How much do you 'ignore' your children?

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Have just been out with two families - friends of ours- who have kids about the same age, and I have to confess, I am amzed by the extent to which they actively 'ignore' their children trhoughout the whole afternoon.

By this I mean they seem to 'zone out' from all the various requests/ questions/ constant 'to-ing and fro-ing' that seems typical of under- 6s??

As a result they actively seem to enjoy themselves more, manage to have 'adult' conversations (which I gave up years ago )and it seems that their kids eventually give up and go and sort out themselves whatever it is they want....( which seems like a good thing I suppose)

I can't decide whether I'm just a mug with my kids and let them dominate my life too much... but I simply CAN'T ignore them - it seems really rude and uncaring somehow??

www, the london schools philamonic orchestra

I would guess it's an all schools thing. It's highly likely that a successful school might well have highly attaining children. After all that's where youth orchestras/choirs draw from. It's the guaranteed three places that's unreal.

especially for life

never heard of that one either - and suprised they don't have a webiste!

Ohh dear it appears some posters are having a problem with understading simple english what a terrible shame. let me type it bigger so you can read it better ok poor people

IN LONDON THERE IS A LONDON SCHOOLS PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA. SOME OF THE CHILDREN FROM ST JTD ARE MEMBERS OF IT AS ARE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LAMBETH SCHOOL BOYS CHOIR.

there any better,

Vaunda I know exactly what "Type" of orchestra you're talking about - but I've never heard of the "london Schools Philarmonic Orchestra".

The real London Philharmonic do workshops with kids i think as an outreach programme- but I have never heard of it either.

think all the moserators have gone to bed

maybe if you swear a bit say fuck and cunt and maybe throw in a bastard here and there they will coem along

QoQ not my problem is it. I can only let you know what pupils from my sons school partake in. The orchestra is in place and pupils from many london schools are members.

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getfairyfly here too thern

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perhaps you mean the "London Schools Syphony Orchestra"?? Which I have heard of (being a musician......)

The London Philharmonic do a schools outreach thing from their web-site. I did this sort of thing as a kid - our school choir got to sing with other successful choirs (we won some borough competition) at some Christmas concerns in the Albert Hall. It was fantastic fun! Loads of kids everywhere (I think I was 10/11)

Go away dafty....

Can you elaborate on these guaranteed three lifetime places a year for the RBS though please?

or even Symphony (sorry had a drink tonight) orchestra?

Which I believe Primary school children are too young to play in?

I'm going to say the C- word....

here goes

are you readt moderators

C**T

yes wouldn't that be the Sinfonia QoQ

ohh shoot me i made a mistake omg what a terrible thing to do.

For a horrible minute there I though the C word was going to be - CHRISTMAS!

what was the mistake v?

here's what they do

vaunda.... are you sure that your son is the only white child in the school? My nephew goes there and he's convinced that there is more than 1 white child

will that get the mods here quicker ya reckon?

here goes........

Ho ho ho
Santa claus
Christmas

Vaunda, I'm not quite sure why you feel the need to tell us quite so much about your child and their school. I've never been on a thread quite like this one! I wish you and yours every luck in the world, and I'm sure you will have it, what with his prodigious abilities. I hope that he is a well adjusted nice little boy who is enjoying his childhood.

Now I am going to bed! It's late, it's a school/work day tomorrow, so I suggest that we all go to bed

so, what's the story, is this a troll or what?