I’m a different type of parent. I’m not up my kid’s ass all the time. She spends a good part of the day amusing herself and I spend my day working from home. I spend an hour or so with her in the afternoon and about 2 hours at night. I don’t talk to her constantly through the day, sometimes we’re quiet through lunch. I want her to be able to hear her own thoughts or maybe talk and share with me.
It’s amazing whats being said when you just shut up. I know so many mom’s who chat with her baby/child all day long or feel like they have to entertain them every minute of the day. When do you have time to clean the house? (By the way, that’s stay-at-home moms.. working moms are entirely different). Those moms are the same ones who only play children’s music in the house and in the car.. watch children’s programs only on TV, and pretty much surround them and their baby with academics, stimulation, and primary colors. Doesn’t that get old after a while?
Granted I’m not playing rap music and watching CSI with Little Bit, I do know what is acceptable for my little viewer and what’s not. But if I want to watch an episode of King of the Hill, well, I’m watching it.

Whoops. Got off on another rant.