Weekly Flylady Thread 28th January 2008

ashbart

Do you think our OH's post on another thread at how much they play on being lazy/forgetful/annoying?? There must be some website we don't know about with all the tips, how to's, etc.....

Conspiracy anyone?

tiamai_d

Phone call from school :mad: DS2 has bitten a boy who broke his toy... 'other Mum is not very happy about it', well neither would I be. Just wondering who it was though... this will be fun when I pick him up. I'm in fighting mode all ready because I know what that lot are like, when it's their kid hitting mine they don't care. It's not like DS2 to do anything like that though. But then again, he has been bullied a fair bit and nothing has been done, maybe this is his way of fighting back.

gunsandbanjos

Little monster shouldnt have broken your DS's toy then should he;)

tiamai_d

LOL! That's how I feel!

I know I should tell him off, and I will. I told him to HIT back, not bite! :rotfl:

No, all seriousness, I will have a word with him, he knows it's wrong to bite. I think he is copying DS2 who bites.

I am angry though, there have been a LOT of things that have been done to DS1 and nothing has been done or said about it.

pigpen

Tia.. now is your chance to complain BIG time about it.. say it was inevitable he was going to lash out in some way sooner or later and maybe now they will listen when you say he is being bullied by other children in order to prevent this in the future.. and while you do not in any way condone the biting you will deal with that yourself AT HOME!! You feel it IS necessary for him to defend in some way after all he HAS told adults and they have done nothing. I'd also ask if this other child has been disciplined about breaking DS's toy.. and just to really upset the apple cart.. tell them where the same thing is in stock and say you expect it to be replaced!! It will work.. if they see you are not a 'pushover parent' they won't be too keen to call you next time.. if you fuss and make a scene in school they do it all the more!!

If the other parent speaks to you say yes it was wrong.. and you will discuss it with YOUR child at home in private and thank her for her concern and you hope her childs [strike]arm falls off[/strike] injury isn't too severe... I have a biter too!!


DO NOT ever ever tell him off at school in front of the teacher or other parents.. that just makes the other parents think he is a hooligan..

soappie

Good afternoon all

And what a splendid afternoon it's turning out to be. Have managed to wangle working from home for all of it. There's some documents I need to review - so as long as the comments are ready for 9am tomorrow morning, I can plan my afternoon as I like

Means I can do the flying whilst it's still daylight and leave the reading until nightfall. Off to get my wings.....

serena

So far today I've done precisely no flying...I have delivered and collected children at different times, and whizzed up and down town to buy rugby shorts, and 90% off bargains in Boots, had coffee and chocolate cake - and read the posts on here!

If I had shorter coffee and reading breaks, I'd have more time to hide my family's belongings (not only OH, but also DS1 regularly accuses me of hiding his stuff while he's out. Yeh, right).

Okay, lunch, superfast fly, and off to the garden while the sun's out.

poohbear - is your husband prescribed any medication for the depression? I may be out of line here, but it might be worth seeing your GP.

shell - happy to see LO feeling better. There's a very good book on bringing up boys - is it by Steve Biddulph? I found it interesting. My sister had a very good and well behaved daughter before her energetic, attention seeking son, and is still in shock nine years on...

tiamai_d

Cheers Pigpen, I don't intend on telling him off at school, for one thing I haven't got time!!! I collect DS1 at 2.45 and have to get over to get DS2 at 3.00 so time is too tight.

The school is useless at controlling bullying, DS1 was grabbed by another parent last year while standing in line to get in. MIL was taking him to school as DS2 had an appointment in Leeds and she didn't tell us till a few days later, I was LIVID. I was even more livid at MIL for doing nothing. I told the school that they sort it out or I would contact the police and report the incident and I would make sure they cought the person who assaulted my son. For months I stood in the playground daring anyone to go near him.

better go do some flying.. getting all worked now! :rotfl:

hollyh

Hi

I've just lost my last 2 posts:mad: fingers crossed this one works or i'll give up:rolleyes:

Manic Monday - Kitchen and Dining Room/Area
Level One
Clean floors in these areas
Level Two
[STRIKE]Wipe down surfaces
Wipe kitchen cupboard fronts and kickboards
[/STRIKE]
Wipe down fronts of major appliances (cooker, firdge, freezer etc) and inside the microwave
Level Three
[STRIKE]Dust any extra furniture in dining area, checking for cobwebs on way round
Clean washer drawer, filters on the dryer, dishwasher and cooker hood filters
Clean the oven if you missed it last week or it needs it

[/STRIKE]
Extra tasks if you want to do more

• Wipe window sills and clean windows in these rooms
• Wipe down any tiles and shine those taps, a toothbrush is great for cleaning away the gunk!
• [STRIKE]
  
• Empty one shelf (or the top of a cupboard) clean it, clean what's on it and put it all back
• [/STRIKE]
• Clean out and organize one cupboard, more if you like
• [STRIKE]
  
• Wipe & replace small appliances likekettle, toaster etc (wipe under too, especially the toaster!)
• [/STRIKE]
• Tuesday - Lovely Living Rooms and Safe Stairs
  Level One
  [STRIKE]
  
• Vacuum floors in these areas, even if around clutter
  Clear anything from the stairs! Safe stairs are a must
  Level Two
  Move clutter so you can vacuum under it
  Vacuum and wipe (if needed) sofas
  Dust any areas below eye level
  Level Three
  Dust anything above eye level (if safe to do so)
  Clear anything that shouldn't be where it is, ahem that includes that cup!
  Wipe the bits next to the steps on the stairs, yours might be skirting board, edging of some sort, grab a cloth and give it a wipe
  Extra Mission Tasks - as usual if you fancy tackling something else you could try one or more of these
• Check where important documents like passports, birth certificates, driving licences, medical cards are and make a note of where they are and if any need replacing, changing etc (yes I know it's repeated but lots of members were not about when it was done)
• [/STRIKE]
  
• Spend 15 minutes sorting paperwork, dealing with anything urgent NOW
• [STRIKE]Wipe down window frames in these rooms (inside) clean any marks from window
  [/STRIKE]
• Clean out the vacuum cleaner, empty the bag/bucket, clean filters if they are washable MAKE SURE YOU DON'T PUT THEM BACK UNTIL THEY ARE DRY!
• 20 minutes ironing time to get that pile down, oh and make sure you put it away!
  

hollyh

yes it worked