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do other peoples kids irritate you? or am i just intolerent!!

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bubblepop · 04/06/2007 14:55

a neighbours 10 yr old dd often comes over to play with my 2 ds's. most of the time its fine but this weekend i'd had enough, she was at ours from 10am til 9pm when finally dissappeared off home! aaagh!! i don't mind if they're just playing and entertaining themselves, but she follows my dh around like a lapdog, he just wanted to chill out in the garden, have a beer and a nap etc after a hard weeks work. she's constantly doing handstands/cartwheels,flashing her knickers! she sits opposite my dh with her legs wide open and he can clearly see that nights washing! is this what 10yr old girls do? ive got 2 dd's myself but they are only toddlers yet, i think i'll be putting leggings on them if they fancy themselves as a circus act at this age! if i go into the house, she stares in at me thru the windows. if i eat food , she stares at me! if i doze off in the garden, she's there!STARING!! im starting to feel claustrophobic in my own home. to top all that she visits the bathroom at least 5 times in an afternoon, i find it quite strange...also she's breaking out in impetigo, and despite me telling her mother its catching, she does'nt bother to keep her in. she 's picking up my toddlers and mauling them every 2 minutes, im bothered they'll catch it next...wot would you do?? !!!

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StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 04/06/2007 15:06

Oh yes. Our neighbour's kids have me right on edge when they're over here playing. She spends most of the time asking me inane questions or tormenting my dd. DH gets really pissed off with her and then I have to keep an eye on him to make sure he's not rude to her.

Its hard to say what to do 'cos you don't want to fall out with your neighbours. Try staring back at her and see if she gets the message! Or just say nicely "its rude to stare"

handlemecarefully · 04/06/2007 15:07

Generally they don't but this child would worry me. Her behaviour seems odd....perhaps someone with more insight and experience will come along and post

lulumama · 04/06/2007 15:08

she was in your house for 11 hours ! that would irritate me too ! and the precociousness with your DH would niggle to.....why does she need to be out of her own house for that long...

tuppy · 04/06/2007 15:09

She sounds like an irritating but sadly somewhat neglected little girl. It's a bit needy to be following an adult round at that age. What age are your boys ? Do they like playing with her ?

AttilaTheMum · 04/06/2007 15:10

Sorry, if she has impetigo, I really would not let her play with your DD's- though I'm afraid it may be too late.

DD caught impetigo off someone at her karate class & it was horrible - when it had cleared up & she went back, the boy who'd given it to her was still infected & so were a couple of other children.

colditz · 04/06/2007 15:11

She sounds rather like the adults in her life don't give a shit.

motherinferior · 04/06/2007 15:11

She worries me, actually.

missgriss · 04/06/2007 15:15

It worries me a bit too. It sounds like she is desperate for attention.

GameGirly · 04/06/2007 15:17

Definitely wants the attention. Do her parents not care that she's at your house for 11 hours?! Odd. I'd be concerned, actually (but you know her home situation and I don't so I shoudn't judge).

ScottishThistle · 04/06/2007 15:18

Poor child sounds like she could be doing with some parental attention, why is she spending a whole day at your house - I'm very curious!?!

hellish · 04/06/2007 15:22

I would just let her stay for an hour, then say right then * it's time for you to go home now, we are having some family time now.

I would be abit worried that her parents would let her stay all day like that, and impetago is extremeley contagious - school won't let her go I'm sure.

If she's 10 she should be able to understand if you gently explain she can't play with your dds until it's cleared up as you don't want them to get it too.

bubblepop · 05/06/2007 14:42

i think you lot are all right, its a bit sad i know but her mum is practically on her own and probably in need of a desperately earned break. my 2 ds's are aged 10 and 7. they both even confessed that they would rather play with her brother than her, just because she's a girl and they want to do boy type things. oh well. time to be gently assertive i think..maybe i won't feel so guilty about telling her its time for home when ive had enough..kids !.

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