To have told my DD (3) that she's being boring!!

[BubbaAndBump]

Context: a fly has come into the living room. It landed on the table where we were eating. I shooed it away. DD (who doesn't shut up at the best of times) has gone into hyper overdrive about the fecking fly, and now another fecking fly has flown in, and honestly, you'd think this was the most exciting thing to have happened in her life so far. After a good fifteen minutes of shouting "it's a fly!" "there are two flies!!", I'm ashamed to say I lost it and said, "Oh shush about the fly. I don't care about the fly, stop talking about the bloomin' fly - it's boring!!"

Or some such sweet words of encouragements

My DD 2.10 mnths freaks about flies. She is such a wuss. No not YANBU at all.

BUy a fly swat and set her loose

I tell ds he's being annoying / boring / irritating

I think it's helpful for them to learn when to shut up-- that there are only so many times a joke / even is funny and interesting

I don't do it all the time, obviously! he gets plenty of encouragement and "good" stuff too

up even

Hi Lewisfan... did you hear about that job?

Oh, thank god. I thought I was the only one who tells DS he is being annoying or irritating......

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Slightly worried our walls would look like a garibaldi biscuit if I let her loose on a fly swat mrspir8, although I do like the idea of tiring her out...

Hey tethersend, bog off with your hijacking or join in

Haven't yet told DD 2.10 she is boring/ annoying etc, but I have been very tempted - some of her chatterings are starting to drive me insane.

So far this morning we have had a huge conversation about the poo she is having, as we do every morning - from how big it is, to how smelly it is, to how many flipping pieces it is in!. Oh and we've also had 2 flies in our room and, yes, I can well believe how excited OP's DD was - it nearly blew my DD's mind. She is still chuntering about the '2 flies, mama... there was TWO FLIES, MAMA' now - 3 bloody hours later!

BubbaAndBump, you need to harness the power of the "Mmmm-mmm".

It says "You are boring me shitless, child" whilst masquerading as maternal reassurance

My 4 (yes 4!) year old likes to shout "GO AWAY FLY! I AM NOT POO"

Wonderful!

Oh God Bunnyjo please tell me she won't still be going on about it in 3 hours! I may well go to the pub have to entertain her or something!

I'll work on the "mmm-mmm" tethersend, it was definitely honed by my mum when we were younger

I use mmmm-mmmm but just remember to listen occasionally as you could be agreeing/disagreeing to anything!!

She's 3 that probably was the most exciting thing in her life so far!

When I say mmmmm, my kids say "you're not listening, Mummy, you need to say yes!"

To which I hope you reply "Mmm-mmm"

I gave my son a rolled up Tea towel and let him loose on the flies on the front window - tired him out and sorted out the fies!! Though the spatter was a butter to clean up after!!

OMG lillysa I nearly literally PMSL @ "GO AWAY FLY! I AM NOT POO"

sanielle are you insinuating my DD's life isn't filled with sheer excitement every minute of her life?! [slightly miffed emoticon]

I taught mine to sing 'Shoo fly dont bother me' and if the start wittering on i say it doesnt work if you stop singing it

What is it with flies anyway? Bee/butterflies are interesting but flies