MSE Parents Club Part 11

tarajayne

cazscoob wrote: »

no car boot as Charlie decided it was better to get up at silly o clock and eat easter eggs????

Oops!

Well I can quote now.

Sounds tricky SS, I get cross but my OH never sees the same danger I do. And is never fast enough when things do happen, I call him Eyeore. Hope you work it out. X

Well I've uninstallled IE8, so fingers crossed.

My_Fathers_Daughter

Hmm - I am the 'thoughtless' one around here who lets Benjamin get on with stuff so I should probably keep schtum!!

She won't be little for long *shrugs shoulders* no harm has come to her, what's the point in worrying about it?

*Waits to get shot!!*



Benjamin had a bouncy ball at BILs last night, he put it in his mouth - it was quite a big ball and he had to stretch his mouth to get it in (it was probably too small for him to be playing with to be fair). Hubby did a big overreaction thing, I just asked him to spit it out and he did. Hubby wouldn't give it him back...I would have :rotfl:
Am I wrong or is he? I let hubby have his way because he was upset (said his heart was racing and he had panicked). I think he was happy playing with the ball, he needs to learn not to put things in his mouth, keep an eye on him and move on.
I would hate it if hubby held my attitude against me, it is just different to his.

I appreciate that this is not the same as tacks but if Benjamin gets hold of something for whatever reason I would just take it off him and forget about it.

Oooo - maybe I am a slack mummy, certainly more negotiable



pinkpig - she is so gorgeous!

Glamazon

SugarSpun wrote: »

It sounds ideal Glam, but would OH be able to find work there? Can he set himself up as a private practice or would he have to commute?

Molly loves computer cables, and she's bizarrely strong so is often caught attempting to pull laptops towards herself - fortunately the only time she gets near the laptops is when she's on someone's lap and we can rescue them. I need to buy a sleeve for my new teeny laptop, it'll be mostly for travelling but as this one is on its way out it seemed like a good purchase.

*adds "back everything up to external drive" to to-do list*

He's just doing analysis work with the NHS at the moment so could get something similar - his current contract has been extended until December so we can keep an eye out and see what jobs are about between now and then.
I'm hoping that I don't need to work but if I do then I'll just get something part-time - I wouldn't mind going back to doing admin or reception work rather than management.

Having a child changed my perspective on life? Looks like it!

I managed to leave Jack for over an hour today :j and he didn't cry!

MFD - I was taking the skin off a hot potato while holding Jack and I kept telling him not to touch it but he insisted and it hurt him because it was hot - OH had a right moan but my philosophy is he won't do it again and he hasn't!

*waits for the onslaught that I shouldn't be holding whilst cooking*

SugarSpun

I'd have let her keep the ball in Benjamin's position too, and she has little foam balls that you use to make clown noses with and I've no problem with those *shrugs*

But she was trying to put 1.5cm spikes in her mouth and I refuse to accept that I'm overly concerned for not thinking that this is just a different parenting style.

tarajayne

*shoots MFD with catapult and gapes at Glam*

Well I didn't just watch Maddy get to the second stair.

And she just crawled over to the sofa, got on her knees and actually got up and stood, eeek, I'm not ready........was because the remote was there.

tarajayne

No SS. That's just plain stoopid!

ladybirdintheuk

Afternoon all... we had a fabby afternoon at the zoo - only saw a bit of it, as Izzy and her friend wanted to walk all the time!

On the subject of safety stuff, I'm relatively relaxed compared to DH, who completely overreacts about everything. But then he still manages to leave dangerous things around the place. Sometimes it feels like it is just another excuse to swear at me.

SugarSpun

I try not to leave anything on the floor, partly because I always have to clear it up and it's easier to clean as I go but also and mostly because I hate picking stuff up when it is encrusted in baby dribble. I'm happy for her to chew on whatever's handy so long as it won't poison her or perforate her face.

Anyway, I am currently resolved not to turn into my mother and say, Hey, that bothers me, rather than sit and simmer over it. So while sharp objects will no doubt end up on the floor again we now have a healthier way of dealing with them. The next task is a joint one: we are a household of potty mouths and I do not want my baby learning some of the words we use. The new vocabulary uses "really" instead of f*** and tuesday instead of c***. Slipups keep happening so we need some sort of penalty code, I think, because we both keep forgetting.

jillie1974

i think there are things babies/toddlers need to experience to learm not to do them (if that makes sense?)

but i'm not going to pinch or bite K when he does it to me so he learns its sore. (some peeps do it from when baby is few months old)

pinkpig08

lol someone's asking for a wii on my local freecycle!