In which I practice self righteousness and holier than thou
Tomorrow I will pst Part II to my Hillbilly story. I promise. Meanwhile, I have some ranting to do.
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When you share the roof with someone (specifically my brother, his wife and their 2 children in this instance), and you have absolutely opposite parenting styles like night and day, it can lead to a lot of stressful moments. There is also very little you can do or say, because who are you to tell them how to parent their own child/ren. Of course, if they are harming their child/ren physically or emotionally, then you certainly have the right to say and do something. In fact, I think you are obligated to as a fellow parent. Otherwise, you’ll be just a loud mouth who should keep your traps shut.
Sigh. Maybe I will come up with something constructive that doesn’t sound so … judgemental. It is so hard not to be, if you know the whole situation . . . And the children will benefit, everyone will benefit, if there are ‘improvements’ implemented.
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The other thing is, people! Stop with the DS and DD and DH etc. already!!! It’s super annoying. They have a name. If you don’t want to use their name publicly, then make one up. Otherwise type it out! Son. Daughter. Husband. It’s that simple!!! Gah.
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lauranen Said,
November 29, 2006 @ 5:37 am
THANK YOU! Using DS, DH etc. is totally my pet hate in t’Internet. The same as you, I just don’t see the point. I think the have just become a part of this internet forum jargon or insider slang.
When you first start reading the forums, you develop a certain type of (false) respect towards the people who so flowingly drop the abbreviations in their text. They seem to be in friendly terms with other people on the forums and enjoy some sort of pleasant status, and you want to get there too. Hmm, maybe if I just drop in a couple of DS’s and IMHO’s… BS!
dharma Said,
November 30, 2006 @ 11:58 pm
ditto. cannot stand DH, DD, DS. Bah humbug and all that.
Denise Said,
December 1, 2006 @ 12:38 pm
I am so with you on the DS, DD, and DH thing. Like in real life (or IRL ha) people don’t say….”well my Dear Husband took out the trash last night.”
It reminds me of some 50’s TV show where the dad went to work and came home to a happy perfect family. Sometimes THEY AREN’T DEAR!
We really need to start a club for those of us opposed to the accronyms, I didn’t know there were others:-)