Treating kids Younger than they are.

dandy-candy

When my two youngest kids are upstairs for hours i will ask DH "what the babes are doing?" - they are 14 and 16 years old now and doomed to be referred to as babes forever!
With My eldest DS I wish he would grow up! He alway asks me to get him a drink, do his washing up etc, lies next to me on the sofa wanting his hair stroked, and even jumps into bed with me and DH for a cuddle.......he's 21 years old and I bet he doesn't tell his uni mates he's like this at home.....

New_and_Improved_Me

Parents will be parents J

I remember a few years ago looking at my youngest – he must have been about 2 at the time. Thinking how cute toddlers were, soft/cuddly and SO innocent (the other two were about 4 & 6 at the time) at that age and telling him with a serious look ‘NEVER to grow up’.

Alas he did NOT listen, he’s 6 now and fast growing up, but honestly – He will always be a baby of the family to me and gets treated as such.

emweaver

I have always been treated older than I was, not good as I had too much responsibility for a child.

Kayalana99

Well...I know its not exactly in line with the thread but I got ID'd for a 12 year old film when I was 17.

So...I would of had to be 11 ( I look my age FYI)

Spendless

Earlier this year I dropped off my DD at m y parents, for my Dad to take to a holiday playscheme as it started after I needed to be at work. My mum later told me that my Dad had asked 'what should he do if DD needed the loo whilst at their house'. My DD is 10, that's years not weeks or months. And Dad has 3 other grandkids, 2-3 years older than her.

notanewuser

My 19 year old cousin is away at uni now, but when she turned 18 she celebrated with a pizza, DVD and a sleepover because her mum didn't want her going out.

paulineb_2

My mum always tries to straighten me up, if theres a collar thats tucked in on a jacket and my gran always used to say to me, do you want me to brush your hair, I have long hair. My gran is dead now but my mum is turning into her, also if theres ever a bit of fluff on a jacket Ive got to stand still till she brushes it off. I just say to her, gran used to do that to you

My gran used to call me wee Pauline (I am wee, all the women in our family are/were) and if I met her for lunch shed give me a tenner for pocket money, I was about 27 or 28 then, dont think she was trying to treat me like a kid, just that she was glad to see me and enjoyed being taken for lunch and liked to give me something to say thanks, she would often buy me a bottle of conditioner too, as I use a lot of it.

Apart from that, my mum treats me the age I am, Im 44.

notanewuser

paulineb wrote: »

My mum always tries to straighten me up, if theres a collar thats tucked in on a jacket and my gran always used to say to me, do you want me to brush your hair, I have long hair. My gran is dead now but my mum is turning into her, also if theres ever a bit of fluff on a jacket Ive got to stand still till she brushes it off. I just say to her, gran used to do that to you

My gran used to call me wee Pauline (I am wee, all the women in our family are/were) and if I met her for lunch shed give me a tenner for pocket money, I was about 27 or 28 then, dont think she was trying to treat me like a kid, just that she was glad to see me and enjoyed being taken for lunch and liked to give me something to say thanks, she would often buy me a bottle of conditioner too, as I use a lot of it.

Apart from that, my mum treats me the age I am, Im 44.

My nan gave me pocket money this weekend.

I'm 36!!! :rotfl:

Birdie85

I'm the baby of my family and still get treated as such at the age of 28! My Mum still calls me 'Baby' all the time! I'm expecting my own baby now and Mum told me, in all seriousness, 'Don't worry... you'll still be MY baby!'. She always holds my hand when crossing the road and likes to know that I got home safe if I tell her I'm going out. I also get an invite for dinner once a week so my parents can make sure that I'm eating at least one decent meal a week and they're always buying me clothes and sending me home with food parcels because they worry about me supporting myself! My DH (yes I'm married, which makes their worry even more ridiculous!) used to be offended by this but now just plays on it too and makes sure he gets the freebies too!

I was the youngest of the brood of cousins on my Mum's side too so when I was in my teens I was still getting dolls, novelty hat and glove sets and sparkly play make up! Didn't have the heart to set any of the old dears right!

paulineb_2

Ive been asked for ID for alcohol a few times this year, I do look young but not that young, the last time I was asked for ID before that was about 6 years ago, didnt have any on me, I dont drive so my ID is my passport but so far this year Ive been asked for ID in Asda and Morrisons. Was buying a bottle of raspberry and elderflower fizz, all of 4 per cent alcohol, the cashier in Morrisons took it off me as I couldnt prove my age

So my mum had to go and get it for me. Seriously, nothing like being 40 something and sweating every time you buy booze and then realising that you used to have less problems getting served over 25 years ago.

Im small as well (wee Pauline) and I dont wear make up much and my clothes are fairly casual, I teach fitness classes and I usually have my hair pulled back, but according to some cashiers this makes me look about 22.

Hopefully next year I'll get through 2014 without being asked for ID.