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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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Just sent dd upstairs with a note

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DoingitOnTheRoofTopWithSanta · 13/12/2012 00:34

Dh sent dd (23 months) down stairs for a bottle for ds. I sent her back with a note and a bottle. I feel like we have turned a corner

Am I being unreasonable to now to use dd as a messenger pigeon whenever suits me?

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SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo · 13/12/2012 00:35

When she starts bringing wine and chocolate that is when you know having kids was the right decision

CoolaYuleA · 13/12/2012 00:39

I send my 14 month old from the kitchen door to DH in the living room with her cereal bars/snack of choice for him to open and check she doesn't plaster the furniture with them supervise the eating of whilst I am pottering. She thinks it's fabulous fun... "Go take this to Daddy...." cue big smile and off she trots.

YANBU at all.

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DoingitOnTheRoofTopWithSanta · 13/12/2012 00:42

AIBU to think dd is rubbish for having NEVER brought me wine or chocolates?

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monsterchild · 13/12/2012 00:44

Isn't this why people have children in the first place? When I was young this also included changing the channel on the tv, as we didn't have a remote. And fetching glasses of beer water.

It's what kids do.

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DoingitOnTheRoofTopWithSanta · 13/12/2012 00:46

I realise all her potential now monster I used to see university in her future, now I just imagine her and ds as tiny butlers.

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SPsFanjoIsSantasLittleHoHoHo · 13/12/2012 00:50

I have a 3 year and he loves doing stuff that I ask. He loves passing me the remote when I leave it on the coffee table.

I think I ask him to do too much though as now when he does something I say thank you he replies "no problem mum" it sounds a bit passive aggressive tbh

ChippingInAWinterWonderland · 13/12/2012 00:55

I simply wonder it has taken you this long to get her into service?

Still, wont be too long before she can make you a

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DoingitOnTheRoofTopWithSanta · 13/12/2012 01:01

Yeah, I've clearly been a bit lax with her training, she has been walking for nearly a year! What a waste!

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monsterchild · 13/12/2012 01:04

Doing if you really want her to succeed at college, you know that she'll need focus, determination and lots of spending money. How else to achieve that than to train her for food service early on? It has the added bonus of keeping her too busy to find the boys!

SantaIAmSoFuckingRock · 13/12/2012 01:10

"AIBU to think dd is rubbish for having NEVER brought me wine or chocolates? "

EmpressOfTheNorthPole · 13/12/2012 01:12

Oh, I remember when DD was like that.....

Ask her to do something now (12) and she'll want to know if she's getting paid!

Enjoy it while you can.

CollieEyeOfNewt · 13/12/2012 01:16

Oh gawd, the potential I have here...

DD is 2, I can send her on message carrying errands to both DH and DS.
DS is 5 and in reception. It would help his reading if I was to send notes via his sister he'd adore it!!

Kytti · 13/12/2012 02:21

dd is 7 and has been fetching and carrying for about 3 years now. ds is 5 and has just been 'promoted' to drying-up and clearing the table.

Isn't that why we have children?

lololololol

Impatientwino · 13/12/2012 02:35

DS is 20 weeks so not mobile yet but would IBU to start showing him flash cards of wine bottles, glasses and chocs so he knows what to look for in a few short months?

trinitybleu · 13/12/2012 07:15

"Go to Daddy and say cuppa / bins / biscuits" works quite well at that age too.

Now I say "Help me clean / find all the washing up and I'll give you 20p" and she usually shouts hurray and races for the mop ... The cleaner leaves her notes congratulating her on her tidy room which helps too.

Also, train them to bring home a present for Mummy from the supermarket and ensure they know which brand of chocolate you prefer.

[Grin]

CollieEyeOfNewt · 13/12/2012 14:16

Both mine used to say "mummy cup of tea" whenever they saw a mug.

My DS has been taught what my favourite flowers are and often suggests to DH that they buy some for me when they go to the supermarket although he once came home with a potted conifer, which does look ok next to our red front door

Chelvis · 13/12/2012 14:19

My mum said she only had me so I could make her cuppas. She then had to have DSis because my puny child hands were too small to carry the biscuits too. My mum is my parenting hero probably not a good thing

LondonElfInFestiveCheerBoots · 13/12/2012 17:38

No, that is definitely right. Just train her in 'not dropping', DP broke his toe when 3 dropping his dad's beer on it, MIL was unimpressed and broke up the racket.

The first thing I will be teaching my DCs is 'How to make mummy a coffee', they can figure out that reading yoke at school

scaevola · 13/12/2012 17:40

If you train them well, they learn to predict needs, mix and bring a G&T (thanks, DS2!)

NatashaBee · 13/12/2012 17:40

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LtXmasEve · 13/12/2012 17:42

We trained DD to 'go get daddy a beer' when she was still in her walker . It was her party trick for a very long time.

(never managed to teach her to mix me a vodka though)

TheCortanaThatStoleChristmas · 13/12/2012 18:25

DS is 8. He has fetched me tissues lemon drinks and asked if I need anything all week.

AnyaKnowIt · 13/12/2012 18:28

My 22 month old has been trained loves to load the washing machine, will get the vac out and hoover, loads and empty the dishwasher

Never thought about the note!

AnyaKnowIt · 13/12/2012 18:32

''Has anyone successfully trained their toddler to operate a corkscrew?''

Nah, all screw caps here

sittinginthesun · 13/12/2012 18:36

Ever get to bottom of stairs, and realise you've completely forgotten what you went up for?

No problem! Just ask your small child to run upstairs for you, and you will time them to see if they can beat last night's record.

When they return, with missing object, just make up a random time:

" 20 seconds, that's 2 seconds quicker than yesterday!"

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