...to tell this kid to shut the hell up...

[VonHerrBurton]

well, not really in those words, obvs, but I can't staaaannnddd it anymore. Ds (9yo) has a couple of friends here at the moment. They've been out on scooters for an hour but now it's raining quite heavily so now they're all in playing on the Xbox.

I can hear them and one of the friends is just so fucking annoying it's beyond belief. Comments so far: 'that controller cover is crap. omg it's sooo lame' (ds just bought said item and was thrilled with it) 'why have you got odd socks on, you look stupid' 'you can't have seen all the cars you only just got the game, you're such a liar'... on and on and on.

Get the picture? It was the same earlier on the trampoline so don't diss me as a bad parent for letting them on the Xbox please! Do I stay out of their way? Ds and other friend don't really seem that bothered and are just carrying on.

I just treat other people's kids as I would my own. If they need telling off I'll do it. Ususally I find that in a group setting no one wants to tell their child off in front of others, but is happy that someone is willing to do the job. Have to be careful though, and my threshold for poor behaviour with other's kids is quite a bit higher than my own. Nieces and nephews are easier to tell off than kid's mates.

Leave them to it.
He's 9 he'll be mortified by you wading in to protect him like that in front of his friends.

Yeah just say 'stop showing off'

or everything he says just say

'DS did have that but he didnt like it he thought it was laaame!!'

I would put my head round the door and say to the three of them "erm, you do know I can hear everything you are saying, don't you?"