To think this is ridiculous?!

[jarhead123]

Someone has put on fb that her daughter is going to school in World Book day dressed as Mrs Hinch?!

Now I quite like her but this is madness yes?!

[IceRebel]

I suspect the Mum just wants attention, maybe notice from Mrs Hinch herself

Agreed, it's very sad to use your child in this way.

[SileneOliveira]

Oh and Mrs Hinch will have "written" a book just in the same way as Katie Price "writes" all of hers.

[MoanaMakeWay]

I'm a primary school teacher and I think it's sweet. DD9 loves Mrs Hinch and always asks to watch her stories on my phone, so it's perfectly possible for the child to like her.

Also some nasty book snobs around, which is horrible. If someone is reading, they're reading. It doesn't matter what they personally enjoy. We should be encouraging people to read whether it's autobiographies, comic books or anything else.

The day is supposed to be a bit of fun to celebrate how wonderful books are. I think it's quite nice that someone is celebrating that absolutely anyone can write a book, even an anxious lady who likes cleaning and has no writing experience at all.

[ReanimatedSGB]

That even tops this old shocker.

At least it was an actual book...

[PiebaldHamster]

I think the entire thing is a load of nonsense. Why not bring in your book rather than fucking dress up. DS has autism and boycotts it but I found it a PITA when my other two were younger. I don't have a lot of money, don't live near shops and am not at all crafty.

[mydogisthebest]

I had never heard of Mrs Hinch. Now I know from this thread who she is I think the mother is an attention seeking idiot

[southnownorth]

It's pathetic.

[QuirkyQuark]

Now I'll admit to watching Mrs Hinch on her Instagram thingy because I find it strangely therapeutic. BUT how the hell does a primary school child know about it? And on what planet is it ok to send your child to school as an Instagram influencer?

[tattooq]

What utterly shite parenting. No no, don't encourage your daughter to read and expand her knowledge and understanding, let her find role models or engage in fantasy, she must aspire to be some housewife off social media destroying the planet one bottle of zoflora at a time and encouraging rampant consumerism.

Perhaps the mum is the one I used to work as a mothers help for, who had not one single bookshelf in their house, and few books bar the dad's footballer and band biographies. Kids had tv before bed, no stories. Worryingly I think it's quite common.

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

I'm sorry but I'm not believing for one second that a primary age child when asked who she wanted to dress up as, out of every available idea chose Mrs Hinch.

Honestly if I was this parent, if the child actually thought of this idea I would be ashamed that my child decided a social media influencer was who they aspired to be. I would feel like I'd failed as a parent.

[Strugglingtodomybest]

Yanbu, I find that quite depressing, probably because I've just come from reading the thread about encouraging girls into STEM.

[IceRebel]

DD9 loves Mrs Hinch and always asks to watch her stories on my phone

I find that so very sad, why would a child enjoy watching someone drone on about cleaning, or love looking at the pictures of her house? I really can't see why she would appeal to a 9 year old.

[MoanaMakeWay]

I find that so very sad, why would a child enjoy watching someone drone on about cleaning, or love looking at the pictures of her house

You don't understand why we all like different things? My 11 year old DS likes her too. Both my children have active lives, varied interests and are bright and happy people. Why shouldn't they enjoy something? I think as an advocate for mental health she's inspiring and if it makes them want to clean their bedrooms, why not? Plus the dog is adorable and they both love animals 🤷🏼‍♂️

[MoanaMakeWay]

Yanbu, I find that quite depressing, probably because I've just come from reading the thread about encouraging girls into STEM

So in a world where we are encouraging children to be who they want to be, enjoy what they want to and that people are equal and should love others for difference and diversity, you look down on girls who admire someone who isn't anything to do with what you deem is suitable for girls to want to enjoy?

Not all girls will want to be in STEM. Some will work in retail, nursing, cleaning. And that's OK too. Everything is OK, if it makes someone happy

[nannybeach]

Hardly a childrens book, advocate for mental health,!!! More advocatingOCD, plus she uses a huge amount of chemicals, which are uneccessary and toxic to both humans in confined space and the plant.

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

You don't understand why we all like different things?

Of course everyone likes different things but surely if your 9 and 11 year old like animals then they can look at videos about animals. I'm not sure why any parent would show a primary school child a video about cleaning. Surely if you want them to clean their room ask them to?

They have decades ahead of them to worry about mental health advocates, cleaning sinks and Zoflora. Let them be children.

[HungryForSnacks]

That's tragic

[MoanaMakeWay]

So because they watch less than 5 minutes a day of someone on Instagram wiping their sink and stroking their dog, they aren't children?




Oh and nannybeach? She has already done a lot for people suffering with anxiety and although her cleaning is part of that, why should she hide that away? Why shouldn't people who suffer with OCD raise awareness of the condition and help people who suffer not feel so alone?

[IceRebel]

You don't understand why we all like different things?

I understand people like different things, what I don't understand is what they enjoy about her content. What's enjoyable to children of those ages about cleaning?

Also I don't understand is why a 9 and 11 year old would seek out this type of Instagram influencer. I assume you're a fan of hers so have introduced them to her? It's not content which they would come across independently, as I doubt 9 and 11 year olds care much about cleaning and cleaning products.

[MoanaMakeWay]

They enjoy her dog and some aspects of her cleaning. And no, I didn't introduce them to her, they came home from school asking to watch, so I checked her out and she's perfectly suitable content wise. I'm not cleaning obsessive - I don't have time.

Again, cleaning is something we all have to do, so why is it such a terrible thing to encourage people to have a bit of fun while doing so? It doesn't mean they'll become obsessed with it.

[Oliversmumsarmy]

Surely wbd is to promote a love of reading, great stories and imagination

Is it?

I thought it was about competitive parenting, people judging how crap a parent you are for not being able to sew/make from scratch a costume that involved a 1000 hours of macrame/papier mache or beading. (Those that made the comment “So you chose to buy your outfit. How sweet” can f o with knobs on)

So glad mine are out of that.

Dd would probably go in as Marie Kondo if she was at school now

[Romanov]

I'm a primary school teacher and I think it's sweet. DD9 loves Mrs Hinch and always asks to watch her stories on my phone, so it's perfectly possible for the child to like her.

Also some nasty book snobs around, which is horrible. If someone is reading, they're reading. It doesn't matter what they personally enjoy. We should be encouraging people to read whether it's autobiographies, comic books or anything else.

Too right i'm a bloody book snob, this is not reading like you say above, she watches her - surely this is about trying to instill a love of READING not WATCHING ???

i've seen some lovely costumes today on social media - this is NOT A BOOK!

[sleepalldays]

Mrs Hinch has featured loads of kids (all girls) on her insta this morn dressed up as her for WBD! 😂

[Sparklingbrook]

I bet the competitive parents have been either up all night sewing or ordered the costume online at vast expense...

[HeadsDownThumbsUpEveryone]

Mrs Hinch has featured loads of kids (all girls) on her insta this morn dressed up as her for WBD!

I find that so fucking depressing. What was the point in all the giant leaps forward women have made if we are now actively encouraging children to aspire to nothing more than being an Instagram influencer who cleans the same clean house every day. What a waste.