To take all the shopping back tomorrow.

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Have had a lovely day out shopping today with 12 ye old dd. kitted her in new summer clothes, sandals, bath bombs and lunch.
Have come home tried on all the clothes and then told her to tidy up her room.
Well my goodness she has jus had the biggest wobbler ever saying I've ruined her lovely relaxing day.
Bare in mind she's promised me all week she would do it today so it was no great shock.
2 hours she's been upstairs sobbing and stomping.
So I've packed all the shopping back up and it's all going back tomorrow- ungrateful brat!

i dont get why people are asking if the kids exhausted, she is 12 not 2
sounds like shes being a stoppy madam because she made a promise and now cant be arsed to follow it throuogh

I also HATE the term 'having a paddy', I'm Irish and have never heard any Irish person use it. I view it as offensive and derogatory.

In which case you need to get over yourself and understand that it's not anything to do with what you think it is. That's the thing about English - many terms have several completely different origins and meanings. There is no connection to the short form of Patrick. None. It's completely different and separate.

Really, UncleT? Can you demonstrate the etymology of the term?

And telling someone to 'get over themselves' when they object to a term that, at the very least, replicates racist and derogatory language towards a traditionally marginalised group is a bit off, to say the least.

In which case you need to get over yourself and understand that it's not anything to do with what you think it is. That's the thing about English - many terms have several completely different origins and meanings. There is no connection to the short form of Patrick. None. It's completely different and separate.

Actually, that's bollocks, UncleT. The Oxford English Dictionary contains the following etymology for the term 'throwing a paddy': 'Late 19th century: from Paddy, associated with obsolete paddywhack 'Irishman (given to brawling').'

www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/paddyHere, in case anyone's interested. So while some Irish people may use the term, that doesn't take away from the derogatory origins of the term.

Whoops, bad link. Here

Good result OP. Hope you and your daughter enjoy the continued bartering for the new clothes... I had to do this with my mum too.

I'm sorry your thread was derailed and continues to be.

Really LyingWitch? You posted quite a bit about the 'throwing a paddy' issue upthread

If it's an offensive term then it needs not to be used by anybody and not on here. You weren't involved in the discussion yesterday Janine, you've come onto it today just to take up the argument again, ignoring the OP completely. Why not start your own thread about it instead of derailing this one again.

I didn't realise you were the thread police Lying. Have you got a special badge? You must be so proud.

Threads meander, and on MN posters are free to respond to any post, not just the OP. HTH.

I'm not, Janine. I'm not going to engage with you on this or any other thread, I think, your posts are always aggressive and obnoxious. Bye now.

I'm crushed

I'm certainly not going to stop using the word paddy for tantrum

Jeez you are worse than the 12 yr old having a tantrum! Thanks to everyone else

You can use a term thinking it's innocent enough.

But once you learn the meaning:
www.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_expression_%27having_a_paddy%27

Surely you'd think twice?