Comments on: Jennifer Garner on Violet's Honey Fun

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:10 +0000

OK, firstly if I was Jen I probably wouldn’t care too much about the damage as I’m sure they can afford to replace it if necessary! Secondly, when my eldest was about 3 we took up our lounge carpet and replaced it with wooden flooring because of all the gunk he’d dropped on the carpet which we couldn’t properly get out! He was never “allowed” to do that and was always told off for it but a 3 yr old will be a 3 yr old – and if they’re not I’d be worried!

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:11:30 +0000

I think I would have found it funny about 20 years later! At the time, not so much.

By: Rosy J

Rosy J — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:40:01 +0000

Wow! I find most of these comments ridicious beyond measure. First and foremost, I would never venture to critize any parent regarding how they chose to handle a situation regarding their own child. Secondly, Ben and Jen, as the parents are responsible for any damage caused by Violet. Way too much is being placed on this scenerio and it is solely their responsibility. What the heck do we care, it is no skin off our noses. I am frankly surprised that it sparked such a lengthy discussion. It makes me wonder if it has anything to do with a need to discredit them as parents. God forbid, celebs are considered good parents. It sounds like a bunch of jealous people with a need to be as good as or better than celebs. The nerve!

By: itstartedwithafish

itstartedwithafish — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:15:26 +0000

how to get honey out of a carpet:

Hire a washing-vacuum-cleaner. Actually we bought one when we had our first son because we had carpets everywhere and so he could crawl around without us worrying too much about mites and stuff…

and since honey ist just a sugar you can get it out with a little perseverance… jelly and other sugary stuff, too, btw ;o)

By: natz

natz — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:44:48 +0000

So many perfect mummies out there with 3 year olds that behave perfectly!! How I’d love to be a fly on the wall in your homes! You know what guys, you cant always respond in irritation or anger. Relax!! She’s only 3! I wonder where the conversation would be now if she’d said she was so angry at Violet over spilling honey!!! mmmm, I really wonder!

By: koala

koala — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:37:24 +0000

By the way, I think your mums advice on discipline is excellent, even if we seem to disagree on the honey isssue. I bet she’s a great grandma.

By: koala

koala — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:33:17 +0000

Well, ironically enough, I am a clinical child psychologist! But realx, my comment was from my mother mode not my professional one. We don’t tend to see children for extreme honey dispersion! Look, I was not saying she IS a handful I was saying the stories HER PARENTS tell make her SEEM to be a handful IMO compared to the many many 3 yr olds I know. I am NOT saying she is a brat or a bad kid, I am saying she sounds like a “handful”…I meant it as a fairly affectionate term and I do honestly stand by my comment that most 3 yr olds would stop somewhere between the taking of the honey from the cupboard and the spilling an ENTIRE jar on the carpet and computer and think…”This might get me into a teeeeensy bit of trouble.” Sure, I can think of two 3 yr olds that I know who might not, but they are also adorable, lovely, lively handfuls. If my comments really irritate you, you should enjoy the fact that my youngest shows every sign of being a complete handful also!

By: Susannah

Susannah — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:40:35 +0000

Koala – seeing as I am the poster who drew the distinction between ‘childishly immature’ and wilful behaviour – are you a child development expert? Honestly! It bugs me so much that 3 year olds are expected to behave in ways that are developmentally beyond them. Also, I think it’s pretty ridiculous to typecast a child as a handful based on two stories. Don’t forget, we may see the pics, we may hear snippets, but we have no real idea as to how celebrities raise their families.

By: Ria

Ria — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:30:57 +0000

@txgal – easily the best comment.

I’m going to sit on the fence on this one and say that whilst I agree Violet needed to be disciplined, there’s not really anyway of telling from the interview that she wasn’t. From watching Regis & Kelly videos on the net (we don’t get it here in the UK *sniff* and I love Ms. Ripa), the interviews aren’t that long. And I have a sneaky impression, that sometimes the interviewers talk to their guests beforehand (or at least someone does) to get some idea of what’s going to be said (could be wrong but hey ). Taking this all into consideration, a) Jen probably couldn’t have sat there and told the whole story (i.e. how she disciplined her and what have you) due to time constrainsts, and b) perhaps someone told her to condense (sp?) the story.

OK, I shall stop rambling now

By: Sarah M.

Sarah M. — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:44:13 +0000

CTBmom – You have a VERY creative child. A knife, not safe, but he was just trying to find another way to drink the milk out of the carton.

I agree with Becky. Even though a situation may seem terrible now, later on you can laugh at it and realize that (in the grand scheme of things) it’s not that big a deal. As for the pacifier and pull-up. Maybe they just had an extra pull-up in her bag and she had an accident at school. My, now 6 year old cousin, had his pacifier until he was 4. It may have been a big comfort item for Violet. She sounds like a “normal” 3 year old to me. 3 year olds are curious with new things. And when they want in something bad enough, they will find ANY way into it. Somehow!