tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post7021506699342637033..comments2023-11-03T22:22:16.145+10:00Comments on Quixotic Life: Cuckoo ParentingQuixotichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378864818017610840noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-16385186333228477262010-01-16T11:15:56.300+10:002010-01-16T11:15:56.300+10:00Ok, first of all, this is not "Paul" com...Ok, first of all, this is not "Paul" commenting - it's Mari-Ann (counting coconuts)... see my email to you for explanation.<br />Now onto my comment. Holy crap woman you are friggan hilarious!!! I swear you had me smiling throughout this whole post. I have a friend who is one such Cuckoo and I opt for the passive aggressive method, too. Gotta love those pent up frustrations. <br />Seriously though, this woman at your pool is just horrible. I agree with another commenter - call social services. If she's willing to act like that in public, image what she does (or doesn't do) at home. Sad.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915027083714332231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-21416483753826281272010-01-16T04:36:39.724+10:002010-01-16T04:36:39.724+10:00this woman does sound like she has a mental health...this woman does sound like she has a mental health problem or that she is seriously ill equipped to look after a child. Somebody needs to speak to her about what is going on. If she's desperate enough to risk the safety of her child AND the disapproving looks of other mothers at the pool when she ignores her infant then she is basically crying out for help (and yes, this is where you call social services, seriously)Motherhood The Final Frontierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629636157294565660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-17226655307424093952010-01-15T23:29:59.989+10:002010-01-15T23:29:59.989+10:00Poor child and poor adults who will have to do her...Poor child and poor adults who will have to do her job for her.Judy@grammyreads.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754425832288786185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-22896539761052702412010-01-15T13:37:12.215+10:002010-01-15T13:37:12.215+10:00It just makes me want to yell out for the pretend ...It just makes me want to yell out for the pretend mommy while simultaneously tipping her child over and then saying, "Uh, thought you might want to know.... don't think he can breathe under there..."<br />Yeah, I should never be left in that situation....HalfAsstic.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082110012779351659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-17692393945456128822010-01-15T09:26:39.123+10:002010-01-15T09:26:39.123+10:00I'm stunned. I don't have kids and nobody ...I'm stunned. I don't have kids and nobody would trust me with their kids no matter how desperate so I have never encountered this. <br />What was she thinking????Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391283393139905309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-33413238247858123192010-01-15T07:57:03.103+10:002010-01-15T07:57:03.103+10:00She clearly deserved a throat punch.She clearly deserved a throat punch.Gucci Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098520618133302969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-65275393718321242782010-01-15T05:50:47.837+10:002010-01-15T05:50:47.837+10:00Yuck, bad parent! I experienced this sort of thin...Yuck, bad parent! I experienced this sort of thing when my son was playing junior sport. Parents would drive by and dump the kids rather than stay, watch and be part of the action. very sad because there were some good times to be had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-49278249027435274352010-01-15T04:19:28.659+10:002010-01-15T04:19:28.659+10:00This made my stomach hurt. I have seven children a...This made my stomach hurt. I have seven children and know all about this topic. I think I would have called the police so they could have rescued that baby before something really tragic happens. That poor woman needs a serious wake up call before it's too late.<br /><br />You are a good mom!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000815937078399278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-51889741660879845252010-01-15T02:56:02.101+10:002010-01-15T02:56:02.101+10:00This makes me so angry I don't think I even ha...This makes me so angry I don't think I even have anything to so say.....that won't make me look like a HUGE ass....Duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195603673076986036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-35253549429121538052010-01-15T01:23:32.961+10:002010-01-15T01:23:32.961+10:00You are so better than me. I would have picked up ...You are so better than me. I would have picked up her little bundle of joy and placed him in her lap. And informed her that her beautiful bouncing bundle of delight is not able to walk by himself let alone SWIM!!!! I nor any mother here is responsible for her child. And if she does not want any social services in her life than she BEST to take care of her own son.Six divided by two.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00022092940105050911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-66929206238728839892010-01-14T21:04:15.316+10:002010-01-14T21:04:15.316+10:00Once again, my point is proven: there should be a ...Once again, my point is proven: there should be a license to be a parent and someone like that cuckoo mama is not fit to be a parent. Parenting is a responsibility. Not something a person can choose to be every now and then and take a break from in a way like she does. Hmph!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-36050112083032941032010-01-14T20:59:48.043+10:002010-01-14T20:59:48.043+10:00I've had this happen at the beach, my sister w...I've had this happen at the beach, my sister will bring her three kids along with us and then plop down on her lawn chair...with her back to the water. WTF?Dual Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219625667306878645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-62997764155218272762010-01-14T20:27:39.357+10:002010-01-14T20:27:39.357+10:00I have this problem at playgrounds and the beach (...I have this problem at playgrounds and the beach (not pools cos thank god we have our own now, but I remember that joy). I'll be watching my FOUR kids and then having to help all the other kids who fall down and smash their heads because their parents are 'catching up' with their mates. What a joke. On more than one occasion I have dumped a broken child in their parents lap and said "You might want to deal with this".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527588191107839720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-4854543914104506112010-01-14T19:01:02.899+10:002010-01-14T19:01:02.899+10:00I can never understand why people have kids if the...I can never understand why people have kids if they're just an inconvenience and/or they're not prepared to take on the responsibility of looking after them. Yes, I get that everybody needs a break, but as you said, relying on the kindness of strangers is not an appropriate solution!Kellyansapansahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01255309437963616569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-27404530863970764712010-01-14T18:17:28.069+10:002010-01-14T18:17:28.069+10:00Oh ha hahahahah I am so impressed with how you han...Oh ha hahahahah I am so impressed with how you handled this situation!!! Love your 'tude - so true. Cuckoo indeed!!!! What a weirdo.<br />Love your final line too, just made it. Speaking of which I have screaming in background, going insane - wish someone else would step in right about now.... !Sharnaniganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276480245747743458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127317602301649739.post-56101417170567332532010-01-14T16:41:04.260+10:002010-01-14T16:41:04.260+10:00I would have decided that since she was too busy r...I would have decided that since she was too busy reading her book to come over to the pool, I'd bring the pool to her. a) water would make reading her book hard, and b) jeans take forever to dry even on a hot day and are SO NOT COMFY WHEN WET!<br /><br />Stupid woman. Bet she's the same one that takes her kids to the beach and sits 3km away sunbathing with her eyes closed while you race into the water and save her kid from drowning in the waves that are twice as big as they are.Epskeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142572924955344158noreply@blogger.com