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To ask why do people 'loud parent'

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ElevenCent · 01/02/2013 18:24

This woman from my NCT group does it all the time with her DS when we all meet for coffee and it's just ridiculous. She literally verbalises every thing they do with a question at the end and some sort of lesson. Eg mummy can't find her phone in her handbag can she James? Phone, James, PHONE. We ring daddy on the phone don't we? / Mummy is going to get you a rice cake, isn't she James? But we only have three left don't we, till we get to the shops. One, two, three. Shops. SHOPS.

I do engage with DD, naturally, but nowhere near on this level!

Sorry, I know this isn't a new topic, but it is so ridiculous. A couple of times I've echoed it with "what is mummy going to do tonight DD, drink gin, that's right, GIN. What does mummy like with her gin? Tonic, that's
right isn't it DD? But she might need to have it neat tonight, isn't that right?" however she is usually too absorbed in explaining to him why coffee is hot, HOT, and why it is sometimes in a mug MUG, sometimes in a cup CUP and why only mummies MUM-MIES drink coffee and not babies BABIES and why and why and why and why and why

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WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 19:45

I'm not aghast in the slightest. But she had a go at me for defending someone else and now you're defending her? Interesting dynamic here.

Pagwatch · 02/02/2013 19:45

At least he wasn't chasing deer.

WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 19:46

Pag - ahahahahahahaha! Thanks for the reminder of that dog, priceless.

manicbmc · 02/02/2013 19:48

I'm not defending anyone. I'm just pointing out the ridiculousness of your accusations.

yggdrasil · 02/02/2013 19:49

its highly fucking annoying, I totally agree actually.

I never pulled this shit with mine and they can all talk. I'm not sure that counts as a stealth boast as they are all school age.

yggdrasil · 02/02/2013 19:49

oh sorry YANBU

bruffin · 02/02/2013 19:49

Yep the baby was called Fenton.
I think of Fenton Solicitors scottismummy. They are forever advertising on the radio

scottishmummy · 02/02/2013 19:50

but it is funny, in a sniggery omg way

WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 19:51

I didn't actually accuse anyone - I just said that there were some nasty and cutting comments on here. If anyone took that as an accusation against them (when I patently named no names) then maybe they had something to feel guilty about - ie, something they might have posted in this thread. I stand by my original point, that is people are more sarcastic and biting online than they ever would be in real life. That is the point I was making and the comments further up this thread support what I've said.

yggdrasil · 02/02/2013 19:53

it IS funny, I agree, but far more so if you have another mum of older kids to snigger with.

if you are on your own trying to quietly read a book its a real PITA.

scottishmummy · 02/02/2013 19:56

observing loud parenting it is free and plentiful where i live.love it
say lin-gwee-knee darling was overhead in supermarket, was priceless

manicbmc · 02/02/2013 19:57

In that case, who is 'she'? Hmm

WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 19:57

I heard a Mum call one of her children 'dahhhhhhhling' very loudly earlier. It is difficult not to turn and look really quickly!

WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 19:59

'she' is Scottishmummy, who jumped in when I made my original point, where I named no one and accused no one specific. If you read my original post, you'll see that I mentioned no one in particular, just commented that remarks were nasty and cutting.

manicbmc · 02/02/2013 20:00

I'm talking about your subsequent exchanges.

WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 20:02

Manic - what about our subsequent exchanges? I've completely lost the thread of what we were talking about now.

amazingmumof6 · 02/02/2013 20:02

I said I cried

scottishmummie's reply was "you cried?really?did you read thread"

then later " right so you've stopped crying?"

I found that rude.

I hope this clarifies things.

worriedmummy73 - again thank you

IfNotNowThenWhen · 02/02/2013 20:04

My mum called us all dahhhling, very loudly at all times. I think that was because she had lots of children, so she didn't have to remember our names!
V. V embarrassing when you are 12 though!still embarrassing now

manicbmc · 02/02/2013 20:04

A bit of gentle ribbing. Hardly a reason for all this fuss really.

I can't be bothered with all this toing and froing with she said, she did. I get enough of that in work.

Things to do. Monsters to kill.

WorriedMummy73 · 02/02/2013 20:06

My friend's Dad used to call me 'sunshine' which I loved til my friend told me he called all kids that (including his own 5) cos he couldn't remember who he was talking to. With me and my siblings (there are 4 of us) it was 'piglet' or 'spodge'. Cute, until you realise your Dad doesn't remember your name!

amazingmumof6 · 02/02/2013 20:11

manicbmc - gentle ribbing is generally followed by smiles & grins

there was none, and I found the comments rude and unnecessary.

Leafmould · 02/02/2013 20:12

FENTIMAN's ginger beer, that's the stuff. They are now producing alcoholic ginger beer.

I apologise for laughing out loud at op's gin related comments, and also for not reading all 14 pages of the thread.

scottishmummy · 02/02/2013 20:14

not had the alcoholic ginger beer! but fentimans old cola is really nice

LineRunner · 02/02/2013 20:18

I found the actual OP made me smile. Like this Smile

scottishmummy · 02/02/2013 20:20

thought the op was laugh out loud funny

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