To mollycoddle PLB (Aged 249 months)

[ManchesterMum63]

As I was spraying Lavender Sleep Mist on my PLB's pillows earlier, having just prepared his 3rd "feast" of the day (even though the fridge is ALWAYS empty) I realised that I may be mollycoddling him I know i am to another level as he's the last one at home... On-demand sweaty foot rubs anyone? But he's only 249 months old and will fly the nest soon whilst i cling to his ankles

Whereas DH is told to 'help himself' in the kitchen / maybe try reflexology next year if his feet are aching

And I know I didn't always have the time/forethought/patience to always do the same for all the other 4 DC's... Who've all survived/flourished rather well...

What over the top crazy wouldn't tell the other siblings lovely things do you do to spoil your almost 6' little ones - my list is quite long come to think of it

When DH's cousins, both at least 480 months old, return to the family house, their old nanny, who still lives with the parents and does a bit of housekeeping, insists on stirring sugar into their yoghurts and won't let them do it themselves.

My PLB is only 198 months and yes, he's spoilt rotten - "like a Saudi prince", as his older brother once said bitterly (and very unfairly - the older siblings aren't exactly hard done by).
But I often walk in from work to find PLB has cooked for me, and emptied the dishwasher, and put the bins out, and folded laundry - things none of his older siblings would have ever done without nagging.

My PFB (and possibly PLB, bastarding infertility) is only 16 months old but I can totally see myself needing to fight a tendency to be a MIL-from-Hell! He's just the most gorgeous, precious little squidgeroo, no woman (or man) will ever be good enough!

JaceLancs - better decant the brandy into a squeezy bottle
Yes light-hearted/tongue-in-cheek was the idea

My PFB is 310 months and is coming home to mummy for the weekend on Saturday. I've bought new de-icer so if it's frosty, I can do her windscreens as a lovely surprise.

Hmm. Just worked out I was at home until 318 months ... Moved continents at 330 months though!

Oh dear. My sense of humour isn't working for this thread. I just see lots of lonely divorced men not understanding why their wives weren't like their mothers.

I help DS2 with a lot more than I did the others. His fine motor skills aren't great though. He's 7. All he can't do is do up his top button and tie his tie.

My friend and I both got a paper round when we were 13, I did mine whatever the weather, her dad took her in his car.

mycat I didn't order my PFB 339 months a Lego eGift card. I daren't buy him Lego, I don't know what he's got!

Mine have electric blankets and clothes on radiators if it is cold etc.

I've just got PNB a new pony for a good school report. (It was free as a friend has got health problems at the moment and it's her pony and she wants a lovely home for him). No way would that have happened for me as a child.........I was made to walk 5 miles to the pony yard to muck out all day in exchange for a lesson.

My son (22m) is pretty good at home. Gets his cereal out of the cupboard and milk from fridge and has to say please and thank you to get bowl and spoon. BF until 17m so never took a bottle.

I drop him off at Grandmas one day a week. As I arrive she has a warm bottle of milk ready for him (which he demands at the door) and milk heated to go in his cereal which she has waiting in the bowl for him. This week he had 2 more bottles because the baby cousin was there and he wanted a bottle when the baby got one.

my 412 month old still likes a special apple crumble with not much apple and a lot of crumble. Precious little soldier that he is. The fact that he has a 48 month old himself is entirely beside the point

I’m 396 months and every night this week my mum has fed me, made my lunch for the next day and last night she cut out 16 very intricate trees for my class to use in art today! Dad has also gone to mine and made my hot water bottle for me twice. Tbf it’s been a very long, very crappy week!

I did plump the pillows on my son's bed yesterday as he has a bad back so I thought it may help....but he is only 246 months old so that's ok....

Does cutting up the pizza for DS count as mollycoddling?

My PNotBornToMe was someone else's "P"LB and in and out of foster care her entire early life.

She was born drug and alcohol addicted and is still paying the price. At 270 months, I am teaching her about food portion size, recognizing addiction and money management. I will take the heat for folding her laundry if I want to do my own and hers is in the way

My calculator is in overdrive dividing everything by 12 !

My 340 month old PLB is so independent- I worry because maybe he is too precocious.

one lives at home.but still get the empty fridge/treatment her dad gets but ohhhhh when the golden child comes home you know about it.becasue the fridge is full.there are blooms in their bedroom.theire is a pile by the door of goodies like cereal,biscuit soap and shampoo.2 towels will be placed on bed.not the one the other get! and favourite tea cooked.will also cancel any plans to just linge in theire presence for as long as they are here even to adoringly stare at them slobbing on the couch.where as with the other "nope cant sorry busy out all day doing stuff"
goden f* child! haha.

SisyphusHadItEasy she deserves a good mollycoddling

My FIL waits for my MIL to put food on his plate, he will literally sit there looking all sulky if we sit down (after getting what we want) to eat and he hasn't got anything if I have done a 'pick your own meal' where I cook then put all the hot vegies etc out for people to get what etc.

Haha, also it took me a while to realise that the first P stood for precious, I thought it meant pathetic. Sorry about that

I still carry my 69 month old and will until the day she says I can't. I also pick up either of my kids and kiss them better if they get hurt (despite said FIL always telling me to let my kids toughen up - oh the irony haha)..... just the other day I fell and smacked my head on our concrete veranda, hard enough to see stars and it took about 2 seconds for my DD to be sitting cuddled up to me telling me I would be ok, made me so proud of her!

I agree with PP, some coddling creates kinder people.

Need guidance on pillow spray. Do I apply with 222 month old in situ? If so, is safe to use in the morning?

Having had the benefit of being the PLB I can honestly say it was great
I’d like to think I’m not spoiled and hopeless! I do absolutely adore my family and appreciate them and would do anything for any of them. Having 2 dc myself I’ve a PFB and a PLB

Oh gosh...some of this is cute. I love getting dd clothes straight from the tumbler and cooking nice food.
However, i cannot wait till shes a bit more independant.