 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
Forum
-> Parenting our children
-> School age children
mandksima
↓
|
 Sun, Nov 23 2008, 6:42 am
My DD, age 7 1/2 going on 30, is a really cute handful. She has just gotten the sarcasm thing down pat.
DH: So, DD, are you going to miss me when I go the States for a week and a half?
DD: I'm going to cry everyday. (No emotion in her voice.)
Ummm. DH and I looked at each other and thought, "oh no, it has started."
DH asked her if she meant that and she responded "whatever."
At what age did your child understand sarcasm or were you lucky enough to bypass it altogether?
We have a really, really young pre-teen on our hands!
| |
|
| Back to top |
 0
 0
|
lubaussie
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 7:06 am
|
She obviously picked up such behaviour at school. I wouldn't worry about it.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
|
amother
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 7:12 am
My DS, younger than your DD, is also advanced for his age and has this brilliant sense of humor/irony. Sometimes it borders on lack of respect, so we make sure he knows that we're not laughing when that happens.
Make sure not to laugh or give her a reason to believe she's being cute.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
↑
Inspired
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 7:19 am
| amother wrote: | My DS, younger than your DD, is also advanced for his age and has this brilliant sense of humor/irony. Sometimes it borders on lack of respect, so we make sure he knows that we're not laughing when that happens.
Make sure not to laugh or give her a reason to believe she's being cute. |
We want our kids to chap the difference between rude/ chutzpadik sarcasm and appropriate, hanging out with close friend and family sarcasm. We love sarcasm in our family and have one kid who is a real clown. He will make a great badchan one day. I don't think its appropriate to squash what is clearly very natural to him (lest you think its us -other- older -children in the family don't use sarcasm almost at all- naturally) when it has a legitimate use in life.
So, when it really is chutzpah or otherwise inappropriate we let him know, otherwise we let him know we saw the humor in it.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
↑
mandksima
↓
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 9:57 am
| Chava wrote: | | She obviously picked up such behaviour at school. I wouldn't worry about it. |
That's very nice of you to assume we aren't sarcastic at home! (I'm not being sarcastic.)
Unfortunately, I think she picked up some of our own homegrown sarcasm. I just didn't realize she could chap the style yet. She's quick on the uptake. You need a little bit of chutzpah to get what you need here sometimes, unfortunately, so I'm happy she has the guts but I could do without the chutzpah at home. I think she might not chap the difference yet.
Like Inspired, we use it playfully at home but there are tones that are used with siblings that should not be used with parents. There lies our problem.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
↑
mandksima
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 10:00 am
| amother wrote: | My DS, younger than your DD, is also advanced for his age and has this brilliant sense of humor/irony. Sometimes it borders on lack of respect, so we make sure he knows that we're not laughing when that happens.
Make sure not to laugh or give her a reason to believe she's being cute. |
Yeah, we don't laugh in front of her but we do gasp in surprise and she picks up on it. It amuses her that she has amused us or at least got a strong reaction from us.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
grin
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 2:36 pm
|
why does sarcasm have to mean trouble? Just be gratified that she's growing up and try to guide her to use sarcasm only in helpful (and it can be very helpful for making light of situations - when appropriate), not hurtful, ways.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
avigailmiriam
↓
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 3:40 pm
|
My mother claims I was using sarcasm at age 3.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
ShakleeMom
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 4:11 pm
|
I am guilty of perverted sarcasm. If my kids use it against me, I accept it as a wakeup call to shape up and better myself. And that happens about 10 times an hour. KIDS!
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
↑
avigailmiriam
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 4:15 pm
| ShakleeMom wrote: | | I am guilty of perverted sarcasm. If my kids use it against me, I accept it as a wakeup call to shape up and better myself. And that happens about 10 times an hour. KIDS! |
I'm going to have to clean up my act big time before I have kids. I am perpetually sarcastic and swear, well, like a girl who grew up around military men, which I did.
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
Isramom8
|
Sun, Nov 23 2008, 4:30 pm
| avigailmiriam wrote: | | My mother claims I was using sarcasm at age 3. |
One dd, at 2, stood in front of a mirror fixing her hair. I asked, "Do you look pretty?" Her reply, "Not yeeet."  
| |
|
| Back to top |
0
0
|
| Related Topics |
Replies |
Last Post |
|
|
Anyone start new career at 40?
|
21 |
Tue, Nov 26 2024, 11:10 pm  |
|
|
Dreaming to move to IL, Where do I even start?
|
6 |
Sun, Nov 24 2024, 4:01 am |
|
|
Imaginary friend - what age is normal to have?
|
8 |
Mon, Nov 18 2024, 8:05 am |
|
|
What age do you say shma and hamalach at night with kids?
|
8 |
Thu, Nov 14 2024, 6:38 pm |
|
|
When do seminary applications start?
|
6 |
Mon, Nov 11 2024, 5:43 pm |
|
|
Imamother may earn commission when you use our links to make a purchase.
© 2024 Imamother.com - All rights reserved
|  |
 |
|
 |
|
|
