to wonder about the logic behind this rude comment?

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I took DD (6) to our local book shop this morning for a treat after a trip to the dentist. She chose a Charlie & Lola book, she already has lots of them and just adores them.

On our way out, we saw one of DD's classmates with her mum. Friend asked DD what she had bought, and they were chatting together. Friend's mum said to me -

'Charlie and Lola? Mine had grown out of that by about 3! Do you think it's because of her special needs?'

Firstly, DD's special needs are to do with a health condition - she doesn't have a learning disability.

Next - DD is actually a brilliant writer. Purely for context, according to her teacher she is reading at a much higher level than expected and we have started chapter books but she does still love her picture books.

But my biggest issue with what she says is - how can you grow out of a book before you can actually read it? It is only really in the past year - year in a half that DD will read them fluently alone and understand it all properly.

Am I missing something??

Rude wouldn't be how I'd describe it.

More totally f*cking-twatish-useless thing to say....

what a horrible cow - I think you should start pretending you havent seen her next time she comes along.

What a hideous thing to say! I think picture books are great. DS2 is 7 and still looks at some of his favourites and loves reading them to his brother.

She must have felt a wave of superiority in that one moment. Fool.

Charlie and Lola is well written in that a 3 year old and 6 year will get different things out it . A six year old might undertand stuff that a 3 year old didn't.

But I love the Don Quixote suggestion!

WTF!? She's an arse.

My 4year old regularly asks for C&L for his bedtime story, but my 7 & 10 year olds love to listen in too.

Yanbu, she is a twat. A clearly insecure twat to even care what your child reads.
Dd was still reading Charlie and Lola books around the time she started the hunger games, because she liked both. Ditto I read war and peace at about 10 but was buying chalet school books at 15.
Only a twat would think what your child enjoys is a reflection of ability, only a very special kind of twat would actually care whether their child was better, only a complete twat would feel the need to comment on it, and it takes a really special ultimate president of the fucking twats to use it as an opportunity to make snide comments about sn.
Ywb a bit u not to have told her she was a twat, but I agree with the kids there you couldn't. Text her saying 'get your literary skills round this; you're a twat'

Sounds like the rude mum suffers from foot in mouth disease. Maybe she's now at home kicking herself for making such a crass comment?

Books don't have upper age limits, any idiot knows that.

I really really hope she didn't say that within earshot of your DD. She is ignorant, no one should be snobby about kids reading - the fact they are reading at all should always be praised.

Tizwailer how the flip can a child be too bright for a pair of shoes?

I love Charlie & Lola, and I am 50.

Rude thing to say out loud.

(But I'd be thinking it in my head)

Having thought about it, it's because I'm tight and I wouldn't pay actual money for something that only has a few words in.

i think Charlie and Lola is the type of series that can be read on the picture book level which yes you might grow out of by three but the stories are more than that and you don't really grow out of it till maybe 7 or 8. My 9 year old niece still has a few! If you grow out of it by three your not really getting the quality of the story!

I'm in my 30s and enjoy Charlie and Lola books and tv!

I'm just intrigued to hear more about these less intelligent shoes and dressing up clothes!

Dd3 is 6 and lives c and l and other picture books. Whats the problem?

How rude and tactless.

Next time (and there will be a next time as people like this thrive on trying to upset others) look really uninterested and say 'how interesting' in a tone that makes it clear that you really would rather be watching paint dry than listen to her. Hopefully she will stop when she sees that she is not getting the reaction she wants.

She sounds like one of those people who are always in competition with others. Quite sad.

Competitive parentng indeed. Have had my own experiences of this.

CactusAnnie love it!

She's a cheeky insecure bitch.

Some kids can "read" fast but take absolutely nothing in. They put no meaning to words whatsoever.

You are doing exactly the right thing. Your child is absorbing what's written before going on to the next stage.

Give her a wide berth in future.