Parent Peeves

Peeves the Poltergeist
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What is a 'Peeve,' anway?

Sometimes a "peeve" seems like that obnoxious poltergeist from the Harry Potter novels.  Othertimes, we consider it "just an annoyance."

Mama Kat is tapping into her follower's peevedom by asking what the top parenting peeve is.

Is it. . . screaming children? tarted-up children? parents who do everything for their child?

If you're not sure, but wonder if you made the list, here are some bloggers to check out:

• Mom*Vana  -"I saw a woman with a little army of 6 children all trailing behind her with GIANT cups of soda from 7-11. I wanted to slap her. I am sorry but that is ridiculous. On a hot day, give your kid water." 
• Parenting by Dummies  - “I’m going to count to 5…”  And then what?  And why not 3?  Personally, by the time you get to 3, I’ve had it with you, your kid, and your useless counting, so why bother going all the way to 5? "
• My Perfect Little World - "How about once they're in college, you let them pick their OWN classes?"
• My Memory Art - "I also stopped telling pee, poo, food, sleeping, sickness, behavior, and embarrassing narratives about my kids while they were anywhere within hearing distance at a very young age. "
• The Raven's Spell - '“Shhhhhh” is far louder, disruptive, and just plain annoying than a kid getting excited to see hyenas appear on screen. If you plan to take your child to a movie, guess what, they are going to have a few things to say.'
• Footprints in the Sand - "I remember seeing a five year old boy at the grocery store last year, submissively following behind his father when he accidentally bumped into the aisle causing a jar of pickles to drop on the floor.  It was an accident.  In less than five seconds the father turned around and yelled at his son in such a way that I started crying. "
• What the Grimgirl looks forward to-" When I was a child, it seemed as though my sister and I were the only kids on the block who wore shoes in the summer. It wasn’t that the other kids didn’t have shoes; it was that my mother would not let us out the door without them."
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  Because my life is fascinating - I" don't care if this goes into a "college fund." By the time she's of age for college she's going to be such a bimbo that she'll be beyond repair. And don't tell me you're trying to boost her confidence. Getting judged for how she looks in a bathing suit at age 10 is NOT going to encourage ANY confidence."
• Shit in the bathtub: Adventures in crap-tastic mommy moments - "But when I look over while driving and see a car full of children and the parents in the front driving and smoking (windows cracked or open) – let me tell you – I not only judge you, I consider that child abuse and neglect."
• So this is the good life - "I know a lot of parents who keep their child up late at night (11:00, midnight, sometimes even later) so that they will sleep in the next morning so the parent can sleep in too."
• Mommy's Lounge - ". . . there are lots of baby-talking-mommies out there! (Can you say, “annoying to the nth degree?”) I feel so bad for the kid who misses the opportunity to develop vocabulary, proper inflection, syntax and all that good stuff."

My own commentary on parental pet peeves is here, and based on what I've read from the funny ladies who post at the blogs above, there are a lot of people out there who are on the same page.

So - what's your biggest parental pet peeve?