OT - How do you torture/embarass your kids?

Lol, my youngest gets extremely offended whenever anyone calls him any nickname. Except Crash. He earned that nickname by crashing a 4 wheeler into the corner of my inlaws cabin in VT...the only cabin w/in 100 yards, missing the gazillion trees in the process. For some reason he's ok with that nickname. His name is Xander and my dad likes to call him Xander-Salamandrr and he bursts into tears whenever someone calls him that. SMH
Quoting mem82:Hm, IDK. I'm extrememly into being in my own bubble especially in public. I hate people sharing space with me so I'm not one to sing or dance or wear overly crazy things in public. I do have several pet names for the kids, though. LOL
Though I can kinda understand. My dad, To This Day, calls me Nee-nee-Pooh. Because our apartment in Geermany was near the firehouse, and I'd hang out the window, every time the fire trucks went by, holding my pooh bear, yelling "nee-ner, nee-ner, wooo-wooo!"

My SIL was pretty good at humiliation. Her kids were in PS and when my nephew had his first semi-formal as a freshman in high school she LOuDLY asked him, "oooo is there a cuuuute girl you like?" Whenever groups of girls went by. Best. Birth control. Ever.


The kiddos I nannied for were truly embarrased by me. I remember when the middle one was about 10, I took them to the movies and was dancing to the music on the way out. She made the mistake of telling me I was embarrasing her. It got much worse. :)
Quoting kirbymom: You are a lucky ducky!! LolQuoting hwblyf:My kids don't tell me when I embarass them. That's odd. :)

I can understand the poor kiddo if he's asked repeatedly not to be called a name. My FIL has to give everyone a goony name. My oldest is Gabriel. In the hospital he called him Gabey Baby. Even he hated it. :)
Quoting KickButtMama:Lol, my youngest gets extremely offended whenever anyone calls him any nickname. Except Crash. He earned that nickname by crashing a 4 wheeler into the corner of my inlaws cabin in VT...the only cabin w/in 100 yards, missing the gazillion trees in the process. For some reason he's ok with that nickname. His name is Xander and my dad likes to call him Xander-Salamandrr and he bursts into tears whenever someone calls him that. SMH
Quoting mem82:Hm, IDK. I'm extrememly into being in my own bubble especially in public. I hate people sharing space with me so I'm not one to sing or dance or wear overly crazy things in public. I do have several pet names for the kids, though. LOL
Though I can kinda understand. My dad, To This Day, calls me Nee-nee-Pooh. Because our apartment in Geermany was near the firehouse, and I'd hang out the window, every time the fire trucks went by, holding my pooh bear, yelling "nee-ner, nee-ner, wooo-wooo!"

That is exactly how my hubby is too!
Quoting hwblyf:The kiddos I nannied for were truly embarrased by me. I remember when the middle one was about 10, I took them to the movies and was dancing to the music on the way out. She made the mistake of telling me I was embarrasing her. It got much worse. :)
Quoting kirbymom: You are a lucky ducky!! Lol
Quoting hwblyf:My kids don't tell me when I embarass them. That's odd. :)

While dropping oldest son off at middle school I was trying to engage him in general conversation. He's not my chatty one and was not very forthcoming with replies. When I pulled into the drop off lane he opened the door to get out I yelled "mommy loves you honey have a blessed day" . His look was awesome but it got better. The principal stands outside the drop off lane to greet students. He stopped my son and said "Mr. M------ tell your mother you love her and get to class." His face was priceless! He leans into the car, he mutters "never again" and I could only say "your wife will expect you to respond when she asks you questions". Thumbs up from the principal as I drove away. I'm for straight up outright embarrassment as needed.
Same kid, now in high school, just took his first date to his first Formal Military Ball. Husband and I drive him to pick her up and meet her parents. On the way to drop them off at the Ball husband is singing the Old Spice Made A Man Of My Son commercial.
- kirbymom
Sonja on Mar. 14, 2014 at 11:52 PM