What is your child’s most annoying superpower?

[SinkGirl]

One of my twins has been unwell since Monday - high temps, awful cough, weird smelling breath, sleeping all the time.

When he woke this morning still the same I decided to make an emergency GP appointment in case he has tonsillitis (he has ASD, non verbal and won’t let me see in his mouth). He looked like death warmed up for the 2.5 hours before the call. Within 5 minutes of making the call he bounced up and started playing with toys, jumping up and down and smiling the first time all week.

This is not the first time I’ve been tricked into being gravely concerned until I take action and then they bounce back. He can’t understand words so I know he didn’t react to the call. DH has just taken him anyway.

Do others children have these seemingly psychic superpowers too?

(Should add - lighthearted, I’m very relieved he’s starting to feel better)

My toddler is a professional GP performer too. One time he threw up on me in the waiting room and was glued to me like a koala. 3 mins later in the GP office he was all googly love eyes and giggles for the doctor who must've thought I was being an over protective parent.

His other superpower is primo mum guilting. Once he was bfing all bloody night to the point where I said 'are you happy now?' (in a lighthearted way I hasten to add) and he said 'thankoo mama' with a big toothy milk drink grin and of course I felt like a terrible mother and guilty for the rest of the day.

Well he has some antibiotics now so hopefully he will start to feel better.

I’m glad I’m not alone - it’s so hard when kids can’t talk yet and you’re having to guess at what’s wrong and things change so quickly. I think my two just love making me worry!

Not with the doctor, but dc1 can hear a chocolate wrapper rustle from 3 rooms away while playing with his noisy instruments. I can't have anything for myself if he's awake!

Ds' is waking at 7am. He does it without fail almost every single morning no matter when he goes to sleep. If he sleeps longer he's
1.usually ill

1. it's usually first day back at school after a holiday.

Dd1 and dd2 used to do that with the doctor. Apparently waiting room recovery is a known one by local GPs. Although dd2 also did the opposite-go to the doctor for something fairly minor on non-emergency appointment, but needs checking. Arrive back home and as soon as we're through the door she announces something that actually needs checking out fairly urgently.

I have a 17 year old, they have different superpowers. When he was a baby he would wake up at any slight noise and started the day about 5am.

Now he sleeps through the alarm that you can hear in every corner of the house, and at the weekend regularly sleeps til 1pm.

Playing the keyboard at 7:15am.

My 10 year old can hear the sound of my exhausted body hitting a comfy chair for the first time all day 2 rooms away- and then decides he needs me to come and look at something urgently
He inherited it from his father

Hopping mine have that too! They can’t understand any words but they definitely understand the rustling of the breadstick packet from the kitchen.

Cuddle-detecting. Specifically sibling cuddle detecting.

Whenever one comes for a cuddle the other wants one, too. There have been mornings when one climbs into our bed and squeezes in between dh and me, and within minutes the other appears and climbs in on the other side of me. Next thing I know they've both got their arms wrapped around me. At which point I usually forgo my lie-in and get up because I feel like a string of sausages between two puppies.

They are 15 and 12 FGS. Years, not months.

Oh that’s so sweet (although I can understand it might get old) - my boys don’t want to get into our bed ever, I’d love some morning cuddles! They have started trying to drag the other off me if they’re getting a cuddle though 😂