tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post1980198839663856415..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: The Devil Came Down To Toys-R-UsHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-47596530048024079602007-12-03T16:51:00.000-05:002007-12-03T16:51:00.000-05:00The child's father came home one night with the Po...The child's father came home one night with the Pottery Barn shopping cart. All I said was "Are you retarded?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-56646255572736394642007-06-03T22:45:00.000-04:002007-06-03T22:45:00.000-04:00I had this exact experience, except the grocery ca...I had this exact experience, except the grocery cart was another form of ugly push toy. The good thing is that the purchase makes you feel better for one day, and then in three months it's out of your house and residing at the Goodwill. <BR/><BR/>BTW, go to Goodwill and buy the ugly toy for a few bucks, and always take a large plastic item from your house. Trade the ugly stuff often so it does not become so permanent in your life.<BR/><BR/>P.S. The wooden toys are crappy too. Everything is so poorly made. It's all junk.<BR/>Bitsy Parker at www.valuewit.comBitsy Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964739899503840034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40585337318223471922007-05-02T16:47:00.000-04:002007-05-02T16:47:00.000-04:00"creepy plastic baby not included" (cracking my as..."creepy plastic baby not included" (cracking my ass up over here! also at image of WB barrelling out of the Mall with the thing. LOVE. IT).gingajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356643079413822527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-69015051509480738372007-04-30T19:55:00.000-04:002007-04-30T19:55:00.000-04:00As a mother, albeit of one who is presently a teen...As a mother, albeit of one who is presently a teen, and also having two step-children (also both teens now), I have to laugh....hard and out loud. <BR/><BR/>This has to be one of THE greatest blog posts that I have ever read. Do you know RockStar Mommy or Dad Gone Bad? Both of those bloggers could be your missing twins/triplets! LOL And any parent is likely to relate to your dilemma here.<BR/><BR/>But take heart...for the day will come when the bright colored plastic junk will be replaced with all manner of electronic gadgetry, computers, video games and consoles, athletic gear, dance gear, musical instruments and equipment, art supplies galore, more books than you EVER had before, mountains of school papers and backpacks, and ridiculous amounts of ODD clothing.<BR/><BR/>They DO grow up. Their "toys" do change. But you have welcomed into your home another human being with curiosity and interests and dreams. They WILL "accumulate" as they grow. It is part of them finding out who they are apart from you.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to Mommyhood! :)<BR/><BR/>I say enjoy the simplicity of today's "accumulations," and know that this too shall pass.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908023986397695939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-20579354923506785602007-04-30T13:49:00.000-04:002007-04-30T13:49:00.000-04:00It is a slippery slope. I found that the number o...It is a slippery slope. I found that the number of toys (good and bad) in our house exploded when our little guy hit about 2 years old. <BR/><BR/>The guilt is hard, but in the end I don't think the stuff matters much. I try to remind myself that my friend's kids turned out just fine despite an extreme overabundance (my thinking at the time) of consumerism. They're the nicest young adults you could ever meet. <BR/><BR/>As for the shopping cart, the purpose seems to be pushing it as fast as those little wheels can spin. Putting objects in it just creates drag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16942087448872255412007-04-29T21:31:00.000-04:002007-04-29T21:31:00.000-04:00We have way too many toys and Glenn calls Wal-mart...We have way too many toys and Glenn calls Wal-mart the Devils boutique. My answer to him is nobody asks you to go to work without the tools you need to get things done, why do you expect me or the kids to get on with our day without the things we need to help us get us through it.<BR/>I will say though that the toys they play with the most do the least!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16347990298990219522007-04-29T20:36:00.000-04:002007-04-29T20:36:00.000-04:00It made her happy and temporarily distracted her f...It made her happy and temporarily distracted her from scaling the store shelves. What's to hate about that?Julie Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386446012443269817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-3841691221646246802007-04-29T15:02:00.000-04:002007-04-29T15:02:00.000-04:00Granny - when I first discovered my nimination I h...Granny - when I first discovered my nimination I had one vote. Then I asked the Internets, and they have gratified me.<BR/><BR/>;)Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-25533331448699040122007-04-29T14:51:00.000-04:002007-04-29T14:51:00.000-04:00Done - in both categories. You're far too modest ...Done - in both categories. You're far too modest about your vote tally.