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Am I really too old for this??(nosey old bag!!)

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spursmum · 23/07/2005 21:25

I am so angry and a little concerned. I was in the newsagents today with my 3 year old ds when some woman told me i should "grow up and act like a mother!". She was objecting to my ds singing along to Good Charlotte on my phone(i have one of those loverly 3G ones that has an mp3 player on it) and the way i was dressed.( anti-fit jeans, white vest top, black converse baseball boots and a black Good Charlotte fleece tied around my waist) She told me that punk-rock was not good for my son(why? Good Charlotte do not swear, dont sing about violence and make some great bouncing tunes!) and that i should dress like a responsible mother. Why should the way i dress and what music i like make any impact on how i raise my son? I told the woman that it was none of her business how i live my life and she really should not judge people she doesnt know. But she made me so angry

OK rant over

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misdee · 23/07/2005 22:18

you kow what music my kids are raised on. they also love green day 'thats one of daddys songs.......'

Tortington · 23/07/2005 22:17

spursmum i have some bad news for you.
my ds used to play rock guitar with a tennis racket when he was 2 or 3. i thought i had brought him up proper, iron maiden etc however hes now 15 and into techno, garage and bass.

but i did my best.

you must go to laura shley immediatley and buy a flowery dress.

sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 22:14

[email protected]

spursmum · 23/07/2005 22:14

whats your msn again? got that trillion downloaded. dont know if im using it right. im on [email protected]

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sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 22:10

Ignore her!! I don't care what people think of me. Ds's teacher said to me that I am a very good parent and am always happy (well I was till all this kicked off next door) and all the medical people think I do a good job........

spursmum · 23/07/2005 21:56

I like to think i am doing a bloody good job of raising my ds on my own. he's got ASD yet he is very adaptable, very rarely throws tantrums in public(i get the full attack at home!) and is very well behaved. I've seen some little s*s who's parents seem very respectable so i really don't see how the way i dress has any impact on my parenting skills.

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sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 21:55

Sm download trillion you can chat to your MSN though it, I have it, its great!!

Caligula · 23/07/2005 21:51

Blimey the world's full of nutters. And some of them wear beige slacks.

Caligula · 23/07/2005 21:51

Blimey the world's full of nutters. And some of them wear beige slacks.

spursmum · 23/07/2005 21:50

Nope still cant figure it out!! dads going to have a look next week. Now its Fountains of wayne!! BTW does anyone else think Joel from GC is hot?? i think its just me!!

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meggymoo · 23/07/2005 21:48

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sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 21:46

is your MSN working yet!??

sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 21:44

PMSL!! can just imagine you in that getup!!! NOT!!!

spursmum · 23/07/2005 21:44

I know you saw Avril Lavigne. You asked me to go but i couldn't make it got Q.O.T.S.A going now!!

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MarsLady · 23/07/2005 21:44

When DS1 was little and went to nursery he used to sing blur's Parklife word for word. Great taste my son!

spursmum · 23/07/2005 21:42

I probably should have dressed like her! Beige trousers that cut off dead on the ankle, a nice cardie and sensible driving shoes!!

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sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 21:41

SM, last year I saw Evanescence and Avril Lavigne live at wembly, I love Green Day, and a few other punk/rock bands, I must be a terrible mother

milward · 23/07/2005 21:40

Well said wwb - just the right words.

spursmum · 23/07/2005 21:40

Don't ask me why they are considered a sellout?! Lurving Green Day's Wake me up, the videos briliant. Been singing all day it's Offspring weekend on Kerrang tv!! lots of loud, brash pop-punk!!! my ds cant speak but can headbang and mosh with the best of them!!

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milward · 23/07/2005 21:39

Love to have known how she thinks a responsible mother should dress!! How awful for you to have this said to you. What a horrid person.

WigWamBam · 23/07/2005 21:39

To steal a word from hunkermunker: silly old twatwench.

Good for you for sticking up for yourself against the ignorant old coot.

MarsLady · 23/07/2005 21:39

OOOh I LOVE Good Charlotte!

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous! Fab song!

Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
thanks to Tiff for submitting the lyrics

Always see it on T.V.or read it in the magazines
Celebrities want sympathy
All they do is piss and moan inside the Rolling Stone
Talking about how hard life can be

I'd like to see them spend the week livin' life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they'd fall
They would fall (fall)

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complaining, always complaining
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them

Did you know when you were famous
You could kill your wife and there's no such thing as
25 to life as long as you've got the cash to pay for Cochran
And did you know if you were caught and you were smoking crack
McDonald's wouldn't even want to take you back
You could always just run for mayor of D.C.

I'd like to see them spend the week livin' life out on the street
I don't think they would survive
If they could spend a day or two walking in someone else's shoes
I think they'd stumble and they'd fall
They would fall (fall)

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complaining, always complaining
If money is such a problem
Well they got mansions
Think we should rob them

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
They're always complaining, always complaining
If money is such a problem
You got so many problems
Think I could solve them
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
We'll take your clothes, cash cards, and homes just stop complaining
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Lifestyles of the rich and famous

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sparklymieow · 23/07/2005 21:38

should have told her to get lost. I dress quite punky and noone has told me to dress older.What did she want you be wearing, twinset and pearls???

emmatmg · 23/07/2005 21:35

ughh.....moveD faster

emmatmg · 23/07/2005 21:34

God, I almost hate to admit it but I honestly would have told her to F*ck off. Really, I would have.

I like to think I would have put my hands over Ds's ears while I said it but my mouth would have mover much faster than my hands.

I'm sure that would have gone down well with the interferring old witch.

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