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Never teach your child to... - 10/29/2008 11:39:44 AM
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Zhi
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You know those things that seem cute at the time but turn out to have been a horrible idea in general?
Yeah.
So, I hear faint crying at 1AM this morning, and head in to see what's going on after it continues for a bit.
Pick up the baby (she's 20 months old).
It occurs to me that a baby probably shouldn't, well, crinkle.
I had let her take an REI catalog to bed (she likes taking books to bed on occasion, we always read a book before naptime and then before bedtime we look at a book or catalog while she's brushing her teeth). Apparently she ripped it to pieces, which we're working on not doing to reading material (but is why we use catalogs). Then, because my husband thought it would be cute to play a game where she drops things down her shirt when she was being silly one day and pulling on her own neckline to look at her belly button, she got the idea it might be fun if she stuffed about half the magazine down her jammies.
That can't have been comfortable.
It's hard to stay annoyed when you're giggling really hard.
I'm still not sure how she managed to stuff part of it down her back.
Hubby is lucky that strange things are funnier at 1AM...
Any suggestions for stuff I should specifically tell him NOT to teach the baby? (I do NOT know where he comes up with this stuff. hehe)
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 10/29/2008 12:16:20 PM
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ROFLOL
My ds once stuffed a whole box of baby wipes down the heating vent in his room. It smelled pretty good but was a pain to take off the cover and fish them out.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 10/29/2008 12:54:20 PM
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funny thread! oh yeah, my mother in law taught me one of these "never teach them this" She made them a slab with deadbolts and other locks to practice with and keep busy, like you see in the hardware store - boy was she sorry she taught them that!
Here's one we are sorry we ever started - poking my toddler on his cushy behind like the Pillsbury Doughboy. He's so cute we don't think twice about pinching his cheeks (his face or backside) and he always giggles and loves the attention. Well, after a few incidents over months of him quickly poking us in the most inappropriate part of OUR backsides (think short little guy - adults backside is eye level at this age). He loves to see our reaction when we jump the CEILING and"Whoop!" and wonder "where did he ever learn that?"....even funnier when he got Grandma!!!!!! Ok, not so funny - totally inappropriate and we have consistenly tried explaining that it's inappropriate to him 
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 10/30/2008 8:38:06 PM
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Well, from personal experience I'm not sure it's wise to engage in a splash war with your toddler when he is inside the bath and you are outside the bath.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 10/30/2008 9:37:54 PM
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My son's father would play a "game" with my son where he would pretend to bite my son (age 2). My son thought it was a great game and decided to play it with his friends at daycare...except he didn't know the difference between play bite and bite...he got kicked out.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/2/2008 7:26:39 PM
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It can sometimes be dangerous to teach small children how to use screwdrivers....
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/2/2008 11:06:33 PM
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when you leaving an older sibling in charge... NEVER EVER teach them to make sure to keep the others out of trouble...my sister was told that and tied us all to the chair with belts that she could not get loose and had to call our mom home from work.... to let us go..
my mom was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not happy.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/3/2008 1:48:51 PM
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To wolf whistle at a young age. My bil stepson's learned to whistle around age 5-6 yo. While he and my bil were waiting in the car while his wife got a couple of things at the grocery story, a woman walked by. My bil stepson wolf-whistles at her and ducks down out of sight. My bil is left sitting in plain sight as the guilty party for a woman who does not appreciate the comment. And if you explain that your little boy did it, who will believe you?
I can't remember anything with my own daughter except spontaneous incidents. When she was 3 yo, we had been shopping for a while and stopped in Nordstrom's cafe for dinner. She wanted to say grace before the meal. Of course, we were pleased to let her until we were surprised to hear her say, "Dear God, We pray that the food isn't poisoned..." An employee of the cafe was seated at the next table having dinner. We never have had any idea where that one came from!
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/3/2008 2:39:33 PM
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How to lock the car doors. Back in the days before cell phones, I put my then infant dd and 2 yo ds n the car along with my purse. I was on the passenger side of the car when I put them in. I closed the door and walked around to the driver's side. In the meantime, ds decided to lock both doors. He didn't know how to unlock them and thought it was hilarious that mom was making all those goofy gestures outside the car.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/3/2008 4:35:17 PM
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he would pretend to bite my son
I was doing this every now and then when the toddler was less than a year old. This occurrred to me and I stopped. I am glad cuz he is a little copycat and will even stand just like I am standing, or tap his foot just like I am tapping.
He was walking slowly in church recently, and I started walking backwards to keep an eye on him, but keep making progress toward his classroom. So, he starts trying to walk backwards, too. This was too funny. He was so proud, but had to keep looking forwrd to make sure we could see him. He looked like he was doing the twist!
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/4/2008 8:41:29 PM
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My 11 month old only says "Mama" and "(ba)nanna" -- but she clearly believes that her surprisingly accurate meowing sounds mean something to the cat... maybe they do mean something to the cat!
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/9/2008 10:38:21 PM
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I sometimes wish I didn't teach mine to talk. Oy. The things they say!!!
LOL!
Yeah, and um, I don't recommend pretending your 2 y/o's bellybutton is a doorbell that says ding-dong. That is unless you enjoy seeing said 2y/o whip her dress up to ring her doorbell whenever the mood strikes...usually in public.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/11/2008 6:00:24 AM
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1. Never teach your child what you will not appreciate or what what you will not be happy of in the future.
Pro 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
2. Never teach your child to be "at their own".
Pro 29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/11/2008 12:29:09 PM
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Hi ezerfi and welcome to the boards!
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RE: Never teach your child to... - 11/13/2008 3:53:11 AM
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Thanks So Much! My intentions in coming and joining are;
1. to be a blessing
2. to deepen my my understanding and learnings through the shared wisdom and experiences in this forums
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Well, one day, we were driving down a fairly busy street and came to a stop light. Just as we came to a stop, we saw a man standing at the corner with his shirt off and a huge hairy belly hanging over his pants. It wasn't pretty. My daughter(about 2) processed to yell "hubba hubba" out the partially open window. 
