LauraGB Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Them: "Mom, Can I..." "Mom, Can you..." "Mom, I want you to..." "Mom, will you..." "Mom I need you to..." "Mom, can you tell dad/brother/sister that I..." "Mom?" "Mom? Mom? Mom?!!" Me: "Go ask your dad!" "Why don't you go to Dad?" "What's wrong with Dad?" "Dad is the other half of this parent thing -check with him." "Dad's standing right there. Check with him." "For the love of all that's holy - go ask your father!!" That would be all, but then it becomes: "Dad said what?! No!!" "Dad! What were you thinking?!" Sigh. Now, that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 :grouphug::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I am so with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Isn't that right. The boys have told me that dh has agreed to things like them crawling through pipes filled with snapping turtles. Yeah, right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 When I was growing up my mom got SOOOOO tired of hearing, "Mommy!" all day. She adopted a couple of cockatiels one year and the first thing she taught them to say was, "Daddy!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 When I was growing up my mom got SOOOOO tired of hearing, "Mommy!" all day. She adopted a couple of cockatiels one year and the first thing she taught them to say was, "Daddy!" LOL!!! I would never ever send my kids to their daddy... In fact, it's so engrained in my culture that there was a scene in a movie a few years ago. Divorced couple, living in a duplex, she downstairs, him upstairs. Teenage girl wants a piercing and asks dad. His answer? "I'll have a talk with your mommy, and she'll tell me what to answer, ok?" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 (edited) I am always telling the kids 'What does dad think about that?" My dh is pretty on- target. I especially tell them to ask dad if it involves going ACMoore or the like. Hate doing that. Edited May 15, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Omg i know!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 :iagree::iagree::iagree: I don't mind some of it, but at least half of the time, you are right, dh is right there! We'll be in the car, and all the remarks/questions will be addressed at me, or whereever. "Your Daddy is right here!" Hot button issue in my house.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Them:"Mom, Can I..." "Mom, Can you..." "Mom, I want you to..." "Mom, will you..." "Mom I need you to..." "Mom, can you tell dad/brother/sister that I..." "Mom?" "Mom? Mom? Mom?!!" Me: "Go ask your dad!" "Why don't you go to Dad?" "What's wrong with Dad?" "Dad is the other half of this parent thing -check with him." "Dad's standing right there. Check with him." "For the love of all that's holy - go ask your father!!" That would be all, but then it becomes: "Dad said what?! No!!" "Dad! What were you thinking?!" Sigh. Now, that is all. :iagree::lol: And whats worse? When they are talking to each other but looking at me waiting to see if I am going to react. Doesn't matter what it is. Dh telling daughter to do something or ds telling sister to do something or any combination thereof. "What are you lookin at me for?! Your not even talking to me!" What would they do without us?? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I only get them to ask Dad when I want back up for my answer and I already know what his will be. Otherwise...we often differ and for us, I am the one who will say "sure, go ahead" and he will say "no way". So, when I acutally want to say "no way" (such as dd15 goign to a party where there will be alcohol), I get them to ask him and he can be the bad guy, which doesnt bother him at all. My kids know how to manipulate the mother versus dad thing to the max, so we have to outsmart them. We both know we both do it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I was just laughing at a Family Guy commercial in which Stewie kept repeating, "Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!" Lois finally exploded with, "What?!" Stewie said, "Hi!" :lol: I encourage my kids to go find their dad. They often come back to say, "Dad said I could _______. Is that ok?" :glare: My response is, "Yes. He's your dad. He can give you permission to do stuff. If he said it's ok, you don't have to ask me." :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 :iagree: The one that bugs me the most is when they are sitting IN THE ROOM with their father and they will call me from another floor in the house to put a movie in the DVD player or get them water or something. They are right NEXT to him and yet they still don't see him as a possible source of assistance?? How did this happen?? I know, must be mom's fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I got so tired of hearing "Mom" one day that I told my kids that I'd changed my name to Princess Penelope and that I would no longer answer to Mom. They humored me for a little bit. The best thing was that we later found a picture book at the library about a little girl called Princess Penelope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 When my youngest dd was starting to babble, I repeated the d sound alot then the word Daddy. After that, I progressed to the sentence "I want Daddy." Worked like a charm for awhile:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 My dh gets so frustrated sometimes! He'll even ask the kids, "Did you see me standing next to you? Why couldn't you ask me?" Wish I knew the remedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 :iagree: The one that bugs me the most is when they are sitting IN THE ROOM with their father and they will call me from another floor in the house to put a movie in the DVD player or get them water or something. They are right NEXT to him and yet they still don't see him as a possible source of assistance?? How did this happen?? I know, must be mom's fault! Yes! This happens here too!! The kids will be in the room with their father when they need help with something. They will EXIT the room and come to find me for help. I ask "Weren't you JUST in there with Daddy? He knows how to help you too!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 My kids have seen that commercial, and for kicks will walk around the house going "mom,mom,mmommy,mmoma,mom..." I've tried to teach them to say "dad,dadda,daddy,dad,dadda,daddy..." Sometimes it works!!!!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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