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WIBU to mention this to the nursery?

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 15:57

DS is 17 months

He goes to nursery twice a week and has started saying 'Hiya' when he sees other people or children

I know it's a not the biggest deal in the world but it makes me a bit itchy and I know he's not picked it up anywhere else

Would mentioning it make me look like a total twunt? I haaaate it :(

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:27

I will have to google sesquipedalian and I doubt I would say it correctly Grin

sesq......sesqa..sesquip.......hmm

:)

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LindyHemming · 27/04/2013 19:29

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:31

See in Ireland I can imagine it sounds perfectly fine because it's a much softer accent than the harsh, northern twang my DS says it with :)

It distresses DH more than me. He's Southern and is always berating me for me 'As' :)

And I don't have a strong Northern accent (to other Northerns at least) and most things DS says just sound 'toddler', but this 'Hiya' sounds like he's won a small part on the next series of Shameless.

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manchestermummy · 27/04/2013 19:31

Ever occurred to you that your dc might be trying to say hello?

Please report it. You really must.

FWIW, both Dds learned ta at around nine months. They are able to say thank you perfectly well now. Besides, surely the most important thing here is learning to greet and express gratitude.

BeerTricksPotter · 27/04/2013 19:32

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CoffeeChocolateWine · 27/04/2013 19:34

I think all toddlers start off with "hiya" don't they? I wouldn't worry about it...just say hello back and he'll catch on.

Just to make you feel better about your nursery, at my DS's first nursery there was one carer that thought it was funny to get all the kids to greet with "alright babes"! Hiya doesn't seem so bad then does it?!

And when my DS was about 18 months I caught him singing a lovely little song that went, "Ice cream in me gob, ice cream in me gob..." Ahhh...I just imagined them all at circle time singing twinkle twinkle, then baa baa black sheep, and then the ice cream in me gob song!

These things I did have a word about.

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:35

Oh that might work

And he currently calls me 'mommma'

'Haiii mommma' could sound great :)

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MrsMelons · 27/04/2013 19:36

You are the most reasonable OP on AIBU to be told they are in fact BU (if that makes sense!)

Like Manchesters DDs, my DS learnt ta at around 9 months and used it in context, by 17 months he said thank you, I think any way they an communicate is good and the rest will come. Both DSs also said hiya as its generally the only thing babies can say that young but neither of them used it once they spoke properly.

I think its lovely he is confident enough to speak to people - very sweet!

Floggingmolly · 27/04/2013 19:36

Yes, Foodie, I've always said it. I never imagined people thought I was one of the cast of Shameless Confused
not solely based on that, anyway Wink

MrsMelons · 27/04/2013 19:37

BTW it is better than my 5 YO who at the park the other day sang 'Oooh sexy la-day' to a lady pushing a pram - luckily she laughed but I was so embarrassed - bloody gangnam style!

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:37

'in me gob' Grin Shock

That you were SO not unreasonable to have had a word about!

I'm somewhat tickled by the thought of toddler picking up 'Alright babes' and using it like a mini, romper suit wearing, east end gangster Grin

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:39

MrsMelons that's reminded me of when I took a friends 7ish year old bowling.

Midway through the proceedings, he turned to a woman on the next lane and started singing 'It's getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes'

I did not know where to look. Luckily she laughed too :)

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MrsMelons · 27/04/2013 19:41

Grin don't get me started on inappropriate songs - football chants are the worst!

SuePurblybilt · 27/04/2013 19:45

My 6yo sang gangnam style in her nativity. That was soul warming and festive Hmm
WWJD? Not the fecking gangnam dance, I'm betting.

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:47

Including "ooooh, sexy lady" etc?

Yowzers.......that is um.....wow

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SuePurblybilt · 27/04/2013 19:49

They changed the 'sexy' but most of 'em sang it Grin.
I did think it an odd choice but then I am a ghastly old snob with a permanent grump on. My compass for wrongness is skewed by that.

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 19:51

What did they change it too?

Am trying to think of things that rhyme with 'sexy' and only coming up with 'flexy'

(Not that it would need to rhyme, but in my head.......)

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chrome100 · 27/04/2013 19:51

Ha! I picked up "ta" from nursery. My father told me that it was NOT a word to be used at home because he is a snob.

hazeyjane · 27/04/2013 19:53

Yes, dd2 (5) said she had to practice her school dance club dance the other day and proceeded to do the whole of Gangnam Style, sexy ladies and all.

SuePurblybilt · 27/04/2013 19:54

It was something specific to the plot of the play, didn't rhyme. Still two syllables so it scanned OK

pnin · 27/04/2013 20:17

Only someone a step away from 'common' would be bothered by this.

You could always ditch your job and teach im propah yerself

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manchestermummy · 27/04/2013 20:29

My DD has been taught "Heeeey chips and gravy". Previously she thought it was "sixty lady".

OP saying hiya at 17 mo is small potatoes...

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catgirl1976 · 27/04/2013 20:35

manchesther loving 'chips and gravy' (both as a meal and a replacement lyric :)

I guess it's only a matter of time before he comes home saying 'innit' or 'brap' or whatever the young people say today (I am an old gimmer)

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manchestermummy · 27/04/2013 20:39

What is brap please? Floured roll, no