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To want to slap the ...the person who wrote this?

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PunctuationPixie · 02/11/2010 22:47

Copied verbatim....

I cant believe how many so called mums claim they need to go back to work and feel so guilty about it. when you have a child,that should be your job,your one priority until that child is at school. you have a responsibility to develop and teach that child in all
aspects of their life-, morally,emotionally,socially. This should not be left to anyone else-it is your job. Children who are dumped from a young age are insecure,unhappy and from what I have seen,generally quite spiteful and selfish. they develop these selfish characters from being dumped somewhere,basically on their own,without their mum being there to fight their corner, and I can usually tell a child who has been 'nursery raised' as they have a ruthless manner around other kids, snatching etc.
It is so sad that our generation are not providing for our children what they need at such an early and vulnerable time of their life.
Your children are at home for such a short time. make them the priority,not the luxuries.
you have the rest of your life to provide your children with the good things in life-they dont need them now,and they wont even remember them. What they need now is their mum.
And to the mum who claimed she would go crazy at home-how sad, why did you have kids if not to enjoy spending time with them?
I could not imagine someone else telling me about my childs development,first steps,first words etc. -thats a mums duty and right to be there at these times.
I urge you working mums to find a way to be at home with your children-you only get one chance.your children need you ant they deserve you

Seriously! Have you ever seen such appalling punctuation and sentence construction in your life? Definitely requires a slap.

Don't think much of the sentiments either, but if you are going to rattle on like that, at least do it properly. Grin

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PunctuationPixie · 02/11/2010 22:49

Dammit. Buggered up the title. There goes my right to punctuation superiority!

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controlfreakery · 02/11/2010 22:49

copied verbatim from where?

Greythorne · 02/11/2010 22:50

funny post but we need more...where is this from?

StewieGriffinsMom · 02/11/2010 22:51

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quizling · 02/11/2010 22:52

Haha, I was going to say 'I hope you didn't teach your child how to write'. Easy score, but the goal was wide open...

PunctuationPixie · 02/11/2010 22:55

From another parenting forum. Hun.

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MsKalo · 02/11/2010 22:59

It is quite OTT! I personally am a SAHM and believe it to be best for children but I don't think like that person! She is entitled to her opinion and others are entitled to disagree with her!

anonymosity · 02/11/2010 23:04

I don't think she needs a slap. Its just quite a passionately written point of view in favour of SAHM versus early nursery. Its her opinion, some will agree, others will not.

Valpollicella · 02/11/2010 23:07

"I urge you working mums to find a way to be at home with your children-you only get one chance.your children need you ant they deserve you"

Lovely that she had the option...not everyone has that! I certainly didn't/ If I had then maybe

Utterly OTT and if that were posted on here (as an OP) the torches would be out.

PunctuationPixie · 02/11/2010 23:07

Fair enough, but I just wanted to get my big red marker pen out and correct the whole thing.

They teach that sentences start with capital letters in KS1 ffs!

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StewieGriffinsMom · 02/11/2010 23:08

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LoopyLoops · 02/11/2010 23:10

I don't disagree with much of the sentiment, but the poor grammar made me want to eat my eyes.

Valpollicella · 02/11/2010 23:11

Other people's children who are spiteful cos of the 'dumping' don't forget SGM

Yes, because they are literally thrown into the nearest nursery with no thought, deliberation or research Hmm

Rollmops · 02/11/2010 23:11

Agree with the quoted post...

Now this - "Some definite poor educational standards evidenced in that..." --- Ooooeeerrr, Miss!
[bangs head against wall]

Valpollicella · 02/11/2010 23:15

Of course, the sentiment may be true, that in an ideal world, those who chose to do this could do so. But you may well want to go back to work. Or you may have to.

Sentiments are one thing. Using emotive terms about and branding WOHM mothers and their children to the labels above isn't helpful

StewieGriffinsMom · 02/11/2010 23:17

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Valpollicella · 02/11/2010 23:17

And to the mum who claimed she would go crazy at home-how sad, why did you have kids if not to enjoy spending time with them?

Yeah. I would have done. Doesn't mean I would have chosen not to have my DS! Grin

Please link to the original OP Pix.

StewieGriffinsMom · 02/11/2010 23:18

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Valpollicella · 02/11/2010 23:20

That came across wrong SGM!

I meant that the person quoted meant that they were uncivilised because they were 'dumped' (as per the post', bot that you had implied that Smile

StewieGriffinsMom · 02/11/2010 23:21

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Valpollicella · 02/11/2010 23:23

x posts SGM Grin

LaraJade · 02/11/2010 23:29

Many working mums i know work a variety of hours (mainly part time, including night shifts) so they fit in with their partner. Thus the children are cared for mainly by the partner, or close relatives as nurseries are too expensive!
My friends work to contribute to the rent / mortgage and bills on tiny properties - not luxuries. Whoever wrote that doesn't live in the real world.

cory · 02/11/2010 23:32

My db (who did not need to) put his son into nursery because he felt his social skills needed improving. And it worked. He got noticeably less selfish and spiteful and is now a very charming lad.

PunctuationPixie · 03/11/2010 08:28

Quote came from here

Whether you agree with the sentiments or not; I'd suggest if you are going to label someone a 'so called mum' and state as fact that children who go to nursery are 'generally spiteful and selfish' then you should take the time to capitalise the first letter of a sentence, put a space after a comma, remember to end a sentence with a full stop and construct a reasoned argument. Otherwise you look like a poorly educated ranting harridan.

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