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How did you ruin your child's life today?

189 replies

bobbythevet · 20/05/2022 09:56

Water is too wet. And I wiped my own bum.

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EmotionalSupportOlive · 20/05/2022 09:58

It's his last day at school today and I wanted him to recreate his day 1 photo from when he was 4.

WhatHaveIFound · 20/05/2022 09:59

I gave him a banana flavoured nutritional shake.

TheDoveFromAboveCooCoo · 20/05/2022 10:00

17 year old, dropped out of college, refuses to get a job.

Thinks that cleaning 2 cat trays and emptying the dishwasher are enough chores to warrant a brand new TV for her room.

They are not enough chores.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 20/05/2022 10:00

She had to school before completing her game.

bobbythevet · 20/05/2022 10:06

How very dare you all. I also didn't let my toddler have a snack while breakfast was in front of her Hmm

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mumonthehill · 20/05/2022 10:07

His favourite hot chocolate in a glass bottle fell out of the cupboard when he opened it and smashed, he had put it in there last night. It is my fault as I did not realise that he had put it in such a way it may fall out, ruined his day as he could not have a hot chocolate this morning.

Vallmo47 · 20/05/2022 10:10

I birthed her.

LeeMucklowesCurtains · 20/05/2022 10:12

I insisted my 8 year old put her hair in a pony tail because I am so fucking over nits and want to at least make it harder for them to get in her hair. Totally unacceptable to dd who walked to school looking like she was chewing a wasp.

I took my 20 month old on the school run. She’s been doing it since birth, but every morning, it comes as a huge shock to her a ruins her morning.

Happy days!

5zeds · 20/05/2022 10:13

I asked her to pick up her dirty clothes/books off the floor so I could hoover her room. Admittedly this was a few days ago but since it still hasn’t been done it counts as today….she’s doing GCSEs and her hands work.

bobbythevet · 20/05/2022 10:14

Vallmo47 · 20/05/2022 10:10

I birthed her.

Grin
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MolliciousIntent · 20/05/2022 10:14

I stopped my baby from sitting in her own shit, and I gave my toddler the wrong spoon for her porridge.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 20/05/2022 10:16

On Wednesday I ruined DD1s day because DD2s swimming lesson was cancelled. So she didn't get the house to herself for 90 minutes....

SoggyPaper · 20/05/2022 10:18

I had the wrong bread for toast. It didn’t meet his toddlery specifications.

And, as usual, I insisted that he wear clothes before we left the house.

MolliciousIntent · 20/05/2022 10:18

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 20/05/2022 10:16

On Wednesday I ruined DD1s day because DD2s swimming lesson was cancelled. So she didn't get the house to herself for 90 minutes....

Oh I majorly sympathise with this

Swayingpalmtrees · 20/05/2022 10:20

I asked for some help 😞

LongestBedtimeStoryEver · 20/05/2022 10:21

I didn’t let him wear his Jedi robe to school.

Pinkywoo · 20/05/2022 10:22

I washed my two year olds face before nursery because he has a cold and was covered in snot. Apparently this is unacceptable.

bobbythevet · 20/05/2022 10:22

SoggyPaper · 20/05/2022 10:18

I had the wrong bread for toast. It didn’t meet his toddlery specifications.

And, as usual, I insisted that he wear clothes before we left the house.

Definitely stealing 'todderly specifications' Grin

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Rinatinabina · 20/05/2022 10:22

I sang “ram sam sam”, this for some reason sent her ballistic.

Thecomfortador · 20/05/2022 10:23

Wanted a freddo for breakfast. Then wanted it in his school bag. No and no.

The other one wouldn't take his pyjama bottoms off because he wanted his top off. We'd just taken his top off. He hid in the wardrobe.

Pyewhacket · 20/05/2022 10:25

Her father makes her breakfast every morning but he's away this week and I was 5 mins late serving her majesty. The look I got.

ditalini · 20/05/2022 10:25

I made ds2 change his school shirt because somehow it had weetabix all down the back Hmm.

Apparently he shouldnt have had to change it because he "didn't know how it GOT there" and it "wasnt his FAULT".

Looneytune253 · 20/05/2022 10:34

I decided to let the 17 year old fend for herself and get herself to the dentist when I told her what time we would leave and she was unbelievably rude to me.

Whoatealltheminieggs · 20/05/2022 10:38

I stopped her from eating my lipstick. She’s currently being consoled on my knee

Orangecushionsleep · 20/05/2022 10:43

I told Dd that if she wanted to find a job she might have to sacrifice a month of doing nothing at the end of term.

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