menacing your child

footfootfoot · 10-22-2006, 07:17 PM

The inch is almost three and daily surprises us with how much he cottons on to.

Or so i thought. Tonight we were playing with Legos (duplos) and I made the cow ziggurat below. Slowly sliding it across the floor toward him intoning "I'm a giant cow and I'm going to eat you."

He ran out of the room, extremely concerned look on his face (though no tears) and asked mom if the cow was actually going to eat him.

Never underestimate our ability to create our realities. I forget that in his world, a tiny plastic cow weighing about an ounce has the ability to eat a 38" tall, 30lb. child, and leave no crumbs.

Aliantha · 10-22-2006, 07:26 PM

Oh you big meany foot. lol

lumberjim · 10-22-2006, 07:44 PM

this is how phobias get started. one day inch will be ashamed to admit to his girlsfriend that cows have always made him nervous.

10-22-2006, 08:01 PM

I predict that, as an adult, inch will be in therapy for years over THAT one!

Hey! Maybe, he'll even become a vegetarian or a Hindu!

footfootfoot · 10-22-2006, 08:09 PM

Yeah, if he isn't eaten by a cow first...

Aliantha · 10-22-2006, 08:13 PM

lol...or maybe he'll write the next volume of 'Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy'.

Ibby · 10-22-2006, 08:18 PM

Wait, I thought that was the point of parenting....

Clodfobble · 10-22-2006, 08:27 PM

My stepson was whining awhile back about a nonexistent "owie" on his finger where his sister had supposedly scratched him... I casually asked him if it hurt so badly that we should cut it off. His eyes got huge and he shook his head 'no' faster than an epileptic.

Aliantha · 10-22-2006, 08:40 PM

lol...that's a classic one Clod. Lots of parents over here use that one too.

DucksNuts · 10-22-2006, 08:43 PM

I have a snake problem around the house....tigers and browns and I am always terrified of the nephs playing outside for that reason, made worse by the fact that he is in awe of Steve Irwin's snake handling abilities (he's 3.5yrs old).

I have menaced him on purpose about snakes and was quite chuffed when yesterday he and 20mth old were outside and I heard "dont stick your hand in there!!!!! a big snake will bitecha!!".

Not so chuffed when I heard "get out of the dog's water, there's sharks in there"....I wont take the blame for that little gem.

Aliantha · 10-22-2006, 10:13 PM

Here's one that used to work when my kids were little, but doesn't work so well now.

They used to wonder how I knew when they were fibbing. Of course the real answer is that parents always know because of the transparent body language. Little kids of course don't understand this concept, so I just told mine they got a red dot on their forehead when they were fibbing. This made my life much more amusing when son number 1 started putting a hat on if he was trying to put one over me.

mrnoodle · 10-23-2006, 10:31 AM

What? No menacing? There goes my last reason to have children.

Spexxvet · 10-23-2006, 10:38 AM

Those sharp cow fangs scare me, too.

Flint · 10-23-2006, 10:41 AM

My mom once told my brother that she was going to "wash his face off" and he took it the wrong way.

10-22-2006, 07:17 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	menacing your child The inch is almost three and daily surprises us with how much he cottons on to. Or so i thought. Tonight we were playing with Legos (duplos) and I made the cow ziggurat below. Slowly sliding it across the floor toward him intoning "I'm a giant cow and I'm going to eat you." He ran out of the room, extremely concerned look on his face (though no tears) and asked mom if the cow was actually going to eat him. Never underestimate our ability to create our realities. I forget that in his world, a tiny plastic cow weighing about an ounce has the ability to eat a 38" tall, 30lb. child, and leave no crumbs. Attached Images __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-22-2006, 07:26 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Oh you big meany foot. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-22-2006, 07:44 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	this is how phobias get started. one day inch will be ashamed to admit to his girlsfriend that cows have always made him nervous. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-22-2006, 08:01 PM	#4
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	I predict that, as an adult, inch will be in therapy for years over THAT one! Hey! Maybe, he'll even become a vegetarian or a Hindu! Last edited by marichiko; 10-22-2006 at 08:10 PM.

10-22-2006, 08:09 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Yeah, if he isn't eaten by a cow first... __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-22-2006, 08:13 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	lol...or maybe he'll write the next volume of 'Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy'. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-22-2006, 08:18 PM	#7
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Wait, I thought that was the point of parenting.... __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

10-22-2006, 08:27 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My stepson was whining awhile back about a nonexistent "owie" on his finger where his sister had supposedly scratched him... I casually asked him if it hurt so badly that we should cut it off. His eyes got huge and he shook his head 'no' faster than an epileptic.

10-22-2006, 08:40 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	lol...that's a classic one Clod. Lots of parents over here use that one too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-22-2006, 08:43 PM	#10
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I have a snake problem around the house....tigers and browns and I am always terrified of the nephs playing outside for that reason, made worse by the fact that he is in awe of Steve Irwin's snake handling abilities (he's 3.5yrs old). I have menaced him on purpose about snakes and was quite chuffed when yesterday he and 20mth old were outside and I heard "dont stick your hand in there!!!!! a big snake will bitecha!!". Not so chuffed when I heard "get out of the dog's water, there's sharks in there"....I wont take the blame for that little gem.

10-22-2006, 10:13 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Here's one that used to work when my kids were little, but doesn't work so well now. They used to wonder how I knew when they were fibbing. Of course the real answer is that parents always know because of the transparent body language. Little kids of course don't understand this concept, so I just told mine they got a red dot on their forehead when they were fibbing. This made my life much more amusing when son number 1 started putting a hat on if he was trying to put one over me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-23-2006, 10:31 AM	#12
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	What? No menacing? There goes my last reason to have children. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

10-23-2006, 10:38 AM	#13
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Those sharp cow fangs scare me, too. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-23-2006, 10:41 AM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	My mom once told my brother that she was going to "wash his face off" and he took it the wrong way. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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