people with four year olds
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Topic: people with four year olds
Posted By: lizzle
Subject: people with four year olds
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 8:27pm
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I take my hat off to you!
I had my five under five today, and the four year was the worst!!! well, not really, just I'm used to the two year old and one year old age. the four year old is a whole new ball game., i was exhausted just from the questions "what are you doing" "why" "who's that?>" "what are they doing" "why don't you know" Drove me nuts!!! |
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 8:46pm
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lol!!! my 3 year old is worse at asking those questions than my 4 year old, she has been pretty good.
hehe,yeah it can be quite mentally as well as physically draining having kids! |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 8:52pm
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It's the nonstop chatter that gets me..... He just doesn't stop talking..... EVER!!!! ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 9:04pm
Yay, so it's not just me! My beautiful wee baby has turned into a stroppy, bossy tart  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 9:39pm
I swear you borrowed my 3yo!!!!  ------------- |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 01 May 2007 at 11:27pm
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awww, Hannah? NOOOO she wouldn't be like that. lol, seriously she's too sweet. Now paris.. you can just look at her and tell that shes the bossy domineering type. the quiet one that is at the heart of every sneaky operation by miss ayja. lol She even finds it funny to tell ayja to lick her feet.. cos she' knows ayja will do it. seriously.
And yes.. Paris is interesting she asks so many questions then just spews all the info back out again when you least expect it. She was intruiged all day yesterday about what would baby do once it was out (had to remind her baby was tiny, and wasn't alive any more), where was it going to go, would i cry when i had the operation, would i be asleep, blah blah blah blah blah. She did the same with my older sis when she stayed.. neither of us smoke.. all of my sisters do.. we don't usually see them too often and if my sis from feilding visits she usually does when Paris is at daycare or in bed.. anyway.. when my sis from hamy stayed.. boy she's turned into a chain smoker.. every 10 mins was outside having a smoke. Paris's converstations turned to "why does she smoke?" "why do people smoke?" "what happens to you if you smoke?" "smoking gives you a sore heart and lungs aye mum?" "I have a sore heart aye mum - but it's not cos of smoking.. i was born that way.. baileys got a bad heart too.. is it cos aunty carrie smoked when he was in her tummy?" "aunty mel and chrissy smell yucky when they smoke" "if you smoke and you go to the doctors, they won't do anything for you aye mum.. but when i get a cough, they give me medicine.. cos i don't smoke" even when we are in the car now it's "look mum, that ladies got a smoke.." (like she's telling onthem for doing something really seriously WRONG!!) I just wish the fascination with smoking would go away.. although i know it will turn to something else. god knows what. She talks too much - probably gets that from me i guess, lol  ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 12:35pm
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Haha at licking her feet!!!!
Hannah has taken it on herself to teach Briona manners. So we give Briona a drink and Hannah's right there saying "say thanks Mum" to Bria. Which Briona then does. Or they get in a tussle over a toy and Hannah says "you have to say please" "Please" "there you go. Now say thank you" "Thank you". Oh my goodness! It's relentless! But the crazy thing is that Briona doesn't really mind it and actually has amazingly good manners 
I've learnt that Hannah actually asks "why" automatically when she's tired and she doesn't always even expect an answer (maybe that's cause when it gets too much for me I ignore her  ). Oh she's hilarious!------------- |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 12:48pm
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We are constantly having to remind Paris that WE are the parents, and she does not need to tell ayja off.. which she does regularly.. for really strict things.. it's crazy. again i repeat - BOSSY. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 12:52pm
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also just have to clear up.. she tells ayja to lick her own feet.. although she knows that usually that lead on to ayja turning into a complete nutter and trying to go round licking everyone's feet, arms, face.. whatever she can get to.. she knows how to make ayja turn into a really weird child. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 2:49pm
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LIz, that starts around 2 1/2 the whys. We are fully into it and I turn it back on Andrew after the 4th why and he answers his own question. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 4:08pm
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Yep I know exactly what you mean Janine - although we fortunately haven't come across foot-licking before ------------- |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 11 May 2007 at 7:26pm
the most embarasing thing about my 4yr old is she repeats coments she hears me say about people, often to the person lol 
and tells people that " my mummy doesnt have pajamas shes a rudey bum when shes in bed"  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 11 May 2007 at 9:26pm
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oooh, my step-mother gave me a hint to answer "why" you say
"what do you think?" - i shall try next time I'm allowed to babysit (see thread "I broke the baby") |