tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post8963181294034351126..comments2024-02-16T13:53:50.017+00:00Comments on Tattie Weasle: Bringing up Boys: How (NOT) to get children to behave on long car journeys...Tattieweaslehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-87604588541248795472010-02-09T08:18:46.959+00:002010-02-09T08:18:46.959+00:00I must admit I chuckled. Now that my own daughters...I must admit I chuckled. Now that my own daughters are grown, I can look back on my own helpless efforts and be glad we all survived. But the best part is that my oldest daughter has a four-year-old boy now...As my mother used to say, it comes all back to a person!<br />Nice honest blog, this!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-89198143513007371892010-02-08T19:31:23.156+00:002010-02-08T19:31:23.156+00:00Preseli Mags - keep thinking that agirl among this...Preseli Mags - keep thinking that agirl among this lot would seriously help but trhere again...and as for banging heads I bought a car with anti lock brakes - useless for parents!!!!!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-18098464488249570292010-02-08T19:05:15.726+00:002010-02-08T19:05:15.726+00:00Golly I think we all recognise this scenario! Luck...Golly I think we all recognise this scenario! Luckily mine are a) girls and b) mostly good now, but I well remember journeys with little feet hammering on the back of my seat and high pitched screaming (me!).<br /><br />Mind you, they can be awful if they're tired. Paddington audio books help with that one!<br /><br />PS: Mine never take their seatbelts off now. They did once when I was turning the car round, I had to brake hard and the result was two banged heads. Lesson learned.Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-17120882579211229952010-02-08T17:11:40.462+00:002010-02-08T17:11:40.462+00:00Ladybird World Mother - On no could never ever adm...Ladybird World Mother - On no could never ever admit this to MIL - thank heavens she leaves me to blog in peace. At least I hope she does...hang on is that the Jaws tune I hear?Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-11773636094111493362010-02-08T16:48:15.549+00:002010-02-08T16:48:15.549+00:00Awful... I just SO know that sort of journey. Your...Awful... I just SO know that sort of journey. Your wonderful honesty... we ALL think and do just that... and pretend that we dont. (Well, at least to mother in laws, we do.) <br />Hope the rest of the journey was a good one. xxxxLadybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-7084349647689770572010-02-08T12:45:33.088+00:002010-02-08T12:45:33.088+00:00Diney - crossed in the ether there! carrying that ...Diney - crossed in the ether there! carrying that precious load in the car is such a responsibility so I will admit that when they are not there the music's up loud and I travel way faster!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-23245506414153164052010-02-08T12:43:14.920+00:002010-02-08T12:43:14.920+00:00Inthemud - looking forward to ipods etc
Mud - I tr...Inthemud - looking forward to ipods etc<br />Mud - I try to but they keep waking me up!<br />Jude - Oh don't the guilt bit then thre is a terrible worry that they will HATE me when they are older and leave me all by myself or else threaten to do the same thing when I'm a senile old granny. <br />Iota - Got one on a DS but 3 year old is just not interested unless of course it is to snatch it away from his brother ...<br />Brit in Bosnia - I swear I got this from my Dad who did it to me and my sister. He left us but Mum persuaded him to come back... I was 20 and my sister 16!<br />SmitoniusAndSonata - we were VERY peaceful on the rest of the journey!<br />CJ - ohmygod NAKED No they haven't learned that trick yet. I won't be telling them either :)<br />Lou - so glad I'm clearly not the only one!<br />Heronthehill - I secretly panic that they will catch on and that all my threats are empty. What in the world will I do then? I adore them to bits ...Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-74834459913985168182010-02-08T12:38:27.523+00:002010-02-08T12:38:27.523+00:00I'm amazed that so many of us have done this!!...I'm amazed that so many of us have done this!! I thought I was such a horrible mother, but now I know I am not alone in the threat of 'if you don't behave I'll stop the car and leave you right here...' which does, in black and white, sound terrible, but just shows how frustrated we can get.A real wake up call when you swerve, though, with the precious cargo on board.Dineyhttp://oldermumsarefun.