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Give advice to the poster above you, wrong answers only

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TerfQueen · 20/10/2022 10:37

Inspired by so many posts here lately where the replies are utterly batshit and wildly presumptive, give the poster above your terrible advice!

Extra bonus points if you can turn their question / AIBU into a personal attack, whilst deriving totally speculative presumptions from the little they’ve wrote.

I’ll go first.

My next door neighbour would like to plant some flowers along our boundary line, AIBU to let him plant the flowers? Husband says he prefers the neat lawn without flowers along the edging

OP posts:
CrackingcheeseWallace · 20/10/2022 12:41

I have an issue I'd like advice on please.

My DH loves football. He doesn't follow any particular team as such but he will try and watch as much football as he can get away with i.e. if I'm not home. I do try to limit his TV time as I find it annoying that he watches TV when I'm doing the housework etc. But now he is involving our DS (20) in making him watch some football games on TV...and this is when I am able to sit down and watch TV so he thinks by having DS watch it, it gives him a proper excuse to have it on!!! In addition to this, he is roping DS in to having a beer with him whilst watching the game. I'm frantic DS will become an alcoholic. WWYD?

MrsLargeEmbodied · 20/10/2022 12:43

@CrackingcheeseWallace

make them a nice football shaped cake

kittenkerfuffle · 20/10/2022 12:45

I have an issue I'd like advice on please.
My DH loves football. He doesn't follow any particular team as such but he will try and watch as much football as he can get away with i.e. if I'm not home. I do try to limit his TV time as I find it annoying that he watches TV when I'm doing the housework etc. But now he is involving our DS (20) in making him watch some football games on TV...and this is when I am able to sit down and watch TV so he thinks by having DS watch it, it gives him a proper excuse to have it on!!! In addition to this, he is roping DS in to having a beer with him whilst watching the game. I'm frantic DS will become an alcoholic. WWYD?

A ring doorbell has been a real life changer for me.* *

Wish44 · 20/10/2022 12:45

GrinGrin so funny all!

Batiqueattic · 20/10/2022 12:46

Haven't rtft but you knew your cat had a potato before you married it, no?

Explainthis · 20/10/2022 12:47

@Iheartgeraniums You are setting up your son for potential MH issues further down the line! Don't foster relationships with other DCs who are clearly not his equals, it will only mess him!
So much of childhood is about nurturing that competitive edge and a ruthless sense of entitlement, along with intellectual and academic sharpness, always remember that.
Don't waste your son's gifts on those who can't possibly appreciate them.

My daughter has just been elected president of MUF (Mensa Under Four) and frankly it has changed our family's life. The children give lectures, make research presentations, read or perform their work weekly, it's heaven! (open to the public but intellectual rigour isn't a common trait, so it's usually only us parents ) Most children are already earmarked by Silicon Valley and will be educated there after they turn 6. We couldn't be prouder.

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 20/10/2022 12:50

@TerfQueen you need to go to A+E my two week old did that and it turned out to be nothing but the nurse said better safe than sorry. Also log it with 101 in case your child wants to go to university. Get their in a row.

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 20/10/2022 12:50

Get your ducks in a row!!!!

DebussytoaDiscoBeat · 20/10/2022 12:52

You sound jealous of your neighbour’s garden OP. With an attitude like that it’s no wonder you hate your stepchildren.

Explainthis · 20/10/2022 13:07

"My child won’t hold eye contact, doesn’t really laugh or engage, totally non verbal. I’m getting really worried, I want to have them assessed, does anyone know how I go about this? As not to drip feed, Ds is 2 weeks old on Sunday.

I think I recognise you. Didn't you post something similar a few years back OP? Why do you think this keeps happening to you? I would really look into what makes you repeat the same mistake again and again. I feel sorry for these poor kids.

PixieLaLa · 20/10/2022 13:13

Name change fail!

PixieLaLa · 20/10/2022 13:22

I don't mean to drip feed but the people walking by are wearing black and write stripe tops, masks and carrying sacks marked "LOOT".

Sorry OP but it sounds like he is definitely cheating, the same thing happened to my neighbour. I think you need to get your ducks in a row.

Greennetting · 20/10/2022 13:22

Explainthis · 20/10/2022 13:07

"My child won’t hold eye contact, doesn’t really laugh or engage, totally non verbal. I’m getting really worried, I want to have them assessed, does anyone know how I go about this? As not to drip feed, Ds is 2 weeks old on Sunday.

I think I recognise you. Didn't you post something similar a few years back OP? Why do you think this keeps happening to you? I would really look into what makes you repeat the same mistake again and again. I feel sorry for these poor kids.

