WOW! - Never heard it said like this before!

punkeemunkee'smom wrote: I feel very badly for her kids! I can't imagine feeling like I bored my mother to tears. They are only kids for so long and in all our grown-up wisdom I am willing to bet we are the much more boring ones!!!

Mom says her kids bore her....

A&A'smommy replied: whats even crazier is that the child thinks his mom is boring too and thinks okay that his mom thinks he is boring... anyway I know I thought my mom was boring but I think I would have been hurt if my mom didn't do things with me or find me interesting. The whole thing is crazy

luvmykids replied: I have to agree some parts of motherhood are "tedious" and we all want some grown up time, but I could never say my children bore me! They keep me laughing, young, challenged, they give me so much I could never say something so hurtful. Especially for it to be public news for pete's sake, how awful for those kids.

Jeffs Wife replied: what an aweful thing for a mom to say about her children, for the whole world to hear. I know there have been a lot of times in my almost 18 years of motherhood that I have been bored out of my mind but it wasn't my kids fault. Why would she make them feel this way. She should be ashamed of herself

My3LilMonkeys replied:
ITA!!

kit_kats_mom replied: I would never say it where my kids would hear but sure, I have been board to tears some days.

I can't stand to play stuffed animals with K but it's her favorite thing to do. The animals do the same thing everytime and it's really...well, it's boring ok?. Everytime I ask what she wants to do, inside I'm screaming "not stuffed animals not stuffed animals not stuffed animals..DOH! Stuffed animals it is!"

I still play since that's what she always chooses for Mommy and Me time and she's obvously passionate about it. I just don't share her passion. Am I yearning for the day that she comes up with something else? you betcha!

I guess maybe the author worded it incorrectly...sometimes the activities that the kids choose to do with me bore me to death would probably be more accurate. The kids aren't really boring, just some of their interests/obsessions.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: My kids and my life are anything but boring. I mean, you never know what's going to happen from one moment to the next and they keep me laughing. They make me smile when I have no reason to smile. They give me hugs and kisses even though I feel like I've done nothing to deserve it.

What a horrible thing to say about your kids.

Hi Abbie!! Been missing you around here.

Kirstenmumof3 replied: Wow that is an awful thing to write!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: i'm with Cary.



Sorry - but when *I* want to do something, I don't feel like "waiting" for them to get dressed, put their shoes on, go pee etc before doing it... but i still do... and i don't like reading out loud, period... but I still read to them... lots... doesn't mean i like it... but they do... my "kids" themselves are not boring... but man it's a long day when all you do is cook, feed the kids, clean up and play with kids... course i have online time in between stories and games and drawings... and i read, crochet, do my own thing... but there's lots i'd rather do than play with playddough... ya know?

luvmykids replied:
LMBO, I can sooooo identify with ya on that one!

But although their activities bore me at times, I'm sure mine do them as well, like going to the post office which even I hate To me though, it wasn't that she said she was bored, but that she said bored "rigid" and that she begged the nanny to read them bedtime stories.

It's another case of incorrect wording and maybe even to each his own, not every woman is the storybook mom, I'm certainly not, but wow, she stated it pretty clearly to me.

kit_kats_mom replied:
I agree. While I don't enjoy the actual reading stories part, the fact is that bedtime has been the place where some of my most warm snuggly memories are. I'd never dream of handing it off to a stranger. Poor soul doesn't know what she's missing,

luvmykids replied:
Exactly. And what they're missing is heartbreaking.

ZandersMama replied: It is very sad that she feels that way, the poor children.

Bee_Kay replied: I don't understand her at all. Some things are best left un-said

My children.. NOT ONCE .... have ever bored me. I have been entertained, amused and delighted watching them grow up into wonderful teenagers.

~Roo'sMama~ replied:
I don't think there's anything wrong with being bored with what your kids are into sometimes, but at least you still play with her and do the things she likes even if you're not enjoying it. It sounds like this woman doesn't even try to get involved in her kids lives because they're too boring - and that's where it's all wrong. Those poor kids.

C&K*s Mommie replied: Overall I think we are all in consensus that motherhood is full of life, laughter, and so many "I love you mom's" (warms my heart everytime my girls say it to me out of the blue ), many new experiences that as we become older we become accustomed to, and through the eyes of our kids we can see the world anew. Rainbows, and butterflies, flowers, and airplanes... all are things that cause a child's eyes to widen in amazement. I love revelling in new experiences with our girls, that is not boring at all.

I do agree that holding a conversation, with non-parents takes some effort. I find myself wanting to yip-yap about our girls, then I have to realize that they do not have children, or if they do, that talking about something other than motherhood may be in order.

Boys r us replied: That's HORRIBLE!!! My kids are the light of my life, I can't imagine a single day without them!

I feel sorry for the mom and her kids..b/c their both missing out on what could and should be the closest and most special relationship they'll ever have in life..that of a mother and her child!

AlexsPajamaMama replied: All I have to say is that kids only know what they are taught, so if she thinks her kid is boring then that is all she has ever taught him to be I guess....
How awful for her to say that, especially for public knowledge

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TheOaf66 replied: well she is at the other extreme of not wanting to do anything with her kids, on the other side is the people who won't do anything without their kids, I think there has to be a happy medium. The nanny while working at home was ridiculous, and her definition of being a good mom, "I clothe them, feed them, AM NICE TO THEM, cuddle them" She is not really being a parent, she is a provider, she is an absentee landlord. Some people just don't get what it is all about.

kit_kats_mom replied:
watch it buddy. LOL

I have a nanny (well, I used to and I'm looking to replace her)and I work at home. It's near impossible to get work done without one. I only have one for 10 hous a week though. however, I get what you are saying.

Boo&BugsMom replied: Seems to me the woman is not bored, she's just selfish.

The work at home/nanny thing I can see the justification in (it's just not realistic to do a 'job' and watch your kids, you'd get nothing done, that would be like taking your child to your out-of-the-house job)...unless she is over-using the nanny so she 'doesn't have to be with her children'. Sad to say, there are people out there like that, that would rather just hire a nanny to be with their kid while they sit and watch tv or something. Sad, but true.

I don't know about anyone else, but whenever I have to take Tanner to something, like a b-day party, I LOVE seeing the look on his face when he is excited about something. Be it just seeing his friends, or just seeing him having fun. Or better yet, when the lightbulb finally goes off in his head when trying to figure something out. Those are the joys of being a parent...seeing your child happy and having fun! I mean, for her to say she'd rather be texting her friends while at the movies? Ok, so I admit I don't like to watch children's movies, but it's the time you share WITH your children that's important.

MommyToAshley replied: I just can't comprehend feeling that way???? I am so bewildered by her statement that her kids are boring. How can your kids be boring? I don't understand? You wake up in the morning to a bright smile hovering over you and an "I love you". You get to sing silly songs, make sandcastles, and bake cookies with the most important person in your life. It's fun to go to amusement parks and carnivals all over again. You get to act silly and jump in mud puddles. Now come on... farts are even funny again when you have kids. How can her kids be boring? Who could not love cuddling up with your child at night, reading a book, and talking about the day. And, there's nothing more rewarding than the twinkle in your childs eye as they thank you for a fun day and say I love you. If that is boring... I wouldn't give boring up for the world. But, I think she must have it backwards... she must be the boring one.

C&K*s Mommie replied: ITA!! A second chilhood all over again.

My2Beauties replied: Dee Dee you said exactly what I was thinking - to the tee!