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-37838540676233171262010-02-08T12:28:22.957+00:002010-02-08T12:28:22.957+00:00Greatly sympathise Tattie. If it's any comfort...Greatly sympathise Tattie. If it's any comfort, I have spent huge amounts of time over the years screaming at my children to shut up while we are on car journeys. There's something hideous about being in that confined space with them all fighting with eachother. I have a particular problem with my youngest - the car is her chosen territory to cause misery and havoc but that's a whole other story...<br />Yes, many an accident has nearly been caused; many a time I have screeched to a halt and pretended to leave her on the side of the road; and your experience at the bus stop reminds me of similar emotions brought on by fear when you realise, that despite all this stress, they are so very precious and it is your hands that are on the wheel of that car and what a major responsibility that ultimately is.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-73149639041321667112010-02-08T12:11:55.492+00:002010-02-08T12:11:55.492+00:00Spookily familiar!Spookily familiar!Lou Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349559305444036113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-43780838040890527622010-02-08T12:04:41.541+00:002010-02-08T12:04:41.541+00:00It's an awful feeling isn't it. Amy used t...It's an awful feeling isn't it. Amy used to play up in the car when she was little, getting out of her seat whilst I was driving down to Manchester, she also used to take all her clothes off. The amount of times I used to stop on the hard shoulder just to get her dressed again. A nice relaxing cd usually does the trick, or a portable dvd player.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-89497867153386077312010-02-07T21:00:38.990+00:002010-02-07T21:00:38.990+00:00What I love about this story is that we've all...What I love about this story is that we've all thought before having children ..."I'd NEVER say that " and then , about three years down the line , been aghast at the words coming out of our mouths .<br />Your two know you wouldn't leave them , and the increasing yells were probably largely tired " I don't know how to stop being a pain . Help , Do something to turn me off ." noises .<br />So you did . And it worked . It shut you all up , by the sound of it !<br /><br />Hope the rest of the journey was peaceful.SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-16952298713881164542010-02-07T18:10:18.396+00:002010-02-07T18:10:18.396+00:00That is scary. The moment the back of the car isn&...That is scary. The moment the back of the car isn't where it should be - let alone the wails and howls. I love that your boys actually thought you were going to leave them behind. here is a parent who has clearly carried out some threats in the past!<br /><br />I'm a bit worried that my two might love the car swerving bit and be egging me on to try and do it again.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-20549744774608628022010-02-07T18:01:11.186+00:002010-02-07T18:01:11.186+00:00Aaargh. Poor you.
Wait till they're old enoug...Aaargh. Poor you.<br /><br />Wait till they're old enough for a DS each, and all your problems will be solved.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-39317264368738194152010-02-07T16:58:43.342+00:002010-02-07T16:58:43.342+00:00I'm afraid I've done this - more than once...I'm afraid I've done this - more than once with my 2 boys. Literally stopped and dumped one of them on the pavement, and made as if to drive off. It has worked as a last resort when I'm at the end of my tether, but I really feel guilty about it and suspect that it might be tantamount to emotional abuse. I also wonder what onlookers must think, and whether I'll receive a visit from social services shortly after!Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685862017243920231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-64809881008197823312010-02-07T15:28:12.419+00:002010-02-07T15:28:12.419+00:00Few - sounds like you need to sleep for a week aft...Few - sounds like you need to sleep for a week after that sort of journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706340262644788705.post-9234366135905870202010-02-07T14:54:44.678+00:002010-02-07T14:54:44.678+00:00Oh Tattie how I sympathise, I had 3 girls to drive...Oh Tattie how I sympathise, I had 3 girls to drive around, absolute nightmare. So glad they've all grown up, well almost, I have one 13 yr old girl in car now and she hardly says a word, usually ears plugged in to iplayer, so I can carry on listening to Radio 2 !Inthemudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551873512058789152noreply@blogger.com