unrealistic expectations

I'm getting really annoyed with people expecting Jake to do more just because he is tall. His Nana rang a few days ago and Jake asked to speak to her. Anyway, he did his usual gabble but said a few things. After he gave the phone bck she said "oh, well, I'm sure he'll pick up talking soon. Must be a family (hers) thing to be slow with speaking". I said to her "v - he's TWO!!!!" what does she expect? Him to be reciting bloody shakespeare to her? It just annoys me! and L's Nana expects him to be this perfectly behavioured child. HE"S JUST TURNED TWO! The problem is, he is the sdame size as his three year old cousin and they expect them to behave the same, despite over a year difference. Annoying!!!!

We had the same problem with Jayden he was and still is very tall for his age so people expect much more from him.    I am forever getting asked in the shops why he isn't at school. Jayden is now a few weeks away from five and I have jsut learnt to ignore it, you kinda get used to it. If all else fails tell them to butt out.

I have that as well Liz, and even the "why is he still in the nursery school he should be at the pre school with the rest of the 3 year olds". That really annoys me. Andrew is tall (he's 2 1/2 and measures 95cm tall) but his dad is 6 foot 4 so it is expected that he is tall. I am a little lucky that Andrew has good speech now - but only since he has had grommets put in. Grin and bear it for a little while or jsut do what I do with grandparents and lose it and tell them he is not their child and he is doing great for his age - quite often done to the in-laws.

Charlottes another tall one (shes 2 1/2 and just clocked 1m!) and we get the same- especially in her nursery class. People are usually shocked when I tell them how old she is but I do try to mention it alot because people do judge when they think children are behind. She is the tallest in her nursery class but she is the second youngest so I think people do expect more of them.
We'll just have to hope that our tall poppies rise to the challenge

ow james is quitetall for his age and quite soild sooo people thinks he older but hows this i was in the werehouse yesterday and james was in his pram muching on a muffin for his morining tea when this radom lady came up to me and asked "has he not had breackfast did you give him a muffin for breackfast"i turned to her and said"accturly that his his morinig tea and yes he did have f###ken breckfast i couldnt belive people think i would starve my son the ladys mother came over a druged her away before i could slap her man what have i got on me a lable saying abaise mother please come say radom and mean things to her cause she could,nt possablilty look after her child agghhhhhhhhhhhhhh makes me sooo mad its not the frist time someone has done that either and sorry to offernd anyone but they are ussly white middle class woman i reconk its just cas i am maori and have a white child aggrhhhhhhhhhhhh well feel better now sorry to rob the therad lizzle

lol miss idont mind people talking to me i just dont like it when they are rude

well i,m sure dunedin has more nutters then anywere else in nz once when james was about 6 weeks old this nutter tried to take him out of his seatwhen we were in the super market