How can a mum be so cruel?

[tinkabel]

You have managed to pass judgement on this poor women without knowing any of the facts. I dare say that you 8 year old gets whatever she wants as soon as she asks. I think we can put money on her having a mobile phone and a TV of her own. Sometimes you just have to say "no" and this poor woman has done that and has now been pilloried on this forum on the flimsiest of evidence.

 

WTF has a tv and mobile got to do with this?!!!

 

Asking for luxuries from your parents is a lot different from needing the toilet, get your head checked out and stop winding people up!!!

 

OP - good on you for stepping in, hopefully the woman'll mend her ways now. Your 8 years olds lucky to have a mum like you who shows she cares not only about her but other children too.

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OP - good on you for stepping in, hopefully the woman'll mend her ways now. Your 8 years olds lucky to have a mum like you who shows she cares not only about her but other children too.

 

So, tinkabel, what would you do if you were shopping in town with a brat who was attention-seeking and some do-gooder told you how to be a 'proper parent'? Would you say "Thank you dear, I'm sorry for being a bad parent, I'll take her to the toilet now" or would you slap her?

[tinkabel]

So, tinkabel, what would you do if you were shopping in town with a brat who was attention-seeking and some do-gooder told you how to be a 'proper parent'? Would you say "Thank you dear, I'm sorry for being a bad parent, I'll take her to the toilet now" or would you slap her?

 

If my son was screaming in pain (not that i would let it get to that stage, as soon as my son muttered 'mummy i need the toilet') i'd take him to the toilet straight away, clothes shopping can wait, my sons needs can't, pretty SIMPLE really!!!!!

 

All kids attention seek, its part of being a parent but to not take you child to the toilet is cruel and disgusting, you have maddened me with your posts tonight and to be honest i could tell you exactly what i think but i don't want to lower myself to your level.

[happyhippy]

You should mind your own business. It is much more likely that the child does this to get attention and the mother knows what to do. One of the best ways of dealing with children who are attention seeking is to ignore them. Alternatively she might have offered to take he to the loo dozens of times only to be ignored and was teaching her a lesson which you now ruined.

 

Were that the case, then she wouldn't have taken the child to the loo. Read through the original post again (posted by a parent), and try again.

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you have maddened me with your posts tonight and to be honest i could tell you exactly what i think but i don't want to lower myself to your level.

 

Thanks for the compliment, but you didn't answer my question! Actually, don't trouble yourself, I know the answer.

[happyhippy]

So I'm to understand you're not a parent? Sometimes this is the only language that teenagers understand! And if you're in a bad mood it does help to release some tension...

 

Teenagers, granted-ish. Not a 3-4 year old, for the love of God.

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Were that the case, then she wouldn't have taken the child to the loo. Read through the original post again (posted by a parent), and try again.

 

Sorry, but that doesn't make sense?

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Teenagers, granted-ish. Not a 3-4 year old, for the love of God.

 

Read back, 'twas a poor attempt at humour.

[tinkabel]

Thanks for the compliment, but you didn't answer my question! Actually, don't trouble yourself, I know the answer.

 

Errrr yeh i did, i said my son would be taken to the toilet straight away so therefore no-one would have to interfere in the first place!!!!!

 

I am a damn good parent thank you very much, my son comes first, his needs come first and i most certainly do not need anyone telling me how to bring him up, he's 18 months now and not once has anyone commented on anything i do with him.

[happyhippy]

Wiki says: "Toddler is a common term for a child between the ages of one and three years old, although some may consider a toddler to be between two and five." So I won't be pedantic.

 

Anybody who tho thinks the 'oh so reliable' wikipedia is a reasonable reference point is worrying .......

 

But, if you analyse the original post, it's fairly clear to me that the mother knew her kid, as you would expect, and knew the kid didn't really need to 'go'. Just my opinion of course, and presented to balance all the 'terrible mother' posts previously presented.

 

No, I think that's wrong. Were she right, then she would no doubt have (rightly) stood her ground. She didn't, and actually took her child to the toilet.