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-37279071798602434602007-04-29T14:42:00.000-04:002007-04-29T14:42:00.000-04:00Well, now I feel like an idiot. I'm there too, al...Well, now I feel like an idiot. I'm there too, also competing with Dooce.<BR/><BR/>Heading back over to locate and vote for you.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-27811592459012704812007-04-29T14:41:00.000-04:002007-04-29T14:41:00.000-04:00I'm still laughing.I'm guilty of everything you me...I'm still laughing.<BR/><BR/>I'm guilty of everything you mentioned. We have to survive somehow, don't we?<BR/><BR/>What's blogitzer? Never mind, I'll see if I can find it and vote for you. I know about Blogger's Choice.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-22356849649871847832007-04-28T22:18:00.000-04:002007-04-28T22:18:00.000-04:00Here's my shower post, Catherine!http://toddlerpla...Here's my shower post, Catherine!<BR/><BR/>http://toddlerplanet.wordpress.com/2007/04/28/baby-shower/<BR/><BR/>And for the record, although I am the Queen Of All-Natural Wood Toys and other Imagination Sparkers, we have a plastic shopping cart too. But we got it Freecycled. Ask your husband -- does that mitigate the horror?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-75085889722635962832007-04-28T20:47:00.000-04:002007-04-28T20:47:00.000-04:00It so funny that you should comment on this becaus...It so funny that you should comment on this because the Husband and I were just talking about how we should get Isa a shopping cart because she likes to haul ten things all over the house. <BR/><BR/>Personally I have no issues with the plastic stuff in moderation. I don't really buy her many things because she enjoys playing with pens and crayons more than anything else. <BR/><BR/>I think WB will love her shopping cart, she will be able to take her dolls and toys for a ride.Karla Zamora, Digital Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505957478431304863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1338022008782012832007-04-27T23:47:00.000-04:002007-04-27T23:47:00.000-04:00HBF, it's like this... Toddlers learn by enacting...HBF, it's like this... Toddlers learn by enacting. They assimilate and compile their knowledge by recreating what they have seen and experienced in their day. This imaginative play both helps to build understanding and demonstrates that understanding of the world around them. As such, it is <I>highly recommended</I> that children have child-sized versions of the tools of adult life to use in this learning through play. Shopping for groceries is one of the constants of adult life, a chore that children witness and are often a part of, and it is only natural and healthy and right, pedagogically speaking, that she should have her own grocery set with which to play. So cut HBM some slack, willya? Maria Montessori would be totally supportive of the grocery cart, plastic or not. <BR/><BR/>(HBM - You're welcome. You can pay me later.)kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-55306985807794934272007-04-27T18:34:00.000-04:002007-04-27T18:34:00.000-04:00We all have to compromise our ideals when negotiat...We all have to compromise our ideals when negotiating with reality. But it's important never to stop questioning one's actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-66502620020134429922007-04-27T17:39:00.000-04:002007-04-27T17:39:00.000-04:00Those are worth hours and hours of fun. Every penn...Those are worth hours and hours of fun. Every penny well spent.Claire Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800828334240603898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-23770139196509329692007-04-27T16:50:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:50:00.000-04:00There are all sorts of "I'll nevers" with child re...There are all sorts of "I'll nevers" with child rearing. My big thing was Barnie. As soon as I discovered that Barnie bought me 15 to 20 minutes of attention focused away from mommy, I grew to love that goofy purple dinosaur. Ideals are just that. In an ideal world, I would parent in this way. When contemplating those ideals, you don't know what it is like or what it really means to parent. Then, you have to throw in the child his or herself. There are a lot of things I'd like to do that my daughters want no part of. I tried to tell my siblings these things as they dreamed their ideal parenting situation. It didn't take them long to learn.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988244502155885428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-7490009552859973942007-04-27T15:32:00.000-04:002007-04-27T15:32:00.000-04:00Stopping in from the big shower. And this post, oh...Stopping in from the big shower. And this post, oh how I can relate!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Steph<BR/><BR/>P.S. I have a photo tag contest going on if you are up to seeing some of us bare it all... <A HREF="http://adventuresinbabywearing.blogspot.com/2007/04/get-real-bloggers-without-makeup.html" REL="nofollow"> Bloggers Without Makeup!