Beyond Babedom
We're (way) over 40. Deal with it.
Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Diving In
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
We all know about helicopter parents – the ones who have managed to create an ever-growing umbilical cord between them and their kids. They drive me crazy, mostly because their kids are either incredibly obnoxious or they’re so super-dependent that I can imagine a future of me taking care of them during my “golden years” of retirement (“Hold on while I get my walker. . . “). But, of course, there is always the other end of the spectrum – parents that can barely take the time to notice their kids or, even worse than making incredibly bad parenting decisions. . . they make none at all. They’re too busy ignoring their kids and counting on anyone and everyone else to pick up the slack – that’s what I call submarine parents. (more…)
Tags: helicopter parents, ignoring your kids, parenting, submarine parents, women over 40
Posted in Family | 9 Comments »
PANK You Very Much
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
There is nothing more annoying to a woman without kids than getting the “So, when are you going to have a baby?” inevitable (and rude) question. Or so I thought. Now that I’m well past “child bearing age” (in other words, older than dirt), people don’t bother to ask that question anymore, though they do get the oh-you-poor-thing-you’ll-never-know-the-joys-of-motherhood weepy-eyed look when the subject of kids comes up between us. (more…)
Tags: aunts, cheerleading, child rearing, childlessness, kids, PANK, parenting, soccer
Posted in My Pet Peeves | 7 Comments »
