Maybe it's just me, maybe it isn't normal to be upset by something 6 and 7 year olds do. But they just brought me 2 papers that they wrote down "You are mean" all over the papers.
Why would they think of me as mean?
I give them a lot of time playing on my computer. I give them some of my toys (action figures) to play with. I watch over them every night that Mom works (and I fix them dinner and help them with their homework on those nights). I set up the GameCube for them whenever we unhook it to take it over to Dad's, and I set it up for them when we get back. Whenever the ice cream truck rolls around, I scrape up the last bit of change I have which is usually just barely enough to get them a couple of ice cream bars. I don't scream at them, and I don't hit them.
Yet I am mean.
But I'm 16 years old.. maybe someone else who knows the thinking process of 6 and 7 year old minds could help me out here, cause I'm stumped.
You know, I could refuse to watch them of a night time when mom has to go to work. I could tell Mom that, no, I don't want to be bothered by them, and that she'll just have to hire a babysitter who, for all we know, will scream at them, stick them in chairs the whole time, refuse to let them watch TV or play games, never feed them, or may even hit them. But I don't do that. I play games with them, I fix them whatever they want to eat (even if it's just mayonnaise sandwiches, unless they haven't eaten good all day, then I make them eat something more like hot dogs and ramen noodles). I set them up with Quake 3 on the occasional night and they play, literally for hours on end. And that makes me mean?
Well then, just call me mean, I guess... But I just don't see how it's true.
[quoteurl=http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=mean]<B>mean</B><SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">2</FONT></SUP><BR>
<I>adj.</I> <B>mean·er,</B> <B>mean·est </B><OL><LI><OL TYPE="a"><LI TYPE="a"> Selfish in a petty way; unkind.</LI>
<LI TYPE="a"> Cruel, spiteful, or malicious.</LI>
</OL></LI>
<LI> Ignoble; base: <CITE>a mean motive.</CITE> </LI>
<LI>Miserly; stingy.</LI>
<LI><OL TYPE="a"><LI TYPE="a"> Low in quality or grade; inferior.</LI>
<LI TYPE="a"> Low in value or amount; paltry: <CITE>paid no mean amount for the new shoes.</CITE> </LI>
</OL></LI>
<LI>Common or poor in appearance; shabby: The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever (Anne Tyler).
</LI>
<LI>Low in social status; of humble origins.</LI>
<LI> Humiliated or ashamed.</LI>
<LI> In poor physical condition; sick or debilitated.</LI>
<LI> Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: <CITE>The meanest storm in years.</CITE> </LI>
<LI><U><I>Informal.</I></U> Ill-tempered.</LI>
<LI> <U><I>Slang.</I></U> <OL TYPE="a"><LI TYPE="a">Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome: <CITE>He throws a mean fast ball.</CITE> </LI>
<LI TYPE="a">Excellent; skillful: <CITE>She plays a mean game of bridge.</CITE> </LI>
</OL></LI>
</OL>[/quoteurl]
I don't see any of those definitions fitting me, do you?
Maybe I'm just crazy to let something they say get to me, but I love these guys more than anything else, and what they say matters to me.
Why would they think of me as mean?
I give them a lot of time playing on my computer. I give them some of my toys (action figures) to play with. I watch over them every night that Mom works (and I fix them dinner and help them with their homework on those nights). I set up the GameCube for them whenever we unhook it to take it over to Dad's, and I set it up for them when we get back. Whenever the ice cream truck rolls around, I scrape up the last bit of change I have which is usually just barely enough to get them a couple of ice cream bars. I don't scream at them, and I don't hit them.
Yet I am mean.
But I'm 16 years old.. maybe someone else who knows the thinking process of 6 and 7 year old minds could help me out here, cause I'm stumped.
You know, I could refuse to watch them of a night time when mom has to go to work. I could tell Mom that, no, I don't want to be bothered by them, and that she'll just have to hire a babysitter who, for all we know, will scream at them, stick them in chairs the whole time, refuse to let them watch TV or play games, never feed them, or may even hit them. But I don't do that. I play games with them, I fix them whatever they want to eat (even if it's just mayonnaise sandwiches, unless they haven't eaten good all day, then I make them eat something more like hot dogs and ramen noodles). I set them up with Quake 3 on the occasional night and they play, literally for hours on end. And that makes me mean?
Well then, just call me mean, I guess... But I just don't see how it's true.
[quoteurl=http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=mean]<B>mean</B><SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">2</FONT></SUP><BR>
<I>adj.</I> <B>mean·er,</B> <B>mean·est </B><OL><LI><OL TYPE="a"><LI TYPE="a"> Selfish in a petty way; unkind.</LI>
<LI TYPE="a"> Cruel, spiteful, or malicious.</LI>
</OL></LI>
<LI> Ignoble; base: <CITE>a mean motive.</CITE> </LI>
<LI>Miserly; stingy.</LI>
<LI><OL TYPE="a"><LI TYPE="a"> Low in quality or grade; inferior.</LI>
<LI TYPE="a"> Low in value or amount; paltry: <CITE>paid no mean amount for the new shoes.</CITE> </LI>
</OL></LI>
<LI>Common or poor in appearance; shabby: The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever (Anne Tyler).
</LI>
<LI>Low in social status; of humble origins.</LI>
<LI> Humiliated or ashamed.</LI>
<LI> In poor physical condition; sick or debilitated.</LI>
<LI> Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: <CITE>The meanest storm in years.</CITE> </LI>
<LI><U><I>Informal.</I></U> Ill-tempered.</LI>
<LI> <U><I>Slang.</I></U> <OL TYPE="a"><LI TYPE="a">Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome: <CITE>He throws a mean fast ball.</CITE> </LI>
<LI TYPE="a">Excellent; skillful: <CITE>She plays a mean game of bridge.</CITE> </LI>
</OL></LI>
</OL>[/quoteurl]
I don't see any of those definitions fitting me, do you?
Maybe I'm just crazy to let something they say get to me, but I love these guys more than anything else, and what they say matters to me.
, but thanks anyway 
