Chris3jam
03-25-2006, 07:55 AM
And, apparently to make sure that I didn't misunderstand, she said it again, "It never hurts to smack 'em around a bit. Does 'em good!"
This out of the mouth of yet again another very gentle, sweet, soft, loving appearing mother at my church. She was picking up her daughter from Wed. night children's clubs. . .we joked around a little. She asked if she was "good" --- and, since I think that question is just . . well. . .stupid. . to ask, I usually deadpan, "Oh, no! Your child was horrible! Really, really awful!" and then I totally laugh! That usually doesn't elicit a response like the one above -- they generally kind of look stunned, then laugh, too! I do it to try and put child behaviour in perspective, in a way. So what? What is that question anyway? "Was my child good?" :shrug :/ So, I give a totally off-beat response, we laugh, I tell them what a joy their child is, because that is the truth (even if they *were* a "handful"), and we go on our merry way.
I guess I won't be doing that for a while! :no2
This out of the mouth of yet again another very gentle, sweet, soft, loving appearing mother at my church. She was picking up her daughter from Wed. night children's clubs. . .we joked around a little. She asked if she was "good" --- and, since I think that question is just . . well. . .stupid. . to ask, I usually deadpan, "Oh, no! Your child was horrible! Really, really awful!" and then I totally laugh! That usually doesn't elicit a response like the one above -- they generally kind of look stunned, then laugh, too! I do it to try and put child behaviour in perspective, in a way. So what? What is that question anyway? "Was my child good?" :shrug :/ So, I give a totally off-beat response, we laugh, I tell them what a joy their child is, because that is the truth (even if they *were* a "handful"), and we go on our merry way.
I guess I won't be doing that for a while! :no2