worth repeating- I'VE HAD ENOUGH

carmen

winstonsmith wrote: [quote=melanarchy]I can't really be the only one who reveals in the schadenfreude of watching other people screw their kids up? Also strollers? Seriously? Just go out after 6.

Why do you think children are being raised poorly in Park Slope?

Have you actually spent any time with any families here?

on that note, is it healthy to feed a 2yr old sushi containing raw fish? Because I have seen more than one child under walking age (so what is that, 1-2 years old?) being fed clearly raw tuna rolls outside of the co-op. Im seriously asking... maybe its fine but it seems like mercury would be an issue for someone that young. Give the kid some cherrios for gods sake.

caseopele

nonhipoldbklynchick wrote: no petting zoo for the kids???
also-- all poop is natural- big or small---all God's children poop...
still luv ya!!!
winstonsmith---------->keeping brooklyn safe from poop HOORAY

Oh shit, this just made me laugh so hard I started having a coughing fit!

longtimesloper

melanarchy wrote: I can't really be the only one who reveals in the schadenfreude of watching other people screw their kids up? Also strollers? Seriously? Just go out after 6.

Yes, because it's a well known fact tht people with children shutter themselves inside their homes after 6 pm!

zebra

Jack Krohn wrote: This may come as a surprise, but most horsies eat cheesburgers on a regular basis.

Are you saying horses are too dumb to realize they're vegetarians?

Or am I too dumb for believing you?

new2hood

Need help packing?

flo

The poop slope blog has been given a challenge. Can it secure slope poop photos taken from space?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/02/penguin.satellite.images/index.html

Be careful where you poop. Big Brother is watching.

meredithb

Come to Ditmas Park. We have less people and wider sidewalks.

eggcream

Subject: Re: JONATHAN SWIFT HAD IT RIGHT

Domino wrote: I personally detest the worship of the child - why? You spawned and I should have to tolerate it?

and your mother spawned and we have to tolerate it as well.

winstonsmith

Subject: Re: JONATHAN SWIFT HAD IT RIGHT

Domino wrote: I personally detest the worship of the child - why? You spawned and I should have to tolerate it? I have a solution feed the rug rats to the dogs - the dogs may then poop improved children!

Could you be specific as to what is bothering you? As a parent of 2 children I would like to be a better neighbor.

eggcream

Carmen wrote: [quote=winstonsmith][quote=melanarchy]I can't really be the only one who reveals in the schadenfreude of watching other people screw their kids up? Also strollers? Seriously? Just go out after 6.

Why do you think children are being raised poorly in Park Slope?

Have you actually spent any time with any families here?

on that note, is it healthy to feed a 2yr old sushi containing raw fish? Because I have seen more than one child under walking age (so what is that, 1-2 years old?) being fed clearly raw tuna rolls outside of the co-op. Im seriously asking... maybe its fine but it seems like mercury would be an issue for someone that young. Give the kid some cherrios for gods sake.

No, I don't think it's safe at all. Not surprising coming from the co-op though. Seriously, forget strollers, all I see lately is the freaking co-op "employees" wearing those stupid neon orange and yellow vests pushing their sacred shopping carts.

new2hood

Could you be specific as to what is bothering you? As a parent of 2 children I would like to be a better neighbor.

evidently, it's the mere existence of your children. Lovely fella.

jamzer

eggcream wrote: [quote=Carmen]on that note, is it healthy to feed a 2yr old sushi containing raw fish? Because I have seen more than one child under walking age (so what is that, 1-2 years old?) being fed clearly raw tuna rolls outside of the co-op. Im seriously asking... maybe its fine but it seems like mercury would be an issue for someone that young. Give the kid some cherrios for gods sake.

No, I don't think it's safe at all. Not surprising coming from the co-op though. Seriously, forget strollers, all I see lately is the freaking co-op "employees" wearing those stupid neon orange and yellow vests pushing their sacred shopping carts.

What exactly are you basing this on? My cousin's wife is Japanese and their kids have been eating sushi ever since they could eat solid food. Japanese women also eat sushi while they are pregnant. Maybe they just avoid fish with high levels of mercury or its just a matter of eating it in moderation.

boogieknight

Subject: Re: worth repeating- I'VE HAD ENOUGH

just me wrote: Is it me or in the last year does it seem like park slope has doubled in population? I can't get over how many strollers have taken over the sidewalks, how many nannies are spread out all over the park, how many kids there are screaming up and down the streets and crying because they didn't get their ice cream. CRAP, i am in kid overload. time to leave park slope, i think i have had enough

Yeah and what's with the Asian population? I swear they're friggin' everywhere in the Slope. Walking around, shopping, going to restaurants, drinking in bars. Crying because someone stole their car. CRAP, I am in Asian overload. :roll:

