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Summersummersun · 23/05/2024 20:17

9 year old boy, had to come on a very quick errand dropping something to a friend this evening. 10 minutes maximum spent in the house, and half of that at least spent pulling on my coat/spinning himself round me and humming loudly. So distracting. He also said a couple of times “let’s just go now”. So rude!

He didn’t used to behave like this when he was a toddler. I asked him what on earth he was playing at and he said he was bored. He doesn’t do this in school (said he’s never been bored at school!).

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ComtesseDeSpair · 23/05/2024 20:27

I wouldn’t worry today much about it. Kids usually are rude. They haven’t yet learned nuance or to think of themselves as anything but the centre of the universe, because that’s how the people around them treat them. Just keep on being firm and highlighting the bad manners: “I’m speaking. Please don’t interrupt.” “We’re here until I say so. You’ll need to find something to entertain yourself with or just be bored for a bit, I’m afraid.” He isn’t alone, so I doubt it’s anything to do with your individual parenting. He’ll grow out of being a little cunt, most of them seem to eventually.

TipsyKoala · 23/05/2024 20:23

Yup sounds like a 9 year old

FiveGuyPastry · 23/05/2024 20:23

Sounds like bog standard 9 year old behaviour in the circumstances…..

KnitnNatterAuntie · 23/05/2024 20:22

He's been in school all day

He's been taken to someone else's house where there isn't anything for him to do

He's said he's bored

I think it sounds like pretty normal behaviour for a child of that age in the circumstances you've described . . . .

ILikePistachios · 23/05/2024 20:22

I'm confused, are you annoyed at your 9 year old for being excited? Hyper even?
Was he excited to go out with you, run errands as most children are?

Comes across like you're expecting him to be perfectly behaved, calm and quiet instead of a normal 9 year old. Also a huge difference between a toddler and a 9 year old so you can't really compare the two