to be offended with 'here comes trouble'?

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He's only 16months FFS. His own Gran thinks its appropriate to label him and his cousin 'here comes trouble'. They are not 'trouble', they are very small toddlers and do not need clothes that demonize them before they get a chance to show what they can be!

I'd like to give her a T-shirt with 'Fat Bitch' an offensive untrue comment for her to wear, how would she like it?

And yes I know it's only a T-shirt, just like those padded bikinis are just an item of clothing.

Surly if you constantly tell a child something they will give in and become it?

Good grief! People just love to be offended!

It is said affectionately and in jest, he is a toddler and will not be able to read what it says or understand it. Chill out FGS!

YABU.

My dad called me Princess and my DH was called Tiger by his dad...neither of us are these things and unfotunately I never turned into one no matter how many times I was called it.

People with a faulty sense of humour seem to like those awful slogan T-shirts. Put it on him to play in the garden where nobody will see him.

They're only harmful to your image, and a little boy wearing a highlarious 'Cheeky monkey' top won't become naughty because of it.

You're being a little precious. It's just a phrase, and meant affectionately.

I hate all that kind of stuff too. I dont get offended, but I just wouldn't consider dressing my child in it.

I've had clothing gifts from people (mainly football kit type stuff) which have been put in their wardrobe, tags till on, outgrown, and moved to the loft still with tags on.

I hate the saying "here comes trouble" anyway. I used to get it when I entered a room at work from a gobshite colleague. It was a neanderthal way of flirting, I think. I'd just ignore.

I do that YAB a bit U - he's only 16 months old - unlikely to have any impact on him what so ever - no one reads it as indicative of his actual behaviour or predilictions.

I call dd "Lamb chop" - I sincerely hope that she is not destined to become someone's dinner!

YABU to be offended.

YANBU to think the t shirt is naff.

Hey I have a photo of me when i was 18 months old with 'Here comes trouble' on it. It is just cute. Every toddler is trouble anyway.. in the last 10 minutes my DS has just poured a full bottle of expensive clarins face oil all over my carpet!!! I am not calling him naughty but trouble (for me)

My exboyfriends dad used to call my DS 'The Little Shit'. So think yourself lucky its just Trouble.

What Jacksmybaby said.

"Here comes trouble" does not actually mean here comes trouble. It's just a phrase people use. Affectionately. They actually mean cute, believe it or not

I loathe t-shirts with slogans on them, but to think that he is being labelled as being troublesome is, well, it's a bit ott of you. He's not being 'demonised'. Demonised. Bless ya.

SB she did watch him in her garden, playing beside the dog shit!
The rest of the family spent the hole of Sunday lunch telling his cousin he was naughty, one of his first words it quickly became apparent is naughty. Their Uncle is constantly being told he is lazy by his family, and so he is lazy, but only round them. I've worked with him, he's one of the hardest working people I know.

I agree those 'little monster'and such like slogan tshirts are vile.'Little princess'and other stomach churning 'pink' phrases are shite too.Just how early can manufactorers begin to perpetuate gender stereotypes?

Life is too short.

FGS, what with this and the 'is she good?' thread it's a wonder we can actually say anything. It's a turn of phrase, that's all.

And comparing it to calling her a fat bitch is plain rude and stupid

Thank you HQW, my spelling is so bad the spell check struggles alot

just a teensy weensy bit over sensitive? maybe?

Fat Bitch T shirt, LOL

Hmm I don't think yabu.

Actually to me 'Here comes Trouble' isn't too bad in the scheme of things. Maybe. But I wouldn't really want it on my dc though cos I think it's a bit tacky if anything.

There are some much worse ones about though. I really hate adult 'in' jokes on childrens clothes which makes them the butt of a joke they don't even get.

YABU

my grandad always greeted me with 'oh no, here comes trouble...' and a big wink. It didn't send me off the rails or make anyone else think I must be a little troublemaker . I LOVED my grandparents pretending that we 'made them' play all the loud silly games they played with us and my grandma shaking her head at us in mock exasperation. We still knew when they were being serious and we had to listen - they had practiced 'the look' on their 7 children and were experts .

You seem very angry about this - do you have problems generally with your DM/MIL (not sure which she is)?

I'd rather the here comes trouble t-shirts weren't generally reserved for boys, though.

YABU to be offended.

YANBU to not like it and to despair at the extent to which little boys' clothing declares them to be cheeky monkeys, little monsters, trouble, naughty, etc. alongside little girls' clothing saying that they are princesses, divas, love to shop, etc.

YANBU to not actually put him in said T-shirt if you don't like it.

Please do acquire a life.

RLM Of course it's my MIL , isn't that what the're for? She's generally annoying, never listens to what you say, does exactly what she wants, regardless, like ignoring what size I say he is so most of the clothes she buys him are to small what a shame. I could go on, but that would be really boring and I do know she could be far worse.
It all gets a bit intense when you have to visit for hole weekends due to travel distance.

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