To want to shout at this bloody child..

[Wilberforce2]

Not sure if I'm being a bit precious but this is driving me mental.

Every Tuesday my ds does rugby 4-5 and as they are only reception and year 1 all of the parents stay. I like staying and enjoy watching him but one of the little girls of another parent is doing my head in. I have a 4 month old dd and every week this little girl does not leave her alone, constantly plays with the hood on the pram (pushing it backwards and forwards), putting her fingers in the babies mouth, kissing her on the lips, takes her toys/muslin off of her, pokes her eyes it just goes on and on. Last week this girl had a heavy cold and was constantly wiping snot around her face then walked over to dd in her pram (I dared to take my eyes off of her for a second) and stuck her fingers in her mouth, Friday my dd gets an awful cold. The mum just laughs and says "oh she is so motherly" or "she just loves babies" but I want her to tell her to leave her alone for one fricking second. Today I told the girl no a few times and had a couple of looks from the mum who then said "oh *** come over here darling I don't think you are wanted" but I can't just watch her prod and poke her for an hour, she was trying to put a pine cone in her mouth then whipped her with a muslin!

Am I being precious or would you keep telling the girl no? Little girl is 2 years old. Older brother is in my ds's class so I don't want to cause an argument.

TheXxed going back a bit, to when you were amazed, that was an aberration that was. That time didn't really exist

nope, I just think it's a bit odd to be angered by a 2yo. I wonder how she'll cope when the time for temper tantrums comes, not that I'd know about all that - my kids are angels.

Again - tomayto, tomato

When my eldest attended preschool the parents took turns to stay and help. I will always remember one little boy who constantly had a cold and was always dripping green snot. It would be caked all up his cheeks. One of the pre school workers whilst sitting in a circle told him to get a hankie and sort his nose out whilst going boak boak urrgghh gip gip heave in a massively ott way. The boy was struggling to do his nose whilst she continued her craziness. I got a wipe and cleaned him up. When I told him to blow she started dry heaving. I felt really sorry for the kid and told her she was being ridiculous. I put a complaint in about her and never felt he same about the preschool after that. I did pay attention though after that and realised she just seemed to not like kids

How is it odd to be angered by a 2 year old??! I was certainly bloody angered by mine, I disciplined them, and they turned out nice, whaddya know? Getting angry doesn't make you a bad parent

Perhaps that child care worker is the snotty 2 year old's mother, and her hatred of all things snot related is the reason that she doesn't sort out her daughter's nose.

Yep, I reckon that's it.

Apologies for using "professionally offended" as a phrase! That's how I see this thread - and the best way to describe it.

The title was just that- a way or vent and let people have an idea what they are going to open.

The final sentence of the op said AIBU to keep saying no to the girl

Well, as the child was sticking her fingers which were covered in nasal mucus not only on the baby but actually into the baby's mouth [boak], "snot bubbles" wasn't actually needed other than to emphasise just how unhygienic it was for this child to be touching the baby.

Mind you, the child just leaning over the baby would probably have been too much for most parents, who would be imagining a globule of snot falling into baby's open mouth...

Sorry for that unpleasant image - although what happened is just as bad and is definitely stomach churning. I'd have definitely been turning the wee girl around before she got anywhere near baby and sending her back to mum.

And snot bubbles are gross. On your own child, far less anybody elses.

And yes, xx the thread title gives it away because it state "AIBU to want to..." - it doesn't mean or even imply OP is actually going to do any such thing.

Don't apologise for the use of 'professionally offended' - it does what it says on the tin

How is it odd to be angered by a 2 year old??!

it's just weird to let yourself be provoked by a 2yo who is actually not being 'naughty'. I get frustrated with mine, especially if I'm having a shit day but there are people far more deserving of anger. what can a toddler really do to get a person fuming, seriously?

Corey - you are completely right, that was an utterly disgraceful and unforgiveable way for the pre-school worker to behave and I would have done exactly the same as you. However, totally different scenario from the OP.

Could be Sir. She's definitely picked the wrong profession if she is so traumatised by snotty 3 year olds. Can't say I like snot either so wouldn't pick a job with kids who's noses I had to clean up.

unbelievable that I'm reading about how gross snot is when, on this very site, I discovered the existence of 'sporn'. shudder

Yeah I know Evans. I posted earlier re ops situation saying she's NBU, kids mother should be watching her kid but thought i would add my story about kids with snotty noses

Sporn? Vampyre... I hesitate to ask... really I do... no... on reflection. No! Don't worry, I changed my mind....

nomama do you not know

sporn - I'm reluctant to ask! (Sounds as though it probably needs a shudder). On that note, I'm off to bed!! Goodnight all

I don't either......spill

just search it if you have a strong enough stomach - there's no shortage of threads, I wouldn't have thought!

I know this will be deleted as a personal attack but in the interim can I just ask - is it me, or do vampyre and usual appear unhinged or what ?

for all you know hmc, I am unhinged.

Well, quite (coughs awkwardly)

although I'd be pretty cautious when speculating on a person's mental health when all you know of them is what you've seen on a forum - just a word of advice :)