Comments on: When is a kid too old for Mom PDA?

By: FCM

FCM — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:09:18 +0000

jess…next time lock your door.

By: FCM

FCM — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:08:34 +0000

I asked this question out loud to my children just now. One child said when they are 100 years old (not sure if the parent is 100 or the child in this scenario). Then I got the reply that it is when one of them dies.

Now I know my children are still young (7 & 9) so this may/will change over time. It just makes the heart feel good on a gray day!

By: jess

jess — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:26:19 +0000

nothing as embarassing as having your little nephew walk in on you while I’m using my jack rabbit!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:46:37 +0000

Come on, y’all. The comments to pd got a little bit out of hand…I think he sounds like a GREAT dad. Any kid would be lucky to have a dad that wants to drive him to school every day for one thing- and he also coaches sports, ect. Of course it is sweet that he shakes hands with his son before school! It sounds like he is doing a pretty good job so far!
For those of you that have kids that love all the kissing, ect. Count your blessings! Some children are more touchy-feely people, same as parents. There are many other ways to show your love. Just make sure that your children know you love them!

By: April

April — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:45:56 +0000

A kid need to know that. even if the teacher has to speak to him or her or they miss a question on a test, mom and dad love him or her no matter what. Perhaps that comes up in the quarterly performance review.

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:14:35 +0000

Yeah Becky I saw some TNIC last night. I didn’t see all the “food” but has heard of at least most of it. I think grasshoppers/crickets was one that I knew of that is popular in Mexico. Agree that most of did not look like food I would enjoy cooking. :)

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:02:08 +0000

I have grown nephews and nieces that to this day say I love you..I have one nephew that is full of tattoos and to most people “diffrent” looking..But any time that he comes to my office, when he leaves, he tells me that he loves me..

JJ, I tell my coworkers that I love them and as I said earlier, their is one coworker that I tell both of her grown children that I love them and they say it back..Again, it’s each to their own..

Sarah and Sheri, sorry that y’all feel that way..That’s what makes me read here (and post) the fact that we can all agree or not, but at the end of it, it’s still just a blog..

Off topic, did anyone watch The Next Iron Chef last night? Boy, some of that food was pretty nasty sounding and looking..Stan, are you out there? Have you ever heard of most of those things?

By: Vork

Vork — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:01:45 +0000

Helicopter parents…..(sigh)

By: Sheri

Sheri — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:52:21 +0000

Wow, now that everyone has called a truce… I’ll continue this on… I have 2 boys, 11 1/2 and 4. My older son offers hugs to me daily, he sees it on my face when i come home from a very long day, and that is remarkable in my book from a sixth grade boy. Since he was born, every night I would lay him in his bed and the last words of the day were I love you, good night, and they still are to this day. In the mornings, (sorry I don’t do the bus stop walk with him) our parting words are Love you, Love you too, and have a good day, see you this afternoon!!! He and I may be past the kissing stage, but the hugs, the I Love You’s, and the occasional good wrestling tickling match still exist and I’m sure they will until the end of our time. He too is the kid who says Love you too back to me on the phone no matter who he is around, and that is impressive as well to me.

Now my 4 year old son does not fall short on any type of affection, he’s always hugging me, always kissing me, always saying I love you mom as he flies by me in his rampid running about!!! Sometimes he even stops in the middle of the running and playing to just come give me a quick kiss. But then there are the days when it’s getting towards dinner time, and I stop and in a teasing way say to him… we’ve forgotten something today, and he thinks for a minute and says, Oh (with a smile) and blows me a kiss from across the room!! Works for me!!

I hope as my boys grow up that they still WANT to tell me they love me, give me that hug, or blow me that kiss, because not that I think of it as Mom PDA, I think of it as more a mutual loving and caring respect for one another in our family.

I think this has been a good topic, could have left out the bickering but atleast it’s back on track!!!!

HUGS AND KISSES to ALL!!! :-D

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:22:04 +0000

Becky, I do too, because you never know. Something could happen and your loved one(s) could be taken away at any given moment. That’s why I feel its SO important to show your love, and say I love you. Everytime I hang up the phone with my daughter, mom and/or brother, I say I love you. That’s one regret I don’t want when they are gone. I wish I had said it more to my Dad before he passed away.

Heck I tell my friends I love them too…….