Comments on: Samantha Bee and Jason Jones on Piper's 'Potty Humor'

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:19:13 +0000

I get that you have to just relax and laugh at your kids when they are silly at the table, but isn’t throwing food when you draw the line and tell them “that’s enough, now eat”? Someone said respect comes naturally, it also comes when you put down some simple rules. You can correct without being a tyrant.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:51:14 +0000

Good Lord! Take it easy, ladies! You’ve got to laugh with your kids! Of course, children need to be taught what is and isn’t acceptable, but how will they figure that out if they don’t test the boundaries? I’ve got 3.5 yr old twins, and we can’t help laughing at some of the things they say and do. When they were still 2 and playing in the living room, I was in the kitchen and my daughter says to my son,”You are really starting to piss me off!” I laughed so hard…she used it in exactly the right context! I told her that isn’t a nice thing to say, I told her mommy and daddy shouldn’t say it either, and she’s never said it again. Have fun and enjoy your babies! I joke with my husband that we need to play, laugh, and cuddle with them now, because before you know it they’ll be 13, screaming “I hate you!”, and slamming their bedroom door!

By: brannon

brannon — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:16:28 +0000

Kids are funny. If you can’t laugh with them, you’ll go insane respect comes naturally – a home filled with love and laughter will work out the rest. And yes, I have a 3 year old who can both crack me up and make me want to tear my hair out. I enjoy laughing more.

By: maggie

maggie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:57:01 +0000

was this woman the lady who played Rebecca/Ava in Greys Anatomy or am i mixed up

By: amyjoy

amyjoy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:36:20 +0000

My daughter is 15 months old, and pretty laid-back and well-behaved, but she does throw food occasionally, and it can be funny. I’m assuming by the phrase “handful of eggs” that they are cooked (probably scrambled) and not likely to ruin the paint. Playing with food and making a mess is an important part of the learning process for toddlers, and at 15 months, certainly doesn’t warrant punishment, in my opinion. I correct her and redirect her, for sure, but sometimes I laugh, too. (and in our house, it’s more likely that my daughter is dropping food on the floor for the dog than throwing it at the wall)

Also, I’m not reading here that Piper is allowed to hit her brother, or that they are actually encouraging it. My interpretation was that both kids enjoy some chaotic wrestling and horseplay now and then…

Overall, I think that Samantha and Jason sound like loving, fun parents!

By: MZ

MZ — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:23:42 +0000

Shelly, out of curiosity, why would you make the older sister help clean up her brother’s mess? Isn’t that punishing her for something she didn’t do?

I agree that Samantha probably stretched the truth for a laugh. If you watch her on the Daily Show, that’s the kind of humor she uses there. In print it’s a lot harder to tell what’s joking and what’s not, so I understand why people are upset over what she said, but I think it wasn’t a matter of “letting” her kid throw eggs, but more of that he probably got into them when she wasn’t looking and threw them. That’s about the age where kids experiment by throwing/dropping, isn’t it? My son is still in the stick-everything-in-his-mouth state so I don’t know, haha.

By: CTBmom

CTBmom — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:41:21 +0000

I agree…they are comedians! They tell stories to be funny, and they probably stretched the truth a bit. They are lots of things my son did when he was a toddler that I probably shouldn’t have found funny…but I did, lol. I always corrected him, but when dealing with small kids, I think you have to have a sense of humor.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:24:51 +0000

No but I’d make the 3 1/2 year old help. But how about this – how about NOT letting them throw eggs in the first place? )

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:14:20 +0000

Shelly, would you seriously make a 15-month-old clean up after himself and punish him? He’s still a baby for crying out loud! Lighten up.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:53:08 +0000

Agreed Lis.People take things too seriously.She is a comedian.Comedians stretch the truth to make things funnier.Plus she said this happened once,she never said this was a everyday occurance.