West London June thread (one day early)

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Almost made it to the end of the month. Children are gone. I am free until Sunday lunch

i will imagine grooving to something else if you don't mindJK will probably make want to drown

Kew, just wait until the day when you go to pick him up and he runs the other way because he doesn't want to go with you after a long day's work. DD used to do this.

But, she's rather a clingy little 4 year old now. Speaking of her childcare, today is nanny's last day. We are going to miss her terribly...

New nanny arrives on 4th July. So, we have two weeks of no childcare. [deer in headlights scared emoticon]

What are you doing then - are you taking 2 weks of work Ele?

...or even weeks

Dh is taking one, then I'm taking one.

Oh ele - can't be worse than my childcare experience last night. Got a message from school that dd2 told cm that she was going to a party so didn't need picking up. When cm realised it was today went to pick her up from school and they wouldn't let her go until the spoke to me. But my phone doesn't work here and they didn't ring dh to check. So I was on my way home from work thinking dd2 had been abandoned. How awful!! Anyway cm finally let them release dd2 to her care. But I got stuck on M25 and ended up an hour late - so all lo's were fed by their respective cms. Oh well only another week left and then we have our temporary Ap back.

Quokka - SUCCESS - I read on MN pets section about them not like their litter tray near to where they eat so I moved it and took the lid off. She made full use of it. Oh dh loves her to pieces so is not bothered by her leaving little parcles.

Oh no.I bow to you, oh Queen of childcare gone to hell.

OMG, I haven't made a welcome pack... Can't even remember where to begin. Must go start a thread....

Foxie if you're not doing anything I might pop over for a coffee after school? Unless you want to met in M&S for a coffee?

Still can;t find my bleeding mobile

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DM has just informed me that dd was punched in the stomach at Lollipop Club this morning

Apparently the boy wouldn't give DM his name or point out his mother and DM didn't feel she could do anything more than tell him off and said to him "you'd better watch out, that sort of behaviour isn't at all nice" to which he responded "NO! YOU WATCH OUT!!"

Then he ran off and started pinching another child and throwing toys at some other kids.

I am feckin furious! DM watched him for a while but he didn't go near any other adults so she couldn't follow it up.

I'd have been straight onto the staff and asking for him to be removed - they should have been able to identify the parent(s).

dd has never in her life experienced any kind of physical violence - to my knowledge.

apparently she screamed blue murder if another kid came near here after that. and she's only just come thru a "possesive" phase after her last trip to Lollipop when some kid yanked her hair so hard she was floored.

I know it's silly but I'm actually quite upset..........

Jeez, sorry paddle. [sad}

I've never been to lollipop and I'm thinking now that it's an experience we can do without.

OMG. It's shocking. I am very for you, paddle. Hope DD is not traumatised by this horrible incident. Have been to Lollipop a few times before and noticed some kids can be a bit handful and pushy but never seen them punching. Really sorry for your DD...

I too would have taken it further. At the very least I would have pulled out my phone and taken a picture of the hoodlem and posted it here for everyone to see.

And then I would have punched him.

Srry Paddle it's horrible isn;t it. I haven't been either Eleusis but my mum went once and she won't be going back after some kids grabbed DS by the hair and shook him (quite badly I'm told). My mum is a little more violent than your's Paddle as my mum grabbed said child by hair until he let go

She said she thought the children ran amok and parents weren't interested and a lot of quite big children there. My CM goes to a play group part way up Richmond hill which id apparently quite small I think it is on a Thursday perhaps she could try that?

well, she won't be going back that's for sure.

i know it can be a bit full on in there and there's a good proportion of parents/carers who don't watch their kids as they seem to think it's an opportunity to read their books/magazines and chat to their friends but this is just too extreme.

i'm going to post something on Mumsnet Local about it too.

god I am fuming!

sorry paddle i probably would have held on to the child and demanded staff got the parents and make them leave

lollipop is a bit Lord of he flies
dd got pushed a few months back but she pushed the kid back but it was all quite tame

thanks QC, I'll get the details off you when I see you.

really she only goes occasionally when it's bad weather. i keep trying to get her to go to CPC but she's not sure how to get there - even tho I've all but drawn a blimmin map!

well I just rang Lollipop and spoke to the manager.

for future reference, if you experience this inform a staff member immediately. they will then locate the child and parent and inform them of the behaviour.

if the child persists and the parent is not supervising the child then they will be asked to leave.

dd is still not going back there tho!

PC,
That must have been upsetting and infuriating.

i heard that Hugo's had re opened not sure although that was quite expensive

i wish lollipop parents were more engaged really it's like cheap childcare for some

evening all.
Paddle: I sympathise. I havee been to the Lollypop club hundreds of times and only on maybe 3 times has it been bad.

IMO and experience, the staff have been fab and I've often reported naughty kids to them and they have dealt with it very well.

Problem is some parents just take the opportunity to have coffee and a magazine and forget about their kids. grrrrr. but it really is rare. in my experience anyway.

having said that I would certainly have been tempted to give that little sod a good telling to and made him show me where his mum was.
and, (but don't tell anyone) I would probably have clipped his ear with my elbow on the way past .

Oxo - you naughty thing

He's probably sue you if you did that - for infringing his Human Rights or something!

Parents there do tend to not watch there kids, IMO it gets far too crowded too - they don't seem to have an upper capacity limit. Its best to go at lunchtime when it empties out.

Was lovely to see you earlier KewC - DS 2 had a nap and has perked up a bit now Lovely spunding hungarian tiler coming tomorrow to give me a quote. He rang twice so he must be desperate

Steppy, R U out there? - I forgot to give you your DD's pink cup and container - again

you have a spunding hungarian tiler coming? Lucky uoi foxie have always fancied having one of those.

Thanks for tea earlier though we did rather foist ourselves upon you

My mum did pick the worst week for Lollipop as unknown to her it was half term - I think there were quite a few children older than 5 and they are just too rough for an 18 month old even ones like Paddlette and Gherkin who are pretty feisty.

Glad to hear Foxcub has perked up.

"Lucky uoi Foxie" hee hee

Spunding is a technical term Kew, for a specialist tiling qualification, only known about in rural Hungary

speaking of contractors does anyone have the number for a reliable electrician.

the lights in the kitchen keep blowing up almost literally ( and yes i am disregarding poltergeist)

my mum mighthave one sfx - he's not the cheapest but seems very reliable and very nice.