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??

vaunda, I haven't read the entire thread, just skimmed, saw the name of David's school. Still, you are unable to provide proof of your child's lifetime place with the RBS...... but you don't hear me whining now do you?

good point Jayz - especially with all the extra detail about activities he does (swimming for example)!

if your nephew is in yr 5 he has Mr Passy as his teacher, if he is in yr 6 he has mr Sah, if he is in yr 4 he has Miss Skinner. so i'll let you work out which he has. Mr Passy is new, Mr sah has been there a couple of years and Miss skinner started last september.

I wasn't gonna ask David to look out for Karl for any sinister reasons, just to see if he really is the only white boy in his class. As you said, standing in line he's gonna stand out. However, if you'd rather I didn't... fair play to you. Having posted as much personal info as you have it probably pays to be a little cautious (stables, horses come to mind)

ermmmm maybe marslady because i have never said he has a place in rsb.... ohhh dear swallow your last comment my dear and try not to choke on it. I said the children are auditioned.

But Vaunda that's normal most people do not give out vast amounts of information about their chiildren on line. That's why we use nicknames. I think that this is getting a bit silly. Maybe the RBS visit your school, and maybe your school's dance teacher has a connection there that allows some children to be part of a show every now and then, or encourages children to apply for auditions. But it certainly doesn't have a fast track there. If it did it would shout about it.

you know what - I could give names of teachers at lots of different schools if I wanted to - doesn't mean my child attends there (I live in timbuktu really ).

Is Mr Passy related to the Bulgarian Foreign Minister?

Marslady go ahead and let him look out for karl i have no problem with that and please look forward to eating your doubt. There are 3 mixed race children, 1 asian child, 1 white child and the rest are black.

Nooka - you couldn't sleep could you

vaunda - lay off mars. her nephew goes to the same school - its hardly a reason to go all out for her.

QoQ he is a new teacher and started at teh beginning of term. I have said many times i have nowt to gain from lying and feel no need to do so.

Gosh your class is statistically very different from the rest of the school - 60% 'black', 25% asian and 15% - eveything else!

I have skimmed over this, and I personally think that far too much infomation has been given out, If I was to put DS's name and school on here and put he was the only boy with cerebral palsy in the school and his year, any werido could find him. I think this need deleting. After all this is a public forum where anyone can view it.

Jampots and when she lays off me i shall lay off her..... swings and roundabouts come to mind.
At the end of the day i am not saying.."well i'll get so and so to look out for so and so" am I?
she asked which yr my son was in and i told her. She said she didn't know her nephews teacher so i gave her the names of the teachers in the classes above karl. Hardly having a go is it.

I know - I am sooo going to regret this! I just don't get why you are doing this Vaunda. Do you like all the attention (I know I wouldn't) you have clearly stated that your child is not very "normal" throughout this thread. I don't mean that in a bad way, but as you have not been very interested in anyone who has talked about similar experiences, it seems odd that you are still posting - most people would have given up long ago wouldn't they? Or is everyone an insomniac like me?

when did you DS turn 7 - must be quite recently?

Soapbox at the end of the day it is a good school and really colour doesn't come into it. I simply explained the reason karl was bullied by one child inparticular.

I am so gonna do the pickup for my sister one of these days. I've so gotta meet you in the flesh!

sorry that I'm not choking having misread your lifetime places statement. As I said, I only skim read. But Vaunda.... I have to meet you. I really do.

So, who do I tell my sister to look out for tomorrow? could you wear a red hat with a yellow ribbon or something?

I wouldn't even put my children's names on here. Doesn't seem fair that the rest of the world should know identifiable stuff about them, although having said that anyone who knows me could figure out it was me here.

Nooka, i am interested in all postings and have replied to them as best as i can. I do not get a kick out of anything on here trust me. and as for being an insomniac..... i can't remember the last time i slept all night lol.

QoQ he turned 7 in july

Marslady well why not tell me who your sister is? then i can introduce myself

nooka, if anyone who knows me came on here, they would know its me, but I don't use names, or anything that could indentify my children on here.

Vaunda - perhaps because giving out personal details about YOURSELF and your OWN children is one thing, giving out the details of someone elses children is a COMPLETELY different matter!

Bear in mind that this is a public forum that anybody with internet access can read. You may wish to limit the amount of personally-identifiable information you disclose.