How is this "cool"?

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How is crouching down to talk to your kids "cool"? Isn't that just what people do (if they are physically able to crouch down)!

I know AIBU to be reading this shit rag but I wanted to see the MM letters.

I noticed someone not doing this a couple of months ago in the queue in the chip shop. Which makes me think people do do it ordinarily.

@SavoyCabbage one of the main benefits of being queen... one day, when Kate is queen, she'll also be able to build walls and never have to bend the knee again.

Phase Eight do that coat that the Queen is wearing (on the previous page) and I’ve got 3 of them in different colours.

@ILoveMaxiBondi to be fair my 9m old hasn't worked out that knees bend. He thinks to pick something off the floor requires warrior 3 yoga pose 🤣

I know AIBU to be reading this shit rag but I wanted to see the MM letters.

I like the way you owned that

I’m really uncool. I can’t physically crouch to talk to my kids, prosthetic knee- I’d never make it back up 😂

I remember Supernanny recommending this back in the 90s! And surely it's been part of parenting since bellowing down at them brandishing a weapon went out of fashion?

She can't bend over from the waist as photographers would take photos up her skirt.

I always crouched to talk to my children. Weirdly they copied me and crouched down too at the same time. Or tried to sit on my crouched knees...

at "Really cool" royals. As if no one else has ever done this.

What a load of bollocks.

surely it's been part of parenting since bellowing down at them brandishing a weapon went out of fashion?

I enjoy a good Gollum shout-whisper, it has to be said. Very effective in the absence of weapon-brandishing.

I did this when my first child was older enough for me to do it, 20 odd years ago. It was instinct/ not following anyone who was making it cool

My mum could do that, Does that mean I'm in line for the throne?
Do you think Danny Dyer's knees bend? He's got royal blood.

Didn’t Diana start this

🙄 ehm no

Dont suggest that though or the DM and other crappy news sites will no doubt be saying Kate does it in tribute to Diana

I always crouched to their level... these days I stand on the bottom step to get face to face with 15 yo DS! 😆

As a small child I knew if mum crouched down to talk to me in public I was in real shit, its the pose of 'I'm trying to look like a good mum here and you are acting like you have been dragged up by wolves, but I can't shout at you in public, because we are a naice family and telling you what a cunt you are being is probably frowned upon.'

Didn't Diana start this

No, she wasn't the first person in history to do it, but I'm fairly certain she was the first Royal to do it. So if that's what you meant then yes. Diana started it.

I thought everyone did that. We did it with dd and that was 20 years ago! I vaguely remember my mum doing it with us and that was 60 years ago!

Better headline:
Cool Royals finally catch on to Pleb Pareting after 60+ years
Unknown celeb tries to muscle in on ancient parenting technique

^(I don't know who AH is.)

Do you think Danny Dyer's knees bend?

😂

I work with young children and it’s actually exceptional when I see a parent kneel down to talk to their children.
I always make a point of kneeling but that’s cause it’s my job but it’s defintely not something that the parents I deal with (wide ranging socioeconomic sample) do routinely.
That said I don’t think that DoC should be credited with this ‘revolutionary’ way of parenting.

I think it depends a bit on what you're saying to them. I wouldn't squat down to say my toddler, 'come on, sweetie, grab your hat, let's go', but I would if I wanted to explain something serious or important or give them a bollocking. I always squat down to desk level to talk to a kid in my class though, or pull up a chair if it looks like it could take a while!

I must be the coolest person on the planet then, I've been doing this for years. Had no idea I was leading the field by literally being down with the kidz!

As a small child I knew if mum crouched down to talk to me in public I was in real shit, its the pose of 'I'm trying to look like a good mum here and you are acting like you have been dragged up by wolves, but I can't shout at you in public, because we are a naice family and telling you what a cunt you are being is probably frowned upon.'

This is so true. I only crouch down to give my youngest an absolute bollocking in a very low voice talking very slowly. At the point at which I am saying 'If you don't sit still now and stop climbing over your sister we will leave immediately without eating anything and I really don't recommend you try to push the limits of what I am telling you because we both know when I am this angry at your behaviour I will not be messed with'. He does what he's told then #scarymum