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are we going to annoy other parents if dh goes to dd1 xmas show?

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misdee · 22/11/2006 18:25

he has never been to one of her family assesemblies or xmas shows whilst she has been at school as he has always been too ill. this year he is well, but is connected to the LVAD, which ticks all the time, quite loudly. He will need to be seated on the end of aisle, and will havwe to be the last in/first out due to the crowding etc.

should he go? will other parents get annoyed?

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nailpolish · 22/11/2006 18:27

im sure youve got enough to do without worrying what a bunch of strangers are thinking

mosschops30 · 22/11/2006 18:27

i say bollocks to the other parents, he should go and you will both enjoy

there is always someone coughing, and babies crying etc so noise shouldnt be an issue

Gingerbear · 22/11/2006 18:28

perhaps they will, but tough imo,
Can he get a LVAD silencer, like one the assassins use on James Bond Films?

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misdee · 22/11/2006 18:28

i'm not sure we are up to teh stares and whispers either tbh. its bad enough when we go out for a meal or anything 'oooo it goes right into his stomach'

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MrsJohnCusack · 22/11/2006 18:28

if they do get annoyed then they can bog off can't they ?

definitely he should go if he wants to. lovely that he can go, and really lovely for DD

laneydaye · 22/11/2006 18:28

misdee screw em.....

Of course he should see his dd in the xmas play...

saltire · 22/11/2006 18:29

Just go, i wouldn't give a toss what anyone else thought, he has as much right to go and see his
daughter as all the other parents

nailpolish · 22/11/2006 18:29

these things are not exactly silent anyhow

its not like youre going to the opera

enjoy x

JanH · 22/11/2006 18:29

I should imagine that if you can have seats reserved for you by the door, and the head explains at the start what's making the noise, nobody will be the slightest bit bothered, misdee. (Anybody who is can get stuffed IMO.)

It's wonderful that he will be able to go this year

Wallace · 22/11/2006 18:29

He should go. If anyone is small minded enough to be annoyed, fuck them.

SherlockLGJ · 22/11/2006 18:29

Go.

If anyone complains tell them, there is one for everyone in the audience. Then they won't have a clue where it is coming from.

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misdee · 22/11/2006 18:29

she wants him there so much.

suppose i should go armed with donor leaflets shouldnt i?

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7up · 22/11/2006 18:30

sod the other parents misdee! hes a parent and should be entitled to go and see dd perform.ive always found the plays with little ones really noisy anyway.will you be paranoid about the ticking?

Gingerbear · 22/11/2006 18:30

But if He is last in/first out, he can sit at the back without the stares.

MrsJohnCusack · 22/11/2006 18:30

oh the stares and whispers must be horrid
but don't let others stop you. It never ceases to amaze me what people think is OK to comment about, but I can understand it's wearing to have to put up with it.

Neena28 · 22/11/2006 18:31

God no.... I'd be gutted if any parent at my ds's school didn't go because of something like this.

He should be there as much if not more than everyone else. God knows you both deserve the joy of to seeing your dd in her own play.

Explain your needs to the school and I'm sure they'll go out of their way to help you. (if not tell mn the teachers name and school and mI'm sure she will find somehting ticking loudly under her seat!!!!)

(joke)

TinselgalacticWalrus · 22/11/2006 18:31

Yeah Misdee, I'm in the bollocks to them camp too.

Far more annoying IMO are the parents who chat all the way through thses things

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misdee · 22/11/2006 18:31

a bit paranoid about the ticking, i know it bugs me at times when we are watching a film as we ahve to turn the volume up, unfortnatly you cant turn up the volume on Ks1 kids lol.

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mrsratty · 22/11/2006 18:32

Of course they won't. We live near you and even though my DD goes to a different school the parents would all be very understanding.

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misdee · 22/11/2006 18:32

i'm going to have a word with dd1 teacher tomorrow morning.

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MrsJohnCusack · 22/11/2006 18:32

I bet the ticking is the least of the distractions at a school show...I shouldn't imagine it'll be too quiet in there!

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misdee · 22/11/2006 18:33

mrsratty, i wonder if you have ever seen dh about. lol.

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Wallace · 22/11/2006 18:33

LOL while I was posting others advised bollocks and screw em anyone who minds and to bog off and get stuffed

love MN

mrsflowerpot · 22/11/2006 18:33

Of course he should go, what other parents think doesn't matter at all, and besides, if it was at our school I think we'd all just be really pleased for you, dh and dd that he can be there this year.

Stockingsofdinosaurs · 22/11/2006 18:35

Absolutely Missdee, it's flippin' Christmas, if a man can't see his dd performing when can he? Why not ask the school if they fancy doing a collection for a relevant charity too or just ask them to put a donor leaflet on every other chair in advance. If anyone's going to be unkind might as well take 'em for all their worth LOL.