Look every one - aren't I a fantastic mummy!
24 May 2011, 03:57 PM
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Look every one - aren't I a fantastic mummy!
I have blood tests quite often so find regularly myself in my surgery waiting room, the room of gloom with cheerful posters all around saying what to do if you are dying (but not one says, forget it go and get p,issed 
). I digress. The waiting room has a corner with a kids playhouse and a pile of kiddie books. As often as not there will be some mum, usually kneeling on the floor, with kid on knee reading a story to the little brat/bratess.
But mum doesn't do this quietly even though brat's ear is inches away from mum's mouth she does it in a loud voice, enough for everyone in the room to hear. You must know the scenario and for some stupid reason it really gets on my ****. Mum is not actually keeping the kid amused but rather telling the world how fabulous she is as a mum. These mums are usually either ugly and skinny like they live on leaves to help the planet or ugly and fat because they eat all the kids' cakes as well as their own food. They only wear jeans.
Anyone recognise this and does it annoy you?
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). I digress. The waiting room has a corner with a kids playhouse and a pile of kiddie books. As often as not there will be some mum, usually kneeling on the floor, with kid on knee reading a story to the little brat/bratess.But mum doesn't do this quietly even though brat's ear is inches away from mum's mouth she does it in a loud voice, enough for everyone in the room to hear. You must know the scenario and for some stupid reason it really gets on my ****. Mum is not actually keeping the kid amused but rather telling the world how fabulous she is as a mum. These mums are usually either ugly and skinny like they live on leaves to help the planet or ugly and fat because they eat all the kids' cakes as well as their own food. They only wear jeans.
Anyone recognise this and does it annoy you?
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Last edited by David Lock; 24 May 2011 at 04:00 PM.
24 May 2011, 04:29 PM
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I can remember my wife being in the maternity ward surrounded by four other mothers – all about 15 and clueless about what they were doing.
One girl kept complaining to the nurse:
Chav – “my babies overheated and is sweating too much”
Nurse – “no – she needs her nappy changing – I keep telling you to do this regularly. I’ll do it for you, but this is the last time.
Chav - “tutt”
In the day room – chav wheels her new sprog in and uses the phone. Asks us first if we smoke, to which we say no – she then gets on the phone:
Chav “Hi, It’s Sharon. I’ve had the baby you know. Are you coming to see it.........
Can you bring some ****......... Why not!” Hangs up
Chav “Hi, It’s Sharon. I’ve had the baby, are you coming to see it........ Why not”
Hangs up
Chav “Hi, It’s Sharon.........Sharon..............Andrea’s mate........... I’ve had the baby,
are you coming to see it.......can you bring some ****...........are you coming in
now.............oh it doesn’t matter then!!!” Hangs up.
One girl kept complaining to the nurse:
Chav – “my babies overheated and is sweating too much”
Nurse – “no – she needs her nappy changing – I keep telling you to do this regularly. I’ll do it for you, but this is the last time.
Chav - “tutt”
In the day room – chav wheels her new sprog in and uses the phone. Asks us first if we smoke, to which we say no – she then gets on the phone:
Chav “Hi, It’s Sharon. I’ve had the baby you know. Are you coming to see it.........
Can you bring some ****......... Why not!” Hangs up
Chav “Hi, It’s Sharon. I’ve had the baby, are you coming to see it........ Why not”
Hangs up
Chav “Hi, It’s Sharon.........Sharon..............Andrea’s mate........... I’ve had the baby,
are you coming to see it.......can you bring some ****...........are you coming in
now.............oh it doesn’t matter then!!!” Hangs up.
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24 May 2011, 05:05 PM
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It's generally a middle-class thing I find. The kids are a 'project' for the Parents, and everything is done to reflect well on the Parents...even though the Parents tell themselves it's all about the kids.
24 May 2011, 05:09 PM
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FYI sometimes, in a place which is new or could be distracting, speakign a bit louder is needed to keep their attention otherwise some random noise makes the nipper want to go off and investigate.
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24 May 2011, 05:23 PM
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I can't see a problem with the OP at all.
When reading aloud or trying to teach your child you need to speak loudly and clearly even more so when in strange (kiddie excitable) places!
If one of my kid is I'll we do a lot more distraction, trying to take their minds of any illness.
Do you really think it was for your benefit?
I'm always explaining stuff to my two and can be quite loud about it! even moving people out of the way so I can show/explain things we are looking at better.
I don't give a flying fig what others think and very much doubt the woman in question did either!
although!!!!
Earth mothers really do p*ss me off! with their papooses and organic ways of life!
