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I hate small girls who do plays and expect you to be their audience

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activate · 14/12/2010 21:30

After 16 years of just boys I have entered a horrible phase with my 6 year old girl where her friends come round and work out plays and then expect to perform them to me

I can't stnad it

I found myself explainging today that they need to stop and the important thing about a story is a start, middle and end

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PlentyOfParsnips · 15/12/2010 10:07

Hahahaha I'd forgotten about this phase too. We had endless plays that always involved rescuing baby ponies in distress or some such nauseating shite and they weren't even very original. If I actually paid attention (not recommended) I could usually spot the plots of about four kid's movies or books run together, which is probably why they took bloody hours.

Don't think you'll necessarily get away with it if you have DS - you'll just get more 'magic' shows and 'acrobatics', or the worst, superhero plays which have no way of ending because all involved want to be the one to save the day in the last scene. They'll just keep on outdoing each other's 'special powers' until everybody's in floods of tears.

They're shit aren't they?

Heckle them.

FindingAManger · 15/12/2010 10:08

DD is 3 and we get it already - "Ladies and gentlemen, we will now perform a show for you" etc. I settle back with a cuppa and enjoy - usually a song and dance, or a song accompanied by some ukelele strumming - sometimes with a friend sometimes alone. Usually quite entertaining. When I want it to end I play some music ("Single Ladies" never fails) & we have a mad dance, then it's over - love it.

But it's not for all tastes so I'm not going to call you unreasonable - maybe a bit of a spoil sport???

BertieBottlesOfMulledWine · 15/12/2010 11:26

OMG, we used to do this. The best ones were when we went to our neighbour's house (a boy) and he had a dressing up box. I remember a lot of firemen rushing in to save the day at the last minute, using those plastic candles from the plastic/velcro cuttable birthday cake as flames.

Never did the dance show thing though as we were too busy creating "hilarious" radio shows on our tape recorders. (These are actually a combination of hilarious and mortifying to listen back to...)

rdmommy · 15/12/2010 11:38

i remember doing this when i was little we had a step in the lounge by the french doors and that was our stage. i am so looking forward to this stage with my two little princesses!!!

actually if i'm honest i'm just looking forward to not being knee deep in paint and play dough and for them to make believe play so i can sit coffee all comfy and clean!

rdmommy · 15/12/2010 11:39

oh yes i used to do dance shows with a ribbon, my friend bought me the tape and dance ribbon amazing!!!

GrimmaTheNome · 15/12/2010 11:45

My DD and her pals have got to a nice stage where they work out their performances properly so they do have a beginning, middle (with refreshments!) and and - whew - an end. They did quite a clever thing last week where they'd recorded an extra part on a phone - with perfectly timed gaps - so that one of them could do some dialog with an invisible elf.

TheParasiteofChristmasPast · 15/12/2010 11:49

dd's best friend has been like this since she could move. years and years of creepy dancing with her beady eyes fixed on you so you can't even cringe, with her proud mother urging her on. it is horrific

pollywollyhadadollycalledmolly · 15/12/2010 11:51

How can u not enjoy them? I love them!!!

WintervalPansy · 15/12/2010 11:53

This reminds me of my weekend 'news' in a school book from when I was 7: "My sister and I did ballet for Mummy and Daddy and Grandma. The next day they let us have the other side of the record". I feel that I should make some kind of apology.

NoahAndTheWhale · 15/12/2010 11:58

DS is 7 and doesn't do this. Although will make up stories with Lego people and i sometimes have to listen it isn't so bad.

DD is 5 and doesn't do it at all.AM hoping she is going to be unusual and never start

notwavingjustironing · 15/12/2010 11:59

I clicked on this thread fully expecting 82 posts of flaming.

So I'm quite pleased to find there are many miseries like-minded people out there.

I HATE shows - although I have two boys, when we go to other people's houses with girls, they always end up performing.

I blame "Britain's Got no Talent.

MarshaBrady · 15/12/2010 11:59

I have two boys so far so comments on Lego models and drawings; very easy.

But a rather theatrical girl played with ds for a bit in the summer. And oh my goodness everything had to be watched. The mother was obviously enjoying it. Cripes it was SO tiring.

My own child I could handle more.

My parents used to make us, and cousins, do Xmas turns!!

GetOrfMoiLand · 15/12/2010 12:03

I like dd when she was like this - between age of 6 and 9 and acted a load of stuff out.

It is when they are tweenies (10 to 13) when the shit stuff really starts. My dd's tweeny stage came at the time when High School Fucking Musical came out.

Thank chrisy she is a teenager now.

marriednotmulled · 15/12/2010 12:04

I hated it too when it was other people's kids. However I vividly remember DDs hilarious attempts at Riverdance and wish I had them recorded for future humiliation

Her favourite game was always playing schools with her as the teacher- you can guess what she's training as

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