to feel uneasy about my son reading Enid Blyton books

[frances5]

My son wants me to read him a book called the "Wishing Chair", I have read two chapters of it and it has a pixie in it called "Chinky". To make it worst the drawing of "Chinky" shows an elf like creature with slitted eyes. However I think my son is totally and utter oblivous to this.

Admitally Enid Blyton lived 50 years ago when people didn't know better. But do you think I am making a mistake letting my son enjoy this book? He is even trying to read it himself that he is so desperate to know what happens next.

When my son chose this book I had no idea that it had a pixie in it called "Chinky" other wise I would have diverted him towards something like Ronald Dahl.

sorry xx

ta Twinkle

My mum's scary - lovely but scary.

She's not into slapdash parenting like i am.

we don;t censor msuci, although don;t listen to really sweary stuff.

whenever lisetning to tapes in teh car I cough at the end of hte line 'i don;t really give a fuck' and that has worked qyite well up till now

Back to fruitshoots you lot.

You are standing in Sainsburys. Your 6 year old (imagine he/she has grown or shrunk) is with you. You think he/she needs a drink

Do you

(a) Buy him a bumper pack of fruitshoots and lovingly pour them down his throat?

(b) Buy him freshly squeezed orange instead and lovingly ...

(c) Cuff him or her around the head?

Because I reckon the EB parents are going for option A when option B is available and option C almost certainly preferable.

i'm all calm and ready for bed now.

'Cept i will have bad dreams about armadiollor's mum

tut tut - you used a ; instead of a ' (runs off to other thread to tell)

We do the same, when listening to James Blunt we used to suddenly speak/turn music down

nite pointydog, good chatting with you. about the wine tho

get agood sleep awen.

s'like the blardy waltons

Don't be fucking daft, even if we go into ''Macdonalds'' DS only gets the chips and a tropicana - I EAT the cheesburger.

None of the above QC. I'd have a chilled bottle of tap water at the ready.

Crikey there are parents who aren't listening solely to Wheels on the Bus in their spare time after the kids have gone to bed! Shock emoticon!

And if in Sainsburys he wants a drink, I hand him a bottle of freshly tapped water, from me house, if he complains I then cuff him round the head.

Quattro-- NNNOOOO not the fruitshoot thing (can I be smug again )

Argghh forgot about the waltons. John Boys mole used to really irritate me.

Actually, WE like the current shrek toys.

Now awen, surely you could experiment with carrying juicing oranges in your bag to be squeezed at the ready in a mobile juicer ont he back of your backpack. Just not trying eh?

Oh alright then. Gnight.

only if they are unwaxed organic ones. Did I mention only 'mineral' water. (embarassingly the later is true)

nite Quattro .. water before bed stops nasty hangover x

Night all, happy dreams, especially you awen with all those hormones around!

Awen dya see what I mean? You are feeding him only mineral water. Taking such great care of what goes into the tummy-tum-tum.

Then letting Enid Blyton into his mind?

Ye gods

Oh good point! Think of the consumption of all that orangeade, chocolate bars and ices!

Enid hasnt crept in there.. yet she might never.

Good on ya Quattro, I like people who stand by their morals/principles.

he not she.. sheesh ds would be very upset if he knew i called him she.