My gripe: I don't like my neighbor's kid. He and my son are about the same age, and he shows up at our door more than I would like. I have taken to locking the door at all times because he simply walks right in. He's four and is old enough to know better. I do like his mom though, and we stood at the door talking for a few minutes. In the ten minutes that I wasn't watching him, he went into my older sons room (forbidden, and he knows it, was taking advantage of being unwatched), found a can of silly string, and shot it all over the room. Later, I caught him hiding under my dining room table with candy that he had taken out of my kids' Halloween stash. He takes out every darn toy in the house without putting any away, grabs things away from my son, and whines and cries when he doesn't get his way. I feel my blood pressure climbing when this kid is around. For his part, my son is loud, kinda bossy, and not a good cleaner upper either, but I'd never trade!
Aaargh!!! Parents that don't teach their kids the sharing & personal space concepts drive me nuts!!! :nono:
Just imagine those brats as adults - makes me shudder!!! :cussing: