How have you ruined your pre-schoolers day today?

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DD3 dropped her biscuit on the floor in the car. I picked it up and gave it back to her. Apparently it is dirty now and I have ruined her whole day.

Total meltdown after a plane flew overhead. I thought he had been startled. No, he was devastated that he had never been on a plane and wanted to go on one now. Went on for bloody ages.

Very few complaints here today but that’s because I’m heavily pregnant and not arguing. I’ve let her sit in the bath even though it went cold, eat two ice lollies, didn’t brush Heath until 19am as she hid behind the sofa the first time I tried,
have tv on, ate my breakfast wearing an owlette mask, I’ve been trying to convince her to come out to the shops for 3 hours but to be fair she has eaten a random lunch (apple, Parma ham and cheese) in that time and I don’t have to go so I’m all good with not going and as she’s engrossed with playing now I’ve managed to turn the tv off without a tantrum.

I’m quite enjoying the lack of shouting but it’s probably not my best parenting day!

Sorry the hiding walk really made me laugh! Thank you because I needed it after a long morning with a 3 year old and a new born ! I am also a monster because I don’t want the 3 year old to lick the baby or open the curtains because the light will hurt his eyes!

Offered a choice of nice breakfast food (pancakes, scrambled egg and toast, porridge) and unreasonably expected her to actually eat something.

I wouldn't let DS have a mince pie for lunch instead of the jacket potato I had made for him. I'm the worst.

@Whatamuddleduck that is exactly how I parented when pregnant , survival!!

@Candycats

I wouldn't let DS have a mince pie for lunch instead of the jacket potato I had made for him. I'm the worst.

Aaaww I admit I would have let him. I was strict on behaviour in public, but pretty soft on everything else.

I cut his toast into triangles. Apparently not ok.

Had the sheet audacity to try and take his coat off. Indoors. After our walk. He went mental. What I was thinking doing that eh!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/1301196-If-my-3yo-had-access-to-AIBU

If you haven’t read this, have a look. It’s in classics - the cutted up pear thread.

Breathing.

Teenager this week has been spectacular in his strops. Each request iv made has received an eye roll, stamping, dramatic throwing himself on his bed stating he hates his life. I could take it from a 3 year old but bloody 13 grrr

I allowed DS (4) to put toffee chunks in his chocolate cake - I did ask him several times if he was sure, and he said he was, but apparently I should have known he wouldn't want to even try a cake with toffee in it, and am some kind of monster mummy

Not a pre-schooler, but a six year old. ‘Worst day EVER’ when his sparkler went out last night.

you are very lucky they are not aware of the NSPCC.
When my oldest was 5 he threatened to call them after an icecream related disagreement.
I encouraged him to do please make their day, but he stormed off

I wouldn’t put more orange juice in my 2 year olds cup, despite it being full already! 😕

We ruined his life today because we suggested that he might want to take a coat to go to his best mate's firework party/sleepover in case it's cold later. Stampy, snappy huff ensued. He's fifteen 🙄

When DD was 3, I cruelly insisted we bake the cupcakes we'd just made rather than eating the batter we'd just poured into the tin.

I suggested to DS that he needed a coat, as it’s close to freezing in the morning on the way to school and he’s outgrown the one we bought in the summer. Also, suggested we replace his H&Ms casual velcro kids shoes, size 6, as he is now a size 8.5

He is 14.

@Haudyourwheesht

I get parcels and she doesn't. Even though the contents of said parcels are rarely for me, and the most recent one was clothes for her, some of which she is wearing now. It's still not fair that I get parcels and she doesn't. She's away upstairs till we all learn to behave.

I have actually changed my Amazon delivery name to DS1's. He doesn't care that the parcel contains 50 tealights and an electric pencil sharpener, he's just excited to get stuff with his name on!

DS has huffed off round to Nanny's because she doesn't make him shower. He is 15.

ZingDrama QueenofSheba is right to warn you about the NSPCC. It can happen in school as well; I've told this one before.
Our lovely PTA raised the funds for a fantastic "jungle gym" type climbing frame at the edge of the playground. As you can imagine, hugely popular, strict rota for use, nobody ever got to go on it entirely on their own.
I was teaching another class when one of the 7-year olds asked to go to the loo. It wasn't long after break, but not my form, not sure about medical issues, so reluctantly agreed. Unfortunately for him, I could see the playground from the upper-floor window, and I watched him spend a merry 10 minutes holding undisputed sway, before returning to the classroom. As we stopped for lunch break, I detained him so that he could finish his work, having, as I pointed out to him, already had his playtime while his classmates were working.
When I finally released him from durance vile (making sure that he still had time to have lunch and go to the loo before lessons began again) he appeared at the school office, asking to use the school phone (younger boys not allowed mobiles in school, so school phone for emergencies)
When the secretary asked him why he needed it, he calmly informed her that he wanted to contact Childline. He was most put out when she laughed, and definitely "off" with me for infringing his human rights.

@twoshedsjackson

🤣
I wasn't so much trying to warn anyone.
I can't even remember why DS1 was aware, of it, he must have seen the logo somewhere so I explained?
I do recall him going through a phase while learning to read when he'd see & try to sound out words like NHS or PTA and would be baffled because they made no sense 🤣

my teenagers occasionally faux threaten me with calling Social services because asking them to empty the dishwasher is unpaid child labour.

spare me

I refused to let 4yo use me as a trampoline. I thought I was being pretty reasonable ignoring them jumping on the sofa but apparently not .

I wish someone had warned me how much your bodily integrity is infringed as a parent!

I don't have a preschooler anymore but DD10 just had a complete meltdown because she's lost her lunchbox. Not me, her.