to think that this is a peculiarly nasty way for a grownup to treat a child. Warning IL related.

[lightofmylifelol]

Namechanger as I'm not sure if SIL is on here. Cutteduppear, mortimer, pearlbarley.

Well I have a lovely little boy of just 5 - he started Reception in September and is absolutely sailing through lol - the teacher is really impressed with his abilties (she told me to keep doing what I have obviously been doing with him as he's so ace [proud]) and all my mummyfriends are AmazeGosh when we talk about reading levels.

Anyway, so I do whitter abit, lol, but what happened today was this - DMIL and DFIL come round 3 times a week to help me out - I have a lo as well, and it's just so exhausting having one at school and a smaller one isn't? So they tend to do things like washing and ironing and DFIL loves to throw the hoover around - they also bring a meal to help me out and pick DS up from school twice a week and play with him here. It's usually lovely although DFIL has taught DS to drink the remains of his crisps from the packet.

So, to today, DS decided to teach gramps how to play "duminoes" pmsl, of course gramps is a good sport and pretended that DS was actually teaching him. Awww. BUT he didn't let DS win! 7 games in all they played - and gramps absolutely whooped him 6 times out of 7. The eejit. DS was exceedingly upset and cried for hours, I tried all the tactics in the book, explaining to himabout people being mean, and ice cream and extra stories at bedtime, but to no avail. The little soul went to be very saddened by the whole experience.

This really isn't on is it? We never have let him experience such unkindness before. No-one would not let a 5yo win would they? It just crumples children, and they're only young once, it's such a shame.

They've gone now but I've just sat here and thought about it and I'm fuming.

AIBU? And WIBU to speak to gramps it?

I called my Gramps, Gramps. That is the only bit I believe understand.

I had a Gramps!

Other than that (if this is real) YABU! Children have to learn to loose. My MIL and SIL got really angry with me once because I wouldn't 'let' younger SIL win a game, and 'she always does, because we let her, it's only fair'

Either this is a wind up, or you need to sort yourself out.

wind up surely?

at OP.
Who are you really?

i bloody half knew it was a wind up, but half didn't. i fall for everything.

Cried for hours?! But actually I don't believe this is true.

This sounds like a piss take?!? I always wonder why people bother name changing and announce the fact they have name changed in case they are recognised in RL then go on to tell everyone a story that would surely out them anyway.

Damn, I thought it was real.

Oh , and I'm really not a pedant but it's lose, not loose.

Good one
especially the AmazeGosh bit.

the fair thing would be for FIL to win half the games. It's actually quite imoprtant that your son learns to loose in a good manner - it's a skill he need to learn.

i'd never let a child win. if they win off their own back, great, if they don't, tough.
how else would they learn?

I don't know why the biscuits are out in force?

Yes, it's all true and I do think that our role as parents should be to protect DC from the mastier sides of life for as long as is poss. I must be strange then

And, PP, what was unintelligible?

Im not being funny but Id be really concerned if my 5 year old couldnt beat an old coot at dominos. Very concerned. Have you tried a tutor?

Yes, har har v funny wind up, but can't you do something with a less salacious title so us prurient doom mongers don't get sucked in? This is 2 minutes of my life I will never get back.

When my kids were little they used to feel cheated if they thought I'd let them win.

Alright IF this is real, could you perhaps provide me with a list of your Top Ten Nasties from which your child should be protected?

Come on, you owe me that much.

"explained to him about people being mean" ????
You told him his grandpa was mean???
Your PIL sound lovely and very helpful - okay so he could have maybe let him win the last one but its not the end of the world. life is hard, often its shit, You can't/won't always win. Sounds like your LO has lots going for him in life, this won't kill him!

Definitely a joke post.
But who are cuteduppear, mortimer and pearlbarley?
Who says AmazeGosh?
With the rest of your post being oh so posh, why include eejit and endless lols and pmsls.
Not a very good spoof OP

I didn't say loose.

I'm amazed. I spotted it wasn't true before I even finished it. This is what gave it away:
"I have a lo as well, and it's just so exhausting having one at school and a smaller one isn't? "
Ha ha ha!
It's quite funny really, well done OP. Not realistic, but very funny.
I love beating small children - in games, not with a stick or anything!

Lol lol lol

YABU for saying "mummyfriends" [boke emotion]

But this is all tripe no-one outside an old Enid Blyton novel would actually come out with crap like "amazegosh"

But losing is not the nastier side of life - just fact.