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to expect peopel NOT to take preschoolers to secondary open days

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 17:13

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ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:09

Anyway, forget the toddlers.

What about the school? Did you put your hand up and ask incisive and excitable questions about 11+?

Marina · 22/09/2008 18:10

ahundredbiros - this sort of issue usually crops up at Gambado and as tracey says, you pay up for the tagalong kid.

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:10

Well just take your kid to the party, and leave her there. That's what I did.

I'm always amazed at the ones who stick around, and bring the younger children too. Like it's a trip for all the family.

Marina · 22/09/2008 18:10

Precisely ll. No-one likes being presumed upon

littlelapin · 22/09/2008 18:12

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ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:12

I don't know what Gambado is? What is it?

We had a soft play party once and lots of siblings stayed. They were a pain and wanted to eat food and have a present at the end.

GO AWAY. YOU WERE NOT INVITED. I DON'T WANT YOU HERE.

Marina · 22/09/2008 18:12

You really do not want to know
It is a pit of hades

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:13

LL - lend us a fiver. Gawn.

(I have left my opinions on your PP thread btw )

littlelapin · 22/09/2008 18:14

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ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:16

I might be there too.

DS1 says he wants to see all schools but will only go to the school he has already chosen, if he passes exam.

I said 'Then why are we going ds1?'

I think he thinks there will be free gifts. I don't mind having a shufty at them, will need to think of a different school for ds2 anyway.

50p! Is that all! My god, and you drive a bloody car.

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:18

I want to know how Cod got on.

I want to know if she stood up and did coughing and re-arranged her tasteful scarf and said 'May I just say deputy dawg, the 11+. What a fraekin load of crapola' or something.

littlelapin · 22/09/2008 18:24

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KristinaM · 22/09/2008 18:28

well really ! i am Children with pre school siblings should not be allowed to attend secondary school. Or maybe only those whose parents can afford a full time nanny.

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:30

I won't be that exciting I promise. I will either be on my own with a muttering ds1 in glasses saying 'well they could at least have given me a pen' or with everyone behaving badly, most especially DH who is tall and muttery.

If we are there, I will look out for you.

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:31

You can borrow ds2 for the tour if you like LL.

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 18:31

[free childcare emoticon]

Blandmum · 22/09/2008 18:43

I have, on times, profoundly hoped that some parents chose another school for their PFB, given the ghastly behavior shown by the children as a whole. The thought of teaching them all made me quake in my boots.

the behavior of some parents in his things leaves more than a little to be desired as well!

GrapefruitMoon · 22/09/2008 18:46

Some people just don't seem to have grasped the concept of leaving one parent at home with the other children if a babysitter is unavailable.

We had a get-together for parents of Reception children recently - usually it's mostly the mums who turn up (but dads welcome too!) but one couple brought along not only their Reception child but younger sibling as well... lot's of raised eyebrows!

fryalot · 22/09/2008 18:48

yeah, why can't they let the older ten year old child go on his/her own!

Selfish twats!

MrsMattie · 22/09/2008 18:53

Yeh, taking a child to school. The idiots! Why couldn't they just have arranged childcare? It's so easy for everyone to do.

Blandmum · 22/09/2008 18:53

I'm a single parent, I have no family close enough to baby sit for me (none closer than 2 hours drive).

I beg and borrow favours from friends over things like this, and pay them back when they are in the same situation.

It isn't rocket science, and it is nice to be able to concentrate on what is being said IME

LittleBella · 22/09/2008 18:54

Some people just don't seem to have grasped the concept that 1 in 4 families in this country is headed by a lone parent. So 25% of parents cannot leave the child at home with the other parent, seeing as how the other parent doesn't live there. And I've said this before but I'll say it again, I wish I lived in a world where I could dump my kids on any old willing friend or neighbour and swan off to meetings/ supermarkets/ open days without any childcare issues at all. So many people on Mumsnet seem to, I heartily envy them.

MrsMattie · 22/09/2008 18:57

LittleBella, not everyone thinks in this twattish way, honestly. I remember my mum having to take us virtually everywhere with her because of a lack of childcare.

bellavita · 22/09/2008 19:00

We had to take DS2 to DS1's open evening, we had no choice - both DH and wanted to attend, we do not have any family close by to help out.

You don't know the circumstances - YABU

ethanchristopher · 22/09/2008 19:03

yabvvvu

i have to take ds to my college open night tomorrow because i cant get childcare and cant afford a babysitter

if they were whispering they should have been stopped yanbu there

but its unreasonable to ban them because they might have been in same situation as me