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Hippychick I think you handled this quite well. Hopefully he was just not thinking properly rather than being a bad Dad, and you have educated him. Yes I suppose we all occassionally do things we shouldn't but you can't be too carefull. Hopefully he will take note of this.0
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Curious_George wrote: »i have an older girl as well and between them im lucky if i EVER pee alone
LOL - today my 2yo gave me a round of applause and said 'well done mummy, you done a tinkle!'
....she is toilet training :rotfl::rotfl:
Hippychick - glad you managed to talk to him and things remain amicable, hopefully he has realised he shouldn't do it and will learn from his mistake.Cross Stitch Cafe member No. 32012 170-194 2013 195-207.Hello Kitty ballerina 208.AVA 209.OLIVIA 210.ELLA 211.CARLA 212.LOUISE 213.CHARLEY 214.Mother & Child 215.Stop Faffing Completed 2014 216.Stitchers Sampler. 217.Let Them Be Small 218.Keep Calm 219. Ups and downs 220. Annniversary piece 221. 2x Teachers gifts 222. Peacock 223. Tooth Fairy 224. Beth Birth pic 225. Circe the Sorceress Cards x 240 -
Me too I am ALWAYS in the same room! I find it disturbing that you even allow a child of this age to play alone upstairs.''Aim for the moon, because if you miss you will still land amongst the stars''0
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Jesus wept. Give the man a break. Anything could happen to anyone at any time in any circumstances. Supervised or not. This reaction is so kneejerk it's nauseating.
What's the alternative? Take them all to the shops? You can't monitor children 24/7.
Clearly there's a communication issue going on, perhaps that's why you're exes, who knows? That's probably not for here.
Do actually you think your ex wants to put your children in danger?
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Me too I am ALWAYS in the same room! I find it disturbing that you even allow a child of this age to play alone upstairs.
How old are your kids?!
Mine are 8, 4 and 3 and play on their own all the time (and have done for a fair while), or watch tv in annther room, or play out the garden without me. I don't walk around after them with a tissue in case one of them dribbles down themselves. I couldn't possibly in the same room as them "ALWAYS". It's neither practical or necessary."One day I realised that when you are lying in your grave, it's no good saying, "I was too shy, too frightened."
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What's the alternative? Take them all to the shops? You can't monitor children 24/7.
It's a two year old and a four month old baby.
Yes - you take them to the shops with you. Otherwise, you are putting their lives in danger.
What do you think a two year old would do left home alone if someone rang the front doorbell?"One day I realised that when you are lying in your grave, it's no good saying, "I was too shy, too frightened."
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hippychick1 wrote: »I always read this forum, and think the advice given is fab, so am just after a little advice.
I have just discovered that when my ex has our children (7, 4 and 2) he occasionally pops down the shop (2 mins away) and leaves DS1 'in charge'. I am absolutely gobsmacked at this, and plan to speak to him about it when I see him again this week. How can he think this is ok?
There have been a couple of other issues with him concerning the children, and I am seriously considering not letting him see the children anymore. I know I cannot dictate how he sees fit to bring our children up when I am not around, but honestly, at the minute I am fuming. Please someone tell me if I am over reacting? I know deep down I wouldn't stop contact and this is just an inital kneejerk reaction from just finding out they are left alone for 5 minutes at a time. I just felt sick when I found out, anything could happen in those 5 minutes!!!!!!
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Jesus wept. Give the man a break. Anything could happen to anyone at any time in any circumstances. Supervised or not. This reaction is so kneejerk it's nauseating.
true, but thats accidental and nobody can see those things coming...
however if you leave young children alone eventually your going to regret it,
surely you can understand that the odds of something bad happening increase dramatically without an adult around??What's the alternative? Take them all to the shops? You can't monitor children 24/7.
get real
yes... you take them to the shops! is that really such a big deal??
coats and shoes on takes a few minutes... they are ALL under 8 years old and far from capable of looking after themselves without any supervison for any period of time.
of course you cant be watching them like hawks from morning til night, but at least being within ear shot should something happen is a basic requirement and i honestly cant believe there is another person on here that doesnt get that!!! no wonder the papers are full of stories of neglect....
i left the kids alone and nipped to the shops the other day and they were fine, maybe today i will have a cuppa with the neighbour...
nothing happened while i had that cuppa... maybe ill go do a full shop at tesco, maybe ill go down the pub for the night as they are all asleep, maybe i can do that shift at work... they will be fine... they were last time
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