hmmmm...kid fic, you say?

[roxy]

Here's things I'm discovering as I read my way through a shit-ton of J2.

Some of this kid fic is pretty darn good, some of those kids I ended up liking pretty well. I would name names but I never remember a fucking thing--title or author. (There was this really great story not a J2 that I lost track of, with Sam and his daughter by Ruby, I think--if this sounds familiar to anyone please let me know who it is. I'm sure I'll be horribly embarrassed to find out who wrote it, but embarrassment is my middle name. Yes, it's hell filling out legal forms...)

But I digress! Kidfic, yes. Say, some of these people who write this kidfic--have they ever actually interacted with a child? Spent longer than a half hour taking care of a child? And if you actually deal with your kids the way folks deal with their kids in these stories, then shit. Ya'll are some patient motherfuckers.

Comments

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

Ah-ha-ha! So true. You speak (write, post) words of wisdom, and I kinda really doubt there's a whole lot of kid-interaction going on. I have nieces and nephews, and already I can tell ya they're dirty shits sometimes, man! And that's just me as Aunty. I don't even wanna know what happens when I leave and they're not on their "best" behavior anymore.

But, uh, Embarrassment? Well, it's better than Jer-Majesty or Pilot Inspektor, I guess. :)

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!!!!!

Man, my kid tried acting up with Auntie when Mom wasn't around--*one* time. And when I got back and found out what she'd done--ass whipping number two. We didn't play, we were strictly old-school.

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

I know, right? Kids are awesome and the sweetest things ever, but they're equally just soulless little demons. My dad used to say he didn't think we even had souls until we were about four years old. :)

Old school. Yes! I wait tables, and some of the parents/families that come in? They just suck at parenting their kids! I'm always shocked at how careless these people are. 'Course, it annoys and pisses me off when I have little brats running around and making messes, but I think afterward, "What the hell is wrong with those parents?!"

Whoops. Got off on a rant there. Sorry, hon!

respecting your rant

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

RIGHT?

Those people are doing their kids no favors by not setting them limits. They're lazy. Sure, nothing sucks more than having to be the bad guy to your kid, but that's part of the job, you know? It's hard work, making them sit, be quiet, pay attention, explain that mom&dad love you but the people sitting behind us just want you to sit the fuck down and shut the hell up. There's nothing wrong with that, right? Just 'cause I love my kid doesn't mean anyone else has to. ;)