Yesterday on The Morning Mash Up all hell broke loose when Nicole tried to take a look at Stan’s phone without his permission. He does NOT like his stuff to be touched. Even Stan’s kids aren’t allowed to touch his things, including the food and drinks in the house that are “his.” If Stan’s kids like the same snack or drink as him, he buys them their own supply and tells them to not touch his supply by any means, and if they run out then they’re out of luck. Stan is especially touchy about his chips and Mountain Dew, but we all know how strung up Stan is on his food preferences from his red cap milk incident. Is this inappropriate behavior for a dad? Shouldn’t Stan be promoting sharing things with his kids? Even though Stan gives his kids their own supply of things that he and they share a liking for by not sharing his own things is he teaching them a bad lesson? How do you deal when others, especially your kids, want to touch or borrow your things?
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I agree with Stan! The rule in my house is, if there’s only one dr. pepper left, it’s moms! If you break this rule, the wrath of MOM will come down upon you!!
Stan, I see absolutely NOTHING wrong with you buying your kids their own. I wouldn’t want the damn kid into my stuff either, so I can totally understand.
And what Kid WOULDN’T want their own stuff ya know?? teaches them to ration their items!!
I have two siblings, we don’t have everything named for us but our cereal, we have our own kind and sometimes even the own kind but they are seperated in three different containers with our name on it. i dont think it is a bad thing, it helps with kids not argueing cause someone else didnt eat their food. if you brung home some left over food from a restraunt and put it in the fridge and when you went back to eat it the next day it wasnt there, wouldn’t you be mad that someone else ate it when it was supposed to be yours.
I agree with Stan! Im 23 and thats how thing were and still are at my house even though Im moved out on my own. My parents have their own mini fridge in their room and if we wany what we have we have to go and get our own. Love you Stan!!
I think Stan is right. I have 2 kids and i do the same thing like Stan said I don’t deny them I just get them their own things so they don’t eat my stuff
I agree with Stan! I actually think that he is doing them a favor. He is teaching them a lesson to not mooch on other people’s things. They need to learn to have their own things. He is doing a perfectly reasonable thing.
Ok, isn’t this the same guy that said he couldn’t stand Kate from Jon and Kate plus 8?! See Stan for you its your food that is the hang up, just like things being orderly is her hang up. Before you get all bent out of shape about Kate remember please the tantrum you through with you wife over the milk! Love yall, even you Stan couldn’t help to bust your balls on this one, lol, hope yall have a great one!
I know where Stan is coming from. I want my own stuff! It’s only 3 in our house and we each have our individual little dinner. My daugther will ask for her own thing and I’ll make it for her, then I’ll make what I want and my husband will have what he wants. It NEVER fails that my daughter always wants to take some of what I’m having. And I tell her, “No, this is mine. You have what you asked for and I have mine. Stick to your own stuff.” I’m not depriving her of anything. Sometimes I just want my stuff that I can say is 100% mine.
I completely agree with Stan on this – kids don’t really understand the concept of rationing pop, chips, etc. so if they’re out before another visit to the grocery store, too bad. It’s amazing to me how quickly a case of pop disappears and nothing pisses me off more than going to get a cold pop and having the last one taken. My stuff is my stuff. We have a rule in my house – if one of my children takes something of mine and breaks it, I get to pick something of theirs to break. It’s taught them really quick to leave my things alone. It’s one thing if they ASK before, it’s something totally different to go ahead and take without asking.
In my house, my Husband has his own snack food, My daughter has her own and I have mine. My daughter eats off her own plate and drinks from her own cup. The only things she needs to learn to share are toys. However if she is playing with a toy and someone takes it away, she is allowed to go and get it back. Sharing is great with toys and books. Food is a different item all together. You don’t know if someone is sick or not. You wouldn’t want your child walking up to a stranger in the restaurant and taking food off of their plate would you?
I love listening to the morning mash up. Great topics. I am a mother and a grandmother. I do not see anything wrong with Stan’s choice. Stan purchases for the entire family ( he does not tell the kids they have to buy their own); he then states I expect this much of the purchase is for me and this much is for you. For all intent purposes this is sharing. What he is teaching his kids are boundries, by setting expectations he his letting them know that not everything in this world belongs to them and that sometimes you have to go with out or get your own.
I’m with Stan on this one too. At first I thought it sounded a bit redic, but its so true. I’m in college and have lived with many people and can’t stand it when my stuff is touched! If you want some go out and buy it yourself. I don’t have a job to support roommates – its to support myself. As long as Stan is buying his kids his own things this is perfectly fine. Then the kids will be able to appreciate their things more and treat them like their own and have more respect for not wasting things. They can learn to share at school.
I totally agree with Stan. My stuff is my stuff, end of story. I don’t make a whole lot of money and when I pay for something out of my pocket and someone else eats it or uses it that bothers me. I used my own cash to buy that for myself…not for others! I guess I never learned how to share
I agree with Stan. Growing up, my mom would always let us pick out our own soda and snack whenever she went grocery shopping. This was OUR stuff and with two other siblings food went fast in the house. The rule was “make it last” Once you were out, you had to wait until she went back to the grocery store to get your next stash. I think it teaches kids how to rationalize food and at the same time respect each others stuff. Yes, there were days when we would run out and try to sneak mom’s stash, but that was a big mistake. We would try to make her soda look like not much was taken or try to take one or two cheez its from her box, but she always found out. Stan, you keep with what you are doing! If you give your kids their stash and they come for yours it’s not being selfish its actually showing them they are gorging their food too fast. Many lessons can be learned by not sharing your food. I mean it’s not like they don’t have access to the rest of the fridge….go get some water if you run out of Mt. Dew.
In our house nothing is officially “mine”. We all share and all that. But i would love it if there were things that could be just mine. My chips, my soda, my candy. We have to scramble for or hide anything that is any good that we want. But with a dad that has a huge sweet tooth, and a sister with no boundaries, thats really hard. So I’m with Stan on this one. Your kids are pretty lucky. Lol.