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My three year old has picked up some words and phrases from our builders....

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Weighy · 12/09/2022 12:21

I'm having an extension built. My son sits for hours watching the builders work. He's absolutely fascinated.

But it looks like I've let him watch them for too long without intervention. He's started to talk like a middle-aged builder.

Over the weekend, my brother visited and asked DS how he was. DS replied "Can't complain, you know how it is"

Later, we were eating tea and DS asked if he could have a Radox bath to "soak his aching bones"

I've just been told that when one of the nursery staff greeted my son this morning, he replied with "Alright geezer" and has been calling other kids at the nursery "mate" all morning.

The builders only started on Monday. They're likely to be hear for another six weeks. By the time they've finished, I think my DS will be carrying a quote book, a pencil behind his ear and doing that sucking-in-air noise that builders do before they hit you with a giant problem.

Obviously NC for this because its very outing.

OP posts:
itsnotmeitsdefinitelyyou · 12/09/2022 13:27

Mizydoscape · 12/09/2022 13:26

Glad you haven't got sweary builders in OP! I try very hard not to swear around my 3 year old but we have very barky dogs in the houses behind us and when they started barking yesterday my DD said with a straight face "Mummy, I can hear those sucking dogs again". Yes with the s but the intention was there. I must be more careful!

😂😂😂

Soubriquet · 12/09/2022 13:29

Reported Angry

cos it’s not in classics Grin

YesitsBess · 12/09/2022 13:30

Yes, the kettle must be timed perfectly for Popmaster! Richie Anderson gives you a special warning after the traffic.

Perhaps your apprentice builder/son can have a little portable radio and alert you at the correct time.

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RagzRebooted · 12/09/2022 13:31

This has really brightened my day!

butterflied · 12/09/2022 13:35

Absolutely love this. Too funny!

Weighy · 12/09/2022 13:35

No builders bum. He's completely bypass that stage of his apprenticeship.

Why offer the world a tiny tease of your bum crack when you could just completely remove your trousers and pants, eh?!

OP posts:
Bookworm777 · 12/09/2022 13:40

bellac11 · 12/09/2022 12:33

  • I want you to tidy up those toys please
  • sharp intake of breath - wont be done until at least Christmas Im afraid

😂

Bookworm777 · 12/09/2022 13:41

OP , please keep updating us with what he does next! This thread is brilliant.

Samcro · 12/09/2022 13:43

brilliant

MiauzenKatzenjammer · 12/09/2022 13:46

Wait till he disappears for a week to see his sick grandma and comes back with a tan.

fizznchips · 12/09/2022 13:51

RailwaySleeper · 12/09/2022 12:23

When he starts getting between 12-15 points on Popmaster, can you please send him round to my house as he will be a fully qualified builder. Thanks in advance.

Love this!! Grin

Bootsandcat · 12/09/2022 13:51

Aw…. This is so cute and hilarious!! Made my day!

Winterfellismyhome · 12/09/2022 13:53

Do you have a link to his checkatrade? Need some work doing 😁

sassyduck · 12/09/2022 13:53

That is so cute.

abouttogoon · 12/09/2022 14:06

Pencil behind his ear is a good look!

GettingItOutThere · 12/09/2022 14:32

i love this!! thank you OP for sharing its really brightened my day!

please keep sharing the phrases your lovely DS comes out with next!!

Pawpatrolwereonaroll · 12/09/2022 14:35

This is brilliant. It’s really cheered up my day 😊

Dumle · 12/09/2022 14:37

Lovely post and so funny!

Tort · 12/09/2022 14:43

Iamblossom · 12/09/2022 12:49

My husband is a builder and he doesn't do or say any of those things and neither do any of his colleagues.

OP must be fibbing in that case unless there’s more than one builder.

wonkylegs · 12/09/2022 14:46

DS2 loved most of the builders but became best of friends with our electricians when we had our extension built last year. He was 5 at the time and decided that they were his 'bestest mates'.
They were young guys in their 20s and spent ages discussing Mario Kart and dancing to the radio with him, they were wonderful.

wonkylegs · 12/09/2022 14:49

I've worked with 100's of contractors for the past 20+ yrs (I'm an architect) and most are very good at not swearing around children (and weirdly old fashionedly quite a lot are funny about swearing around women.)
Some are awful (scaffolders I'm looking at you) but I'd say most are pretty good.

wottabargain · 12/09/2022 14:54

Very little makes me laugh out loud but this did, which was difficult as I'm at work. ConfusedEven if not true I really wish it were!

Ima90sbaby · 12/09/2022 14:58

🤣🤣🤣🤣 hilarious! What a proper lil geezer he is! Love it 😀

MsTSwift · 12/09/2022 15:03

Our plumber was great he had 3 dds himself when I was called to school to get dd1 as she had been sick then as soon as I got home called again to get dd2 I left dd1 watching telly with the plumber broadly keeping an eye on her. We had a complex boiler moving project going on in our renovation so the plumber was there for weeks we got quite pally. When it was the nativity play at the school I went with half the building team as their kids all at the same school 😁

Hollywolly1 · 12/09/2022 15:03

Thanks for this op, its really made me laugh

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