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S/O French moms are awesomer than you

For those who were discussing the article on French parenting, I just wanted to let you know that I witnessed a lovely tantrum from a four year old (French child) at the grocery store. The poor mum looked like she was ready to pull out her own hair. Heck, I almost stuck out a foot to trip the little bugger when he was running past me. I REALLY had to fight it, he was sooo irritating. So anywho,I just wanted to reassure you that toddlers are occasionally little sh*ts in every country and that French mums aren't sitting in a veranda with a glass of red while their two year olds play mozart on the piano.

Re: S/O French moms are awesomer than you

  • The kid probably has an American dad. Stick out tongue
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  • imageneeps:
    The kid probably has an American dad. Stick out tongue

    Yes

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  • LOL!

    I saw a french toddler having a tantrum on the street the same day we discussed the article and though of it!

    I discussed it with my french bff who has a son M's age. Her kid has tantrums all the time, still at 3.5 years old doesn't sleep through the night, doesn't eat well etc...  But she also gave her baby what he needed when he needed it, not the typical "french" parenting style that the book describes.  

  • I have been tempted to start documenting every ill-behaved child I see in public from now on, but then I remember I have better things to do than write a book countering the "superior" book claims.
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  • Just curious...have any of you actually read the book?
  • imageMrsBini10:
    Just curious...have any of you actually read the book?

    I'll admit I haven't. I've just read the articles about it, which make me not want to read the whole book at all. I can't imagine her spinning something book-length about her claims. The whole thing just seems so bizarre.

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  • imageanna7602:

    imageMrsBini10:
    Just curious...have any of you actually read the book?

    I'll admit I haven't. I've just read the articles about it, which make me not want to read the whole book at all. I can't imagine her spinning something book-length about her claims. The whole thing just seems so bizarre.

    I'm reading it and a lot of it is pretty common-sense and much more subtle than the articles make it seem. 

    Its a pet peeve of mine is all, when people say "that book is stupid" or whatever when they haven't read it.  Half the reviews on amazon, btw, are "reviewing" the author's appearance on the Today Show. "She's wearing a weird hat, this book sucks!" 

  • I think it sounds interesting.  I think I will read it as it pertains to my occupation/ interests.  
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  • No I haven't read it, but I know that they aren't claiming that French mothers are superior to the rest of the world. I have the general idea of what the author was saying and I agree with a lot of it. It is just so much more fun to discuss the responses from people than to discuss the article. The subject line is much less interesting if I had put 'French moms raise normal toddlers in a slightly different way than you do, but that their POV on child-rearing is equally valid'. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it
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