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looking for a playpal for our 16 months old daughter, tooting, lodnon

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Miemie12 · 04/07/2009 18:51

Hi Mums,

I am looking for a playmate for our 16 months old Isabella. We practice gentle parenting, so ideally would like to meet with families with similar parenting style.

We live in Tooting bec in a house with a huge garden and very close to the common.

Isabella is at the stage where she is interested in interacting with other babies and likes to immitate other babies action. I think a playmate that can meet up twice a week will be quite beneficial for both babies

please reply to the message if you are interested to meet up.

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lisad123 · 05/07/2009 12:12

wow very strong opinions, just wondering what yu will do when she starts school and spends all day with these stressed out, uncared children. Is gentle parenting a word for spoilt brat?

bronze · 05/07/2009 12:17

oh fuck off

"The way you care for your children does not have any love, the children grow up being really cold, self-absorbent and stressed out.
"

Not many things on mn wind me up but you've just done it.

Claire2009 · 05/07/2009 12:25

I agree Bronze. Fuck off, Miemie.

coppola · 05/07/2009 12:32

If you haven't made a friend with a suitable playdate for your dd at the appropriate mothers and toddlers group you already attend it might be worth thinking about the way you relate to others, if your manner here is anything to go by.

A lot of parents on MN ascribe to attachment parenting without seeing the need to be so rude.

Miemie12 · 05/07/2009 14:25

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JFly · 05/07/2009 14:54

To quote a famous tennis player, "you cannot be serious!" But I'm worried that you are totally serious.

I'm a little confused as to how you intend to benefit from your multiracial surroundings when you have dismissed all English mothers (or do you mean white mothers?) as angry and depressed, and their children as stressed and aggressive. But wait, I'm American, maybe I'm exempt from that judgement. No, I'm sure you'd have some interesting theories about American parenting.

Your DD is going to struggle finding playmates and friends if you carry on like this, and so will you. If you want what's best for her, then I'm afraid you need to stop judging everyone. Or, move to your own little compound somewhere and raise yourself a sociopath.

staryeyed · 05/07/2009 14:54

oh come on guys! I have never called it before but come on......

JFly · 05/07/2009 14:57

I know, staryeyed I was thinking it might be a wind up. But there's just a little hint of something that makes me think it's not. But I've been taken before.

hercules1 · 05/07/2009 14:59

lol at thread. The op has actually no idea what attachment parenting is. For one thing it's usually practised by tolerant people...

RubberDuck · 05/07/2009 14:59

Oh can I please please please please please?

Trip trap

artifarti · 05/07/2009 15:00

Hmm, yes, there is quite a big bridge halfway across Tooting Common, now you mention it...

bronze · 05/07/2009 15:13

I'm the same as J Fly

DesperateHousewifeToo · 05/07/2009 15:13

I wish my children were more 'absorbent'. Maybe they wouldn't make so much mess then[wink[

artifarti · 05/07/2009 15:14

I actually do think they are for real too, sadly.

AnarchyAunt · 05/07/2009 15:16

Jeez Miemie you are an utter loon.

No wonder you have to advertise for friends for your poor DD if thats how you speak to people.

LadyRaRa · 05/07/2009 15:18

Lol Mieme if its so bad here....?

littlelamb · 05/07/2009 15:21

I must have missed the survey ds should have filled in to outline his depression. Shall I expect it in the post?

LadyRaRa · 05/07/2009 15:22

god someone go
please
and report back

littlelamb · 05/07/2009 15:23

In fact I take it back
I have just gone to check on him and found him like this

CrushWithEyeliner · 05/07/2009 15:25

"hideously white" I find this utterly offensive, although that was probably the intention wasn't it?

Is it any wonder you are searching on the internet for playmates for your child? Yuck - you sound disgusting and totally off putting.

EyeballsInABadMood · 05/07/2009 15:25

Wow. I was giving you a chance to speak. I'm sorry I bothered. Glad you've had a chance to monitor every baby in the country - I didn't see those stats on the BBC . And I may be the only one to take offence at the term 'hideously white' but there it is. I'm offended. Your poor poor child because I'm telling you, with that attitude you are storing up far more problems for her in the future. I don't think I've ever met anyone on here so rude, offensive and deeply unpleasant.

Do us a favour and don't come back. And I wish your child the very best of luck because she is going to need it with you for a mother.

LadyRaRa · 05/07/2009 15:25

LOVE it

lisad123 · 05/07/2009 16:14

trip trap troll or a very racist woman who should be thrown form the bridge.

thumbwitch · 11/07/2009 23:24

PMSL littlelamb, that is brilliant!

Miemie, piss off back to Hunsnet or wherever you came from - your attitudes stink.