Friends/relatives say inappropriate/non-gd things to or around your child - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Charles Baudelaire

3. From a woman who works for an agency that specializes in child development when she saw my dd reading at 2.5,

"Oh, (eyebrows raised skeptically) you must spend A LOT of time with her." (Meaning that we duct-tape her to a chair and force her to read).

[Wide-eyed sincere look and eager tone of voice] "Oh, yes I do! The doctor says that as long as I give her a snack break every 3 hours, she'll be fine. And I let her have Sundays off. Some days she complains, but it really is worth it in the long run!"

But I'm wicked like that.

[lilyka]

well, spanking is totally different than saying "we are gonna run away with the circus when your mom isn't looking"