To think 8 year old DS might be right?

[Oswald68]

"What are you doing Dad?"
Looking at mumsnet. It's a website where mums and some dad's talk about useful things.
"You mean like how to make their kids behave better. That's crap and doesn't work".

No, we discuss way more interesting stuff than that.

Hahaha!
Mine gets in a right huff every time I read child psychology books: oh no, you're not getting any more silly ideas, are you!!!????

I just think your 8 year old is massively disrespectful. That's not normal....for such a small child to talk to his parent in that way.

I think your ds is spot on.

maureen you dont have kids do you

We talk about useful stuff, more useful than crap about trying to make our kids behave.

I cover it when DS (also 8) turns up, in case he reads some of the juicier thread titles.
Mind you, I don't think he'd use the same expression about it -at least not a second time!

I doubt an 8 year old really said that.

My DDs like reading a certain parenting book (the one we don't mention on here) and falling about giggling.

Just as I used to read my Mum's copy of Dr. Spock.

Maureen you so need to meet my 8 yr old daughter :)

My sister has an 8 year old son - he would never use the word crap. I don't see why young children using swear words in front of their parents is anything to laugh or smile about....

My 5 year-old DS (who is really getting into his stride with his reading now - you know that stage where they have to read every single thing they see?) keeps coming over and plonking himself next to me and trying to read everything on here out loud.

Always when I'm reading something full of bad language or about sex!

SSD Yes...I have two thanks. They never use words like that in front of me....note, I stress "in front of" because I'd never assume they NEVER used words like that....but not to me. I'm glad we have some lines there...

writerwanabe exactly. Although "crap" is hardly the same as "shit" or something it's still coarse for a small child. I'd definitely look twice and judge if I saw a kid of 8 say that to his Dad.

agree with Maureen.

Wow, some 8 year olds speak like that??!! Mine certainly does not! Not if doesn't want to spend the rest of the week grounded and in his room.

Heh.

We walked around at that age saying things were 'Crab'. Nobody had a coronary from suppressed laughter

Got a nearly 8 yr old and I am not buying it either..

If any of mine had said crap at 8 I would have given them a sound telling off.

Mind youngest is 14 now, stubbed her toe and shouted shit and shine! Fair enough.

Yarp, another who agrees with Maureen.

My 8yo would never be allowed to use the word 'crap' Not sure she actually even knows it...

I feel old - I didn't say the word crap at that age! I'm younger than 30 BTW so not actually ancient

I agree with Maureen too!

My dd heard me laughing about the partner thread today.
Dh said ...What's funny?
DD said.... It's only mumsnet, she's always on there laughing!

And she is right.....though I try to stay away from the entitled threads...makes me a bit stabby...

But yes I do like a good chuckle and the threads I read certainly provide it

Is crap really that bad, I have a lot of crap lying about at the moment.