https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:14:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act/page/2#post-2212341 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:39:29 +0000 erinpye 2212341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: agree! And glad you get it, because my kids have definitely acted out around you, and you still love us! :happy: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act/page/2#post-2212131 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:15:20 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2212131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually, no! Not that my kids are perfect, but I am generally always around people who I am close with or who have small kids and "get it." I mean, my mom raised 5 children. I definitely don't get embarrassed if my kids act out around her becuase she's probably seen it all! I know my family loves me and my kids unconditionally and don't think twice if my kids cry/whine/do whatever. Same with friends...most of mine have small children and are in the same boat that I am. Solidarity! Definitely not embarrassment.<br /> And as for strangers, I don't care enough about what they think to be embarrassed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act/page/2#post-2212072 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:39:16 +0000 HLK208 2212072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: DS will do that to! "Owh, you're hurting me" while I'm holding his hand through a parking lot! Usually he only does it after a tantrum. Even if my grip is gentle...drives me nuts because I'm trying my best to remain calm!! If he wasn't throwing his body in the opposite direction, it wouldn't hurt to hold my hand!</p> <p>I'm not as embarrassed in public because I think "Luckily, I never have to see these people again" haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act/page/2#post-2212054 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:33:10 +0000 daniellemybelle 2212054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time. My LO is wild. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act/page/2#post-2211985 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:49:31 +0000 birdofafeather 2211985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think it depends on my relationship with the other people around me and how they are reacting. i don't get embarrassed around family even if they said something (my MIL can do this like she forgets what kids are like) and i don't get embarrassed, just mad. :/ one of the only times i remember really being embarrassed was when she threw a tantrum right outside target in the morning as parents were arriving with kids and i couldn't get a handle on her and because it was so visible, i couldn't hide us. i felt like a crazy person! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act/page/2#post-2211864 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:13:50 +0000 NavyRN2012 2211864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely! Not so much in front of my parents, in-laws and siblings because they are all super understanding. Definitely in front of strangers though. Especially with my 9 year old. He's super shy and it comes of as rude when people speak to him and he won't even make eye contact. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211850 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:56:29 +0000 MamaBehr 2211850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel worse when we are around people who are less forgiving. If my kids act up around my parents or close friends, I just deal with it and move on. If they act up in public, around my sister (who LOVES to tell me what great birth control my kids are....), around my in laws, or anyone else who is not forgiving, I get very embarrassed. </p> <p>@looch: I totally agree! My five year old threw a temper tantrum at the zoo because I wouldn't get her a toy. It was SO big and loud, I wanted to crawl into a hole and hide. Then, when I tried to get her to move, she started screaming "Ow! That hurts! Stop hurting me" in front of field trips and teachers. All I could think was that these people were going to call CPS. I didn't even know what to do! I would much rather deal with my 18 month old, who screams because, well for no reason other than he's 18 months old. At least all the other moms can laugh at him with me. Her tantrum was so embarrassing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211829 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:33:24 +0000 looch 2211829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the older my son gets, the worse I get embarassed. When he was small, it really didn't matter, it was developmental. Now, it's defiance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211828 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:32:47 +0000 yellowbird 2211828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sotofamilia: omg, my dad does the side eye! Definitely amnesia! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211823 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:30:08 +0000 sotofamilia 2211823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, all the time! I get the parents thing too - my mom has amnesia or something and forgot what it's like to have little kids, because there's a lot of side eye when he misbehaves.</p> <p>On a side note, whenever I see something in public and the parents look embarrassed, I try to smile at them...I've been there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211815 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 07:22:02 +0000 yellowbird 2211815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time!!! My daughter likes to show off around new people and she does not listen a bit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211790 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:26:27 +0000 Mamasig 2211790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At this point, I haven't been, but they are only 1 and almost 3. Usually it's normal kid behavior. I think I'll be embarrassed when they are older and willfully misbehave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211710 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:47:36 +0000 AprilFool 2211710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eating out is terrible at the moment. I carried her out and sat in the car with her the other day while DH finished eating.