AIBU to be livid

[Yummymummyyobe1]

Today I went to baby clinic to have DS1 weighed as usual and over heard a conversation between the HV's and the woman who lives next door but one. The woman from next door was complaining about the number of delivery people that had been to our house this week (toy deliveries) and how is unfair how some children have everything given to them on a plate blah blah blah blah. The HV was agreeing and mentioned she knew which family she was talking about before stopping dead in her tracks, when she saw me standing there.

I was livid as this seems so unprofessional to gossip about another family and their goings on (she has been to the house and passed comment on the toys etc our DS1 has) and also livid with the person next door but one for being a nosiy parker just because she doesn't have doesn't mean she has a right to bitch. AIBU to be livid and would you report this?

I thought they lived next door to you, not next but one?

And how are you going to make sure he isn't spoilt? You've already started...

Bella That's what I thought too, last thread OP claimed half way down the page after a flaming that the baby didn't exist. Now she wants to complain, it does. Surprise.

How can he not become spoilt if you buy him everything possible way before it is even needed? He will end up spoilt. He will not be interested in all those toys but he will continue as he gets older to want everything and expect it just because. You really are not doing him any favours.

What about when he turns 17? Are you going to buy him a brand new convertible Mercedes? BMW? Or even a Lamborghini and pay his insurance too?

When will you stop spoiling him? As once you get into that cycle, I hope you realise you will have hell on your hands. Especially if you ever find yourself in a position where you are screwed financially.

Seriously, you would be best keeping some aside for Christmas and his birthday, and even the birthday after (as seriously, what 1 year old plays with a rocking horse?)

Worra have you thought of a career in toy design?

Alan the A-Sexual Armadillo will be hitting the shops just before Christmas...if you pre order, he comes with a free copy of the Geneva Convention and blue latex washing up gloves

Well spotted bella, I am now even more confused.

Time for bed I think.

Good night all!

SchrodingersMew I don't think it was for their baby and on the same note if they worked it wouldn't be an issue. The HV really shouldn't gossip regardless of how she feels and we get along with our other neighbours we have just arranged to go away together.

Does it really matter if they live nex door or next door but one they are still neighbours at the end of the day.

The rocking horse can be played with when he is ready but can be used a nursery dec for the meantime. Some of the items are going away for christmas and his 1st birthday.

In all seriousness, keep over spoiling ur child to the extreme and ur buying urself a one way ticket to a nightmare child!
Ur digging urself one giant giant hole, toys get more and more expensive as children grow older, carry on and u may find u cant climb out of it....

Does it matter who the parents of the baby was? At the end of the day you wilfully let a child go hungry and without nappies because you can't look past your own (imagined) class.

You have just proved my point by saying it wouldn't be a problem if they worked.

Also, it doesn't matter if you get along with the other neighbours as they are not the ones you seem to have something against.

Twenty rattles though? If I saw half that toy list in someone's house I would think they had a bit if a problem. Even a baby octopus wouldn't need twenty rattles.

some one is having a larf....

does larf rhyme with troll?

mummy349 I will try to stop as I do not want to have to be a mean mummy when I say no.

Can someone please link me to the toy list? I can't for the life of me find it.

It's a bit earlier up thread schrodingers.... Prepare to have your mind boggled!

Vicar Seriously, OP (ubelievably) isn't a troll...

Look far be it from me to tell anyone what they should or shouldn't do but...

I think we should just let the thread drop

I think the OP has some serious issues and I really doubt the attention we're giving her here (either positive or negative) is going to help her.

Yummy I don't know what else to say other than please speak to someone in your RL

I know in the grand scheme of things they are only internet threads, but I think you need to deal with whatever is making you start them and work from there.

I like this one

Has your seven week old baby ASKED you for twenty rattles?

Thanks. :-)

schrodinger on iPhone not sure this will work

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1499242-Toys-etc-for-baby?o=1341004029927

Yes it does matter, especially as you can't seem to get your story straight.

And what does working/not working have to do with being a kind neighbour? I certainly hope you never find yourself jobless and in need of help.

Rice in an empty spice jar makes a great rattle.

But I'm already rehearsing my 'if all the other children jumped off a cliff would you want to do that too?' speech for when he asks me for stuff. It's one of the fun bits of parenting, surely?

I agree with worry, you need to speak to someone op, in RL not on here.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/1487728-Was-I-unreasonable-here

I-have-no-words

Just had a look and thought "that isn't as I bad as I thought it would be" but then I seen the numbers beside the items!