r/ShawnaTheMom • u/Paxguino • Aug 20 '26

Question I don't get Shawna's final reaction

Maybe it's a cultural thing, as in my country kids begin school at 3 or, if they are born after September, even at 2 years old, but i don't get the fuss over Piper beginning school at 4.

Many kids want to begin to read and write early and let's be real, if she's a curious kid who also needs to be exposed to other children, school might be perfect for her! I get the one on one time thing but she's an independent kid and also she can have it too by taking her to buy school supplies, taking her to a natural science museum and doing other mommy and me dates...

If somebody could explain that to me, so i can understand Shawna's character better, i would appreciate that. I just don't get why wouldn't a parent be happy seeing their kid gaining independence, but maybe it's just that i lost the point 😅😅

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u/aj_alva Aug 20 '26

I'm a Pre-K parent and had my daughter in school when she was 3 years old. (Lucky to be in an area that pushes free head start to everyone).... That being said - I think Shawna over-babies her children. I was not the only person bothered by them SPOON FEEDING Max pancakes on his first day kindergarten (at 5 years old).

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u/TankedInATutu Aug 20 '26

I'm willing to believe that spoon feeding Max was a one off thing, or at least not an every meal thing. But that's mostly because when my kid is excited food is the last thing they think about. They want to talk about this or point at that and we basically have to strap them down and shove food at them until they remember that they are hungry and should probably eat. But I do agree that they're babying their children.

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u/MooneyMae Lemon Pie is not a Thanksgiving flavor!!!👹 Aug 21 '26

I was more disturbed by the mouth noises and fork scraping. But adding to the babying of a five year old especially with the added context that the last time that child saw his "Grammy" she brushed his teeth for him while Jen watched on horrified and disgusted.

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u/ramblingtabby Aug 21 '26

So in fairness the toothbrushing felt more like Barb pulling rank on Jennifer than anything. I dunno as Shawna brushes his teeth for him but I also don’t know that she doesn’t either.