You just want to stick a label on a child to make up for your poor parenting. My daughter was holding eye contact and speaking by 2 weeks, you need to look at what you are doing wrong.

whatdoidonowffs · 20/10/2022 13:27

HAVE A SPA DAY !!!!!!!!!!

PixieLaLa · 20/10/2022 13:29

I have an issue I'd like advice on please.
My DH loves football. He doesn't follow any particular team as such but he will try and watch as much football as he can get away with i.e. if I'm not home. I do try to limit his TV time as I find it annoying that he watches TV when I'm doing the housework etc. But now he is involving our DS (20) in making him watch some football games on TV...and this is when I am able to sit down and watch TV so he thinks by having DS watch it, it gives him a proper excuse to have it on!!! In addition to this, he is roping DS in to having a beer with him whilst watching the game. I'm frantic DS will become an alcoholic. WWYD?

In the nicest way possible it sounds like YOU are the problem. That poor little boy didn’t choose to have his world turned upside down. You however knew he had DC when you married him. And you wonder why step mums get such a bad response on here?

Original poster
TerfQueen · 20/10/2022 13:41

Hi all, update!

Took 2 week old Ds to A and E as suggested, after a 208 hour wait, pleased to say we do have a diagnosis. Ds is indeed trans and will now be DD, thanks everyone.

OP posts:
Explainthis · 20/10/2022 13:47

Congratulations @TerfQueen wonderful news! It's a credit to the NHS that your DD was diagnosed so early. Please do not let your prejudices and narrow minded views interfere!

MrsLargeEmbodied · 20/10/2022 13:57

oh what is the nurses uniform now though?

MrsLargeEmbodied · 20/10/2022 13:58

i think the standard advise is to rub a raw onion on it

Futuristik · 20/10/2022 14:00
  • *I have an issue I'd like advice on please. My DH loves football. He doesn't follow any particular team as such but he will try and watch as much football as he can get away with i.e. if I'm not home. I do try to limit his TV time as I find it annoying that he watches TV when I'm doing the housework etc. But now he is involving our DS (20) in making him watch some football games on TV...and this is when I am able to sit down and watch TV so he thinks by having DS watch it, it gives him a proper excuse to have it on!!! In addition to this, he is roping DS in to having a beer with him whilst watching the game. I'm frantic DS will become an alcoholic. WWYD?

Football hooliganism creeps up on you. It starts like this, and before you know it, they'll be stabbing other football fans in pubs (especially dangerous as they have no team affiliation, so everyone is potentially the enemy). My BIL got stabbed by someone like your 'D'H. You're so selfish for not nipping this in the bud immediately. You're a complete enabler. As good as a murderer at this point. At the same time it is not your responsibility to make them give it up - they will only stop when they want to.

You must STOP the radicalisation happening in your home immediately. Cover the TV with a blanket. That should do it.

AdoraBell · 20/10/2022 14:04

Why didn’t I have chocolate cake for lunch instead of a sensible sandwich?

Futuristik · 20/10/2022 14:07

My child won’t hold eye contact, doesn’t really laugh or engage, totally non verbal. I’m getting really worried, I want to have them assessed, does anyone know how I go about this? As not to drip feed, Ds is 2 weeks old on Sunday.

Are you breastfeeding, though? Try eating a range of leafy greens, plenty of pulses, and a massive salad with crusty bread. This will go through into your breastmilk. Of course if you're bottle feeding you can mix this up in the blender and mix with the formula. Fed is best, my darling. You're doing the best you can.

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 20/10/2022 14:07

TerfQueen · 20/10/2022 13:41

Hi all, update!

Took 2 week old Ds to A and E as suggested, after a 208 hour wait, pleased to say we do have a diagnosis. Ds is indeed trans and will now be DD, thanks everyone.

So glad to hear it. 208 hours is amazing! We’re so lucky to have this incredible free health service which is not on its knees, has its priorities right, and treats its staff so well!

PeekabooAtTheZoo · 20/10/2022 14:09

AdoraBell · 20/10/2022 14:04

Why didn’t I have chocolate cake for lunch instead of a sensible sandwich?

The chocolate cake is a narcissist and the sandwich is the golden child. LTC (leave the cake)

Futuristik · 20/10/2022 14:10

Why didn’t I have chocolate cake for lunch instead of a sensible sandwich?

Cause you're everything that's wrong with this country. Eat less, move more. I don't want to be controversial but this body positivity movement just glorifies obesity. I eat chocolate cake once per year on my birthday, just a tiny slither of it. I'm trim and if I feel my clothes getting too tight I just start living on broth. How does your DH even fancy you anymore? I don't want to be controversial but men are visual creatures. Do you even keep the house tidy? God, what a mess. Don't even know where to start. Send a picture of your wardrobe and I'll give it marks out of 10 for style and cleanliness, then you can start getting your life together.