<BR/></A>Stephanie Wilson she/her @babystephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703122439142892617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88858792014684545552007-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:002007-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:00My son is now 7, and I have been having this argum...My son is now 7, and I have been having this argument with his father almost since his birth. And we did get one of those electric cars (at a charity auction) and it turned out to be just about the fave toy of all the kids in the neighborhood. <BR/><BR/>Now of course I spend the better part of my day trying to not step on little pieces of plastic called Legos. And hoping the dogs don't ingest one. <BR/><BR/>As for how I dealt with my husband's objections? Yes dear, and then I did what I was going to do anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-27944512037290415832007-04-27T13:50:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:50:00.000-04:00I just broke down and bought a pink plastic trike ...I just broke down and bought a pink plastic trike for Monkeygirl. Buy buy all my ideals...at least I am still cooking mostly organic. Slipped up in the food department as well - the girl had french fries a couple of weeks ago.<BR/><BR/>What helps me with it all is seeing how Monkeygirl drives the playing - the box, the tupperware, the pots & pans, emptying and refilling the kitchen drawers, sorting my clothes drawers - these have held her interest much longer than any plastic, flashing, battery-operated doo dad that her grandma bought.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185856683761789420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-67439939794039996532007-04-27T13:45:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:45:00.000-04:00We have a shopping cart we acquired from someone e...We have a shopping cart we acquired from someone else. Most of our big toys were gifts or hand-me-downs.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure we thought we'd be Earthy-crunchy, no battery-operated toys here, too ... but it didn't last long. She preferred the crap to the craft, and people seemed to get a perverse kick out of giving such stuff.<BR/> <BR/>Consumerism in society is how our economy flows these days. We don't really make anything anymore, we just buy and sell it. It's sad the way that has happened, but I also believe that feeling good, even for a few minutes, about buying something new is part of human nature.<BR/><BR/>My husband RAILS against consumerism, too, but he's got his head burried in Sierra Trading Club's web site or his Truck Trader Magazine. ... and he buys all kinds of gadgets and gizmos for his "business."<BR/><BR/>Me spending $5 on unfinished birdhouses at the dollar store so we have "projects" to paint makes him crazy.toyfotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925976386177377987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21241164027227762122007-04-27T13:05:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:05:00.000-04:00haha plastic crap all right!i keep it to a minimum...haha plastic crap all right!i keep it to a minimum.and try to only buy crafts and books etc.but sometimes you just have to give in to CONSUMERISM run amok.LAVENDULAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80102435595268814632007-04-27T12:57:00.000-04:002007-04-27T12:57:00.000-04:00I aw very anti-plastic stuff at first, not for any...I aw very anti-plastic stuff at first, not for any particular moral reason but simply because it didn't match my decor. Baaaaahaaaaa! Now my beautiful red sofas have been puked on more times than I can count and the kids have begun to shred the edges of my living room area rug, I've given up. Plus, kids like to imitate adults. It's one of the ways they learn. My kiddos even have plastic cell phones. It's great b/c now they don't drool on mine! (No chihuahua yet though.) Don't sweat the shopping cart.<BR/><BR/>What really bugs me are the annoying loud, batteries required toys that my parents *insist* on giving the kids! We make them gradually disappear....Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-64829059318958457422007-04-27T12:15:00.000-04:002007-04-27T12:15:00.000-04:00My house is a big plastic bonanza. One plastic sh...My house is a big plastic bonanza. One plastic shopping cart is small potatoes. And I will totally go vote for you if you throw one in my direction for best hobby blog. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-33933659040606708802007-04-27T12:11:00.000-04:002007-04-27T12:11:00.000-04:00Oh yes, I know of which you speak! It's hideous, a...Oh yes, I know of which you speak! It's hideous, all the craptastic plastic crap available to buy and then sit, unused, all over the house.<BR/><BR/>We recently moved, and stored in my daughter's room are four large boxes of STUFF that has yet to be unpacked because, guess what? Her room is full! My mom wants to send me a package every month with more STUFF in it for her, and I mentioned the four boxes. She felt my pain and said she wouldn't send STUFF. I don't mean to sound ungracious, but more STUFF isn't what we need. <BR/><BR/>We need more handwritten letters from Grandma. And, more evenings around the fire spinning our own hemp yarn.Occidental Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462196172327033327noreply@blogger.com