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05-31-2009, 09:25 PM
Dear Mom,
I know that I somehow managed to survive my upbringing, but you do not know what is best for my children. When you come over to my house and bring sparklers, you need to listen to me when I tell you that I do not want my kids playing with them. When I tell you they burn at 1800 degrees and are the second most common fireworks injury, most of them being for preschoolers, do not tell me they are safe because you bought them at the grocery store. I can buy rat poison at the grocery store, but it's not safe for my kids to eat!
It was very, very awful of you to wait until I went inside for kleenex to try giving one to ds. And it was even worse of you to try harder after he said that it scared him and tried to pull away from you. (Way to go easy on the in-laws DH, thanks for your support.)
And just to air this all out at the same time, promising DS1 a trip to the Dells after he carelessly swung the souvenier skull necklace you brought him back and forth in front of DS2, resulting in DS2 grabbing it and breaking it, is WAY out of line. And since you rarely follow through with these promises, it's down right cruel. He is super excited and I'm going to be the one who has to explain why it doesn't happen.
Thanks, Mom.
I know that I somehow managed to survive my upbringing, but you do not know what is best for my children. When you come over to my house and bring sparklers, you need to listen to me when I tell you that I do not want my kids playing with them. When I tell you they burn at 1800 degrees and are the second most common fireworks injury, most of them being for preschoolers, do not tell me they are safe because you bought them at the grocery store. I can buy rat poison at the grocery store, but it's not safe for my kids to eat!
It was very, very awful of you to wait until I went inside for kleenex to try giving one to ds. And it was even worse of you to try harder after he said that it scared him and tried to pull away from you. (Way to go easy on the in-laws DH, thanks for your support.)
And just to air this all out at the same time, promising DS1 a trip to the Dells after he carelessly swung the souvenier skull necklace you brought him back and forth in front of DS2, resulting in DS2 grabbing it and breaking it, is WAY out of line. And since you rarely follow through with these promises, it's down right cruel. He is super excited and I'm going to be the one who has to explain why it doesn't happen.
Thanks, Mom.