to find this mother very irritating

[emkana]

She gave ds, who is not talking, a present and a birthday card which showed a mouse and a dinosaur. Inside she had written "fun questions, also for ds's sisters: What does the mouse say to the dinosaur? And what does the dinosaur say to the mouse?"

So I read this to the dd's, ds obv not capable to respond to it. The dd's looked at me blankly, not knowing what to make of it. Pipes up this mum: "what no answers? My dd had hundreds of funny ideas"

Define 'rise to the bait'

befoer I go out

just to add - as I am now appearing the chippiest cow ever - that the reason the Einstein comments were badly received were because they were made when DS was over 3 (3 tends to be the magic age by which speech problems which are merely late talking right themselves spontaneously)

Ok I now accept that my second question is moot - however if I was anal I would point out you asked " flashman, I didn't actually post about my reaction at the time. So how do you know that I raised to the bait?" that is a question that is not a statement - "I did not raise to the bait"

Just to prove I read the thread, not that I am Anal!

I know TC, Ds sisn;t start sopeaking till he was 3 either, but I said it to myself a lot, so the golden rule is invoked

Well I would say you have been hooked by the comment if you can be bothered to go home - remember about it when sat at a pc and then spend time writting out a op. and getting 56 post on the subject.

haha score!

Anal? Isn;t he a stand up commedian?

I hpe you did your homework tonight Flash!

Flashman that's not rising to the bait IMO but just the typical behaviour of a MNer - make mental notes throughout the day of things you might start a thread about later.

But I think that it is clear this woman pissed you off - and I really can't see why. If it is this competative mum thing she has really stuck a hook in.

My homework? Doing all that I am told by a very angry pg woman?

Pissed off = emotional response. Many people piss us off but we don't rise to the bait. If we rose to be bait at every minor annoyance we'd be nuts, so we let off emotional steam here.

I think this whole issue is moot. Emkana, you did not rise to the bait. Flash howver, is!

Who's angry? And who's pregnant?

I'm having fun!

Of course it is moot - unless you have access to time machine???

Flash, we really must stop this or your wife will get suspicious

(I feel like Dr Todd off Scrubs)

my apologies MT, I bow to the "golden rule"

pmsl at this thread. I am probably the only one I know

Competitive, insecure mum if this is a typical sort of comment from her. Or has she problems? IME sometimes people who wierdly brag like this have a drink or drug problem.

MT it has made me laugh too
was going to advise you and flash to get a room

Oh, I did enjoy that, thank you Flash. But you are a newbie so maybe I should be more gentle on you. Truce?

No problem Cat...but what would Dr Todd say...?

You know when Pinky arrives I am so going to boast now - little xxxxxx can do this now he / she is so advanced - if only for my own perverse pleasure. I can get loads of mums to think I am a twat then - or waste of carbon!!

When Pinky arrives? I thought you'd already started....okay now, I'm going out! I cannot stop myself!

big dinosaur-'shes a feckin weirdo'
little mouse'i may be smaller than you but shes one messed up woman'

Well i have prob started the "fucking twat" part - but as of yet no boasting... Thinking .... nope nothing yet - But I am sure i will update you!