Friends Daughter Issues
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That post is the weirdest thing iv ever read on pistonheads. It's actually slightly disturbing and if you said that to me in person I'd be inclined to report you to the authorities. I'm now presuming you mean baby sitting and trying to keep them entertained but never had the words to say it.
If not very very very odd.
If not very very very odd.
hotchy said:
I'm now presuming you mean baby sitting and trying to keep them entertained but never had the words to say it.
If not very very very odd.
How hard is it to say "I'm a babysitter and the kid I look after is a brat, how would you guys handle it"If not very very very odd.
However I do think this is a windup so we shouldn't take it seriously.
loskie said:
did the OP ever come back to this?
If not does that say something?
I am inclined to think it was a serious question the OP asked, and though he expected some "typical PH responses", I suspect he wasnt prepared for the level/number of replies pointing out what he was doing is just plain wrong. If he was trolling hed have been back a few times to wind it up even more.If not does that say something?
I am kinda with you, the fact hes not replied says a lot.
KrazyIvan said:
loskie said:
did the OP ever come back to this?
If not does that say something?
I am inclined to think it was a serious question the OP asked, and though he expected some "typical PH responses", I suspect he wasnt prepared for the level/number of replies pointing out what he was doing is just plain wrong. If he was trolling hed have been back a few times to wind it up even more.If not does that say something?
I am kinda with you, the fact hes not replied says a lot.
hotchy said:
That post is the weirdest thing iv ever read on pistonheads. It's actually slightly disturbing and if you said that to me in person I'd be inclined to report you to the authorities. I'm now presuming you mean baby sitting and trying to keep them entertained but never had the words to say it.
If not very very very odd.
It reads to me as someone who has either led a sheltered life/has mental health or learning issues and is on one of the spectrums.If not very very very odd.
Its odd, but not disturbing in *that* way.
hyphen said:
hotchy said:
That post is the weirdest thing iv ever read on pistonheads. It's actually slightly disturbing and if you said that to me in person I'd be inclined to report you to the authorities. I'm now presuming you mean baby sitting and trying to keep them entertained but never had the words to say it.
If not very very very odd.
It reads to me as someone who has either led a sheltered life/has mental health or learning issues and is on one of the spectrums.If not very very very odd.
Its odd, but not disturbing in *that* way.
Zetec-S said:
Sad to have to think this way, but very true.
I've always been conscious of not being left alone much with my nieces for this reason. Would I spend any amount of time alone with a friends kids - no f
king way.
I have no time for this point of view. What a horrendous way to have to live your life. I genuinely feel sorry for you.I've always been conscious of not being left alone much with my nieces for this reason. Would I spend any amount of time alone with a friends kids - no f
king way.My wife and I have some friends with 5 kids (both boys and girls) under 9 years old. When we go over to hang out/have dinner, often the husband/dad is out working slightly longer than normal hours. My wife and the wife/mom of this family will sometimes sit in the kitchen chatting away and I’ll spend time playing with whatever kids are around, wrestling and generally being a climbing frame for the 4 older kids.
Usually the husband/dad comes home after we’ve eaten an early dinner and the kids then go to bed.
Yes, I enjoy playing with the kids - the way they interact with each other is fun to watch and I get to be a big kid (like I am!!).
But then I also get on the floor with my 15 month old daughter and ‘wrestle’ with her, play chase her down the hall, tickle her etc.
The expression ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is really very accurate.
To come back to the question that I think the OP is asking, albeit in a clumsy way, as an adult when your friends have kids you generally have to accept them as a family or not at all. It’s just one of those things. You need to make up your mind if the downsides of their kids are worth enduring to enjoy the friendship. I guess it’s like when a mate gets married - she’ll be around no matter what.
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