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Original poster

Silly woman laughed at my dd :(

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ellesabe · 22/05/2012 11:55

I was at a singing group this morning and one of the songs was about jumping...

Silly woman to my dd: Can you jump?
Me to silly woman: She can't stand up yet.
Silly woman: Oh! How old is she?
Me: 18 months

Cue hysterical laughter from silly woman and a few others who were listening to the conversation

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TheHouseOnTheCorner · 22/05/2012 12:34

Is it run through a larger organisation or is she a sole trader type? If the thing is part of a national group get on the phone! she needs more training the silly cow. If it is her group alone, then tell all the other Mums how unproffessional she is and ask for your bloody money back!

Don't feel you HAVE to go because you have paid...she isn't good enough to do what she's taken money for.

TheHouseOnTheCorner · 22/05/2012 12:35

Iggly my DD was about 18 months at JoJingles and the silly bitch who ran it used to speak sternly to them all when they went on a wander....I haven't bothered with this crap for my DD2...she's happier at a playgroup or in the park! I think school age is best for organised classes myself.

Iggly · 22/05/2012 13:11

I agree TheHouse. Ds is too young to follow instruction!

RaisinBoys · 22/05/2012 14:57

Make sure you go back smiling - you have nothing to feel embarrased about. It is the course leader who has shown herself to be rude, foolish and ignorant.

Make sure you feedback at the end of the course - in writing - to the course leader and the organisation she is from.

Chin up!

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ellesabe · 22/05/2012 15:44

Thanks everyone. I think I'm just going to try my best to forget about it.

I will go to the health visitor about her non-walking anyway though as I am a little concerned about it.

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GoPoldark · 22/05/2012 15:51

What's the organisation she works for? I feel a bit of honest feedback coming on...

Some0ne · 23/05/2012 07:02

My DD didn't walk till she was 18 months, we were told not to worry unless she still wasn't walking at 2. She'll be 2 next month and she's walking, running, climbing and trying to jump. I wouldn't worry too much if I were you.

FallenCaryatid · 23/05/2012 07:17

CarpeJugulum. my friend had that sort of interference happen for years. She's just under 6'. her DH is 6'7" cubed, and her children were beautiful and very big. They looked a lot older than they are just because of their size.
She was amazed and irritated at how many people felt the need to point out her children weren't behaving normally, based on a visual, no evidence and no manners from the observer.

CarpeJugulum · 23/05/2012 08:31

Yep Fallen that's exactly it.

And even if my DS had a disability, it was none of her business; we were away from the main playing area (as there is a field of sheep that DS loves to point at ) so not even in a situation where a discrete question would be appropriate not that she was discrete!

Firawla · 23/05/2012 10:05

if that was the group leader she should know better!!
i would complain, it is really rude

golemmings · 24/05/2012 09:38

And kids do things at such different ages. I didn't crawl until I was 16mo. Well actually I comando crawled a little and mum was just about to take me to the doctor because I'd never attempted to use my legs and then I walked the 23' length of the living room without a wobble.

She'll get there but its worth seeing the hv just to see if there's anything you can do to help.

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