erinl|1365714346|3424975 said:I have a nearly three year old boy and I could have created just about the same tumblr! It made me laugh, especially the one where the kid was crying because he wanted dinner but his plate was on the floor because he threw it there. That happens a couple times a week here!
Earlier today he had a lengthy meltdown because he had spilled broccoli soup on his shirt--he didn't want to wear it because it was wet, and he didn't want to put on a new shirt--this went on for 15 minutes, putting the wet shirt on, removing it, putting new shirt on, repeat, with inconsolable crying. I think finding humor in this is a lot better than losing it.
Some days the only thing that gets me through is to talk to my friends or sisters who have kids that are the same age, and how they cope with crying fits like this. I say if this tumblr is found funny by some parents, then it is not a bad thing.
People out there are very quick to judge and assess parents with their kids-- I cannot tell you how many times in a grocery store a grandparent aged person has scowled at me-- scowled if I raise my voice when my kids act up, scowl if I don't immediately stop their behavior in some superhuman way-- there is no parental response that is accepted by all. I have to grocery shop and sorry, I don't have the option of leaving my kid in the car like the person scowling at me did when they had kids that age!!!! I could go on and on with this point, but I won't!
I don't think this kids will be damaged by this tumblr--kids will actually think he is cool that he was picked up by major media outlets, which is a subject of a different poll altogether....
I would put huge money on this being shown at his rehearsal dinner some day!
I had my children years after my own mom died. I cannot tell you how many times I would love to call her up and have her tell me how I used to do the exact same things my kids do and how some of them drove her crazy--it would make me feel like less of a bad parent sometimes. I would love to see a meme created by my mom of me like this. If you look at each of these captions, the kid is crying over absolutely ridiculous things. Its not like the parent is taking a picture of a kid crying because he is freezing or starving. These are captioned shots of a two or three-year old and his first world problems which were documented by his parents, who seem to love him.
gem_anemone|1365697606|3424760 said:I think if the dad spent more time trying to understand his son rather than humiliating him for the rest of his life then maybe the kid wouldn't cry so much. I also think that someone who makes that website has a screw loose and also that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree... I am not a mom, but I don't think all kids cry at the drop of a hat. I think that kid has to be gaining something from all that crying. So for me it is bad parenting and a bratty kid. I don't think it's funny or cute. I'm annoyed by that blog.
kenny|1365699899|3424788 said:I've been thinking about why this blog stuck a sour chord in me.
First, I don't have kids so I have not been frustrated by 'illogical' crying.
Rationally I can understand, but without the personal experience the humor just does not resonate as much.
Second, as a terribly abused kid myself, seeing a kid not taken seriously and being publicly mocked and derided when he's in pain rips at my heart - even if the cause of every crying that's pictured was silly.
Kids live in thier age-appropriate silly world.
What's next, a blog displaying how crappy the crayon drawings are that are held by magnets on the refrigerator?
Oh look at that horrible perspective; the buildings don't converge towards the vanishing point.
The little Rembrandt didn't even draw in a cast shadow.
Hey everyone, come look what a loser my daughter is!
No, I'm not saying a piece of cheese breaking in half really is a major crises.
But to a kid, it may be.
It's really easy for an adult to just bulldoze over a kid, and make a kid feel invalidated.
Next, that kid probably didn't say to the parent, "I want to go drown in that lake."
That snide sarcasm is a cruel thing to aim at your own child, especially on the Internet.
But Yes, sure I can see the humor in it.
The humor and the cruelty do not compete, with one winning.
I think they both just coexist and which one is stronger depends on the viewer.
Kunzite|1365718569|3425026 said:I should have just said ditto to Erin since she's far more eloquent than I am! We had two similar food incidents. The first was because the cheese was the wrong color (white instead of yellow) and the second was because the banana broke while being peeled
gem, I don't think that kid is exhausting the parents at all (unless they said that and I missed it), it looks to be the opposite in that they're just embracing the difficult toddler years with humor.
Kunzite|1365718569|3425026 said:gem, I don't think that kid is exhausting the parents at all (unless they said that and I missed it), it looks to be the opposite in that they're just embracing the difficult toddler years with humor.
Laila619|1365722058|3425055 said:erinl, it's exhausting but in the best possible way, right?
JewelFreak|1365723900|3425073 said:LOL, Thing & everybody else with toddler stories. You feel like it will never end but before you know it, those toddlers have kids of their own.
It's easy to criticize somebody else's parenting or child, especially if you don't have kids yourself. I notice that online all the time -- the most hostile comments come from non-parents.
Life's short. If you can't get a giggle out of your little guy's foibles, you'd go nuts.
--- Laurie
princesss|1365681409|3424631 said:CJ2008|1365656189|3424552 said:It's funny (I didn't bother to read the captions, but if they are at all like the ones Deejay wrote, they're funny) - but there's still something about it that rubs me the wrong way. Certainly if I was the child and I saw those when I was older I'd think my parents were a little bit aholes to do that.
Yeah - I thought it was really funny at first, but something about it seems...I dunno.
The dad that started it said (on GMA? In an interview with HONY?) that he started this as a way to keep from cluttering peoples newsfeeds and to just share with friends and family. He also said that taking a picture turned out to be the fastest way to distract the kid and keep them from crying.
I think what gets me is that it would be so easy to take a picture of the OBJECT or whatever making the kid cry (which I think would be hilarious - kind of Message In A Bottle-esque) with the caption. I think there are some interesting questions about consent as far as pictures of kids on the internet go, too. I mean, the parent has the right to consent for the child, but what if the child wishes it hadn't happened? I'd be mortified if some of the pictures my parents took of me were on the internet, ESPECIALLY if they'd become a meme.
I also think it says something interesting that when anything to do with parenting comes up, it's assumed to have been the mom that did it. The boys' dad started this, and yet every conversation I've read always includes assumptions that it's the mom that started the account. I know it's not exactly a shocker, but it makes me sad that "parenting" instantly equals "mother."
momhappy said:I voted that for not funny and harmful, but I don't necessarily think that it's harmful. I do, however, think that it's not funny, in poor taste, and insensitive. To a degree, crying is a normal part of development. It's not really something that I would make a joke out of. Maybe as the kid gets older, he should start documenting (and sharing) his parents shortcomings and see how they like it...
I love it.momhappy|1365888762|3426376 said:I voted that for not funny and harmful, but I don't necessarily think that it's harmful. I do, however, think that it's not funny, in poor taste, and insensitive. To a degree, crying is a normal part of development. It's not really something that I would make a joke out of. Maybe as the kid gets older, he should start documenting (and sharing) his parents shortcomings and see how they like it...