I only use washable nappies because starting up my washer every ten mins is far kinder to the enviroment!
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When reading aloud or trying to teach your child you need to speak loudly and clearly even more so when in strange (kiddie excitable) places!
If one of my kid is I'll we do a lot more distraction, trying to take their minds of any illness.
Do you really think it was for your benefit?
I'm always explaining stuff to my two and can be quite loud about it! even moving people out of the way so I can show/explain things we are looking at better.
I don't give a flying fig what others think and very much doubt the woman in question did either!
although!!!!
Earth mothers really do p*ss me off! with their papooses and organic ways of life!
I only use washable nappies because starting up my washer every ten mins is far kinder to the enviroment!
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24 May 2011, 05:42 PM
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I know exactly what you mean.
There is a mum at my sons swimming class who comes in with a massive boring looking book and proceeds to read it in a loud over the top voice to her other child while waiting for the lessons to finish! The lessons are for 45mins and it annoys the hell out of me.
It screams look at me, i'm a good middle class mum!
Give the some E numbers from the vending machine and play on your phone like the rest of us
There is a mum at my sons swimming class who comes in with a massive boring looking book and proceeds to read it in a loud over the top voice to her other child while waiting for the lessons to finish! The lessons are for 45mins and it annoys the hell out of me.
It screams look at me, i'm a good middle class mum!
Give the some E numbers from the vending machine and play on your phone like the rest of us
24 May 2011, 06:19 PM
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The last time I was in a doctors waiting room there was a kid sat behind me with her mother. The kid repeated incessantly "are we next, are we next?". It went on for over an hour. I would have been a lot happier listening to the mother read a boring story.
24 May 2011, 06:40 PM
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I was in a pub on Saturday about to watch the rugby, when I spotted a baby on the bar with it's hands on the taps of the beer!! The parents were on bar stools trying to entertain it.
You can imagine the life this child will have.
You can imagine the life this child will have.
24 May 2011, 06:52 PM
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I do think kids can be "over-parented", they need a bit of space like anyone else, some advice but the chance to make their own mistakes, direction on their school work but its their work, not yours.
24 May 2011, 07:17 PM
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The sound of other people's yapping always sounds 10 times worse when you've got not choice but to sit there and listen to it, and for that exact reason I never go anywhere where I know I'll have to wait for any length of time without either an MP3 player or my trusty Sony micro-sized multi-band radio.
24 May 2011, 07:27 PM
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Interesting. I see the more sophisticated SN members know exactly what I mean. I think others go around with their eyes blinkered or, more worryingly, have wives who behave exactly as I describe.
As it happened when I mentioned this to my old mate Lyn, the nurse at the surgery who collects my blood, she knew precisely what I meant "Ah, the Earth Mothers" which I thought was rather a good description
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As it happened when I mentioned this to my old mate Lyn, the nurse at the surgery who collects my blood, she knew precisely what I meant "Ah, the Earth Mothers" which I thought was rather a good description
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24 May 2011, 07:28 PM
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It's not rocket science that children are humans, tiny people for those of you non parent people.
Just like us they need to eat, drink and sleep. Occasionally they like to talk to other humans, or the big people. They usually prefere to converse primarily with their parents for a few years, rather than strangers. Especially those scary ones who stare at tgem in supermarkets and the GP waiting room.
Some parents would probably shove a fruit shoot in their hand and haul them in the direction of the toy/book area and ignore them for 20 minutes. This mum reads a 3 month old copy of OK! while the child annoys people and makes a mess.
Another mum chooses to sit and read to her child and talk to him/her rather than the child run around the waiting room and make a noise/mess.
When did it become abnormal for parents to want to care for their children?
I read to my children pretty much everywhere we go, not because I am trying to turn them into child genius', but simply because it's nice, they like it and it stops them misbehaving.
Just like us they need to eat, drink and sleep. Occasionally they like to talk to other humans, or the big people. They usually prefere to converse primarily with their parents for a few years, rather than strangers. Especially those scary ones who stare at tgem in supermarkets and the GP waiting room.
Some parents would probably shove a fruit shoot in their hand and haul them in the direction of the toy/book area and ignore them for 20 minutes. This mum reads a 3 month old copy of OK! while the child annoys people and makes a mess.
Another mum chooses to sit and read to her child and talk to him/her rather than the child run around the waiting room and make a noise/mess.
When did it become abnormal for parents to want to care for their children?
I read to my children pretty much everywhere we go, not because I am trying to turn them into child genius', but simply because it's nice, they like it and it stops them misbehaving.
