tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post829143138116252609..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: I Stopped ShortDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74976645979531985562011-03-21T15:51:39.406-04:002011-03-21T15:51:39.406-04:00Can I tell you what I tell my kids when they get s...Can I tell you what I tell my kids when they get some imaginary pain on one of their limbs? "Just cut it off and it won't bother you any more, honey." :-DMama Padawanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711400784874575349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7733056329662833642011-03-10T14:46:23.487-05:002011-03-10T14:46:23.487-05:00I do that and I'm not even a mom. However, my ...I do that and I'm not even a mom. However, my dad didn't do it...but guys tend to keep a grip on the back of the passenger seat, I've noticed. I wonder why?Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064704299561250273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70907455547636169842011-03-10T01:31:35.172-05:002011-03-10T01:31:35.172-05:00my mom never did this, instead it was my dad. I...my mom never did this, instead it was my dad. I'm 22 and he still does this if I ever go anywhere with him.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908042517254742490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-22614281436641004352011-03-06T15:51:38.491-05:002011-03-06T15:51:38.491-05:00I'm afraid I only reach to save whatever drink...I'm afraid I only reach to save whatever drink is in my cup holder- bad mom! But to be fair, neither one of my children are old enough to be in the front seat yet. On a side note, I'm a total germ-o-phobe. My kids lick their own fingers. AND if there isn't spare paper anywhere, they're chewing their gum until their jaw cramps shut. But they know that's the gum chewing Chashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769479971930047106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77048059021804467472011-03-06T12:26:06.612-05:002011-03-06T12:26:06.612-05:00Bahahaha!
I do that too! I'm not sure why thou...Bahahaha!<br />I do that too! I'm not sure why though bc both of my kids are in car seats in the back... I guess I'm preparing for when the oldest can sit in the front with me?!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039318261756838788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15059033750648564962011-03-05T16:10:57.499-05:002011-03-05T16:10:57.499-05:00I don't do the arm fling unless it is to save ...I don't do the arm fling unless it is to save the stuff in the passenger seat from flying into the floorboard, like my purse, work bag & book. <br /><br />To the people who mentioned wiping their kids dirty mouths. I did that once & learned real fast I didn't like it. So I'd I started telling my child to stick their tongue out & I'd get my thumb real "wet"Missihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324655001944467554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26222603437153333082011-03-05T13:10:58.248-05:002011-03-05T13:10:58.248-05:00I do the arm thing too and my youngest are 28! ano...I do the arm thing too and my youngest are 28! another thing I do is the "rock". You know, you may be carrying a bag (big brown paper bag) of gorceries, and you stop to talk to someone and all of a sudden you realize the bag is now being held on one of your hips and I am doing the "mom rock" back and forth so my gorceries don't start fussing and end my conversation before memahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321133763585650465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31033799084888747662011-03-04T23:21:27.844-05:002011-03-04T23:21:27.844-05:00Too Funny - the first thing I thought of when you ...Too Funny - the first thing I thought of when you said it must not be a guy thing was the Seinfeld episode! <br /><br />Just last week my 13-year old asked my why I did it to her and I told her it was an instinct. She pointed out the physics behind a crash and told me I'd never be able to save her life had it been a real accident. I told her "But, aren't you glad I would at least *Stressed Outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745823259135843944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1163746129729560352011-03-04T23:19:20.691-05:002011-03-04T23:19:20.691-05:00Me, too! I do the arm thing ~ and I am not a mom....Me, too! I do the arm thing ~ and I am not a mom. Maybe it's a genetic trait carried by the female chromosome?Forty Pound Sackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532270470379845645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57995841332041884942011-03-04T22:54:41.622-05:002011-03-04T22:54:41.622-05:00I think it is a reflex. frankly, my purse is typic...I think it is a reflex. frankly, my purse is typically on the passenger side seat, and I hate having to retrieve all the loose items that roam around the floorboards after my purse falls. So while my husband likes to think I'm being "soooo protective" of him, considering he's 6'2" and 210 pounds, I'm really just protecting my purse. OH, and sometimes he, in the Jennifer Magreevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245228845633935241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51553468592848537832011-03-04T20:54:00.440-05:002011-03-04T20:54:00.440-05:00My dad used to do this to me all the time when I w...My dad used to do this to me all the time when I was little. Back then I used to sit in the middle front seat, right next to the driver. I got whacked in the chest all the time! It's a good thing cars no longer have that seat.