I spent most of my time in a Martial Arts Studio. While here I observe a number of different personalities. Everything from the Sport-loving-push-my-kid-till-they-cry-then-push-them-harder Dad's, to the Cradle-and-coddle-them-till-they're-25 Mom's. And I know which parents/kids to stay away from and which one's I want to take home and make my pet (in a purely innocent way... Sickos)
Today I have noticed an influx of Stay-at-home Mom's who like to talk my ear off. Not saying this is bad, typically SAHM's like to talk about nothing but "Mom stuff". You know, potty training, bedtime routines, best torture methods, and I love it. I have a kid and I like to swap my mom stories but when there are other things I need to be doing (i.e. paperwork, take care of Annika) and the other mom does not take a hint and stops her story until I pay 100% attention to her, it gets a tad bit annoying.
I'm also the type of person who does not require alot of adult interaction. I can be content in talking to my computer until Jim gets home and then we talk for about 30 minutes before bed. So maybe I just think this is weird or rude or both:
There are 2 women here at Taekwondo and they have been standing, leaning on a wall, talking to each other for at least an hour and a half. This is all good and personally my legs would be dead tired for standing in one place for so long. But they each have 2 kids and they have been letting the kids run around the school, running into people, slamming doors WITHOUT CORRECTING THEM! I have been the one putting the smack down on the delinquents.
How desperate are you for adult time that you ignore your own kids in public and leave it to someone else to scold your kids when they get out of line?
bust out your master skills on those moms, that'll show em!
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