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If Rosie is Helping Joe with PE.....

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Bert2e · 05/05/2020 08:49

....who is looking after the children?

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lottiegarbanzo · 06/05/2020 12:38

What isn't? I haven't seen anyone knock Joe.

All I see is people having a cheerful chat about an event in their day.

(Plus a few posters snarking pointlessly at each other and trying to put a downer on everyone else.)

Gellert · 06/05/2020 12:39

Joe said they are keeping Indie up later so she has a lie in.

SoupDragon · 06/05/2020 12:39

Some very unpleasant comments in this thread.

Where?

lottiegarbanzo · 06/05/2020 12:39

That was to Dobby of course.

lottiegarbanzo · 06/05/2020 12:44

What I have learned is that Matt Hancock isn't the only one to 'misread' and seek to police others' tone in the last 24 hours Grin

DressingGownofDoom · 06/05/2020 12:44

Perhaps they're being tested by a family of wolves, like Mowgli, between 9-9.30am.

DobbyTheHouseElk · 06/05/2020 14:06

My reading comprehension is fine. If you can’t see the unpleasant comments, then I have no words for you.

Bert2e · 06/05/2020 14:12

Blimey some of you do like to get your knickers in a twist don't you! An observation as I did my workout with Joe and thought my word there is no way I could have left my 2 aged 6m ish and 2 on their own for 30 mins. But do carry on as I'm enjoying the bun fight!

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lottiegarbanzo · 06/05/2020 14:27

Cool. I'll stick with the cheerful chit chat. (No word shortage there!) Grin

Haworthia · 06/05/2020 15:29

For those being wilfully obtuse about the sneering over JW in this thread, I’ve seen:

Sneering over their lifestyle and parenting

Pretending not to understand a simple joke about Rosie being his “teaching assistant”

Suggesting that they’re lying about not having a nanny

Complaining about Joe’s patter and mentioning being papped on the way home from hospital. Kids don’t care about his “celebrity” etc

Sneering that Joe isn’t, actually, “teaching PE” (complete with cry-laugh emoji). Of course it’s not exactly the same as being a PE teacher, but he’s still working bloody hard

He reminds me of Jamie Oliver in a lot of ways - a very well-intentioned, genuine bloke who wants to do good, but gets endless flak because he doesn’t have the right accent, basically.

Student58 · 06/05/2020 15:41

My 8 year old thought the story about him doing a silly walk coming out of hospital was hilarious.

CoronaIsComing · 06/05/2020 15:45

I think it’s awful that people are so unpleasant about other people that are only trying to help. Doing PE with Joe every morning really helps with my and DS (10)’s mental health and helps to keep DS calm all day so he can focus on his work. On the few days that we’ve missed, DS (who is very good and is working very hard) has been much wrigglier and unable to sit and focus on his work for as long.

They’re clearly a lovely couple and great parents to their children. I’d bet good money that Rosie is a Mumsnetter and if she if I’d like to say to her that she’s doing a fab job!

lottiegarbanzo · 06/05/2020 16:00

I honestly think you're misreading the tone of those comments and looking for something to be offended about Haworthia.

Speculating about whether someone has a nanny is just idle chit chat - prompted by awe that, if they don't, they either have extremely chilled children, an extremely well-organised routine, or both.

One of the comments you quote was mine and it wasn't the least bit snide or snobbish, nor was it a 'complaint'. Children are not impressed by tabloid coverage or by grown-ups talking about themselves - fact. That part of the session bored my DC, who had no idea what 'being papped' means and just wanted to get on with the exercises, quiz and shout outs (and love seeing the chiildren - we loved King Arthur and Zog on Friday!).

What I have said, with great enthusiasm on another thread though, is that those little 'slip ups', also including pop-culture references that aren't really age-appropriate (like The Office and some cultural figures referenced in quizzes), are part of what makes the whole thing so engaging - precisely because Joe clearly isn't a 'proper teacher', he's more like a 'fun uncle'. If he was too prepared, earnest and perfect, kids would get bored.

Because you know, having to get things just so, to every viewer's taste and spend time earnestly explaining things to naysayers, just in case someone gets the wrong end of the stick... it kind of kills the mood and the flow, don't you think?

JoeExoticsEyebrowRing · 06/05/2020 16:15

Sneering that Joe isn’t, actually, “teaching PE” (complete with cry-laugh emoji). Of course it’s not exactly the same as being a PE teacher, but he’s still working bloody hard

Who is 'sneering'? Who is denying that he is working bloody hard? I said he has done really well for himself and is doing a good job of getting kids active.

He's not a PE teacher!

(Sorry if the crying with laughter emoji is so offensive by the way)

Arcadia · 06/05/2020 16:20

The asides that are not relevant to kids eg the office reference, jokes about being papped) make it more interesting for adults whilst going over kids heads and don't do any harm.

lottiegarbanzo · 06/05/2020 17:51

Since when did liking someone or something start to mean having to show them permanent obsequious obeisance, while committing to throw verbal rocks at anyone who dares show an inclination towards nuance or levity?

JoeExoticsEyebrowRing · 06/05/2020 18:24

Since when did liking someone or something start to mean having to show them permanent obsequious obeisance

Woah, I have no idea what those last two words mean but I'm definitely going to look them up and start chucking them into conversation!

ChainsawBear · 07/05/2020 17:33

For those who care, it was back to just Joe today, and he commented specifically that Rosie was downstairs with Indie and also that the previous day, in which Indie was toddling about with them both, was "chaotic", which does suggest they don't have childcare for the kids and are just blessed with a laid-back attitude and kids who sleep in.

Delatron · 07/05/2020 19:47

Fair play to them.

I’m just jealous as I could barely make a phone call when I had a baby and a toddler let alone 30 minutes of live tv.

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