Woah! dd2 wasn't allowed a snack at nursery as she refused to say grace

[Vipenid]

I can't believe I nodded sympathetically when they told me this today when I picked dd2 up. 'oh dear' I said 'sorry she's being such a pain'. It wasn't until I got in the car that I thought 'Hold on a minute...refusing to say grace for a SNACK at 3.5...is this really superbrat behaviour??'

I didnt realise that the school was even CofE

its a nursery attached to a private prep school

sorry its Enid btw

when I picked her up from the playground she buried her head in my legs and said 'I sorry mummy I was naughty at snack'

I suppose there might be a difference between "no I won't say grace because I think it is silly for a snack" (entirely understandable IMO) and "no I won't say grace, or stop pulling my tights down, or saying silly poo-poo-head to all my friends either"...

Could it be this was a last straw bit of silliness by an annoyed nursery teacher?

aaah. Cross-posted. Poor thing.

yes I am sure it was marina

it is a rule so she has to follow it I guess

It seems a mighty annoying pinch point though - grace for a snack...must start getting dd to recite the Nicene Creed before I unveil her box of "keep quiet and eat these everyone is looking at you again" organic raisins on Sunday mornings, clearly

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aww she's only 3 isn't she? think that's harsh

can just imagine dh's face when I tell him

'oh dd2 went on the naughty chair at nursrey today'
'oh dear why'
'she refused to say grace at snacktime'

i think it's ridiculous. At 6 or 7 then yes maybe if they all had to follow rules, but at 3!!

yes agree its absurd at 3

they took it really seriously though

the other kids must be RRReeeeeeeealllllly well behaved

thought you were atheist?

Oh I bet there was a 0% snack distribution enid. As lockets says, fine example of Christian charity and a shoo-in for atheist husbands to relish.

Mr Enid is Twig.

she just didnt want to she says. Apparently she said it very nicely at lunchtime and clearly has said it every day three times a day since she has started going in October.

twig I am afraid I and dd1 are rather pious

dh (and clearly dd2) satanic

snurk

Well unless a child is being very very naughty i hate that with holing food and making them the odd one out. Did she have to sit and watch or was she allowed in another room?

with-holding!!!

what do they do when they get to the prep school bit?

she'll be learning the liturgy in latin next