To think calling you 4 yo DD an 'Attention Whore' is wrong

[Vagaceratops]

I am sure I did this face to the Mum in the playground who said it to her DD.

We were talking about a party and her DD wanted her attention so she kept tugging at her Mum's skirt. The mum said in a laughing voice 'Are you being an attention whore again Millie? Then she giggled.

Even if she was laughing its a horrid thing to say imo.

AIBU.

The child name isnt Millie BTW.

Any possibility you misheard?! If not YANBU!!

Would never dream of uttering the word whore in front of my dd let alone at her!

of course it is a horrible thing to say

not sure why you needed to start a thread to confirm this

Because I told my friend and she said she didnt see that it was that wrong as it wasnt meant in 'that way'

No chance I misheard, she said it very clearly.

Another friend - not the original Mum

"Attention Whore" is a little strong...

Personally I prefer "Drama queen", "A little victim of life" or "OOOOOH clutches handbag".

gross, just gross, bleurgh!

Nasty.

terrible thing to say. how sad for the dd in so many ways.

Ugh. Not nice!

Worse than the shouty mum I heard at the weekend - toher two young children - No, you can't have any sweets - now get your arses over here! I was very . In the naice co-op too!!

No yanbu. Mother should be ashamed of herself and probably need to spend some time with a dictionary.

'Whore' is a derogatory term for a person who sells access to tehir body. It should never, ever be used about a child in any sense whatsoever. It shouldn't be used about adults come to that.

grim

YANBU, not nice. :( And her daughter, not knowing what 'whore' really means, might well repeat it.

what a horrid thing to say to a small child. Yanbu

yanbu that is horrible

Vile!!! Possibly the worse thing i have ever heard said to a child and i am no prude :(

Sometimes these things slip out for no apparent reason, and you have to hope the people you're with doubt their own ears and not mention your mistake. I once called my newborn baby "little prick" in front of all the other mums and my HV at a baby group. I had meant to say something like poppet or pumpkin .

Yuck.

YANBU

Shatners I called DS a nobhead by accident - I meant to say noodle head but managed the sweary version. I'd never call a child an attention whore though

YANBU.

Vile thing to say.

"I told my friend and she said she didnt see that it was that wrong as it wasnt meant in 'that way' "
Does it matter which 'way' it was meant? The term is insulting, regardless. At some point her DD will realise what those words mean and she will think that her mother has thought of her in these terms since she was four years old. Talk about storing up problems for the future ...

Hopefully, her daughter will embarrass her soon by innocently repeating the phrase in front of someone her mother would not.

on a par with "sexy baby" in my opinion.

you when people don't understand what people like me mean by the sexualisation of young children?

this

this thread is it. it's not all about wearing bikinis or play make-up

it's this

YANBU!!!

Why would anyone think she was being reasonable?

shatners and flisspaps

I would have warmed to you instantly