Comments on: An Actual Dirty Little Secret

By: jerseygirl89

jerseygirl89 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:19:23 +0000

Maybe we should start a support group?

By: Simone

Simone — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:27:51 +0000

Oh dear God!! You mean I am not alone. Sweet Mary and Joseph!! I am normal. Thank you, Ladies. Thank you for erasing 3 years of guilt.

I more enjoyed being in the room when MotorMouth was young and I could watch Law & Order:SUV without imagining him growing up to be a serial killer. Mini Me screams and cries ever 5 minutes. I have no desire to play in there with them.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:40:22 +0000

Yeah, playing. I’m not that into it. I wish I was. I try to be. I’m just not. But, I don’t remember my mom playing with me all that much either. I’m alright, for the most part.

By: jerseygirl89

jerseygirl89 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:59:10 +0000

Hopefully all he’ll remember is all the times you did play with him.

By: jerseygirl89

jerseygirl89 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:58:14 +0000

That makes me feel so much better.

By: Karly

Karly — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:32:01 +0000

Oh, god, I HATE playing toys. Hate it. HATE IT.

Whew. I feel better now for admitting that.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:23:14 +0000

It gets incredibly dull, man. I’m with you. I’m not so good at the playing stuff.

By: Anglophile Football Fanatic

Anglophile Football Fanatic — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:11:35 +0000

Know what? I like both ways. There are times I love to play – even more than the kid. And, there are times I’d love him to entertain himself.

By: jerseygirl89

jerseygirl89 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:10:34 +0000

Jen -You’re right. My parents didn’t play imaginary games with me either and I never talked about that in therapy.

Merry – I think that’s why I’m getting stuck playing princess dolls only – that’s the only thing that they don’t play together. I may also be feeling bad because we haven’t done very many art projects lately.

By: Merry

Merry — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:14:06 +0000

I hate it, too, Jersey… you know, certain things like water gun fights in the backyard or playdough or whatever at the table, and boardgames we play pretty often… but not all the time and NEVER dolls – I didn’t even play with dolls when I was a kid… you’d think I would’ve as I love stories, but nope….

If it makes you feel better, having more than one is a blessing because they’ll start to play amongst themselves and then they really don’t want the parents along bumming out their inventive play:-)