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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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onebatmother · 22/09/2008 19:37

why LOL cod? It's rather tryihg, this habit you have of inviting opinion and then lol-ing at the ones who don't agree with you.

You could argue back, you know. None of it is terribly important, but the sneering is a bit like being back at school ourselves.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:38

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:40

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MaloryDontDiveItsShallow · 22/09/2008 19:42

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onebatmother · 22/09/2008 19:42

how utterly pointless. And contemptuous.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:44

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Blandmum · 22/09/2008 19:45

If you really can't get anyone to help, then schools do understand.

Some people just don't bother though, eg the people with both parents there.

expatinscotland · 22/09/2008 19:46

gees, cod, i want your life! mates and babysitters galore and enough dosh to say stuff like 'oh, i'd never live in an HA house'.

wanna swap?

didn't think so!

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:51

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onebatmother · 22/09/2008 19:55

but what a fucking waste of all our time though, cod. really. I loathe these fake threads, it really is like being back in the upper third.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:56

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expatinscotland · 22/09/2008 19:57

but what if your DH was at work and you had that baby, cod?

and you didn't know anyone nearby who could babysit, couldn't pay a babysitter and had no family around.

because believe it or not, that's really the situation for a lot of people.

it sort of sucks, but that's how it is.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:57

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onebatmother · 22/09/2008 19:58

yes, because the OP is delusional/attention-seeking/unwell.

Different to just being played for a cunt imo.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:58

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:58

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LittleBella · 22/09/2008 19:58

I don't think it's a waste of time. We've had an invigorating discussion about inclusion, childminding, shiftwork, babysitting. We hadn't quite covered parental involvement, but it was heading that way...

expatinscotland · 22/09/2008 19:59

maybe so in england, but up here it was just the one evening.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 19:59

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WilfSell · 22/09/2008 20:00

Oh NO. Two of my heroes at war.

It's like when you realise your parents don't really like your mates' folks. You imagine all grown ups just love each other really.

ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 20:00

It's an AIBU parody thread.

I have enjoyed v. much. I even pitched in with siblings at parties.

What I should have done is come out with my old if your toddler is screaming, don't tell me it is tired, put it to bed line. That always goes down well.

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FluffyMummy123 · 22/09/2008 20:01

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ahundredbiros · 22/09/2008 20:02

But I didn't KNOW it was a parody thread.

I still liked.

I was played for a cunt too.

WilfSell · 22/09/2008 20:02

martianbishop, why wouldn't teachers prefer to have both parents there? If they're both going to be involved in supporting their kids education?

I'm all confused by this thread and these rules...

LittleBella · 22/09/2008 20:02

Oh I made you do it now? First it was that vinegartits, now me

I can see this thread heading towards an energetic discussion on personal responsibility