Comments on: Where This Mom Draws the Line: Part Deux

By: Mozi Esme

Mozi Esme — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:34:28 +0000

No balloons?! My baby loves them! Though if I’m buying it has to be the big punchable ones that don’t pop, easily, anyways.

We’re pretty laid back with our baby – growing up in Mozambique, there is already so much she doesn’t get, so we don’t have any strict nos . . .

By: Nancy Face

Nancy Face — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:46:48 +0000

I won’t allow my kids to have a cell phone until the age of 15 or 16…actually, closer to 16. No negotiation whatsoever!

By: elasticwaistbandlady

elasticwaistbandlady — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:52:25 +0000

Balloons are a staple of the Devil’s toy shop, fer sure!

You know what is the most evil of balloon evil? The ones that get twisted into looking like little weiner dogs and the ones that look like swords. It encourages children to think that weenie dogs and swords are interchangeable and that they can pick up a poor hapless Dachsund to use as a weapon in the middle of battle.

That is just WRONG!

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:38:39 +0000

Hey, if it is a free balloon… =)

I refuse to give my children the pleasure of waking up with gum in their hair by refusing to let them chew gum. I hate the nasty stuff. I didn’t give birth to cows that chew cud and leave it stuck on the floor for me to pick up. However, I know allow my oldest to chew it outside on rare RARE occasions. But if I see it, out it goes. My kids are even good about going through their Halloween candy to give me all the gum.

And, like Suzanne, I refuse to allow Bratz or anything resembling a Bratz in anyway into our home or in my child’s hands. Even the real prostitutes in our town dress better than the Bratz.

By: Suzanne Bastien

Suzanne Bastien — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:16:45 +0000

Bratz dolls, Bratz clothes, Bratz anything. I HATE it! I despise the marketing angle and I refuse to buy it for my 7 year old. She adores it, and has it with her dad, but not at my house! I won’t promote that!!!

I’m a pretty open mom and allow most things, but Bratz (and alot of rap) isn’t allowed around me. Ick.

By: Tori :)

Tori :) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:36:35 +0000

I don’t like balloons for the same reasons- especially the choking. I remember one Sunday the nursery leader brought a lot of balloons for the kids to kick around. I had to be the party pooper in the primary presidency and get rid of them. I’m not taking the chance.
I only play GUitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution. I think you’d like DDR.

By: b.

b. — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:21:54 +0000

My SIL, who is also a nurse, GAVE US HER TRAMPOLINE!! I let it blow away down into the river bottoms with the next big storm. Never to be seen again.

I won’t let the boys (and probably not my girl either)
color their hair…..final word.

I caved last Christmas and bought a game console. I don’t even think RockBand could take back that regret. Although I do like playing RockBand with them.

By: Physcokity

Physcokity — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:11:46 +0000

When I was younger I liked the mylar balloons and even pinned them up over my bed for decoration. As I got older, and along the way eventually threw them out, I had developed an ambivalence to balloons.

I don’t really care either way, but my personal thoughts on not getting balloons are that the money could be spent on something so much more meaningful rather than a plastic item declaring the fact that you’re getting older as we all do. every.single.day.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:44:36 +0000

No hotdogs! Yuck!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:43:46 +0000

Karen- Amen and amen.

Pedaling- You are one smart cookie. If they can’t afford to pay for their own toilet paper, they shouldn’t have acrylic nails.

Klin- I am with you on the trampoline thing.

Lori- I wish I could join you on your soda ban. I’ll work on it.