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What is your oddest rule?

post #1 of 177
9/27/08 at 4:37pm
Thread Starter 
A little while ago there was a thread about what rules people had for their houses. Some were really funny and odd. That got me thinking- What is your strangest household rule?

Mine is for my two year old. "No you may NOT sit on mommy's lap while she sits on the toilet to poop!" He tries to climb on my lap everytime and I just cannot hold him and poop at the same time.

So what is your oddest rule?
Let's hear 'em!
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post #2 of 177
9/27/08 at 4:58pm
LOL I think our strange rules would make me extremely unpopular. Dh is an MMA fighter, and we engage in a lot of fight-play with the kids... and consequently we've got some UFC style rules in this house: "Get off your sister if she taps out!"

We don't have many rules, but Tapping = Stop immediately is pretty important.
post #3 of 177
9/27/08 at 6:12pm
Don't kiss the toilet.....this is one I have to enforce daily.
post #4 of 177
9/27/08 at 6:57pm
No putting your pillow on the babies' heads.
post #5 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:04pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JustVanessa View Post
Don't kiss the toilet.....this is one I have to enforce daily.
LAMOA!
Hilarious.

these are all good. Anyone else?
post #6 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:11pm
Well, a lot of people seem to think our No singing/whistling/humming/drumming at the table is a weird one.

There's also:

No braiding someone elses hair if they are unaware your doing it.

No painting/colouring on others without permission.

And of course

No teasing the sea monkeys (that one's for DH )
post #7 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:28pm
No rideing on anyone who doesn't consent. Dh and the kids always play "Horsie and Dragon" where dh pretends to be either a horse or dragon and the children are his riders. We made the above rule when ds's friend H was learning to crawl. Ds thought is was wonderful to try and get on H's back for a ride.
post #8 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:30pm
Don't let the dog lick you. We've all seen where doggie's mouth has been...
post #9 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:33pm
Oh yeah, elmh22: When Ds2 started crawling, Ds1 was overjoyed that FINALLY the baby had a purpose. No riding the baby is a pretty common sense rule, IMO.
post #10 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:53pm
No, you can't arrest your brother.
post #11 of 177
9/27/08 at 9:59pm
OMG! We have the same rule! DH wrestled in HS. He taught the kids that they can wrestle but have to respect either the word "stop" or "tap twice." That's so funny!



Quote:
Originally Posted by Collinsky View Post
LOL I think our strange rules would make me extremely unpopular. Dh is an MMA fighter, and we engage in a lot of fight-play with the kids... and consequently we've got some UFC style rules in this house: "Get off your sister if she taps out!"

We don't have many rules, but Tapping = Stop immediately is pretty important.
post #12 of 177
9/27/08 at 10:16pm
My odd rule is absolutely no. licking. me.
For some reason my dd discovered that this sends me up to the ceiling and it's now one of her favorite things to get my attention.....AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! I have goose pimples just typing this....
post #13 of 177
9/27/08 at 10:22pm
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Originally Posted by Spirit Dancer View Post

So what is your oddest rule?
Let's hear 'em!


lift the seat when you stand to pee



peace
post #14 of 177
9/27/08 at 10:54pm
Don't kiss the cat's butt.

No riding the cat.

No tackling (a currently PG and rather wobbly) Mama from behind when she doesn't know you're going to do it!

The baby doll stroller is for the baby dolls, not you, not the cat(s), and no, Mama won't sit in it either. And wheels stay on the floor! (nothing like a 2 yo wildly waving a baby doll stroller in the air!)

You must wear something on your bum when sitting at the table to eat. (I may lift this one someday, but right now, she's potty learning, and I do NOT want my meals interrupted with cleaning up pee).


She's 2 and I'm due in Jan. I'm sure we'll have a whole new slew of rules then!
post #15 of 177
9/27/08 at 11:05pm
I'm totally there with the licking one....

AND

*Don't* even think about putting your feet on me.

Yes, you must wear undies at the table. No, you can't lay on the kitchen floor while I'm cooking. Please put your clothes in the hamper when you strip them off. Actually, I have TONS of rules....
post #16 of 177
9/27/08 at 11:09pm
No peeing on the cat.
post #17 of 177
9/27/08 at 11:13pm
DD has a new habit of sticking her finger in things.

That has led to:

"please don't violate the dog, honey" (DH wasn't quick enough one day and she did end up..."anally exploring" (?) the dog. Dog was NOT happy. Mommy contemplated bleaching baby's hand. Decided that was a bad idea and spent 15 minutes scrubbing her right pointer finger. Tons of fun.)

and

"mommy can pick her own nose, thank you!" (her favorite thing to do while nursing now. But not with her right pointer finger. :shudder: )
post #18 of 177
9/27/08 at 11:14pm
I have a real problem with germs known as germaphobia. I do not condone anything to go in the baby's mouth that should not be there. The only things that go into my child's mouth are things that are meant for that purpose, such as teething toys, an they must not touch the floor for any length of time.

Should this happen, I take a baby toothbrush, brush the child's teeth, and then I disinfect the toy. The child looses priveledges to that toy for putting it into his mouth for a time. I do this as soon as kids start putting things into their mouth, even at the age of six months. Taking the toy away is enough to send the message that that is not acceptable.


Edited to ad:

Teething toys are returned immediately after disinfecting both child's mouth and the toy. However, other toys not meant to be in the mouth are taken away. I though I should clarify that. The message that I want to send is that the floor is a filthy place, and things that go into the mouth won't touch it, and that toys that do not belong into the mouth will never go there.

To avoid this much of the time, I am all for a play yard--fencing that you can make as big as the entire room to keep the child safely contained, and then a sheet is down on the floor to shield them from the filth. This way, I don't have to worry about germs.

I sure some of you may find me strange. But that is okay.
post #19 of 177
9/27/08 at 11:33pm
"no waking up your sister's imaginary babies! you know they need their sleep!"
post #20 of 177
9/28/08 at 12:00am
Quote:
Originally Posted by _betsy_ View Post
You must wear something on your bum when sitting at the table to eat. (I may lift this one someday, but right now, she's potty learning, and I do NOT want my meals interrupted with cleaning up pee).

We have this one too. No Naked Butts at the Table. :
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