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DH says DS has to wait for the dinoegg to crack

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Kingcyrolophosarus · 07/10/2012 12:13

why?
We bought him this dinoegg thing. You put it in water and you wait for a day, it cracks as dinosaur expands and then dino gets bigger over a week
DS is desperate to crack it a little bit to see the dino
Why the hell not? It's his toy.
It's causing so much trouble because DS is begging and keeps asking
Dh just getting narked.
Something that should have been a bit of fun has turned into a nightmare

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LST · 07/10/2012 12:14

Good things come to those who wait Wink

I sympathise with your son. My friend brought me a hatching koala back from oz and I couldn't wait Grin

RobynRidingHood · 07/10/2012 12:15

The object is to wait. No bad lesson to teach a child they can't have what they want NOW.

CouthyMowWearingOrange · 07/10/2012 12:15

Buy your DH his own one. He wants the excitement of waiting for it to crack.

Your DS is much younger, and wants the instant gratification.

Explain to your DH that your DS is too young to understand delayed gratification, and as it is his toy, he can crack it if he wants.

If your DH really wants to wait to see what's inside, get him his own one!

(When I was with my ex, I ended up doing this. And buying him his own Lego models.)

Floralnomad · 07/10/2012 12:16

Sorry but i agree with your DH , added to which perhaps if you crack it before its ready it it might not work properly,

purplehouse · 07/10/2012 12:18

we had one of these

took aaaaaaaaages

miniscule crack for many days

took ages to grow

reckon it was 2 weeks altogether

BurlingtonBertieFromBow · 07/10/2012 12:20

Maybe it will break if you crack it too early

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Kingcyrolophosarus · 07/10/2012 12:21

See, DS knows it works, cos the first one he had cracked on the floor before we put it in water

Dh isn't interested
He's gone back to bed
I have to put up with the begging

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Original poster
Kingcyrolophosarus · 07/10/2012 12:26

He's already waited a day
I understand it's a good way to teach them to wait, but it's really the concept
We've bought him a toy, he's beyond excited and now we're saying he can't crack it
He just wants to crack it a bit more

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squeakytoy · 07/10/2012 12:28

What would be the point though.. it will teach him to be patient, sorry but thats the entire idea of it surely??

eurochick · 07/10/2012 12:30

I'd want him to wait. I'm with your husband on this.

OutragedAtThePriceOfFreddos · 07/10/2012 12:31

If he's already waited a day, then just let the poor kid crack the thing. If he wanted to crack it instantly, I'd be with your DH, but if you've already done the waiting thing, then you need to let ds open it while it is still interesting and fun, otherwise it will just be a huge anti climax for him.

Original poster
Kingcyrolophosarus · 07/10/2012 12:39

You buy a child a toy for them to enjoy
DS isn't enjoying it
It's tormenting him
I think it's mean

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sookiesookie · 07/10/2012 12:53

You buy a child a toy for them to enjoy

In future don't buy him a toy you need to wait for. I agree with your dh.

HeadfirstForHalos · 07/10/2012 12:57

It's his toy, let him crack it.

squeakytoy · 07/10/2012 13:00

Simple.. dont buy him anything that he has to wait for then.. you knew the "rules" when you got it him.

OHforDUCKScake · 07/10/2012 13:03

We had this, but with Stig in a soap.

I caught DS and DP digging the bloody thing out, it ruined the game! He was supposed to emerge over time!

Im with your DP on this. But to contradict myself, if DS gave me enough earache I'd probably relent for the want of peace.

OutragedAtThePriceOfFreddos · 07/10/2012 13:03

But he followed the rules! OP said you put it in water and wait for a day, and then said that her ds has already waited a day!

I hope ds has cracked it by now. You can always tell DH that it cracked itself while he was upstairs.

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Kingcyrolophosarus · 07/10/2012 14:17

Here's another one
I'm upset now
Went to the park
We were going to buy a sandwich and eat in the park
Dh got up as we were going out and followed us down

Got sandwich and crisps from shop and DS wanted to sit on the log to eat it
Dh said we should go to the bench.
Cue ten minutes of wailing from DS, why can't he sit on the log?
Dh- why can't he stick by our rules?
Because it's an hour in the park, it's DS's playtime, why can't he sit in the log?

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wheredidiputit · 07/10/2012 14:50

Can't help with park other then your dh being and twit.

As for dinosaur egg once it cracked the dinosaur shrinks, but when put in the bath it grows again.

Repeat weekly for the last 4mths and ds still isn't bored yet.

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 07/10/2012 14:58

Does your DH always get the last word? Presenting a united front is one thing, but constantly deferring to him to do that is not on. It wasn't 'our rules' in the park, it was his. I would have let him sit on the log, and I probably would have let him crack the egg if he'd already been waiting a day.

Man of the house gets the final word bollocks is intensely irritating.

HeadfirstForHalos · 07/10/2012 15:13

You have to pick your battles with kids, I certainly wouldn't be wasting my breath moaning at a child to sit on a bench instead of a log, on what is supposed to be a fun trip to the park! If I were as petty as your dh I'd be constantly arguing with the dc, we have 4!

perfectstorm · 07/10/2012 15:20

the dino thing and I'm on the fence - can see both arguments. The log, though, is just bloody ridiculous and smacks of wanting total control over a young child - your DS is only 4, yes? Honestly that's just arsey, IMO and your DH needs to let go a little. Or perhaps a lot. A log is perfectly okay to sit on. Confused

PickledFanjoCat · 07/10/2012 15:23

Oh crack it.

nokidshere · 07/10/2012 15:40

ofgs - its a toy - its your sons, leave him to do what he wants to do with it and tell your dh to get a bloody life!

CaliforniaLeaving · 07/10/2012 16:40

OMG your Dh is a twat, does he always want to pick arguments with a little kid.
Poke at the eggshell when no one is looking to help it along. I did when Dd's took forever, then I caught her doing the same thing Grin