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33 replies

mumsy2002 · 03/02/2011 17:46

Why do some parents have to compete with each other when it comes to their children ?

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NestaFiesta · 03/02/2011 17:46

Why couldn't you put that in your thread title?

HingCogNeeto · 03/02/2011 17:46

cmon more info, dish it, you know you want to

DooinMeCleanin · 03/02/2011 17:47

It makes them feel better about their boring lives and the guilt of being a bit lax sometimes?

Either that or they are just twats innit Grin

HecateQueenOfWitches · 03/02/2011 17:47

It's very simple. Some people are competative.

MrSpoc · 03/02/2011 17:47

because everyone loves thier kids and thinks the sun shines out thier arses and no kid can compare.

I am also guilty of this.

baskingseals · 03/02/2011 17:48

i don't really know

i would guess it comes from a sense of inadequacy and need for approval

it is extremely tedious

BluddyMoFo · 03/02/2011 17:48

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mumsy2002 · 03/02/2011 17:49

Juat thought i would ask !

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ChippingInSmellyCheeseFreak · 03/02/2011 17:50

Thread about a thread - how very interesting. Not.

MrsAlanKey · 03/02/2011 17:50

Same reason some people think that anyone mentioning their dcs in any way means they are showing off about them, they are self involved.

mumsy2002 · 03/02/2011 17:50

lol

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HingCogNeeto · 03/02/2011 17:52

oh poo bums, really, Chipping?

gah

waste o' space OP then

TrillianAstra · 03/02/2011 17:53

I agree with Nesta.

Put something in your title that tells us what the thread is about so we know if we want to click it. That's what the title is for.

mumsy2002 · 03/02/2011 17:54

Well it does annoy me when i hear parents trying to compete to make sure their child has latest toy or clothes etc.Maybe they should spend more time playing games and going to the park etc

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HingCogNeeto · 03/02/2011 17:58

''maybe they should spend more time playing games and going to the park etc''

meeeeeee-owww

mumsy2002 · 03/02/2011 18:01

thanks !

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ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 03/02/2011 18:02

Why don't penguins feet freeze ?

mumsy2002 · 03/02/2011 18:04

dont know !

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ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 03/02/2011 18:05

exactly Wink

Why's a cat got a face ?

biryani · 03/02/2011 18:07

Perhaps they feel inadequate themselves and need their children's achievements to bolster their self-esteem.

CoronaAndLime · 03/02/2011 18:20

Because they try to pretend that their ugly, poorly behaved DC are almost as lovly as my beautiful perfect DC :)

CoronaAndLime · 03/02/2011 18:21

My DC are better than my typing Grin

TrillianAstra · 03/02/2011 18:28

Why can't dogs look up?

ApocalypseCheeseToastie · 03/02/2011 22:18

Dogs can't look up ??!!

Seriously ????

ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 03/02/2011 22:20

My dog could look up. She'd look up with sad eyebrows and beg for cheese. Chickens can't move their eyes. Hence the crazy, jerky head movements

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