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To think you shouldn’t call a child an idiot?

33 replies

littleemma1 · 06/01/2018 09:32

I was at the gym in the changing rooms and could hear a mother with her daughter and son in the next cubicles along (shared changing rooms between pool and gym)

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Cmlcml · 06/01/2018 09:49

There's no reason to speak to your kids like that!

PinkyBlunder · 06/01/2018 09:48

We make a conscious effort to not use words like idiot, shut up and stupid as my DF used to use them on me.

It’s tough on a bad day though. I’ve been known to to use ‘for goodness sake!!!’ And the like. Once I did let slip a ‘shut up’ before I could stop it but she was either doing a great job at ignoring me or didn’t hear Grin

It’s hard!

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littleemma1 · 06/01/2018 09:40

At such a young age though @crumb?
I have no experience yet but it personally made me feel awful for the kid. He was quite clearly upset by it too.

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Msqueen33 · 06/01/2018 09:38

No you probably shouldn’t but we all have bad days. Two of my kids have autism with one you can’t really tell. Some days I’m at the end of my wick and I’ve been up since two so I snap and I have snapped before. I’ve always apologised but everyone is human.

Crumbs1 · 06/01/2018 09:37

I suspect they’ll live and maybe they were being an idiot. Children need to learn to deal with worse than that.

Seriouslyjuicy · 06/01/2018 09:35

'Idiot', 'stupid' and 'shut up' are worse than swearing in my house. Hate them

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littleemma1 · 06/01/2018 09:34

For some reason that posted before I’d even finished!
The son and daughter were getting along fine, then he obviously did something wrong and the mother turned around and shouted “DONT DO THAT YOU IDIOT”
I don’t have kids so have no idea what it’s like (yet) but don’t feel that’s appropriate towards a child who was no older than 6/7.

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Eltonjohnssyrup · 06/01/2018 09:33

Can't see anything wrong with 'stop behaving like an idiot TBH'. If they were being aggressive that's different.

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