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AIBU?

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to embarass my children by singing in the playground?

18 replies

mrsruffallo · 01/03/2012 12:19

I do it to make her friends smile. All cool stuff- Justin Bieber, JLS. She has asked me to stop but they request their fave tunes now.

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Seeline · 01/03/2012 12:24

Is it not part of the parenting ten commandments
"Thou shalt embarass thy children at every opportunity" Grin

mrsruffallo · 01/03/2012 12:31

I'm a fun mum!!

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EdithWeston · 01/03/2012 12:32

Whose approbation means more to you?

DD's or that of other children?

(You'll get plenty of opportunities to embarrass her - possibly simply by existing - over the coming years).

StrandedBear · 01/03/2012 12:40

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mrsruffallo · 01/03/2012 12:45

I do. I also yell "get out of town" whilst I high five them

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fortifiedwithtea · 01/03/2012 13:00

YABU and you sound a complete nightmare. If you want to embarrass your DD wait until she is a teen, then it will come naturally Grin.

Elderberries · 01/03/2012 13:05

My mum used to make want the earth to swallow up because of all the singing and chattyness with my friends. She still does and I still hate it.

Why don't you treat her with some respect and stop. Then she might be angry at you years later when your old and need her to be understanding of you.

Elderberries · 01/03/2012 13:07

Sorry my inner rage is making me incomprehensible. Basically don't do it.

bigmouthstrikesagain · 01/03/2012 13:11

My Dad had a foghorn voice that used to make people jump on the school run when he would suddenly burst into song 'Boots, Boots, Boots, Boots marching over Africa' was his favourite he also used to recite Eskimo Nell (not on the school run fortunately Blush ) - he also looked much older than everyone elses Dad and wore socks with sandals. I was permanently mortified. But as he died when I was 18 I know look back with great fondness at those memories.

Do not go out to humiliate your children but do not let them stop you having fun and creating good memories for them. Smile

bigmouthstrikesagain · 01/03/2012 13:12

know - now

bigmouthstrikesagain · 01/03/2012 13:13

but never describe Bieber and JLS as cool... you are embarrassing yourself woman Wink

[puts muso hat on]

tangledupinblue2 · 01/03/2012 13:27

Grin bigmouth

ragged · 01/03/2012 13:30

I embarassed DD in the playground by wearing the wrong colour hat this morning. I think it's one of those obligatory parent things, no point in half-measures.

ripsishere · 01/03/2012 13:55

I apparently embarrassed DD at her disco by having the temerity to dance to moves like Jagger.
I think it was the gyrating with the object of her affection. He had no complaints and told DD that I was 'cool'.

theodorakis · 01/03/2012 15:25

My sister used to mortify her daughter when in Y3 by singing (quietly) "Mrs Brown is a poo" Mrs Brown being her dd's beloved teacher.

RuleBritannia · 01/03/2012 15:31

ripsishere Grin

Yerss. I embarrassed my DCs like this but why should I stop? I have a life to live too.

ripsishere · 01/03/2012 15:36

There's the difference. I don't Grin. If the only way I can make my mundane existence more interesting is by grooving with a 10 YO boy, she will have to suck it up.

mrsruffallo · 02/03/2012 14:29

bigmouth- You dad sounds wonderful.

ripishere- I too danced to 'moves like a jagger', in front of my 13 year old nephew. Apparently it was 'just wrong' that I did this.

I just get this urge to sing, maybe to lively uop the mundane school run. My son joins in, he is too young to be embarrassed. In fact, he started thesinging of 'rolling in the deep ' this morning in the playground.

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