PS - To any other haters - just substitute Asian with any other group of people you despise whose only sin is living their lives and minding their own business.

garfunky

Subject: Re: worth repeating- I'VE HAD ENOUGH

BoogieKnight wrote:
Yeah and what's with the Asian population? I swear they're friggin' everywhere in the Slope. Walking around, shopping, going to restaurants, drinking in bars. Crying because someone stole their car. CRAP, I am in Asian overload. :roll:

PS - To any other haters - just substitute Asian with any other group of people you despise whose only sin is living their lives and minding their own business.

bravo

flo

Subject: Re: worth repeating- I'VE HAD ENOUGH

Garfunky wrote: [quote=BoogieKnight]
Yeah and what's with the Asian population? I swear they're friggin' everywhere in the Slope. Walking around, shopping, going to restaurants, drinking in bars. Crying because someone stole their car. CRAP, I am in Asian overload. :roll:

PS - To any other haters - just substitute Asian with any other group of people you despise whose only sin is living their lives and minding their own business.

bravo

These kinds of posts aren't serious though right? I just assume straight up that they are jokes. I thought this one was about poop.

gabbahey

Subject: Strollers

I can't listen to people complain about strollers in Park Slope anymore. My husband and I don't have children, but we love the families with kids on our block. The kids are cute and the parents are nothing but nurturing.

Sure, people stroll around their healthy, capable 4 year-olds. Try bringing a young child with you the next time you're running all your errands on foot. It's not overprotective parenting -- it's common sense. Most people don't have cars in Brooklyn. (And, contrary to popular belief, PS parents don't all have nannies & au pairs on call.)

It takes 5 seconds to step out of the way if there's no room. Doesn't bother me; shouldn't bother you.

ljnd

Yes, and bringing the Food Coop into this just Helps So Much.

withachaser

Flo wrote: The poopy loop always ends up this way....mine smells better than yours.

beautifully cut...to the chase...of this thread. brava!

lets keep it at the honest basic level of poop slinging and thus avoid what appears to be obnoxious adult petulance. there's too many kids, dogs, kid and dog poop, kids and dogs in bars and stores; hipsters, yuppies, food co-optists, surly barristas, loud drunk people on the weekends. so what? we choose to play in this sandbox 'cause we love it, anyway. reserve the venom for the real offenses: ASS parking and people who walk or drive down the street and believe it is perfectly fine to discard of their refuse at the precise moment and wherever they determine they no longer want it in their presence.
:roll:

flo

I don't know man. I actually think that poop is the new meme. I just saw Rachel Maddow mention this poopy site on her show.

http://www.whopooped.org/

It's official. Poop is in. Stroller-bashing is out.

domino

It is not children per se - it is the arrogance of the parents who act as if the interests of their children override the rights and interests of others. Similar to the old "Baby on Board" diamonds which were plastered to back windows.

I have seen stroller Nazis virtually run regular pedestrians off the sidewalk. Never mind cluttering the front of certain shops so even an Olsen twin couldn't squeeze in. If I am walking my dog (on a leash and I PICK UP) I have gotten a comment or two - keep that dog away from the stroller. However, when I had a dalmatian it was thought to be totally appropriate for some irresponsible parent to let the child run to my dog - without even asking if the dog was child friendly. THAT is what I mean by the worship of the child. Everything must revolve around MY child

While I was growing up in Sunset Park, we were taught to respect adults - not assume they would cater to us. Sunset Park and Bay Ridge had MORE kids per family during that time - and it was not a "me and my child first" attitude. If anything, it was a more cohesive atmosphere.

domino

It is not children per se - it is the arrogance of the parents who act as if the interests of their children override the rights and interests of others. Similar to the old "Baby on Board" diamonds which were plastered to back windows.

I have seen stroller Nazis virtually run regular pedestrians off the sidewalk. Never mind cluttering the front of certain shops so even an Olsen twin couldn't squeeze in. If I am walking my dog (on a leash and I PICK UP) I have gotten a comment or two - keep that dog away from the stroller. However, when I had a dalmatian it was thought to be totally appropriate for some irresponsible parent to let the child run to my dog - without even asking if the dog was child friendly. THAT is what I mean by the worship of the child. Everything must revolve around MY child

While I was growing up in Sunset Park, we were taught to respect adults - not assume they would cater to us. Sunset Park and Bay Ridge had MORE kids per family during that time - and it was not a "me and my child first" attitude. If anything, it was a more cohesive atmosphere.

veets

Flo wrote: I don't know man. I actually think that poop is the new meme. I just saw Rachel Maddow mention this poopy site on her show.

http://www.whopooped.org/

It's official. Poop is in. Stroller-bashing is out.

