http://www.proudparenting.com/node/353 Comments for "What Are You Trying To Say?" en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/353#comment-18 <p>"We like to dress our daughter in green and yellow colors." = We don't want to encourage her to wear pink and emulate a barbie doll.</p> <p>"Our boy likes to read." = Don't expect him to be interested in team sports.</p> <p>"Your daughter's hair looks great with bangs." = You're really too lazy to keep food out of her hair.</p> Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:14:00 -0700 Radical_Dad comment 18 at http://www.proudparenting.com http://www.proudparenting.com/node/353 <p>One of our favorite bloggers, <a href="http://metrodad.typepad.com/" target="_blank"><strong>MetroDad</strong></a>, has developed a way to decipher your playground conversations with other parents. In an attempt to help you navigate through mundane chit-chat with other moms and dads he's compiled some common parenting phrases and their hidden subtext.</p> <p>He calls it <cite>The Parentionary</cite>, and here are some entries in the guide:</p> <p>"The school wasn't really a good fit for her." = <cite>She got kicked out.</cite></p> <p><a href="http://www.proudparenting.com/node/353">read more</a></p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/353#comments Chicken McNuggets chit-chat Just For Fun playgrounds Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:57:20 -0700 Community Editor 353 at http://www.proudparenting.com