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do you shout when your child has a friend over or are you careful to be the calm perfect mother?

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brimfull · 10/10/2006 13:24

because I have just failed to be and I feel awful.Ds has a friend over (they're 4yrs) and ds was getting ,ds erexcited and silly.I shouted at him and his friend nearly jumped out of his skin!I apologised to him and he said "that's alright" but feel like the evil mummmy from hell now.
btw I do have a loud shout but ds is used to it.

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brimfull · 10/10/2006 13:25

I do normally try to be nice and normal but it's time of the month

poor excuse

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emkana · 10/10/2006 13:26

I try my best to be calm perfect mother, but don't always manage it because dd2 is excellent at winding me up

Helennn · 10/10/2006 13:31

Try to be nice mummy but unfortunately ds's friends seem to be allowed to get away with murder at home, have no table manners and to behave like hooligans. So find it difficult not to tell them off. After all it is my house and I will not let them get away with something I don't let my son do. Bit difficult last week, ds's friend was going home and basically jumped on my son in a "come on let's have a fight" type of way, his mother was stood right beside me and just laughed and said "boys". They are 6.5, when does she think they will teach themselves how to behave??

Sorry, rant over!!

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myermay · 10/10/2006 13:32

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Zippetydoodahzippetyday · 10/10/2006 13:38

Try to be nice but the other day I had DD and DS' friend over for tea and did resort to raising my voice especially when they were eating.

mell2 · 10/10/2006 14:19

Oh yes i have done this. Shouted at me dc (not friends). You do forget that they are used to you shouting and their friends are not!

I do try and not raise my voice but it is very hard being a nice and reasonable mum for a couple of hours!

Tortington · 10/10/2006 14:21

i behave as i would usually. this is so kids dont push it becuase they think your not going to do anything

kids do this in church too!

and when they invite their girldfreind over and start talking about sex to laugh at your reaction.

so i act as i would normally - if naughty punish.

in church - remove them to the back

new girlfriend situation rsponse " me and your father have wonderful sex don't we darling...pass the salt"

dmo · 10/10/2006 14:28

oh i just tell them off
think they know me now and all my house rules but when they arrive i go through them again
no shoes on stairs
no jumping on beds
no running around
no play fighting
if playing out lamppost to lamppost only
no food/drink upstairs
etc etc etc
i'm such a dragon

my neighbours and i have agreed to shout at each others children if we see them do something so i dont mind
big brother is watching

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