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Play date behaviour

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Lastminutelizzie · 25/02/2014 19:39

My DD had a school friend to play this evening who has deliberately used a stamper (the ink pad type) on her pale pink duvet cover. They were playing in her bedroom, where her stamping set is stored in a box - to be brought downstairs and used on the kitchen table - my DD knows this and is usually very good. I only discovered the new pattern on her duvet cover after friend had been collected. Do I now say something to the mum, a good friend, or leave it ? I haven't yet tried to wash the duvet cover and am hoping it will wash out or at least fade, or it's spoilt. I'm cross at the situation, they are both 8 and ought to know better. I feel it's probably best left, but I would want to know if my DD had done it in another home.

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YoureBeingASillyBilly · 25/02/2014 23:17

I agree- seems silly to store it in a bedroom where its never to be used only to bring it down and up again everytime. Keep it in the room its meant to be used in. Keeping it in the bedroom is leaving the temptation right there!

Nocomet · 25/02/2014 23:17

Sorry 8 is way old enough to know better than to stamp or draw deliberately on anything other than paper.

My DDs would have got a serious bolocking at 4or5.

DD1 knew not to draw in walls at 2 or 3. I know this because I found her secret scribblings when we rearranged the front room. They were round the edge of a large cupboard clearly hidden from parents.

YoureBeingASillyBilly · 25/02/2014 23:19

Nocomet She might have known it wasnt allowed but it didnt stop her did it? Thats the point- children get carried away when with friends and egg each other on, think they can hide it.

YoureBeingASillyBilly · 25/02/2014 23:21

My sister knew she wasnt allowed to draw on walls but it didnt stop her- she just wrote my name after all her doodles hoping i'd get the blame. Grin

Mimishimi · 25/02/2014 23:22

I wouldn't say anything to your friend, it wasn't her fault. Asking her to pay would seem petty. At the same time, I wouldn't be in any hurry to invite the child back either. These things happen.

Nocomet · 25/02/2014 23:25

DD1 did that too! sillybilly
Trouble is she's dyslexic, DD2 might only have been about 3, but she still said "mummy it wasn't me, I'd have spelt it right!"

She also wouldn't have written it above her head Grin

YoureBeingASillyBilly · 25/02/2014 23:35

Grin Grin

I bet they (my sis and your dd) thought they were being so clever aswell!

Marcipex · 25/02/2014 23:39

I think you should read the thread in chat: Things I still wonder why the hell I did that as a kid... (243 Posts)
Grin

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