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MSE Parents Club Part 9

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  • searching_me
    searching_me Posts: 18,414 Forumite
    r mac jayden sort of knows no but its more of the tone he knows then the actual word ... short sharp and loud x
    :)Still searching .....:)
  • r.mac wrote: »
    yep - LO just wants to be anywhere she's not meant to be. Meaning that I am almost a dress size smaller than I was now I have to run after her every two minutes. A stairgate helped a bit, but DH kept accidentally knocking it off the wall or forgetting to use it :( So it's gone.

    She doesn't even laugh at 'NO'. It just doesn't seem to register at all. It's so tiring all day long. Even though she's cute, I think I've given birth to a hooligan :eek:

    Do you have things that will lure her back rather than chasing? Benjamin plays his daddy up much more than me because hubby keeps getting up and running after him. I just let him be or use his toys to bring him back to me (he will do anything for a ball or a balloon!!) it is like he is 2 different children. He kept trying to go into the kitchen with me so I put him in there and closed the door (it has glass windows - I could spy on him!) and he soon got bored and wanted to come back out to me.

    Rest assured, she will still be ignoring you when you say 'No, you can't have twenty quid to go down the pub' :rotfl:
    r.mac wrote: »
    please listen to MFD - she is a wise woman :D
    Proud Mummy to the gorgeous Benjamin John born 14 March 2009, 8lbs 14oz
    A new little seedling on the way, due 30 September 2012
  • r.mac_2
    r.mac_2 Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    glam - we are trying that, it's just that she's into the big things this week!!! TBH she's really good and I know she's just exploring, but I can't wait until I can explain and she'll understand!

    sami - good on your MIL! I'm being nosey and wondering what she paid for it..... It really is great work. I've been depressing myself by looking at lots of other fabulous cake work online. I just need to keep going and I'll get there one day.
    aless02 wrote: »
    r.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
    I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this response :p
  • angela6834
    angela6834 Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    r.mac wrote: »
    glam - we are trying that, it's just that she's into the big things this week!!! TBH she's really good and I know she's just exploring, but I can't wait until I can explain and she'll understand!


    .

    r mac, she'll still not take any notice when she can understand either:rotfl:
    DS Anthony Steven 07.06.92
    DD Becky Emma 24.01.94
    DD Rose Grace Jean 12.05.09
  • BrunoM
    BrunoM Posts: 1,722 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    On "no" - Elijah (17 months) has been at the stage where he knows what we mean and what he should be stopping doing, for a while now... but is just provoked by it.
    He is entering toddler tantrum territory I'm afraid :rolleyes: to the extent that if we say "No" firmly enough he will run at us shouting NONE-NONE-NONE and then headbutt the floor in fury! He also now hurls any object if he trips over it, or headbutts the door if it gets in his way :mad: he has rage!
  • r.mac_2
    r.mac_2 Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    Do you have things that will lure her back rather than chasing? Benjamin plays his daddy up much more than me because hubby keeps getting up and running after him. I just let him be or use his toys to bring him back to me (he will do anything for a ball or a balloon!!) it is like he is 2 different children. He kept trying to go into the kitchen with me so I put him in there and closed the door (it has glass windows - I could spy on him!) and he soon got bored and wanted to come back out to me.

    Rest assured, she will still be ignoring you when you say 'No, you can't have twenty quid to go down the pub' :rotfl:

    I tend to leave her be and listen carefully - if I hear the bathroom door I go after her. Everything is locked away, but I want to be careful. I let her go in and out of her room and the living room and hall as she pleases. I don't mind her in the kitchen too much so long as i'm there as she makes a horrific mess - how I never know! I think it depends on what else we've done. She's bored today because she is ill and we've been home all day (hence why I think I'm grumpy too), but she's been perky enough for me to know we'll manage out and about tomorrow ;)

    re: the pub - I'm going to do what my parents did and move to where there isn't a pub! problem solved ;) (or so they thought!)
    r mac jayden sort of knows no but its more of the tone he knows then the actual word ... short sharp and loud x

    yep - that's more effective, we save it for really important things as it tends to make her a bit upset - :o:o
    aless02 wrote: »
    r.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
    I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this response :p
  • mookiandco
    mookiandco Posts: 1,294 Forumite
    r.mac wrote: »
    She doesn't even laugh at 'NO'. It just doesn't seem to register at all. It's so tiring all day long. Even though she's cute, I think I've given birth to a hooligan :eek:

    I think i've got one of these! She just looks at me and pouts.

    She's nicked my pear now and slobbered all over it.
    Proud Mummy to Leila aged 1 whole year:j
  • Glamazon
    Glamazon Posts: 8,401 Forumite
    sami - weds is 10am til 12pm. Is that doable for you?

    here are the feb/march dates http://www.slingmeet.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=38020#post38020
    and Fritha has suggested a day out in April as well.

    I might be meeting Mummy friends on Weds but if you wanted to go I could put it off cos I'll see them tomorrow anyway.

    Or, we could aim for Friday 12th Feb if you like - I'm easy (but don't tell everyone ;))

    MFD, 3, mel (where is Mel?!) sparkle (and anyone else of course)- anyone up for any of the above dates? Would be lovely to see you all again :)
    A very busy Yummy Mummy to a 1 year old gorgeous boy :smileyhea

    Where does the time go? :think:
  • mookiandco
    mookiandco Posts: 1,294 Forumite
    BrunoM wrote: »
    he will run at us shouting NONE-NONE-NONE and then headbutt the floor in fury! He also now hurls any object if he trips over it, or headbutts the door if it gets in his way :mad: he has rage!


    Is it bad that I laughed at this. Will you remind me when Leila is 17 months and i'm tearing my hair out!:p
    Proud Mummy to Leila aged 1 whole year:j
  • r.mac_2
    r.mac_2 Posts: 4,746 Forumite
    oh Bruno - you always give me such good stories to look forward to!!! She already has a tantrum if we take something away from her :eek:

    I should be prepared really - my parents say I was exactly the same as LO is - and got much worse! But I'm such a nice person now :D
    aless02 wrote: »
    r.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
    I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this response :p
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