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847403848139091722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49615170696682103932011-03-04T20:15:18.027-05:002011-03-04T20:15:18.027-05:00I do the same thing for WHOEVER is sitting in the ...I do the same thing for WHOEVER is sitting in the passenger seat... my kids, their friends, hubby, my mom, perfect stranger...doesn't matter. I'm pretty sure it is genetic and comes from the fact that when I was 18 months old, I was sitting on my mom's lap in the front passenger seat when my dad turned in front of another car. I went through the windshield on impact, my mom grabbed meVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934437673301521112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72898185802034687272011-03-04T19:54:54.854-05:002011-03-04T19:54:54.854-05:00I'm guilty of that too. It's sort of emba...I'm guilty of that too. It's sort of embarrassing when you have an adult passenger... ; )Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581529641834277742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31208769375674061442011-03-04T19:40:35.839-05:002011-03-04T19:40:35.839-05:00I don't have kids and I do this. I think it...I don't have kids and I do this. I think it's because I normally have my purse on the passenger seat, and I'm trying to stop it from flying and spilling everywhere.Shoshanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707241263291051104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86310851893449680522011-03-04T19:24:40.807-05:002011-03-04T19:24:40.807-05:00How else will we prevent or fries from flying all ...How else will we prevent or fries from flying all over the car?Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90829564625143657362011-03-04T16:33:50.626-05:002011-03-04T16:33:50.626-05:00I don't have kids and I do this. I'm prote...I don't have kids and I do this. I'm protecting my purse :-)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870057872360891888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86034440792588671802011-03-04T16:12:22.877-05:002011-03-04T16:12:22.877-05:00The rule for catching barf is you have to fling it...The rule for catching barf is you have to fling it back at who did it. Same rule for those feces slinging monkeys at the zoo!V1ncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965823224765071292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47136065396458442052011-03-04T11:55:04.196-05:002011-03-04T11:55:04.196-05:00I knew a guy who did this to his girlfriend once, ...I knew a guy who did this to his girlfriend once, and it snapped his elbow. Seriously. Be careful doing this. Your arm is not going to save anyone, inertia and body mass will win every time.Kiote Agoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155361015809252736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27180850969050971942011-03-04T11:36:23.518-05:002011-03-04T11:36:23.518-05:00LOL. My Mom did the arm thing and *sigh* I do it t...LOL. My Mom did the arm thing and *sigh* I do it too. I have also wiped a kids face with a bit of spit. (Swore I'd never do that).<br />I have put out my hand for gum and stuff they chewed but didn't like. <br />Never ever have or will try to catch barf.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091568315821485891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56123861302560744912011-03-04T11:30:37.634-05:002011-03-04T11:30:37.634-05:00My mom does this!! (Even though her children are 1...My mom does this!! (Even though her children are 17, and 28!)<br /><br />I believe it's from when I was small, because the rules for properly restraining kids, just were not there! I remember being my daughters age (5) and riding from Hilton Head to Savannah and back in the front seat. NO WAY IN HELL I would do that today! She's still in the back, and in 5 point harness carseat! <br /><brAutumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371845712818896783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25478011965470577722011-03-04T11:24:06.231-05:002011-03-04T11:24:06.231-05:00How awesome (car part). We had a red pinto wagon....How awesome (car part). We had a red pinto wagon. I would lay in the back wagon part while my dad drove and heck, I turned out just fine. BTW I do the arm thing when there is no one in the car. <br />Yikes-I did just say I turned out fine huh? Oh well.mommyroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049870831035546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16218884269830401412011-03-04T11:17:45.634-05:002011-03-04T11:17:45.634-05:00wow, by the other comments, this one will seem so ...wow, by the other comments, this one will seem so off topic... but is the car in your picture a right hand drive?~Tammy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02429393845419704423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-39311445918234780122011-03-04T10:14:36.557-05:002011-03-04T10:14:36.557-05:00Ohmygosh Julie! I totally caught my daughter's...Ohmygosh Julie! I totally caught my daughter's vomit in my hands when she was a baby. Every.Single.Time. LOL<br /><br />Dawn, I snort-laughed all the way through this post because I'm an arm flinger from way back. My husband gets a bit peeved when I do it to him. He doesn't seem to understand this is mom instinct and there's nothing that can be done about it.<br /><br />*hugs* Sila Lumennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187216379161668621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37264779585434467402011-03-04T10:07:56.400-05:002011-03-04T10:07:56.400-05:00Not just a mom thing. My husband does this, alway...Not just a mom thing. My husband does this, always has. I don't on the other hand, I just curse when my purse ends up on the floor with everything thrown out of it.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088867905343101016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48057404410306764292011-03-04T09:14:58.716-05:002011-03-04T09:14:58.716-05:00Yup, it's Mom's gut instinct. All good mom...Yup, it's Mom's gut instinct. All good moms do it.Crazy Mom!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00550918194758228198noreply@blogger.com