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PFB confessions...

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ForTheSakeOfFuck · 19/03/2017 11:41

Just filled in PFB's "All about me" booklet for starting preschool in five weeks. It has a double-page spread for family photos - comfortably fits about four. I've painstakingly wedged in eleven. PFB grinning. PFB dancing. PFB shoveling food in his face. Then there're sections for writing about what PFB loves, hates, and is good at, word clouds to circle about his personality, tick boxes for how he learns/explores, all that kind of thing. Overall, I have pored over every question and written a carefully considered thesis. The staff going to take one leaf through this and make some (probably fairly accurate) conclusions. And yet, I cannot stop myself. In fact, I am ready to burst into tears at the very thought of taking him in on his first day with his little book all about him clutched in his hands.

Please cheer me up and tell me I'm not the only one who has done/is doing stuff like this. What's your most OTT PFB moment?

(PS. We have twins on the way so I imagine three years from now I'll be howling with laughter at my current self.)

OP posts:
Camomila · 21/03/2017 15:16

I was way more PFB when I was pregnant (e.g. all his soft toys got washed in the washing machine and then sterilised in Milton after) and up to 6 months and after that I was pretty relaxed.

I think it helps I used to work in a nursery so was pretty used to normal toddler scrapes and bumps, DH is much more PFB than me and every time I mention something a bit bad that has happened to DS (e.g. ate a tiny bit of kitchen roll, has a slight fever) the first thing he asks is 'shall we take him to A and E?)

CEOD · 21/03/2017 21:30

OP's post made me cry - and this is my pfb = precious fourth born who is going to start school in September Sad

pleasenomorepawpatrol · 22/03/2017 14:23

I've thought of another one.

I cut all the labels out of PFB's clothes for months so they wouldn't scratch his precious skin. And I always washed them before he wore them so the nasty shop germs wouldn't get on him. Hmm

nownownotnow · 22/03/2017 18:28

Oh I thought everyone did the labels! Blush

ToothTrauma · 22/03/2017 18:50

I know DM used to creep into my room and hold a mirror over my mouth to see if I was breathing Hmm

When my PFNiece was born I was bouncing her and I smacked her head on a bookcase. I was absolutely hysterical with remorse. Her mum still goes 'mind your head' when I walk past it HmmGrin

KayTee87 · 22/03/2017 19:38

Top tip - Morrisons baby clothes don't have tags inside Wink

ApocalypseNowt · 22/03/2017 19:52

I'm sure there must be some but i'm definitely in the benign neglect parenting camp.

Sun in baby's eyes when in pram = chance baby may shut eyes and go to sleep.

My definition of clean re clothes = not covered in shit

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