How is it ever ok to bring your sick, coughing, contgeous rug rat to the homes of older relatives? Do you think we are that interested in seeing them? Guess what? You are wrong! Stay away. Keep your kid at home. Damn breeders.
WTF do Parents Think? Rant!
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I miss the days when people weren’t terrified of the sniffles and valued family.
Yeah, stay out of Breweries as well, thanks. Every time I go to one its like a day care center, wild.
Im not terrified of sniffles but damned if I dont want to get sick by a kid in passing that parents dont teach to even cover its mouth when they hack all over the dinner table. My guess is when you get old you will feel different. Maybe you will teach your kid better. My parents did. They had respect for their parents and other older people in the family. They were not just meal tickets and hopeful folks to inherit from. It has nothing to do with family values. Good of you to try. I guess you are among the modern folk who dont belive in germs. Go ahead, belive what you read on facebook.
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If we had to wait to see our young grandchildren, nieces and nephews completely snot free we’d never see them. We welcome them as they are.
Well...ours are local and sorrry...they are not welcome sick. Especially without notice. They are not grandchildren...they are just in the family. I would have never taken my son to anyone sick without letting them know. I guess that makes me a bad guy but that was how I was raised. If I say fine thats on me....but just showing up like its all good is not ok in my book. And like I said...teach your damn kids when they are sick some basic precautions...even if they are meager. Sorry but to me manners make a difference. I suppose Im Just an ass but Im fine with that.
That’s a lot of assumptions you are making about me.
Im making the assumption based on what you said and the general accusation that I was not concerned about family values...maybe you are right but that is what you clearly implied.
I think the biggest problem is showing up without invitation or calling ahead. I don’t care if you’re young and snotty or old and crotchety. Don’t show up at my house without letting me know at least 30 mins to an hour in advance or you will not like how you’re welcomed. 
That being said. Most kids nowadays have a serious lack of manners and respect. Shit…I’ll go as far as to say most young adults. But that’s just my .02.
That being said. Most kids nowadays have a serious lack of manners and respect. Shit…I’ll go as far as to say most young adults. But that’s just my .02.
I get what you're saying, but that's a very modern mentality. Should you do your best to protect the elderly and infirmed? Sure. Did you consider that a lot of the elderly would rather take the risk of minor infection than not get to see their young ones? Also, use of the term "breeder" is pretty cringe... you sound like a self-absorbed millennial. Whether you worship God or science, reproducing is considered the most basic of duties/functions a human carries out. It is a common good, no matter how you look at it. I'm sure you're a cool dude and are just flustered, but your post makes you sound a little unhinged.
Oh shit things are heating up because someone has an opinion and people are taking it personally. Get those pitchforks and watch out for those stuck up millennials!
I used to teach people's little kids to pick their noses and stuff of that nature. Sadly, they stopped bringing them round for some reason.
I'm not a fan of illnesses. Children are great. For me .... the grandkids are the avenue of revenge. They visit, I load them up with sugar, and send them back home!
I am 53 years old, my wife is 49.
We both made the choice many years ago to NOT have kids.
My sister has 2 girls....both grown
My brother has 2 boys.....both grown
My niece has 4 boys and 2 girls.....all under 16.
I have plenty of sick kids around!
I personally do not get sick.
I have not had a cold or flu in over 20+ years, no Covid, no shot.
My wife gets colds and flu several times a year and had Covid once.
Because my niece has 5 kids in public school, she often has a sicko in her possession. She often believes my wife and I NEED to see the kids when at least one is ill. Several times my wife has got the sniffles or a full blow cold from the rug rats. We have let her know that we do NOT need to see contagious vermin...... yet, they still show up.
Sometimes I spray them down with fly spray and Lysol!!
We both made the choice many years ago to NOT have kids.
My sister has 2 girls....both grown
My brother has 2 boys.....both grown
My niece has 4 boys and 2 girls.....all under 16.
I have plenty of sick kids around!
I personally do not get sick.
I have not had a cold or flu in over 20+ years, no Covid, no shot.
My wife gets colds and flu several times a year and had Covid once.
Because my niece has 5 kids in public school, she often has a sicko in her possession. She often believes my wife and I NEED to see the kids when at least one is ill. Several times my wife has got the sniffles or a full blow cold from the rug rats. We have let her know that we do NOT need to see contagious vermin...... yet, they still show up.
Sometimes I spray them down with fly spray and Lysol!!
Did you actually get sick or just afraid you might ? I would agree that the better parenting is to keep the child at home resting and getting better. Too much running around (unless to a Dr) won't help the child get better.
Im more concerned about my wife. I stay away from him when he is sick but she feels she has to take care of him and her health isnt that hot. Of course since its her family I cant say anything. If it was mine I would give them a piece of my mind.
I really hope that parents would keep their sick kids home from school, but the reality is, that's not a possibility for a lot of parents.
My kids are constantly sick from something caught at school.
That said, if the kids are sick we keep them away from our parents or from church.
My kids are constantly sick from something caught at school.
That said, if the kids are sick we keep them away from our parents or from church.
I guess a cold from the Kids is better than head lice.
If you are sick, stay out of my house. Same for office. This hasn’t been some post-covid thing, this has always been a “keep your shit to yourself” thing.
If someone is sick and needs my assistance, I may and likely go over to their place to assist but that decision is on my terms.
If someone is sick and needs my assistance, I may and likely go over to their place to assist but that decision is on my terms.