to cancel father christmas for my youngest

[loverofwine]

He is still awake. We have tried everything including saying that we'll text FC and tell him to avoid DS4.

Should we?

At wits end

You suggested okaynow needed to talk her problems through with a professional because she came to such a different conclusion to your situation than you did.

Having mental health problems yourself doesn't mean you're not above trying to insinuate someone is so unreasonable that they must have mental health problems to think in such a way.

I know it when I see it.

And it's not OK.

dear god talk about some overreactions on this thread.

Hasn't everyone threatened no FC at some point?

Bearing in mind that the op said early on that her ds was screaming, so we're not talking a child bouncing off the walls with excitement here we're talking about screaming foor hours. I think I might be climbing the walls at that point as well.

People have a warped view of what actual cruelty really is.

How you treat posters who don't behave how you'd like seems quite similar to how you react to your ds not behaving as you'd like, OP.

You really don't seem to react very well to either.

Anyway - glad he got to sleep OK.

No I didn't I said did she need therapy? Meaning any kind of talking therapy available to the most (and least) sane. You lot jump very swiftly to concluisions.

Also she was not just stating a different view. She was being unpleasant. I can say I don't agree with someone without being abusive. Or perhaps I can't? Is therapy abuse these days?

NB kids still sleeping. FC still done his thang

You can't cancel his Christmas!
If hr isn't asleep now leave the pressies outside the door.
Still waiting for my teens to go to sleep lol

okaynow was out of order. Calling someone a f'ing nasty c**t is out of order. I would say that someone who feels the need to name call over something which is, let's face it, fairly trivial, smacks of having some issues yes.

If okaynow was out of order, report her post.

No need to stoop to using people with mental health problems to get back at her.

it's tit for tat and is unnecessary on both sides. the whole thread should be deleted IMO as it just got completely ridiculously irational.

agent.. ref to prev post. Wasn't intending to 'stoop to implicating vulnerable people etc. Etc.

Just wanted to say she was miserable biutch (and have no idea how to report post anyway)

Nb kids still sleeping. I may join them soon

Call her a miserable bitch then.

But then, you don't take kindly to swearing, so it'd be difficult.

Ahhh. Hoist by my own petard.

Too tired, old, (perish the thought) drunk, for this now

Night night. And HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Me too.

You're going to have your hands full with four of the little blighters, I've only got half that and I'm dreading the noise

Have a good 'un.

What you said was ridiculous and over the top, other posters were hardly stepping out of line to point out how cruel and spiteful you and your husband sounded. I'm glad you have both calmed down and gained perspective, and I hope you have a lovely day tomorrow.

This thread has got weird.

Happy Christmas- glad you realised you were wrong OP.

Totally agree with WannaBe

My dad always used to tell me Christmas was cancelled. I knew it was a joke - even at 3 1/2 years old I had an appreciation of what an empty threat was.

He wasn't just not asleep when the OP posted the first post, he was screaming his head off. I think loverofwine was entitled to be at her wits' end.

For anyone who is interested. Father Christmas has been and gone, In Laws been and gone and life is back to normal. I have four happy but tired boys. No obvious signs of trauma to persons or property except the walls which have benefited from DS4's interaction with a new packet of felt tip pens.

Thank the lord Christmas only comes once a year. Stress of it drives me near to the edge every time.

glad it all sounds typically normal loverofwine!

Just so you know, bumping an old thread to advertise your book is not allowed. I've reported you.

No, I wouldn't try that book. I hear the author advertises on parenting websites' forums to avoid paying for an advert.

Why do I read almost all the thread before looking at the date? FFS

That is HILARIOUS. His username is his actual name! So unsubtle. I love it.

I realise this is old but a trick i use is to tell the kids santa won't come until they are asleep, the reason is because he hasn't got time to talk to all the kids so prefers them being asleep! Usually works

I tell children if they're not asleep Chris Wildish will steal their souls.