tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post5431109796989588915..comments2024-03-28T07:01:27.429-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Seckman, Author: Bad Parenting Tip #2 Elizabeth Seckmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-47929780168894058182016-05-23T09:29:51.636-04:002016-05-23T09:29:51.636-04:00They will. Being cool is over rated. They will. Being cool is over rated. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-43777144852343418832016-05-20T11:19:47.033-04:002016-05-20T11:19:47.033-04:00Ha! Yes. I try to be uncool and humorless. Hopeful...Ha! Yes. I try to be uncool and humorless. Hopefully people will think me a good mother when my kids get older. Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-59225666753931322652016-05-19T15:05:08.379-04:002016-05-19T15:05:08.379-04:00People always ask me, "How did you get great ...People always ask me, "How did you get great kids?" Well, it's been hard work. Maybe I can get enough bad tips together to sell and afford a rest home by the end of it all. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-9942742333997636702016-05-19T15:03:43.034-04:002016-05-19T15:03:43.034-04:00I agree!I agree!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-55414043853353911332016-05-19T15:02:45.666-04:002016-05-19T15:02:45.666-04:00Why thank you!Why thank you!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-66238938844377076572016-05-19T15:01:58.709-04:002016-05-19T15:01:58.709-04:00I used to work as a waitress and I'd cringe wh...I used to work as a waitress and I'd cringe when women would come in with kids. It's amazing how, in a restaurant, moms will let their kids smear food on windows and leave it all over the floor. I've always made my kids "bus" their own space before leaving. They don't pay people enough to be their personal maids. It's about respect. They aren't born that way, they must be taught it. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-77621507522894891592016-05-19T14:57:06.944-04:002016-05-19T14:57:06.944-04:00She was a true believer in the lessons. She was ju...She was a true believer in the lessons. She was just going on gossip. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-2546505744667296922016-05-19T14:56:40.544-04:002016-05-19T14:56:40.544-04:00Thanks! Yes, I am very uncool. :(
Oh well. There ...Thanks! Yes, I am very uncool. :(<br /><br />Oh well. There is no prize money for being cool, so what do I care? Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-43339404175581521902016-05-19T14:55:59.519-04:002016-05-19T14:55:59.519-04:00I love Libby's cover. And I read her other boo...I love Libby's cover. And I read her other book (name escapes me!) and it was a great read. Libby is very clever and her stories are rarely what they seem. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-29314832799994101852016-05-19T14:54:56.126-04:002016-05-19T14:54:56.126-04:00Yep. Kids will do however much they can get away w...Yep. Kids will do however much they can get away with. Myself as a teen included. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-7654784299961928202016-05-19T14:53:58.159-04:002016-05-19T14:53:58.159-04:00And it's not clever. I'm more impressed wi...And it's not clever. I'm more impressed with clever orneriness. Now, had they taken our signs and stuck them in a graveyard, or better yet, taped them together to make a run-through sign? I'd have considered them the winner in the smack talk competition. Absolutely zero originality in the destruction. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-82220810298232447252016-05-19T14:50:54.393-04:002016-05-19T14:50:54.393-04:00It is bright. I like it. I need to just tape off t...It is bright. I like it. I need to just tape off the room and not let humans or pets into it. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-6539668277738167362016-05-19T14:50:11.227-04:002016-05-19T14:50:11.227-04:00I'm all for fun, but when things get broken or...I'm all for fun, but when things get broken or people get hurt- it's no longer funny. And I'm not saying kids won't be kids- mine do plenty of stupid things- but you're right, when you catch them, you can't condone it. You're only asking for more of the same. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-60460126042974889202016-05-19T14:48:05.322-04:002016-05-19T14:48:05.322-04:00She was at first surprised, but then after the ful...She was at first surprised, but then after the full story, we were like old friends complaining about people not taking the time to parent...that as a society, we really are becoming lazy and expect other people to clean up after us. Although, the vandalism between the two towns is a decades long feud. I suppose, since I'm not from this town, I don't see the fun in destroying property for fun. It's in the same category as people who smash other people's mailboxes for sport (that was also a sport in this area)...I just never saw the fun in it. It's not clever. It's not creative. It's just mean. