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

[Weighy]

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.

Yeah, not to derail my own thread. But what's up with scaffolders and swearing?!

A few years ago, I had some scaffolding put up and they were effing and jeffing all over the place. It was ridiculous and just so unnecessary. I'm not prim, at all. I I swear like a trooper but "I'm fucking well getting a fucking bacon butty for dinner, with fucking loads of brown sauce" is just weird and OTT.

I gave them a right good bollocking about it saying that my kids could hear, the kids next door might overhear, that people were trying to work from home. Reader: I did not have any kids, neither did my neighbours, and I was the only person for many, many houses home during the daytime 😅

This thread literally made my day 😂😂😂😂

Brilliant 😂

Had to google what Popmaster is

Very cute thread

I'm having a typical crappy Monday at work and missing my 16yo DD who is away at college for 3 weeks, your post has genuinely put a real smile on my face. Thankyou @Weighy and your wonderful son 😊

This has made me ☺ ☺.. Thankyou ♥

I love this thread 🤣🤣🤣

Bringing down the tone …

We knew it was time to change the then three year old’s nursery when they came home and responded to every mild comment with

“Fookin stoopid …”

This thread has made my day🤣🤣🤣

what do you do when he says these things? Collapse laughing or pick up the Radox with a solemn face?

"Can't complain" ROAR. What a delightful kid.

Marvellous OP, bloody Marvellous 👏

Aw, so cute and quaint.

Reminding me very much of the My Naughty Little Sister books by Dorothy Edwards.

Not builders I know but my then 3 year old was fascinated by our teenage neighbour and his 'notorbike'.. Seeing him squatting and watching was so funny.. The young lad was brilliant with him.. Used to let him 'help' .. My DS used to knock on his door and ask his mum if 'Henry could come out to play' (obviously I was with him and Henry's parents were in on it too)
Henry is now a father himself and a lovely one he is too

Lovely thread. Made me laugh out loud. Keep posting updates OP. Loving the other stories too.

This is the best thread, made me really giggle, thanks for sharing.

This cheered me up no end! It will go once he no longer sees the builders. Have a giggle for now

My angelic little 3 year old DS once greeted me with 'F- off, you C-'

He'd overheard arguing maintenance people in the street.

He's now 15 and mortified when I retell the story (often). 😃

Hilarious!

Are you on site with them at every job they do then?

#theresalwaysoneisntthere

Has he started wearing his trousers really low, with his arse hanging out?

Seriously, get a grip, at least he hasn't heard/repeated any swearwords.

Is that how you think builders talk?

I've also dealt with lots of different builders and my father in law is a builder. I've never heard them say any of these things either.
It sounds like a cliche' of what builders/scaffolders are supposed to say. Maybe he's watched to much Bob the Builder.

Squirrelsnut 😂😂😂My son, when he was about 3, once called the lady next door a bastard

Made ma laugh, so cute. At least he isn’t learning curse words from them.

DS crossed paths with the builders this morning as we were heading out for nursery. One of the younger lads gave DS a high-five and an "alright little mate". DS was beaming and looked at his palm like the builder had smeared pure gold all over it. I told the young lad when I got home that he's got a fan in DS which he seemed very pleased with.

DS is home from nursery early afternoon but the builders are leaving early today so I don't think DS will get to watch them too much. I might have to actually look after my own child rather than just leaving his gazing out the back door at workmen. Dammit.