Dh, ds,'and I are visiting mil, FIL, and h's cousin at mil's house. She gave him a red icy pop and let him run free with it. We're all in the living room and he's closer to dh than me. I see ds playing with it and I KNOW he's about to break off a piece and take it out of the plastic. So I get h's attention and tell him to watch ds while he has the Popsicle. First he gives me a look like "why the fuck are you telling me this?!" And goes back to ignoring him to talk to his dad. Seconds later ds does what I knew he would do and is dripping red sugar water all over MILs floor (luckily it's wood flooring, but she still makes a big deal out of anything ds does) and h looks surprised, then almost grumpy that I let it happen. And I'm already halfway to the kitchen to get napkins and he tries handing me the rest of the Popsicle so he can go get napkins. And now ds screams every time we won't let him eat the Popsicle by taking it out of the plastic. Thanks dh. I love being ignored... I love it when you don't listen to me and wind up letting ds do something he shouldn't be so I can be the bad guy and stop him. I really love dealing with the resulting tantrums from ds not understanding why he can't do something his dad just let him do. It's my favorite thing to do after getting up at 5am and working all day.

Dear morons, when your kid starts vomiting in the middle of christmas dinner, please do not have him vomit in the kitchen sink next to where the buffet is. That shit aerosolizes. Thank you very much, now my kid has it.

I am so weird about my new kitchen wall calendar every year. I seem to go through phases of different themes for several years in a row. For the last several years I bought a coffee calendar and have been satisfied with them. This time I bought a different theme by one of the coffee calendar artists, thinking I could do something different this time. I received it in the mail and had to punch the nail hole a little bigger, then hung it up real fast as if to convince myself it was fine and I was just going to like it.... even though I knew I don't. WTH is wrong with me? It's just a stupid calendar! Why must I be such a freak about such a small and insignificant thing? Ugh. I'll probably end up buying a coffee calendar before January.

My husband and I don't shop for each other. We get one gift for ourselves. A big tv, kitchen ware, and this year we got a PS4!

LOL "Homegirl & kitchen kid" ROFL LOL I like that one! Ha ha!

You all are being immature picking on homegirl and her kitchen kid. Shit happens. Let her vent her frustrations. Whether you think she was wrong or right, just let her vent. No wonder people leave this site, you can be ruthless for no reason and it's such a turn off. And all the bullshit "don't leave comments open, don't come here with a thin skin, don't expect support etc" retorts, shove it. If your parenting and eitquette and morals are so perfect, write a damn book and be helpful, not hurtful. Sisterhood between mothers/women is long gone now it's no wonder the world is in turmoil.

"Hey, sis, can you get little Suzie out of the kitchen while we're cooking? Maybe just pick her up and carry her out if you have to? I don't want her to get stepped on or anything, you know what I mean?"

See, you've changed your story. Your original confession said she was acting bratty and had been asked a few times to get out of the kitchen. Then you said you didn't have a chance to get her out because your sister jumped on it. You need to pick a story and stick to it.

Are you kidding me? Still nitpicking my post, projecting your holier-than-thou parenting opinions, hindsighting, and justifying why my sister should put her hands on her? My daughter was washing vegetables right next to an adult doing the exact same activity along with her. However, if she helps and the kitchen gets crowded, she does have to be the first one to get out. She's been helping in the kitchen since she was 3 years old with small things. Like putting away dishes, mixing ingredients, and other simple tasks (like washing vegetables) that don't involve sharp objects or fire. Why? I dunno, maybe because my family and I enjoy that my daughter likes to help and is perfectly capable to and it's a perfect way to show responsibility, teach safety, and example that putting hardwork into things pays off. I was in the kitchen since that age too. I don't use knives in front of her. I don't let her do stove work. She was washing vegetables near the sink on a step stool with rubber stoppers on the ends. The stove where I was, was on the opposite end of the kitchen so she was no where near flame. It was safe, just getting a little crowded. While I agree that she should have been removed from the kitchen IN A CIVIL MANNER, it was still not a reason for ANYONE to put hands on her with force without even explaining why she should leave the kitchen.

5 yr olds don't belong in a kitchen when there's work being done by several people. They can't really "help" because they can't reach, can't lift heavy things. Mostly the "help" they are asked to do is just to make them feel like they are contributing or to make them feel important and included. Better to let them fold napkins in the dining room, put the silverware at each place, put stickers on placecards, greet people at the door, entertain the babies. Anything that keeps them out of the kitchen where it's too dangerous and annoying to everyone else, who gets distracted by trying to keep an eye on a little kid.