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-16649879832651989102016-05-19T14:43:04.920-04:002016-05-19T14:43:04.920-04:00Once I told her the whole story- and explained tha...Once I told her the whole story- and explained that in two years, we'd lost well over $300-400 in signs, she was in total agreement with me. And we both decided it was much better to be the uncool mom than let our kids be bad. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-63186323967978477492016-05-19T14:41:06.890-04:002016-05-19T14:41:06.890-04:00Thank you so much, Susan. And thanks for all your ...Thank you so much, Susan. And thanks for all your input in the book. It really is a much better book with your geniusness. <br /><br />You're a smart mom. When my son was in high school, a lot of the kids were experimenting with drugs. I warned him then, I ever caught him, I'd ship him off to rehab without blinking an eye. And he knew I would. When they were little they called me Killjoy because I'd veto much of the "fun" their dad gave them approval for. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-48218898898404672682016-05-19T14:37:55.969-04:002016-05-19T14:37:55.969-04:00No, not her house. I didn't do her justice. Sh...No, not her house. I didn't do her justice. She was nice. Once I explained, she quickly agreed. She said she once worked in retail and would cringe when some people would come in with kids and let them loose in the store. Like she said, if people can just chalk it up to kids being kids, they can be lazy and not have to parent. <br /><br />I bet your mom has never taken the lazy road!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-4160217993654715552016-05-19T14:35:17.992-04:002016-05-19T14:35:17.992-04:00Immediate apology. And in her defense- she never r...Immediate apology. And in her defense- she never read the blog post. She, like most people heard the rumors, and for the most part the rumor is I flaked out over a sign or two. Not that our streets were almost cleaned out of signs we'd paid good money for. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-67571784769533132822016-05-19T14:33:53.864-04:002016-05-19T14:33:53.864-04:00I'm so sorry to hear that, Yvonne. I don't...I'm so sorry to hear that, Yvonne. I don't know your circumstance, but I think sometimes, kids have a hard time accepting that their parents are human. Mine will get mad at me sometimes and I have to remind them that even though I am far from perfect, they still need to have some respect. <br /><br />Hugs. I hope things get better. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-44161220228345511272016-05-19T14:31:35.005-04:002016-05-19T14:31:35.005-04:00My husband was bad. Seriously, I wonder how he did...My husband was bad. Seriously, I wonder how he didn't ever get arrested. The only thing that stopped him was he got in trouble when he got caught and wised up before it was too late. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-50844808066304586012016-05-19T14:30:21.717-04:002016-05-19T14:30:21.717-04:00She was a very nice lady, so I felt a little bad f...She was a very nice lady, so I felt a little bad for her. I'm the queen of reaching my foot to my mouth, so I totally know how she felt!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-53350929841600972442016-05-19T12:44:59.226-04:002016-05-19T12:44:59.226-04:00Lol:) I stopped giving parenting advice once I bec...Lol:) I stopped giving parenting advice once I became a dad;)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-88339243877934095202016-05-18T12:32:22.262-04:002016-05-18T12:32:22.262-04:00Amen and seconded! Too often kids just do whatever...Amen and seconded! Too often kids just do whatever they feel like without any kind of consequence. That's setting society up for failure.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-47234516222312058652016-05-17T16:45:39.037-04:002016-05-17T16:45:39.037-04:00Yes, good tip!Yes, good tip!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115704751652270450.post-22839691601815558212016-05-16T20:07:14.432-04:002016-05-16T20:07:14.432-04:00not to sound like a 90 year old but I seriously ca...not to sound like a 90 year old but I seriously cannot deal with parents who don't handle their kids well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181207761130079393noreply@blogger.com