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To not let my grandaughter go back to her parents

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MrsPresley · 18/07/2011 20:52

My grandaughter (9) has been staying with me since Saturday, she stays often as my youngest daughter is the same age so they are very close and so far she has been a dream to have around! My own daughter is at her grandparents just now.

Every morning she makes her bed (and mine) and puts her dirty clothes in the wash basket.

Each day she has tided up, washed dishes, (even though I have had to do some of them again) made me coffee (except put the water in the cup, I dont let her do that bit) helped with the cooking and ate everything I have made her.

Not once has she complained about anything or forgot her manners.

She has offered to do the ironing (I said no) dusted, hoovered, folded clothes and generally will just do her own thing as well as watch dvd's, read and play the Wii (beating me Angry )

She will tell to sit down, have a rest and read for a while.

I'm actually enjoying being a bit spolied by her Blush

She is due to go home tomorrow, but come back again next week. So would I be really unreasonable to ask my daughter to leave her here another few days, so I can be spolied a bit longer before my daughter is back and then it will be back to Mum she said......Nanny she done......etc Grin

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Bluebell99 · 18/07/2011 21:47

She sounds lovely BUT I think you are taking advantage of her and you should let her be a child. I have a 9 yr old dd and although she is a bit messy, she is lovely and I want to look after her, not the other way round. Yes it's great if she helps and is tidy, but making your bed is a step too far.

AgentZigzag · 18/07/2011 21:50

Making a bed's too much for your 9 YO bluebell?

My 10 YO would love to live with you if you reckon a bit of housework would tip her over the edge.

springydaffs · 18/07/2011 23:51

ah Agent, you had me wheezing like an old bird laughing my head off there.

TheLadyEvenstar · 19/07/2011 00:05

Swap you for DS2 3.10yrs who atm loves to wash up and "dry away" (dry up and put away) hoover, flood wash the floors, screw fold the washing up,mess make the beds, and annoy shower the puppy.

Jux · 19/07/2011 00:15

Of course you can't have her. You have to send her to me.

hester · 19/07/2011 00:37

Can I buy a timeshare in her? She sounds lovely Smile

hester · 19/07/2011 00:37

(No mitmoo, I'm not condoning child trafficking...)

nojustificationneeded · 19/07/2011 00:51

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dutchyoriginal · 19/07/2011 08:57

You say she's 9? To quote a poster from another thread about kids (not) making tea for their parents, you've just caught her in the three weeks when they're 9 that they can and actually want to do stuff. :) Keep her for the three weeks, then send her home to her parents. Grin

pigletmania · 19/07/2011 09:10

Making bed at 9 so she should. There is nothing hard about putti g a diver bac on a bed and making it neat a bit. I used to make cups of t and coffee fir gran at 8 years old.

pigletmania · 19/07/2011 09:12

Meant putting a duvet back on a bed, grrrr predictive text on phone

saladsandwich · 19/07/2011 09:16

love it, i was totally expecting to read something totally horrid lol...

keep her and definitely clone her and send one this way x

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