Mumsnet users share the parenting moments where they've wondered "Is it alright if…?" with O2

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Parenting isn’t easy. The pressures of daily life make it even trickier, never mind the ages of your children, or whether you're a stay-at-home mum or a working one. Anyone who's been stuck with a teen on a bad day or a toddler … on any day, will know that sometimes you just need to do whatever it takes to get by so you can hold onto your sanity for another day. Even if that means flexing your parenting methods from time to time.

Here’s what O2 has to say:
"#IsItAlright to let them use a tablet at breakfast? We hear you. Parenting is full of #IsItAlright questions, challenges and dilemmas. That’s why we’ve launched O2 Family, to bring advice, safety tools and kid-friendly offers to parents across the UK. We don’t pretend to have all the answers. But hopefully we make it a little easier to navigate the everyday messy magic of family life."

So what does it take to break you and make you question your parenting prowess? Do you tell your children carrots are good for night vision so they eat their veggies? Always carry a packet of sweets to use as a bargaining chip when you’re out and about? Or do you volunteer to be seeker so you can sit on the sofa, eating crisps and shouting "I'm coming to get you!" every three minutes…?

Share the moments you've wondered #isitalright if …? and what drove you to it with O2 to be in with the chance to win a £300 voucher for the store of your choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

Standard Insight T&Cs apply

#isitallright if I give my 3 yo a chocolate rice crispy cake for breakfast whilst in a cafe?! Technically it’s a breakfast cereal...

#isitalrightif I might have accidentally brought the iPad up just in case my 4 year old wakes up at 5:15 for the sixth day in a row? Such a bad mum!

#isitalright if I unplug the television at the wall, but then pretend that it’s broken? I don’t think they have even checked the plug!

#isitalright to give them things they'd like to eat in this weather?

#isitalright that my kids have eaten approximately 500 ice lollies and stayed indoors just in pants today?

Is it alright to say yes you can have chocolate sauce on your sprouts if that's what you really like?

Is it alright...if i reward my kids when they get good grades. i still wonder now!

I became a mum for the first time in January, and have had a LOT of these questions! Including 'is it alright if I put him in front of Tiny Pop for 10 minutes to keep him distracted while I sterilise a bottle or two?' I always feel so guilty for doing it, but sometimes needs must if he's having a clingy day!

#IsItAlright when DS had constipation due to a solid poo being stuck....to help ease it out....yes I did pull the poo out....

Is it alright for me to tell mine that Broccoli are magic little mini trees that make you grow strong like a oak tree :)

Is it alright if I bribe them to do things.

is it alright to breastfeed up to the age of four... I stopped short of aged 2 but I always wanted to do it for longer

DS continues to suck any baby wipe he can get hold of...

#isitalrightif I let my child drink a cup of tea? #isitalrightif I nip to the shop whilst my 10yo sits in the car? #isitalrightif my children still wander into the bathroom whilst I bathe? THere is an endless list!

Is it alright....if I tell my little she’s eating chicken when really it’s salmon...she absolutely loves fish now!

Is it alright to let my DC play on online multiplayer games. been restricting it to co-op local but the online communities really dont have the greatest rep.

#isitallrightif I say Santa is watching and he won't bring any presents this year if you don't behave and do everything mummy says

let them in the paddling pool when water is bit on the green side, and just tell them not to put head under

Yes, when I am up to my nostrils...I tend to have a last conscious decision so I don't explode.
As we all know, life is hard and laws are made to be followed until they become obsolete.

I think that's a breaking point for all of us. Including and above all with parenting.

#isitalright if my son eats nothing but cheese sandwiches for months?! I gave up with this and went with it as he was so very fussy. He occasionally would have soup but since I could get him to eat fruit and yogurt and bits of salad along with his cheese butties I didn't think it was the end of the world!

#Isitalright to let my son play on his Nintendo switch for hours

Is it alright if.....I leave my 4 year old on youtube while tidy house, hoping it's just cartoons!

Is it alright if i open a pack of sweets for my child before i pay for them so I can shop in peace?

#IsItAlright to tell my child school grades aren't the most important thing in life?

#Isitalright to hide chocolate in the cupboard my child can't reach so I can binge at night when she is sleeping