Why judge parents?

This is hippylandscapers wife. So, has any hippy dads or moms noticed other yuppie or other types of parents judgeing the way you look when their kids want to play with yours? What im trying to say is, when we go walking, to the mall, or somewhere else, kids tend to want to play with ours, and all of a sudden you see their parents come by and tell their kids that it's time to go or come over here where I can see you, when they could see their child perfectly clear from where they were. My daughter Axi is a year and a half and she's the social butterfly I think she gets it from me, but, she will go up to parents to say hi, or she will give little girls or boys hugs and say hi, and try to take their hand to play. If my husband is with us then it's like they look at him and judge him by the way he looks, long gotee he likes to have it parted into two sides, or beraid it, he's got long hair, and totally can tell that he looks, to them "not normal" or "hippie" and he is the nicest guy they would ever meet, he's good with children. Why judge the parents before you let your children play with other "not normal" looking parents or parent children. Sorry if this don't make sense, this has been bothering me for awhile, and don't know how to put this all into words, hopefully some of you, if not all, know what im trying to say. If I have the kids then they are fine, oh, except for Skye he's sorta shy, he's got long hair, so if someone mentions anything about playing with that little girl when talking about Skye, then I'll say "Oh, he's a boy," then they turn away. SO FUCKING WHAT IF A LITTLE BOY HAS LONG HAIR. H'e not your kid, he's not gunna hurt your's he's is well behaived. But, get over it, let kids play with EVERY KID, no matter the race, color, same thing i know, long hair, boy, girl, or whatever may be. Kids don't know the difference unless we, the PARENTS teach them this. Aren't we all the same? Im glad I got this off my chest, sorry for afending anyone, but, hey, it's sick.
Okay, im done. Jenn.

 

They are just afraid that your dirty children will give their kids scabies.

Seriously, I don't know why some parents act that way.

 

heyy i remember you!!
uh huh i have nothing to add to this topic.
But i recognised your sig

 

I like this post...Its blue Looks good.

 

Okay, thanks for saying it's blue, but, seriously, my kids are clean and very well taken care of. They are with us all of the time, not pushed aside liek theirs, they go to work and their kids go to day care. I know now I sould like im judging, but, im not. I love everyone equally.

 

fuckem,if they dont want to accept yall for what ya are then move on..
bitchin about it and wondering why accomplishes nothing and is a waste of energy that could be better spent elsewhere..

 

The first part of my response was a joke. I think some parents are just too overprotective. Or maybe they are just threatened by you because you don't look like them.

Some parents can't help it that their kids have to go to day care.

 

Would have more nice too if it was in paragraphs.

I think what Tree-Hugger said is actually true, Can't think of another reason for them to act like that besides being afraid of dirty hippy kids.
They can't look past the stereo-type.

 

People are just judgmental... and someone who by his or her appearance clearly demonstrates the ability and practice of thinking for him/herself it threatens the mindset of "traditional" parents for whom it's likely a priority to program their offspring the "importance" of fitting in, placing a subtle premium on group think.

 

Best response here.

 

it takes a while to break through to the yuppies. eventually they will let their guard down a little - eventually and hopefully they will.

 

Thanks, maybe that's what I should do. It makes me feel better, jsut askin, or seening if other parents notice it as well.

 

I was taken care of and both my parents work 9 - 5.

 

Wow...

 

That's not right...I'm very sorry to hear that you go through that.

We've not had that kind of issue, but I sure as heck know that I've personally never refused my children playing with anyone, unless they use bad laungage or are seriously not good influences. Otherwise, no problems. I don't care what they look like. You can't judge a book by it's cover anyway.

 

Yuppie parents frequently bring up yuppie children. Maybe even if it doesn't seem like it, maybe it's a blessing in disguise. But it is definitely a shame you can't find any like-minded individuals with children your kids' ages or children with more open-minded parents. That makes me really sad to hear that it's like that for you because it's not like that at all here. You should move your kids here. Well, no, don't, this place is actually terrible, but still. I'm not a parent to any people babies yet, so I really don't have much advice to give you except to tell you that if I had children, I'd let them play with your children anyday.

 

eff them. if thats how they raise their kids, you dont want your kids to play with them anyway. i would never not let my kids play with someone because of the way they looked. unless they looked like they had a contagious disease or something, but clothing and hair, please. people who care that much about it that they wouldn't let their kids play with someone who looks "different" are fucking morons.

 

I get a lot of flak from other parents, too. Mostly for saying things like, "Hey! You guys said you could hang!" To my two and three year old.
And telling my baby "Who's my sweet girl? Who's going to ensure that our superior mitochondrial dna gets passed down? You are! (unintelligible squeaking that only dogs can hear for a few minutes)"

I'd feel worse for the children of those parents. Such young, innocent minds being taught to fear and judge....It just makes me want to vomit.

 

anyone who goes away from the "norm" of society gets rejected by those who follow it like sheep. so it's to be expected really. many people judge difference as a bad thing. it's one of the really fucked up things about humans.

and in the end i dont think things like that really matter. i was brought up in a very conservative household, whereas my boyfriend grew up with long hair and wore skirts half the time. and we both turned out fine.

 

yeah but Skye & Axi have a "PHD"~Parent Home Daily