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To expect a parent to pull a 4 year old down after he has climbed onto a grand piano?

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twentypence · 26/05/2007 06:49

Father said to teacher - "well how much does one cost?"

In what universe is it okay to climb onto a musical instrument?

(no special needs, dad was talking to him as he climbed up and crawled across it, both parents put out that he was not allowed to "express himself" in this way).

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duchesse · 27/05/2007 18:54

I thought "Farquar Slee" beat them all. Sounds like a pirate.

elesbells · 27/05/2007 18:35

can you imagine being called that?? flippen hell what a mouthful!

GiantSquirrelSpotter · 27/05/2007 18:33

FPGM also caught my eye!

duchesse · 27/05/2007 18:18

darn. Take my word for it. It's...sweet. That site is capital for searching for Moonrockets, Fifis and Gorgeouses.

elesbells · 27/05/2007 18:12

lol loving 'farquar peregrine gordon mcrae' classic!

elesbells · 27/05/2007 18:10

i'm reserving judgement on that one squirrel! knowing my luck 5000 mnetters with kids called farquar will lynch us!!

duchesse · 27/05/2007 18:10

Yes, but not recently.

GiantSquirrelSpotter · 27/05/2007 18:03

LOL, have there actually been any Farquar's registered in any registry offices in the country?

I think we should be told.

elesbells · 27/05/2007 17:53

my response would have been 'farquar sweetums get off that farquing piano right now!!'

duchesse · 27/05/2007 17:50

Some friends came for the weekend once. First thing their 8 year old son did was climb into middle of dining table and sit, with his bloody shoes on, in full view of parents (who are incidentally v good friends, but oh god, their children...) I ask little toerag to get off table, his mum makes out that I am victimising him as he is "only exploring his environment". My (unsaid) response: Well he can go and explore the environment of our pigstye and garden then.

kittyhas6 · 27/05/2007 17:46

Well I mean, can't be doing with it. These kids grow up to be horrors, makes me livid.

cupcakes · 27/05/2007 16:21

@ "Shouldn't be allowed to breed"

GiantSquirrelSpotter · 27/05/2007 16:12

How does one actually climb a grand piano anyway?

What a resourceful child.

GiantSquirrelSpotter · 27/05/2007 16:12

Oh you are mad

Obviously the bloke is a loon, but "shouldn't be allowed to breed"?

Eh?

A bit of a parenting course perhaps, rather than castration.

Call me a wooly liberal.

LIZS · 27/05/2007 16:08

I'd expect them not to allow him to get up there in the first place.

kslatts · 27/05/2007 16:04

You are not being unreasonable, how can any parent feel this is acceptable behaviour.

helenhismadwife · 27/05/2007 15:17

was going to say you should have let the little bugger jump off it he may have learnt the hard way that its not a sensible thing to do but but lord farquar (the father) would probably have sued!!

Kitty how right you are a breeding licence sounds such a good idea

kittyhas6 · 27/05/2007 07:07

Some parents are complete idiots. Shouldn't be allowed to breed

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twentypence · 27/05/2007 06:15

When I spoke to the mother around 2 years ago, she said that he had wrecked everything in their house. So I am picking there is not much your children can do to their car which would be noticable.

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zookeeper · 26/05/2007 13:03

Not at all unreasonable - the dad sounds obnoxious - on a childish note I would love to set my lot over his car and see if he was as laid back then.

Judy1234 · 26/05/2007 12:17

You have physically to stop children sometimes. It's happened with my sister's children - they just go too far and she doesn't stop them. I will physically pick it up and prevent it (not the piano...)

You need eyes in the back of your head (as my mother used to tell her school pupils) and then as soon as they move on to the item they should be on you go over and stop it.

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twentypence · 26/05/2007 11:15

The parent's opinion is probably that if you don't want to have kids climb on your grand piano you shouldn't put one in the room you teach them in.

When I hire rooms they are usually pretty prison like because I want to avoid problems like this - but the teacher here is employed by a music school.

I have no problems with children running around and ignoring music teachers, it goes with teaching preschool children - I just wonder at what point these particular parents would bother to step in.

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twentypence · 26/05/2007 11:11

I am covering for the usual teacher in a couple of months - this could be a very interesting experience (for both of us).

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