</p> <p>Oh and the other day when I wouldn't let her open the toy we have at home, that we were buying for her friends birthday, she pitched a fit and screamed all through the supermarket and until we got home. The people staring... :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211658 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:49:57 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2211658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All. The. Time :-/<br /> I'm sorry your parents didn't understand why they were having an off day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211619 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:13:37 +0000 avivoca 2211619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, like the time she had an epic meltdown during church (we have no nursery) because I wouldn't give her another pouch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211545 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:40:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2211545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh yes!! But I've realized other parents have a lot more sympathy and understanding than I expect them to. A couple weeks ago we were at a park and my three year old boy, out of nowhere, body slammed a one year old girl. I was SO mortified and embarrassed and kept apologizing over and over to the mother and she was just laughing saying it was no big deal- she had boys too. I was relieved, but I still felt so embarrassed!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211536 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:08:54 +0000 Dandelion 2211536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. D is 7 and he still embarrasses me often. M is just starting.</p> <p>Never around my parents, though. I don't worry about it with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211528 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:01:29 +0000 lovehoneybee 2211528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, like today when he was screaming because I wouldn't carry him out of daycare and the director witnessed him throw himself to the floor and cling to my leg. </p> <p>Or a month or two ago on a Friday night when I had to football carry him (and a big bag of food) out of a completely packed Chinese restaurant while he screamed bloody murder). My only saving grace was a middle-aged woman who opened the door for me and said "I've been there, and I don't miss it!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211524 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:56:08 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2211524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes, but I think she's overall well behaved so when she has her moments I figure other parents understand, and those who don't either don't have kids, don't remember what having kids is really like, or have it coming to them! :silly: I know I feel more pressured to have a well behaved child the older lo gets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211521 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:46:14 +0000 HLK208 2211521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catomd00: it's more of when my 3 year old says, "don't talk to me" or my 6 year old doesn't say hello to my parents or ignores them (again, this was right before naps after a night of hardly any sleep) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211508 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:10:43 +0000 catomd00 2211508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh, I don't think too much about it to be embarrassed. My DD is 16 months and her outbursts and behavior are developmentally normal so I don't really see the need to feel embarrassed by it. People in public are not as understanding of kids as they should be, but that's their problem not mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211504 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:08:36 +0000 Kimberlybee 2211504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, especially at restaurants. I LOVE LOVE eating out but my 2 year old does not. She's not a foodie either and can't be bribed with food. I really love eating out by myself now. LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211499 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:53:20 +0000 Raindrop 2211499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ALL THE TIME! You are not alone! I think I get easily embarrassed though. :) I also hear you about wanting people to see LOs they way we see them.</p> <p>@sunny: haha LO does this on phone calls! We are one the phone with someone and he will say he wants to talk to that person and then he says bye and hits the red button! He does this because he actually wanted our attention. We have to call back the people and say sorry... of course they think it's cute but we are totally embarrassed by it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211481 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:34:14 +0000 .twist. 2211481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes. Have been there with all 3 of them many, many, times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211479 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:31:58 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2211479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! Most of the time I just nervously smile and laugh and hope that bystanders forget what they just saw. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211466 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:05:28 +0000 Anagram 2211466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, definitely. Like the time my little angel just marched up to another little toddler at a party and slapped her in the face. No provocation, no reason. And my LO is never agressive! It was so bizarre and random and embarrassing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211453 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:46:12 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2211453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!</p> <p>Just last night he threw every piece of food we offered him on the floor of the restaurant. :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211449 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:43:38 +0000 gentlelunette 2211449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: I laughed out loud at this visual!! :silly: </p> <p>My babe isn't old enough to truly embarrass me yet, but I don't think any parent is immune! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211437 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:35:08 +0000 HLK208 2211437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: hahaha I'm imagining a "bye Felicia" type of tone </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-ever-embarrassed-of-how-your-los-act#post-2211429 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:32:39 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2211429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like the time when I was crouching down for a box of macaroni while DD pounced on my back and attempted to climb on my shoulders ... and I didn't wear a belt so my pants were falling down. The people in the aisle ignored what they were looking for because they were slightly mortified for me :crying: :grin: </p>