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September 30, 2013 by Rhonda Gales

Hard to believe my baby boy turned six this week-end. We spent the week-end celebrating his 6th birthday. Yep, the top picture is from three years ago. He is going up fast. I’m amazed how his likes have changed as well. No more Nick Jr. unless he’s watching cartoons with his baby sister. He’s turned to Disney where they have real people, as real as it gets on TV anyway. No more dinosaur figures, hot wheels or toy soldiers. He has iPad, X-Box and Kindle
Fire to play computer games and learning activities and a new four wheeler for outside fun. You can find either a football or basketball in his hands. We received a new bike for his birthday. One without training wheels at that.

His taste in clothes has changed as well. No more Elmo, Handy Manny, or Cars tees. He’s into Nike, Addias and Puma. He now wears boxers, Jordan tennis shoes and his favorite sports team hats. He’s playing flag football and basketball. Where does time go?

There was a part of me that was happy to be celebrating his 6th birthday, but a sadness too because I know it’s just a matter of time before his interest change even more. Thankfully he still loves to snuggle with Mawmaw and thinks girls are yucky! I have a few years left before he asks for the car keys and heads out on a date.

Bad Parenting or Unfairly Treated?

September 20, 2013 by Rhonda Gales

Kids behaving badly or family unfairly treated? This family believe they were unfairly treated because they were asked to leave Applebee’s as a result of their children misbehaving in the restaurant. According to the parents their children are active, they were acting like children. According to other patrons in the restaurant at the time, the children were literally running around the establishment and disturbing other customers. This was in fact why they were asked to leave.

As I look at this picture, I can believe they were running around disturbing customers. Look at the mom holding the child on the right. He’s about to take off in the picture. Reminds me of my trip to TJ Max the other night. There were two ladies there with a little boy and girl. I’m thinking mother and grandmother. The children ran through the store the entire time I was there and the grandmother yelled at them. They just laughed and ran until their heart was content. As I was checking out, the mother was at another register. She tells the clerk, “I have to go find my kid”. My thought, she’s going to hold up the line to go find her kid.

As I’m leaving the store, there’s a lady outside with 3 children. She seems to be overwhelmed. I’m looking at her and looking back at the lady in the store yelling at the children. The lady outside proceeds to tell me that the little boy had run out in the street. She grabbed him and took him back inside. She stated she didn’t know who he belonged to he just took off running once he got inside. She was clearly affected by the incident. I know that I was affected by them running throughout the store, and the grandmother yelling. So, I can see Applebee’s asking the parents to leave. I wished TJ Max had asked the 2 ladies and their children to leave. It definitely affected my shopping experience.

If the children were running through the restaurant, I have no sympathy for these parents. Parents control your kids, or stay home! There are other paying customers there who would like to enjoy their evening out, and not be distracted by your “active” children.

Do you sympathize with the parents or do you believe Applebee’s took the appropriate step? Please leave a comment.