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AIBU to stop being a BF peer supporter because of one child/mother

29 replies

FrogsGoWhat · 07/10/2013 16:46

I'm on maternity leave and was looking forward to resuming my role as a breastfeeding peer supporter helping to run a breastfeeding support group.

But I feel I can't as there is one mother there with a toddler a few months older than my DD, who ALWAYS, pushes/shoves/steals toys etc of my DD and leaves my DD crying frequently during the time we are there.

Now I appreciated that toddlers do this, but my issue is that the mother just ignores her toddler, or at best forces her to apologise without actually telling her off at all.

In my opinion making a toddler say "sorry" is meaningless as it means nothing to them, unless you have ALSO expressed your displeasure at their behaviour.

So I end up spending every session monitoring this child to make sure she doesn't get too close to my daughter, so I'm being a pretty poor peer supporter.

(This mother is there with her own baby daughter, and brings her toddler along as well)

So I feel I must give up. AIBU?

OP posts:
humphryscorner · 07/10/2013 18:55

ovary Grin I love that look!

op don't quit, your very much needed!

FrogsGoWhat · 07/10/2013 22:34

Ok, will get more assertive and firstly talk to the leader, then the mother. If no joy from that THEN I'll quit. Sounds good?

I'll update later in the week if anyone is interested?

OP posts:
Sparkletshirt · 07/10/2013 22:45

Yes please, update, update!

I reckon other Mum's knackered/pnd and thinks this is how kids learn. There's a lot of shit parenting them out there.

YANBU BTW.

TwoAndTwoEqualsChaos · 07/10/2013 22:54

Yes ...... Grin

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