tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post1373797321198181989..comments2023-08-14T08:57:27.750-04:00Comments on The View From Here: Dumb DadGunfighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-78051231805410392982007-05-18T14:52:00.000-04:002007-05-18T14:52:00.000-04:00Great post! I actually found this while researchi...Great post! I actually found this while researching an article I recently published at <A HREF="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/231942/dads_you_cannot_babysityour_own_children.html" REL="nofollow">Associated Content.</A>Frugal Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418602078748350832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-76756934842600939322007-05-18T14:38:00.000-04:002007-05-18T14:38:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Frugal Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418602078748350832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-23063451176728443902007-04-12T07:47:00.000-04:002007-04-12T07:47:00.000-04:00Ah, I realize my error now... whereas you were doi...Ah, I realize my error now... whereas you were doing all the right things, this guy clearly wasn't. <BR/>leads me to believe that his wife does all the caregiving and needed a break and coerced him into it, vs your <I>choice</I> to do it.<BR/><BR/>It's the choice that makes the difference between parenting and babysitting.super deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347176046518919059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-82486052114956579382007-04-12T07:38:00.000-04:002007-04-12T07:38:00.000-04:00Welcome Tsiporah!Maybe this guy should just start ...Welcome Tsiporah!<BR/><BR/>Maybe this guy should just start being a full parent instead of just "watching" the kids.Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-26992231876601581172007-04-12T00:08:00.000-04:002007-04-12T00:08:00.000-04:00Looks like he needs to spend more time watching th...Looks like he needs to spend more time watching the kids. The only way to get better is to practice, but maybe his wife should come along just to supervise.:-)Tsiporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562128396326157686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-7110428503281748082007-04-11T16:59:00.000-04:002007-04-11T16:59:00.000-04:00Yah I have nothing to add to your post except to s...Yah I have nothing to add to your post except to say; love the pickles on the sandwich.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811726513399647085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-46484003450354696202007-04-11T13:40:00.000-04:002007-04-11T13:40:00.000-04:00Oh, I feel bad for the poor guy. Three young kids...Oh, I feel bad for the poor guy. Three young kids, one with a diaper issue, all with food needs. It's HARD! I bet he left, feeling like the world's biggest idiot, and loving and appreciating his wife more than ever. He was dumb, of course, and lucky that no one got hurt, but he's definitely learned something for next time around.<BR/><BR/>(Oh, and <I>babysitting</I> is a bad word at my house too. No one DARES to say that a Dad is "babysitting" his own children around me, for fear of the wrath of Brillig. Can't wait to hear your story on the subject.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments on my blog today--some funny, some very insightful!Brillighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694582598855276158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-72450466066502435862007-04-11T01:28:00.000-04:002007-04-11T01:28:00.000-04:00Holy Crap! I think I'd have an issue seeing some ...Holy Crap! I think I'd have an issue seeing some guy doing that. I'm not sure I wouldn't blow a gasket or eight if I were in your position, but then again... perhaps I'd be nice enough to just keep enough of an eye out for the kids.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm a little neurotic... :)King Isepikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588056701173327123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-58905954521662271002007-04-11T01:23:00.000-04:002007-04-11T01:23:00.000-04:00Oyyyeee....*shakes head*Oyyyeee....<BR/>*shakes head*Terri@SteelMagnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784173081245407124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-13636245474362417252007-04-10T23:11:00.000-04:002007-04-10T23:11:00.000-04:00Me like Chick-Fil-A too! :)Me like Chick-Fil-A too! :)CreoleInDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191794698013658999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-79273029666313833922007-04-10T18:59:00.000-04:002007-04-10T18:59:00.000-04:00Oh oh oh!!! My friends are talking to each other!!...Oh oh oh!!! My friends are talking to each other!!! GF, Ambassador is one of my oldest friends (and gives me my hag cred). I'm so glad you two met.<BR/><BR/>Love the music - any Red Sox fan would.<BR/><BR/>But seriously - to just leave a knife like that on the table is outrageous. I won't let my kids near a butter knife.soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-20422904744461542402007-04-10T15:12:00.000-04:002007-04-10T15:12:00.000-04:00I have had a few run ins with parents similar to t...I have had a few run ins with parents similar to this one, and it is usually when they are too outnumbered to maintain control. <BR/>Being a teacher I have an inexplicable need to correct other people's children, so you can imagine I find it difficult to hold my tongue. :) I have even gone so far as to grab the arm of a child who was making a mad dash to the street. I always try to think of how I would feel if someone else did that to my child. At the time, I decided I would be grateful if someone stopped my child from running into a busy street. I did have a mom save my daughter from falling out of the cart when she was an infant. I was busy doing my "Mother of the Year" too busy shopping to notice my daughter climbing out routine.....yeah, not embarassing AT ALL! (hee-hee) <BR/><BR/>In other words, keep doing what your doing! We parents have to bond together! <BR/><BR/>PS: I LOVE Neil Diamond!Queen of the Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317309061471274358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-14260853834051626372007-04-10T15:05:00.000-04:002007-04-10T15:05:00.000-04:00I bet if it had been a mom instead someone would h...I bet if it had been a mom instead someone would have said something to her.Alex Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567976812466320977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-59702013489820718682007-04-10T14:20:00.000-04:002007-04-10T14:20:00.000-04:00"...this and realizes her mistake in having him ba...<I>"...this and realizes her mistake in having him babysit."</I><BR/><BR/><B>Danger Will Robinson!</B><BR/><BR/>Des, when men are with their kids, we aren't babysitting. We are being parents.<BR/><BR/>I realize that this guy was kind of a dope, but... still.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, hot button issue for me... maybe I'll tell the story tomorrow.Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-657765383169569042007-04-10T13:39:00.000-04:002007-04-10T13:39:00.000-04:00I hope that guy's wife reads this and realizes her...I hope that guy's wife reads this and realizes her mistake in having him babysit.super deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347176046518919059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-48938039718087531472007-04-10T12:50:00.000-04:002007-04-10T12:50:00.000-04:00All I can do is shake my head at that. I have to a...All I can do is shake my head at that. I have to assume that mom was mad at him and needed to teach him a lesson for something, so she sent him out with all of the kids...lol.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841784678107146378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-44689924415827321102007-04-10T12:33:00.000-04:002007-04-10T12:33:00.000-04:00No worries, A... and welcome!GFNo worries, A... and welcome!<BR/><BR/>GFGunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24607242.post-9896256296681602202007-04-10T12:02:00.000-04:002007-04-10T12:02:00.000-04:00Yeesh! After years teaching kids of all ages, it n...Yeesh! After years teaching kids of all ages, it never failed to astound me how devoid of common sense some parents can be.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog - it took me way too long to get back to it!Ambassadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247275710520088564noreply@blogger.com