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in2cakes2
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Joined: Mar 25, 2009
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:43 pm |
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Kiki74
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Joined: Aug 12, 2006
Posts: 98
Location: York, Pa
Birthday: Feb 17
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:22 pm |
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Okay, so I read through all these posts and I agree and disagree. First of all I have two children one is 16 and the other 7. I also teach a preschool class of 4 year olds and have been doing so for several years.
It is true that kids will be kids and depending on the age of the child it was age appropriate behavior. Kids learm by exploring their environment. However children depend on us(the parents) to steer them in the right direction. The first time it happened the mother should have immediately apologized and redirected her child to another area or activity. Knowing that the child was curious should have been enough to have her pay a bit more attention to what was happening. The child chould not have been able to be near the area again. Period!
I would have been irritated by what happened. If the child was 4 or younger I would understand their wanting to touch it. And expect the parent to prevent a repeat of the incident.
A child over the age of 4 is old enough to know better as long as they were taught better.
I have been known to make hasty comments in anger as well so that I can not judge.
Please note that this is just MHO! No offense is meant to anyone. We all have different ways to live our lives. |
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cutthecake
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Joined: May 19, 2008
Posts: 994
Location: NY
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:22 pm |
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You COULD forget to send invitations to some.....
Debi and other CCers your thoughts on someone taking an element off a cake? And then throwing it away? |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 22112
Location: Indianapolis IN
Birthday: Jan 19
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:24 pm |
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| cutthecake wrote: | | Debi, your thoughts on someone taking an element off a cake? |
Oh, you can't print those thoughts in a public forum like this!  |
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Kiki74
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Joined: Aug 12, 2006
Posts: 98
Location: York, Pa
Birthday: Feb 17
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:30 pm |
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I'm with Debi on this one! Some people just have some b***s don't they?  |
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cutthecake
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Location: NY
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:34 pm |
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Sometimes I think our gene pool is polluted. |
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whatawildworld
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Joined: Apr 16, 2009
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:56 pm |
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What a dummy! I feel your rage! NO CAKE FOR YOU!!!! |
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jonahsmom
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Joined: Jan 28, 2009
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:59 pm |
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OMG! I was just asked to do an awesome cake (don't know what I'm gonna do yet) for our upcoming family reunion and now I'm SCARED!!!! I'm pretty sure our gene pool IS polluted...but I've seen the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins all lay the smack down when kids are doing something they shouldn't. Us rednecks don't let the kids get away with nothin'!  |
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cutthecake
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:30 pm |
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jonahsmom,
How do I "lay the smack down" on a grandmother? She isn't a kid. I'm still stunned by her ........ arrogance? brazenness? nerve? |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
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Location: Indianapolis IN
Birthday: Jan 19
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:55 pm |
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| cutthecake wrote: | jonahsmom,
How do I "lay the smack down" on a grandmother? She isn't a kid. I'm still stunned by her ........ arrogance? brazenness? nerve? |
I believe that after a certain point, you (generic you) are all adults. THere is no parent-child; no grandmother-grandKID; you are both adults and therefore the fear of being reprimanded by mommy for "back-sassin' " an adult is long over!
I'm 50 years old. If my 30 year old daughter does something stupid, then I flat out tell her so. And if my 30 year old daughter sees ME do something stupid, then she flat out tells me so. She is no longer that 5 year old kid who had to "obey" me at every turn. She is a married woman, a mother, and a grown lady who should not be expected to cow-down to her mommy anymore.
And neither are you.  |
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TOMAY
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Joined: Nov 04, 2004
Posts: 404
Location: Monroe , NC
Birthday: Nov 01
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:13 pm |
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We solve this in our family by surrounding said cake with candles , most young children are taught not to touch candles/fire . The child could become slightly burned if they reach across to touch so most parents pay very close attention to candles because duh their kid could be burned. Now not to sound like I am trying to burn a child , I do however insure that all candles are soy so the wax is not hot if turned over. I am also sure that votives with those battery operated candles can do the same  |
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asmith
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:38 pm |
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TOMAY, my kids would just blow out the candles when they were little. Now they know better but for a while they thought any candle was like a birthday candle and should be blown out. |
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mommachris
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Location: central California
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Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:07 pm |
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Nope, candles won't do it, they'd blow them out. And razor-wire just isn't festive. 
When I left the only wedding cake I've ever done ( a huge beast the fed 300) I was so nervous that some one was going to touch it that I took about 15 chairs away from the tables and made a "wall' around the cake table. I was still sweating bullets about it's safety.
The bride had EIGHT (under 10) kids in her wedding party and they were showing up just as I pulled away. They were angels and kept their hands to themselves. Very impressive.
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cutthecake
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Location: NY
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Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:14 am |
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Remember, earlier in this forum, the "kid" I mentioned who took the chocolate kisses off the peanut butter blossom cookies on Christmas Eve?
Well, his now-grown son took the fondant roses off the reunion cake yesterday! The cake had already been served, so I really didn't care at that point. I tought it was ironic because I said he was well-mannered at the time (on that long-ago Christmas Eve).
It's the ADULTS in my family who seem to be causing the problems, not the kids. |
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jonahsmom
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Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:57 am |
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It is different regarding adults, I totally get that, but whether it's kids or adults, we have no problem letting someone know what they're doing is wrong or stupid. By "lay the smack down" I pretty much mean what indydebi said. If someone is doing something stupid, we have no worries about letting them know it. We all actually use the term "lay the smack down" quite often...to each other....as adults. Probably makes us even more "rednecky." |
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