THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEXES (Part 341, The Hard Facts of Child-Rearing) — by Steve Nadis
Flubberwinkle (not her real name) recently wrote in her blog Flubberwinkle (not her real blog; see link on right) that mothers have a natural, instinctual (basic instinct?) way of handling children if and when, for instance, they clamor for more and more. When mothers lay down the law and confront the inevitable “why?” from their kids, all they have to say in response is: “Because mommy said so.” Case closed. End of matter.
Men are not nearly so adept, or at least this man surely is not. I don’t know how to manage the kids when they start creating a scene and screaming for more. My response is clearly different from the four-word prescription that Flubberwinkle advanced. Instead, I usually say. “All right, all right. Enough already! Just keep it under $100 if you can. And if you can’t, no biggie…”
If they promise to be good, I usually just give my kids the Visa.
That’s even better. Cut out the middle man, as they say. Or are you actually cutting in the middle man?
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Sorry you had to find out this way Doc. I’ve asked the firewall specialists at blog.com to try to keep you out. Just kidding. I have no control over that & I’m sure it can be a real pain. Sorry about that chief, I mean Doc.
daddy ……..??????????!!!!!!!
please adopt me.
It’s me Flubberwinkle (not really me). Thanks for the post mention. It’s a known child-rearing fact that (most) fathers are pushovers, particularly where their little girls are concerned. Big. Pushovers. My father was like play putty in my hands when I batted my eyelashes and my husband is the same with our two daughters. Two sad examples of daddy-pushover specimen. Mommies become the lay-down-the-law officers; they morph into barking dogs. Pappas are like puppies. Cute but not ready to bark.
Thanks FW, it’s a rare honor to the expert in question to actually comment on one’s blog.
Hi Z — I didn’t see the last part of your note. My lawyers will talk to your lawyers regarding your generous offer.