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In reply to the discussion: Adults that spoil kids aggravate me [View all]Neoma
(10,039 posts)Children are very pleasant to be around for me. Unless I'm babysitting them for 6 hours straight.
I have this ...acquaintance that's trying to make more time for me, but ends up shoving her two year old twins in my direction once and awhile. I love them, but I think they have a problem. Mainly, that they watch TV. Sure, it makes them sit quietly for long periods of time. But it also revs them up to be quite a handful! I understand why she does this, she's a single mother who doesn't have the time of day... but babies need interaction with people, not television.
It's my theory that this makes children very irritable... I always think back on my mom's explanation that when I started reading books, I was very quiet...and she'd peak at me in my room and was very pleased, then went back to finally accomplishing whatever it was she was doing. To me also, the 'seen not heard' thing is a horrible way to raise your kids. Simply because there's too many questions in the world to ask.