To not let my 12 year old stay up for opening ceremony

[Mamamaiasaura]

He's in tears, I'm the worlds cruelest mother :( it goes on till 00.30 and I'm shattered. I've a 9 month old and 4 year old. Been a busy week with lots of days out. He's seen 2 different friends today and grandparents. His dad is picking him up at 9am, I am taking the little ones to a party as well so busy day tomorrow.

So am I being unreasonable?

YABU, 12? My DS is sat watching it and he is 5. He'll be grumpy tomorrow but oh well he can have a nap if he wants to.

Yabu

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YABU!
I'm letting dd1 (7) watch. She will probably fall asleep by the end, but she will remember watching it

Yabvu

My 6yo is watching.

Ds and dd are watching it, ds is 8 (today) and dd is 4! And we have spent the day at a safari park and are all knackered.

I am obviously not really watching it as I am mnetting, but I am not that fussed.

Mine are watching it and loving it! (6 and7)

They're 'camping' on the front room floor tonight in sleeping bags to make an occasion of it.

Message from ds1 "thank you"

I have now glimpsed a bit of it. Have changed mind. Children should be protected from this. Send him to bed immediately!

Yay. Hooray. Even dd is watching (14) and so am I (well I was watching Vera but she got facebooked and told to switch on and we have booked holiday to escape it.

I'm glad you let him watch it :) ywbu.. but now your not yay:)

Glad you changed your mind. My 5 year old is watching.

My three - 11, 8 & 5 are determinedly watching. I give the little one another 10 minutes before he drops off

Yabu. My four year old watched it though I am now regretting the scary monsters.

Loving everyone staying up with the DC's to watch. This is one for our memory book. Made a traditional English dish of Chicken Tika, Coke and we're camped on the floor.

You can go to bed. Why can't he watch it alone and go to bed after? Yabu. That isn't very late and it's a Friday night!

My 7 year old still up, absolutely loving it.

My 13yr old and my 9yr old are watching

The table in the lounge is covered in sweets, crisps and jam tarts

We saw the Blue Arrows go over earlier and the kids nearly wet themselves with excitement...so when all the Mary Poppins entered the Stadium, I went out the garden and pretended I could see them flying over.

My DH was the only one who fell for it

Stupid fecking arse

10y dd watched it til the athletes came on. Then she went up to bed. But we go on holiday tomorrow and he has to be up at 6ish.

my 7 year old was determined to see it .. he fell asleep right before the athletes came on ..

as i carried him upstairs he roused and said .. did you sky plus it.. he is a child of the 21st century

Tired now. Might give up and go to bed, ds1 is getting tired too. Off to bed vey soon. I know it's not the whole thing but dh been working all week long hours and is sleeping on sofa, ds1 is half asleep and he's got to watch all the fun bit

We're all still up enthralled! 4 DCs aged between 8 and 15.

Mine are staying up . Well, 4yo has conked out but the others can stay up & put selves to bed, even the 8yo.

Mine are still going strong.

They'll wake up tomorrow in sleeping bags filled with crumbs. Bless 'em!