To think Justine from MNHQ is a traitor?

[lesley33]

I have just been reading Saturday's Guardian newspaper which has an article about parenting, In it there is a box titled "How to be a better parent - Tips from the experts". Justine says the following:

" Put away your mobile, turn off your laptop and don't even think about a Blackberry or an iPhone."

" Put away your mobile, turn off your laptop and don't even think about a Blackberry or an iPhone."

How would she know?
She is miles away at the mn office so the above is completely irrelevant to her DCs.

That advice is guarenteed to result in almost certain nervous breadown imo and is highly irresponsible

It's an Imac Fruitshoots so I think I'm ok :o

I have noticed that higher ups are prone to being hypocrites.
They know what the best advice is, and take joy in telling it to other people, but dont actually do it themselves.

I was thinking "EH???" when I saw that too!

Thought you were discussing a colourful new type of iMac there... the "iMac Fruitshoots"! :o

desktop is ok :)

You don't get that sort of high and mighty bollocks in the Sun! They just tells ya to stuff a Greggs sausage roll in one hand and a fruitshoot in t'other and leave 'em to it! Works wonders it does!

I'm ok i'm on my desktop because my laptop broke. wore it out too much mumsnetting

I think claiming it doesn't apply to you because you use a desktop is a bit......errrmm......clutching at straws?

LOL at Ratners moment.

at Hecate.
And @Justine.
From my iPhone, DC in bed so clearly I'm fine [smug]

Classic case of "Do as I say, not as I do, there eh Justine?"

I suspect Justine had a twinkle in her eye which didn't come across in cold hard print...

But how would we be able to see what Justine is up to without tv or gadgets? - who has time to read the paper - am

My DC are 17 & 19. Does this mean I have to drag them off their laptops?

candr - I am MNing much less - which is why I had time to read Justine's advice in the first place

Good for you lesley33.This MN thing does tend to drag us in doesnt it?
My excuse reason is that I am having a bit of time off. But reality is going to hit soon and I am going to have to limit myself.

@edam

I suspect Justine had a twinkle in her eye which didn't come across in cold hard print...

We ought to campaign for the Guardian to have this emoticon, no?

tries to resist making a comment about being strapped to a rocket

i lay my dcs clothes out weeks in advance...just never all in the same place, or ironed, or folded. it's like a treasure hunt every morning. the winner gets matching socks

Booy, you have the same system as me

I threatened to go and fold washing earlier. Two hours later I'm still here

I've given up now and ordered wine instead.

Olivia, I do think we deserve to know what suitable retribution the rest of MNHQ will be taking?

Olivia L?

what does the L stand for?

Latest
Loveable
Lost
Legless

or have you always had an L and I've been very unobservant

you've ordered wine? we can order wine? where does it come from? is this a MNer perk?

I like to think it stands for Lovely
But I was actually channelling SamuelLJackson in the opening scene of Pulp Fiction one afternoon.