Comments on: Playground Darwinism: Or, Survival of the Snottiest http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/ A San Francisco stay-at-home dad getting the hang of things. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Doodaddy » I’ve known you my whole entire life http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-9973 Doodaddy » I’ve known you my whole entire life Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:01:45 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-9973 [...] prefaced a question like this so I brace for impact. What’s the worst thing she could ask about? Mean girls? Boys and their equipment? Whether dolls go to [...] [...] prefaced a question like this so I brace for impact. What’s the worst thing she could ask about? Mean girls? Boys and their equipment? Whether dolls go to [...]

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8911 doodaddy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:34:46 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8911 <a href='#comment-8910' rel="nofollow">@jennym</a> - There's part of me that thinks learning Queen Bee defense is important for girls, part of development. But most of me just wants to find a mean-free utopia. @jennym – There’s part of me that thinks learning Queen Bee defense is important for girls, part of development. But most of me just wants to find a mean-free utopia.

]]> By: jennym http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8910 jennym Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:47:19 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8910 Aww, I wanted to give Boo a hug when I read your post. We just registered my little girl for kindergarten in September. She's not encountered queen bee meanies so far, but I know it's a matter of time now that she'll be starting school. I am cringing at the thought! Aww, I wanted to give Boo a hug when I read your post. We just registered my little girl for kindergarten in September. She’s not encountered queen bee meanies so far, but I know it’s a matter of time now that she’ll be starting school. I am cringing at the thought!

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8885 doodaddy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:14:04 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8885 <a href='#comment-8882' rel="nofollow">@cake</a> - Hey, thanks! Always nice to hear. @cake – Hey, thanks! Always nice to hear.

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8884 doodaddy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:13:41 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8884 <a href='#comment-8866' rel="nofollow">@Backpacking Dad</a> - I never saw <i>Mean Girls</i> for the same reason I don't see movies like <i>Alien</i> -- why subject oneself to that kind of horror? Besides, I expect that I'll be living through it at least once a week until senior year. @Backpacking Dad – I never saw Mean Girls for the same reason I don’t see movies like Alien — why subject oneself to that kind of horror? Besides, I expect that I’ll be living through it at least once a week until senior year.

]]> By: doodaddy http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8883 doodaddy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:12:15 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8883 <a href='#comment-8854' rel="nofollow">@New-Dad-Blog</a> - Mostly, I let Boo do it -- I think, especially at this age, the last thing she needs is me whooshing in to save her by chastising the other kids. We all have to learn not to hang our self-confidence on what others think of us, right? @New-Dad-Blog – Mostly, I let Boo do it — I think, especially at this age, the last thing she needs is me whooshing in to save her by chastising the other kids. We all have to learn not to hang our self-confidence on what others think of us, right?

]]> By: cake http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8882 cake Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:56:14 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8882 kudos to you for not stating the racial identity, for knowing that it doesn't matter. you do a really good job of writing about these things. i am always inspired when i visit your blog. kudos to you for not stating the racial identity, for knowing that it doesn’t matter.

you do a really good job of writing about these things. i am always inspired when i visit your blog.

]]> By: Backpacking Dad http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8866 Backpacking Dad Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:11:58 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8866 The mean girls terrify me. My only experience with them is as a guy, who is clearly different from them anyway and trying to figure out the inter-gender dynamic kids have going on. I have no experience with how they interact with each other when there are no boys around to muddle the social equation. Movies like "Mean Girls" are like father horror flicks, featuring dismembered egos cast about by the hatchet-and-blush-wielding monster. Sure, it's a phase, but it's as violent and damaging a phase as the physical posturing guys do when they are younger, but the scars aren't badges. Terrifying. The mean girls terrify me. My only experience with them is as a guy, who is clearly different from them anyway and trying to figure out the inter-gender dynamic kids have going on. I have no experience with how they interact with each other when there are no boys around to muddle the social equation.

Movies like “Mean Girls” are like father horror flicks, featuring dismembered egos cast about by the hatchet-and-blush-wielding monster. Sure, it’s a phase, but it’s as violent and damaging a phase as the physical posturing guys do when they are younger, but the scars aren’t badges.

Terrifying.

]]> By: New-Dad-Blog http://doodaddy.net/2009/01/21/playground-darwinism-or-survival-of-the-snottiest/comment-page-1/#comment-8854 New-Dad-Blog Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:20:27 +0000 http://doodaddy.net/?p=1777#comment-8854 My wife recently informed me about how utterly cruel and psychologically damaging little girls can be; especially to younger ones. I had no idea. . . . Good luck with Boo and the playground. How do you deal with kids like that? My wife recently informed me about how utterly cruel and psychologically damaging little girls can be; especially to younger ones. I had no idea. . . .

Good luck with Boo and the playground. How do you deal with kids like that?

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