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My daughter still watches Peppa Pig to this day and she's 7. I do get a kick out of that accent as well and some of the language changes (calling bike training wheels 'stabilizers' for example which I think is much better). I would of thought by now she be done with Nick Jr. but I guess not. Other than that it's My Little Pony and Tinkerbell. I couldn't tell you what any episode of My Little Pony is about since I don't usually watch them with her. I do here the songs alot though ('what my cutie mark is telling me' gets played a lot).

It's definitely a different experience with a little girl. Yesterday I got a fake pedicure while I was sitting in the recliner watching golf. The one thing I'm thankful for is she isn't that much into dolls.
 
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Vandyn_sl said:
I do here the songs alot though ('what my cutie mark is telling me' gets played a lot).
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Ugh. The song they sing when Pinkie goes on a road trip with the Apple family gets stuck in my head, and just thinking about it has it stuck in my head now. FML
 
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My kids rarely watch TV anymore. Its all about youtube now. Its really weird how this generations kids are different. Or maybe its just my kids? BTW they are 12 and 10.
 
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My kids rarely watch TV anymore. Its all about youtube now. Its really weird how this generations kids are different. Or maybe its just my kids? BTW they are 12 and 10.
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Yeah I think we're talking a bit younger. My nieces are 2 and 3.
 
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So... 3 y/o son spent a few hours with a 4 y/o cousin and brought home a bunch of mannerisms that make us want to beat them out of him / hire an exorcist. We're just being stern about correcting him (super-posessive - grabbing things to his chest and saying 'mines' exactly like his cousin, defiantly saying no a lot, dropping some f-bombs, etc), but man, what a test of our patience. Anyone deal with something similar?
 
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meStevo_sl said:
So... 3 y/o son spent a few hours with a 4 y/o cousin and brought home a bunch of mannerisms that make us want to beat them out of him / hire an exorcist. We're just being stern about correcting him (super-posessive - grabbing things to his chest and saying 'mines' exactly like his cousin, defiantly saying no a lot, dropping some f-bombs, etc), but man, what a test of our patience. Anyone deal with something similar?
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Never let him around that cousin again? Sounds like his parents have already failed at raising him right, and you don't want that rubbing off on your kid. As long as you keep him from being re-exposed to that kind of behavior and discipline him when he shows it, he should stop doing it.
 
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That's kinda what I told my wife, we've just got to 'parent' ourselves through it, and raising him 'right' will both correct this stuff as well as make him more resistant to the stupid he's exposed to via other toddlers - or at least that's what I'd like to think. Frustrating weekend though, I want my son back.

I'm not sure exactly what my wife told my mom this morning when she dropped off our daughter, but mom was afraid this would happen. My sister's family is living with them at the moment and mom watches my 4 month old for us (we put toddler in daycare so she didn't have them both). Certainly will be limiting the amount of time the two of them have together for a bit.
 
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You know, sometimes it is just the kid. Although in that situation, it sounds like a failure on the parents. It can be really tough when it is a relative. My sister in law's oldest is just... well, I am not comfortable with my kid being around her because she completely lacks empathy and is just a nasty child. Would cause some major shit though if I said something.

My oldest daughter is super conscious of bad words, is incredibly sweet to other kids and really wants to be part of everything. My middle girl is grumpy, uses bad words and couldn't care less about what other kids think of her. I've done my best to give them what they need and all, but they are just very different kids.
 
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So a random kid comes over to a 4 year olds house, and the 4 year old doesnt want to share.... And thats a "parent failure"? Geezus.... I'd actually say thats pretty fucking normal. Lighten up. Every single 3 year old goes through the "no" phase too.

F-bombs are a different story but... yah.
 
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Pinkie Pie rules.

Unfortunately, she never said that. You're thinking of the episode where Twilight Sparkle gets a warning from her future self to stop a disaster, and she's so distracted trying to avert the disaster she lets Spike gorge himself on ice cream. He's the one who says the impending stomach ache is future Spike's problem.

Two young nieces. Come at me bro.
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You're right, that was Spike! My bad. Joeboo, it is legit a good show. I don't even really know what a brony is, I always assumed it was the creepy guys who want to fuck the ponies. But the show is quality.

Right now, my kids are watching Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Yo Gabba Gabba, and the new Sailor Moon series. Since we got rid of our cable, instead of asking them what they want I just download shit I want to watch or can at least stand and they get really into it.

When given control of Netflix, they will watch Jem, Adventure Time, Johnny Test, and some awful Barbie shit that I wish I could block from Netflix.
 
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So a random kid comes over to a 4 year olds house, and the 4 year old doesnt want to share.... And thats a "parent failure"? Geezus.... I'd actually say thats pretty fucking normal. Lighten up. Every single 3 year old goes through the "no" phase too.

F-bombs are a different story but... yah.
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My kids all started preschool again today. My middle child says 'dammit' in context, pretty regularly. I am really hoping she doesn't do that in school. It is funny because she will say it and my oldest girl will immediately say "Don't say dammit!" so they go back and forth.
 
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Cyni_sl said:
So a random kid comes over to a 4 year olds house, and the 4 year old doesnt want to share.... And thats a "parent failure"? Geezus.... I'd actually say thats pretty fucking normal. Lighten up. Every single 3 year old goes through the "no" phase too.

F-bombs are a different story but... yah.
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I personally was referring to the F-bombs. Not sharing in a pre-schooler is pretty typical.

It is definitely a failure of mine that I swear in front of my kids. I try not to but it happens and my five year old has a slightly more colorful vocabulary than I would like because of it.
 
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My kids all started preschool again today. My middle child says 'dammit' in context, pretty regularly. I am really hoping she doesn't do that in school. It is funny because she will say it and my oldest girl will immediately say "Don't say dammit!" so they go back and forth.
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Yeah that is mine exactly.
 
Gavinmad

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I also was referring to the F-Bombs as well as 'Mines'. You've failed spectacularly if your kid says 'mines' instead of 'mine' at basically any age.
 
Vandyn

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I used to curse like a sailor before my kid was born but I do make a concerted effort to not do it around her and it's to point now where I hardly curse at all anymore whether she's in the room or not so I guess that's a good thing. Of course I cannot account for the kids at school and what they hear from their parents and repeat so there is that. The only thing you can do is just reiterate the fact that those are bad words and shouldn't be repeated, no matter who is saying them.

In our experience, preschool it wasn't so much about the language as it was kids biting each other. There were at least 2 occasions where my daughter got bit in the arm.
 
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I'm not very good at this parent thing, so I need some advice. If you have an 18 yr old daughter who asks your wife to get her a pregnancy test .... is it wrong to want to get her one of those fake ones that shows positive every time? Wife thinks its mean and doesn't want any part of it. But the girl has no job, lives with us, is about to start college, and I think a reality check like that might do her some good. At least it might make her more diligent in using condoms. I don't know if they're using them or not, but since she's on BC, the only reason I can think that she'd want the test is if she's been letting her BF raw dog and/or is not sure that she's using the BC right.
 
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Her mom?? No it was my idea, mom is against it. If I do it, I'm going to have to buy it myself and swap it out.

Where do you get that mom is fucked up?

Allright well, glad I asked. She's a step child, so I only have like 4 years of experience with this parenting thing. I assume it's still natural to have violent urges towards the BF.
 
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