On 19 Jan 2005 13:53:45 -0800, "-L." > wrote:

>
>Zywicki wrote:
>> L - you only have a one-year-old? If so, check back in two
>> years.
>>
>> Not saying you're wrong; Just that one-year-olds are easy.
>> Greg Zywicki
>
>LOL...well if he ends up behaving like many 2 or 3 year-olds in the
>store (God forbid), he'll be staying home with Dad while I do the
>shopping.

Exactly. My mother left us home, or shopped on her way home from work while
we were still with the babysitter, or went with Dad on Saturdays and left
us with the neighbors. We very seldom went to the store with her, and if we
did, god help us if we acted up. She didn't beat us, we did get spankings
occasionally until we were around 7 or so, but for the most part, her being
angry with us if we misbehaved was enough to make us not want her to be
angry. My mother in a full blow rage was a scary sight. Mostly we just
were taught what was the right way to behave in public. We hardly ever
acted up, and people were always complimenting our parents on how well
behaved we were.

They were taking us to fancy restaurants when we were 5 and 9 years old.
And we sat quietly, ordered good meals, and behaved ourselves. Mom would
let me order lobster tails if I wanted, and that always surprised the
waitress. My love for lobster is as old as I can remember. Mmmmmmmm.
Is it time for a fix yet? *Drooooool*

Basically, if we'd acted the way I see kids acting in public, my parents
just would have refused to take us anywhere. That was the deal. We could
go, but we had to be good. Period. There was no negotiation on that.

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Siobhan Perricone
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God wrote the rocks
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