That site was really something.

If you have afew minutes to go there it will probably make you giggle.
I got 2 out of 3 wrong...shows what I know about poop.

veets

Flo wrote: I don't know man. I actually think that poop is the new meme. I just saw Rachel Maddow mention this poopy site on her show.

http://www.whopooped.org/

It's official. Poop is in. Stroller-bashing is out.

That site was really something.

If you have afew minutes to go there it will probably make you giggle.
I got 2 out of 3 wrong...shows what I know about poop.

longtimesloper

Domino wrote: It is not children per se - it is the arrogance of the parents who act as if the interests of their children override the rights and interests of others. Similar to the old "Baby on Board" diamonds which were plastered to back windows.

I have seen stroller Nazis virtually run regular pedestrians off the sidewalk. Never mind cluttering the front of certain shops so even an Olsen twin couldn't squeeze in. If I am walking my dog (on a leash and I PICK UP) I have gotten a comment or two - keep that dog away from the stroller. However, when I had a dalmatian it was thought to be totally appropriate for some irresponsible parent to let the child run to my dog - without even asking if the dog was child friendly. THAT is what I mean by the worship of the child. Everything must revolve around MY child

While I was growing up in Sunset Park, we were taught to respect adults - not assume they would cater to us. Sunset Park and Bay Ridge had MORE kids per family during that time - and it was not a "me and my child first" attitude. If anything, it was a more cohesive atmosphere.

those 'baby on board" signs in back windows had nothing to do with arrogance, they were there in case there was an accident and the child was knocked out of the car, that way rescue workers would know to look for a child in case the parent and/or driver of the vehicle couldn't tell them to.

longtimesloper

Domino wrote: It is not children per se - it is the arrogance of the parents who act as if the interests of their children override the rights and interests of others. Similar to the old "Baby on Board" diamonds which were plastered to back windows.

I have seen stroller Nazis virtually run regular pedestrians off the sidewalk. Never mind cluttering the front of certain shops so even an Olsen twin couldn't squeeze in. If I am walking my dog (on a leash and I PICK UP) I have gotten a comment or two - keep that dog away from the stroller. However, when I had a dalmatian it was thought to be totally appropriate for some irresponsible parent to let the child run to my dog - without even asking if the dog was child friendly. THAT is what I mean by the worship of the child. Everything must revolve around MY child

While I was growing up in Sunset Park, we were taught to respect adults - not assume they would cater to us. Sunset Park and Bay Ridge had MORE kids per family during that time - and it was not a "me and my child first" attitude. If anything, it was a more cohesive atmosphere.

those 'baby on board" signs in back windows had nothing to do with arrogance, they were there in case there was an accident and the child was knocked out of the car, that way rescue workers would know to look for a child in case the parent and/or driver of the vehicle couldn't tell them to.

domino

Clarification: the signs I detested read "CAREFUL - Baby on Board." OK - so if there is no baby on board I can be reckless?

As for rescue workers - wouldn't the baby seat be a pretty good indication there might have been a child somewhere in the vicinity? Pretty sure the seat would be more visible than a little sign in a window (which would probably be smashed anyway?)

domino

Clarification: the signs I detested read "CAREFUL - Baby on Board." OK - so if there is no baby on board I can be reckless?

As for rescue workers - wouldn't the baby seat be a pretty good indication there might have been a child somewhere in the vicinity? Pretty sure the seat would be more visible than a little sign in a window (which would probably be smashed anyway?)

longtimesloper

Seats get knocked loose, etc. etc.

But, yeah, the careful signs can be annoying.

longtimesloper

Seats get knocked loose, etc. etc.

But, yeah, the careful signs can be annoying.

winstonsmith

Domino wrote:
I have seen stroller Nazis virtually run regular pedestrians off the sidewalk. Never mind cluttering the front of certain shops so even an Olsen twin couldn't squeeze in. If I am walking my dog (on a leash and I PICK UP) I have gotten a comment or two - keep that dog away from the stroller. However, when I had a dalmatian it was thought to be totally appropriate for some irresponsible parent to let the child run to my dog - without even asking if the dog was child friendly. THAT is what I mean by the worship of the child. Everything must revolve around MY child .

Oh no, you received a comment or two. For that you use the word Nazis. They must have been horrific comments.

Yes, any parent that lets their child run up to a dog without asking first is irresponsible, but not a Nazi.

I am sure you are the perfect dog owner. But I have seen dog owners walk their dogs while drinking a cup of coffee, smoking a cigarette, and talking of the phone all while their dog was peeing on a flower garden.

Is that dog owner a Nazi? no. Does he make me want to make blanket statements about all dog owners? No. He is just a jerk.