 19:09:46 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

(To steal an early comedy routine from Bill Cosby), You might be a bad parent if...in his formative years, your older son thought his name was 'Jesus Christ' and your younger son thought his name was 'Damnit'.  

"Jesus Christ, would you keep the noise down" and "DamnIt,  would you finish your dinner."

Damnit! get in here! But Daaaad, I'm Jesus Christ!  

[tractor]

If your kids think fresh fruit is only for aesthetics

Their dinner consists of a whole box of Swiss cake rolls, followed by ice cream for desert.

They come home from a friends house and say "did you know you can cook food on the stove?"

Your room has more cloths on the floor than theirs

Your kids idea of a big night out is getting large fries with their burger.

Can you tell we won't win many parenting awards?

[Tennesseer]

Jul 3, 2014 13:39:38 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Jul 2, 2014 19:09:46 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

(To steal an early comedy routine from Bill Cosby), You might be a bad parent if...in his formative years, your older son thought his name was 'Jesus Christ' and your younger son thought his name was 'Damnit'.  

"Jesus Christ, would you keep the noise down" and "DamnIt,  would you finish your dinner."

Damnit! get in here! But Daaaad, I'm Jesus Christ!  

[wyouser]

Would you be more precise in your definition of fast food.....(.Bill Cosby would agree.)...have you tried to catch a 2 year old with a cookie?  Man, that is food travelling near the speed of light

[Deleted]

You might be a bad parent if you consider pushing a button on the microwave is cooking 

[Malarky]

I bought a bagel guillotine, toast catchers and frozen waffles and bagels.

My kids made their own breakfast from the time they were three. 

They wouldn't eat cereal or eggs and they would never eat at the same time.  

I could have let them starve. 

[Tennesseer]

Jul 3, 2014 17:02:14 GMT -5 @anne81 said:

You might be a bad parent if you consider pushing a button on the microwave is cooking

How bad are you if you taught your four year old to do it for himself?

I would rate that mother with the character, Mary, from the movie, Precious. 

[Tennesseer]

Jul 3, 2014 17:17:32 GMT -5 @anne81 said:

I would rate that mother with the character, Mary, from the movie, Precious.

Thank God I was just throwing it out as a hypothetical then.  I would never, ever, ever do that.

I bet you are a good mom who makes omelets for her kids for breakfast and multi-ingredient gourmet meals in the evening.

[Deleted]

You might be a bad great grandparent/great aunt/great aunt if you can't change a newborn baby's diaper because first you tried to put a 2yo's pamper on the baby, then you tried to figure out if the sanitary napkin in the diaper bag was the baby's pamper. True story, THREE women trying to change a pamper. I wasn't one of the 3. LOL!

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Jul 3, 2014 17:24:23 GMT -5 @pinkcshmere said:

You might be a bad great grandparent/great aunt/great aunt if you can't change a newborn baby's diaper because first you tried to put a 2yo's pamper on the baby, then you tried to figure out if the sanitary napkin in the diaper bag was the baby's pamper. True story, THREE women trying to change a pamper. I wasn't one of the 3. LOL!

[busymom]

I consider my Mom to be a good parent. But, when we were kids, the only time when we drank water at home was: 1. straight from the garden hose AND 2. when we were sick, and Mom was giving us St. Joseph aspirin (remember those little orange/pink pills?). To this day, I have to push myself to drink straight water, because I associate it with being sick.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

And my mom (or dad) used to let us pick fresh carrots, peas, radishes, etc out of the garden, rinse them off with the garden hose, and eat them - often with a bit of dirt still left on them.

We all survived! (Mind you, gardening back then was all natural and simple - no fertilizers, "organics", etc - just a plain good old-fashioned gardens with potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and other assorted veggies.

We also didn't need hand-sanitizers and sterilizers. I think our immune systems grew stronger for it than today's generation which is protected inside a bubble. We also rarely got sick.

[steff]

Jul 3, 2014 19:01:36 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

And my mom (or dad) used to let us pick fresh carrots, peas, radishes, etc out of the garden, rinse them off with the garden hose, and eat them - often with a bit of dirt still left on them.

We all survived! (Mind you, gardening back then was all natural and simple - no fertilizers, "organics", etc - just a plain good old-fashioned gardens with potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and other assorted veggies.

We also didn't need hand-sanitizers and sterilizers. I think our immune systems grew stronger for it than today's generation which is protected inside a bubble. We also rarely got sick.

I just finished munching my way thru my garden picking.  I had raw green beans & more cherry tomatoes than I should have.  Straight from the vine, not even rinsed off.  Granted, we don't use any chemicals & the compost is well worked into the soil before we ever plant.  so I'm good & full from my garden dining.   lol