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Is this rude??

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Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:40

Settle an argument for me please!

Parent A tells Parent B to stop messing around with child so they will eat their tea.

Child then says to Parent B 'that's you told!'

Was the child being rude to Parent A here?

YABU - Child was rude
YANBU - Child was not rude

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Notquitethetruth · 25/09/2026 20:22

Parent B shouldn't have been messing about if there was a deadline to get out of the house

JLou08 · 25/09/2026 20:02

If someone's going to speak to an adult like they're a child it's not surprising that the child will also speak to the adult like they're a child.
Not that it matters in this situation, it sounds like a total non-event.

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Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:58

And child hasn't been told off or anything it's just a conversation we have had after it was said.

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TheBlueKoala · 25/09/2026 19:58

Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:57

Maybe I haven't explained properly but there was definitely no tension/anything needing diffused!

So no problem then? Kid made a joke- big deal.

VioletsTale · 25/09/2026 19:58

Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:56

That's definitely not the case! In a rush to get somewhere, said can we please stop messing about so x eats their tea quicker and we can get out the door.

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Then it was just a statement of fact . Parent B DID get told.

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Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:57

Maybe I haven't explained properly but there was definitely no tension/anything needing diffused!

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Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:56

Dryshampoofordays · 25/09/2026 19:53

Parent A was being rude to parent B and the poor kid is just trying to diffuse the tension with humour

That's definitely not the case! In a rush to get somewhere, said can we please stop messing about so x eats their tea quicker and we can get out the door.

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VioletsTale · 25/09/2026 19:56

Tbf something like that would make us both laugh and diffuse the situation. Maybe that’s what the child was going for? Which is a not good or healthy position for a child to be in.

cariadlet · 25/09/2026 19:53

I voted the wrong way because I didn't read the post properly.

I assumed it was asking if the child was rude to parent B (maybe, depending on the age of the child, more cheeky than rude, but I do think they were).

It didn't cross my mind that the question would be whether they were rude to parent A (I don't think they were).

Dryshampoofordays · 25/09/2026 19:53

Parent A was being rude to parent B and the poor kid is just trying to diffuse the tension with humour

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Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:53

VC10vTristar · 25/09/2026 19:51

You will all laugh about it for years to come 😃
How old is the child?

11

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VC10vTristar · 25/09/2026 19:51

You will all laugh about it for years to come 😃
How old is the child?

Catza · 25/09/2026 19:51

Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:45

Agreed on the not getting vexed! Just trying to settle a debate.... Parent A thought child was cheeky to them, yes. As in minimising what they were saying I suppose?

As opposed to parent A minimising the value of the parent B and their ability to make independent decisions about how to interact with their own child?

AvengingAngle · 25/09/2026 19:50

I think it's funny.

nomas · 25/09/2026 19:49

Tell your DH not to be so sensitive.

Releasemeplease · 25/09/2026 19:48

I think the child was just being cheeky both adults tbh.

BitOutOfPractice · 25/09/2026 19:47

Bit cheeky but tbh that would make me laugh.

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Copiousamountsofpulses · 25/09/2026 19:45

Agreed on the not getting vexed! Just trying to settle a debate.... Parent A thought child was cheeky to them, yes. As in minimising what they were saying I suppose?

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Noshadowsinthedarkness · 25/09/2026 19:43

Sounds more cheeky to parent B.

They've picked up the phrase somewhere and used it. I couldn’t get too vexed about this.

NormasArse · 25/09/2026 19:43

Rude to A? Perhaps cheeky to B, but said affectionately?

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