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??

like "how much is that saveloy?"

"I can assure you officer, I've had but a few ales"

and "Bring me a selection of the finest wines known to humanity"

....any takers?

my thumbs have gone weird

This is a word best avoided entirely in physics except when placed in quotes, or with careful qualification. Its colloquial use has so many shades of meaning from ?it seems to be correct? to the absolute truths claimed by religion, that it?s use causes nothing but misunderstanding. Someone once said "Science seeks proximate (approximate) truths." Others speak of provisional or tentative truths. Certainly science claims no final or absolute truths.

or for some more defintitions or not Define Truth

Oh god, tried to catch up , I really did..... Let me just say that I was very disappointed with ChickenShed. I know a few NL SN parents think its wonderful but I suspect it would not be great for any child who is fairly autistic. AND I found them rude and very unhelpful when I phoned them and I told them to stop sending me their sodding mailshots!
Vaunda has autism in her family apparently, there is a very big genetic factor you know.

If you want absolutes look to maths.

A scientific 'truth' is only as good as the latest data. Now some truths are fairly fixed, but others more 'fluid'. And I'm writing as a scientist

So if I told you that I wear size 8 jeans, I have 34 DD norks, luxuriant blonde hair and I drive an e-type jag this would be, technically, not actually lying?

Websites like mumsnet are kind of reliant on people telling (mainly) the truth. Things are taken at face value, mostly, and advice/opinions are given in good faith.

When people offer only their own "subjective" view of the truth, yes, it pisses people off. It kind of ruins the whole idea of a website that supports parents.

I think Vaunda was offered advice and opinions in good faith, and with remarkable restraint, but her claims became more and more bizarre. We all had a point at which we no longer thought her claims were credible, and in my case, this was the minute she said her child was talking in sentences at ten months.

I'm not sure why Vaunda needs to make claims like this.

Davros I only know it through ds school which although in central England has a few children who go there and love it.

I was suggesting it for Karl to visit if they lived near (it's his second cousin who is autistic, I think)

die thread die.
i am getting so sick and tired of seeing this thread in the active conversations list.

if you must continue this discussion, create a new thread and call it vaunda, the truth?

yey lockets you got it!

"Monti, you terrible "

"unadulterated child's piss"

It gets me everytime...

Mogwai i have lived in south london all my life. mainly in the surrounding area of camberwell and over the years i have got to know the roads.

stitch...we're gonna make 2000 posts at this rate

Can I have an example of a 10 month olds sentence?

so, Vaunda

can you tell me what your favorite road in camberwell is? And why?

Zippi have saved it to favs and when he is not in bed i will let him look on it. Thanks.

Vaunda, please read

ggg - there's a mad yoga teacher lives in Benhill Road..

not your friend, I hope!

Zippi it is my 2nd cousins son,

I'm very much with the skeptics here ... but can I suggest that either:

a) Vaunda is indeed a purple smelly plant, or someone similar; or

b) Vaunda does not know she is lying.

I think it's b), but it could be a). Either way, Vaunda is not about to put her hands up and say "honest guv, got me".

you're right cockney

but hats off to your staying power, Vaunda

I meant second cousins son Never mind it's beyond hope i think Vaunda

i still go with the each to his own and work with the poersonality of yourself, partner , friends, family and you will be happy and so will the children.

Hey Vaunda

I think I know you! Isnt your brother Martin?

Vaunda, please read

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