Not an appropriate conversation for mums in a school playground.

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I don't think I'm being prudish, I like the odd gin and tonic/vodka/wine etc myself but I've never been into the 'out on the lash' culture.
For one thing, I've seen too many bad accidents due to drink in my line of work.

Anyway, conversation overheard in primary school playground this morning prior to kids going in:-

Mum A (loud voice) " How is Jan's head this morning, I bet she feels rough, I feel awful"
Mum B (just as gobby as A) " She's not good, mind you she did get absolutely hammered last night....."

By all means have a good time at the weekend, even get 'bladdered/hammered/lashed" if you want to but don't then have a conversation about it infront of my 10 year old, or other 6 to 10 year olds for that matter. What would we think of the teachers if they were talking like this infront of our kids, not much I'll bet.

Needless to say these mums are 'big' in the church community. Nuff said.

Yes, of course it was a virtual lynch mob

Or was it a few sane people questioning whether a conversation about being hammered the night before warranted such horror and a thread devoted to the shocking subject matter.

And as for the comment about not feeling sorry for people who's lives are ruined by drink-bit of a jump don't you think?

I don't think anyone was actually advocating people getting drunk in front of their children every night, drink driving etc.

I think they were just disagreeing with the inappropriateness of the comment. But that would not have been so good to post would it im pissed off that people are disagreeing with me

No it's much more effective to shout lynch mob and im the only one who cares that people's lives are ruined by alcohol, the rest of you bitches don't care that people for from alcohol

Even though that is based on absolutley nothing written on this thread so far

HTH :)

That seems a reasonable summary.

I agree with the Op. I think it'd be nice if kids retained as much of their innocence as possible and since they are great mimics their parents ought to lead by example. My kid's still a very small baby but I have to remind friends and her own father not to swear in front of her. I don't want her to think it's acceptable to swear or talk trash in public.

Be realistic, which kid is more attractive - the swearing, trash talking, rude kind or the pleasant, engaging and clean mouthed kind?

Someone hold my while I get a pair of pliers to take the stick out of the OPs ass. It can then be passed to the rest of you stick inflicted people when she's done.

I'm generally pleasant, engaging and clean mouthed as are my friends and sometimes we live to have a drink or two and occasionally we have a few too many and get hung over. If I had gone out for a night with friends and met up with them in the school playground then I might well laugh about it with them, just as many adults do. This would not make me some sort of swearing, trash talking, rude kind of person nor would it have any impact on my pleasant, engaging and clean mouthed children. Even if they heard me talk about it.

If you want your kids to 'retain' their innocence, better never send them to school. Or the play park. Or soft play.

Or watch TV or listen to the radio or play on the computer.

I expect it was the Chair of the PTA and the treasurer.

You lead a very sheltered life if that's the worst you've heard.
It sounds like a tongue in cheek conversation you overheard.

Don't come to our playground then - couple clearly having an argument with infant and primary child in tow

Dad - You're a fucking cunt
Mum - You didn't say that when you were fucking me up the arse last night

Wow...i think the ganging up and ridicule people are subjected by some members on this forum is utterly despicable.

your son probably had no idea what they were even talking about, he probably has no idea what hammered means. and probably wasn't even listening!

Lilliana's experience is a one. I'd hate my DC to overhear that and would scowl at them for saying that in a playground

I was downing jager bombs with the RE co-ordinator 3 nights ago.

I also said fuck during the mass of St. Peter and St. Paul although in my defence it was before Mass actually started and I was in a cupboard with the games mistress and no children were around and it was an accident.

Jolly!

Mmmm Jagerbombs.

So they didn't swear, they just talked about the fact that they got hammered and had a good night out. And there is supposed to be an issue here? I've heard worse in church.

Poor Little-Johnny! Are you sure you don't want to get that post deleted as you've revealed personal info i.e. your child's name?

Children hear things, that was not a particularly bad thing to hear. If they've ever watched TV or, you know, been outside on a Saturday or after 6pm, they probably know about adults getting drunk.

FWIW my parents swear absolutely constantly at home and it didn't mean that I swore at school etc because I knew I wasn't allowed. As an adult I love a good swear, and you will find that most "polite" workplaces have a surprising amount of swearing going on behind the scenes.

OP, I agree.

Bloody hell I too was expecting tales of swinging, dogging, shagging the head etc

Wasn't expecting I got a bit drunk last night and have a site head which surely must constitute standard playground parental chit chat?

There's only so much in life you can protect your kid from, but I'll do the best I can. I don't fancy being sent to jail for keeping my kid from school and I can't afford nor have the time to home school her, so I just have to hope for the best when that time comes.

Fwiw, if a couple of women are talking quietly amongst themselves about getting 'hammered' then I'm not bothered, even if kids are nearby, because they probably wouldn't be paying attention anyway. It's gobbing off and arseing around and drawing attention to themselves that I dislike.

Fwiw, I also agree with you, OP.

I once had to run out of the assembly I was giving the morning after the staff party to be sick.

Do I win £5?

If any of you see or hear anything that DOES actually make you think ' I don't like my child seeing/ hearing that' just remind yourself with the wise old saying (a lot of your come up with) ' oh well they'll have seen or will see worse' ( since when does the writer of Eastenders dictate what's right and wrong in the universe - what's that religion, The Church of Eastenders? ) Can't you think for yourselves around here?

Tethersend, you're a lightweight, you only win a prize if you are sick actually on a child, or someones expensive shoes, running off is for wimps.

This was never going to end well was it!!! have more

Oooh, as an aside, your NN is one of my favourite songs OP

Just came acrOSS this thread now and SENSES I totally agree with you!! Some mothers these days don't know how to behave in front of their children and that is not an appropriate conversation with those words being used for children to hear. In private, fine, for wee ears to hear, not my cup of tea!

ffs ZOMBIE THREAD