to give my friend's kids 2 packets of Skittles in secret?

[SuperSmartMum]

Hi there, new on here so go easy on me - I'm a luittle bit shy. Anyway, bit of background info - I'm a mum of two kids - River (4) and Mercedes (3) and they're great kids who I love to bits, would do anything for and treat them like little celebs!!

Anyway, my best friend and her husband have been staying this weekend and their kids have been an absolute nightmare. Moaning, whinging, getting up early, demanding to be bought stuff in every shop we went in Saturday and Sunday, running around the pub when we were supposed to be having lunch, using their straws as pea-shooters this morning in McDonalds - you name it, they did it. Proper annyounbg OPKs!

Anyway, my best friend and gher husband are a bit stuck up - you know the sort, checking how much salt is in everything, insisting on veg withy everything for their kids, having such a routine on what their kids eat and at what time - you know the sort, just general 'we're better parents than you' type snootiness. We gave their kids Easter Eggs and they were immediately whipped out of their hands

Anyway, they were travelling back to Durham tonight but as pay back for thier behaviour and as a two-fingers up to 'Mr and Mrs Perfect Parents', I secretly gave both kids two packets of Skittles to consume upstairs in River's bedroom without the Snoots knowing - I read somewhere that Skittles make kids go proper dizzy and hyper so that should make the journey home a lively one!!!

Anyway, that's not me being unreasonable when your best friend turns up with two rotters and proceeds to spoil your weekend with their 'perfect' routines?

"at last, someone on exactly the same level as me as a parent"

yes, someone who has the username 'notgrownupenough' and gave coca cola to her sister when they were growing up^ i.e; not an adult or a parent.

What gorgeous names your children have...

God I love skittles. Mouth watering just thinking about em.

They are part of my 5 a day.

Yikes!

I love my friends and their kids by extension, even when they are really bad... You sound like you don't like anyone in the family -- why do you remain in contact??

I agree with previous posts about the detail in your post, but come on guys, please lets be kind to each other. Surely life is hard enough without catty cliquey-ness between grown women behind the mask of the screen.

Welcome to the sisterhood SuperSmartMum.

Skittles schmittles. who the fuck cares?

what a rubbish troll this one was/is!!

tw@

peashooters! Are they the Bash Street Kids, by any chance?

Hiya Coleen is that you babe? I looked for ya down the Rose and Crown but you weren't there If it is you welcome back Imissed you and you got a mention on another thread

Great about peas in McDonalds. Do they come with the happy meal?

Hey just thought a thought coleen/pradgirl did your bf dc''s wear specs too and did you have a sly chuckle at their expense? Ring any bells anyone?

Anyone want some??

Fail

Back to Troll 101 with you

theres a few about tonight....check the 'school trip with no toilet break' thread!!

I think this is the first time I have read an OP and thought it was a wind up before reading any replies. I am usually not very good at spotting trolls. So either this is a crap troll or I am getting tooo much mumsnet time.

Re-reading your OP, you do sound very angry. There are other lifelines out there that can help you deal with your issues in regard to others parenting styles, eg food choices. And smacking

threeblondeboys am off to bait on the school trips thread >

Smacks for you OP.

Right, well, then, these children are not your kids, it is not really up to you to go against their parents wishes and "sneak" them a couple of bags of skittles in revenge!

From your op I do not really see what these children did so bad to ruin your weekend, other than be from the sounds of it, excited children!

Their parents are not parenting their children this way purely to be snooty and show how much a better parent they think they are!! They are doing it as that is how they believe is best to bring up their children!

How would you feel if the situation was reversed! And they were giving your children something you would not let them have!? Would you be pleased?

So, now you think these two children "love" you when it appears you do not even like them.

Also curious, how do you treat your children like little "celebs"?

To be perfectly honest, how you can say that she is your best friend when you wanted to stick to fingers up at her and call her names!

Of course! All of the above, is if this is actually real! Otherwise [yawn]

There are 3 or 4 threads similiar to this running tonight!

YABU. If they inhale the skittles through the pea-shooters they represent a multi-coloured potential choking hazard.

I like how you start evey paragraph with the word "anyway." Very cool and readable - you really have got the "chatty" tone nailed. Top marks.

godess

quite why so bitchy?????