Times when you've had to bite your tongue

[MommyJogger]

I used to be really judgey about what other parents fed their kids, but then my amazing eater became the pickiest kid you ever did meet. I'm just happy when she will EAT SOMETHING. More often than not it involves bread, cheese or meat. Not ideal.

Honestly, I wouldn't even bat an eyelash at that. Not ideal, but not bad. Now if you tell me it's usually Kentucky Fried Chicken with cheezewhiz on Chick'n in a Biscuit crackers, I might have words for you. I think it comes from having microwave mac n cheese 6 out of seven nights at dinner with cola cake for dessert growing up. And we were surrounded by farms and were basically on a farm. Running out of pepsi in the fridge meant we went to the grocery store early that week. I was underweight and it was gross and we were not picky kids.
PS. The seventh night was McDs, lol!

 

[Button#]

Since you guys are on the subject of food I think I'd like some cream tea. Just divine! Clotted cream on a biscuit with some jam and a spot of tea in a little town called burton on the water. (I think that's the name. )

Burton-on-trent (which is a river) is my local town

Could be bourton on the water. It would be a scone not a biscuit.

I really want Tim tams and bread and butter pudding after reading this thread.

 

[kimberleyrobx]

It used to seriously annoy me when i ALWAYS saw toddlers and children stuffing their faces with crap but now that i have a toddler, all i seem to do is feed her! she has a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner, but in between i give her a lot of shit! and ESPECIALLY when we go to gran and grandpas house, oh my! this girl can eat for Britain!!!

 

[kimberleyrobx]

Whenever i saw a child in a buggy i used to always think 'surely they're big enough to be walking now?!' but seriously, my girl is 20 months now and she is HUGE in her buggy! looks like a 4 year old she is so tall and slim! We are now letting her walk a lot more, especially on the pavement beside us although i havent plucked up the courage to adventure to town with her walking, as im terrified she'll get run over with the busy roads! so we always take the buggy just in case xx

 

[KatieB]

My oldest son has just turned 2 but could pass for 3, this morning he walked to swimming baths, was in pool for an hour and walked into town with his daddy where I met them with Alex and buggy for Louis as he was exhausted. He then proceeded to scoff a sausage roll from Greggs (gasp, shock horror!!!) whilst in buggy. If someone had said something to me they'd have been sorry, put it that way. Oh, he also wears reins when he's walking which is always a popular parenting choice on BnB.

 

[MrsPear]

Hey babydust I am from Burton too!

 

[Reidfidleir]

Since you guys are on the subject of food I think I'd like some cream tea. Just divine! Clotted cream on a biscuit with some jam and a spot of tea in a little town called burton on the water. (I think that's the name. )

Burton-on-trent (which is a river) is my local town

Could be bourton on the water. It would be a scone not a biscuit.

I really want Tim tams and bread and butter pudding after reading this thread.

Achhhh duh! of course it was a scone!! Woops. Yea bourton on the water. Near stow on the wold and chippingcamden.

 

[Twister]

this thread is the greatest.

Saw the in laws today. Lovely people, but mil can grate on me sometimes.

I had to bite my tongue when she saw my new hair cut I said I went for the boring option and she just went "yes I know I thought you would have done something different" I was like "oh thanks...". Then she scoffed when oh told her I planned to dye my hair purple and asked if the dye I had was permanent. So what if it is? My hair is dark anyway so it's not like its going to be really noticeable and even if it was, so what? I like purple.

I also had to bite my tongue a week ago when she came round and asked out of the blue if I'd started my diet yet.

Then I had to bite my tongue when she called LO fatty. She might not have meant it in an offensive way but its hardly a cute nickname to give a baby either.

Then we were at a restaurant and after telling us we should feed lo rusks and chocolate pudding when we first started weaning she completely backtracked today when oh (jokingly) asked if we should let her try some ice cream and was going on about how we should never give her chocolate etc as she won't get a taste for it then. Oh pulled her up on it though and her reaction was priceless.

Oh and she also asked if LO was on 3 milk feeds a day yet, wouldn't mind as they did things differently in her day but she asked the exact same question last week she kind of went "ohh" and laughed when I told her she's still fed on demand.

She drives me mad sometimes.

 

[KatieB]

I bit my tongue when OH's sister visited last week and gave OH a book on getting a baby into a strict routine (in French so can't really understand thankfully). She has helpfully highlighted various parts which she thinks we should pay extra attention to!!! I should add she has no children herself but considers herself the expert. ha.

 

[Button#]

I have to bite my tongue when my FIL suggested a burger to cure LOs constipation (we're vegetarian), especially as he suggests for everything - sleep problems, weight gain etc.

 

[shelx]

OMG... "If its not done the same way I do it then its wrong" hate ladies like this.

A lot of the time there is no correct way to do something when it comes to parenting!!!

 

[Stelly]

Was awhile back but I bit my tongue when at inlaws - went with LO to another room to BF, had a cover over him, and MIL just walks up and lifts the cover honestly it didn't bother me that much, mainly cause while in hospital and NICU everyone and their brother saw my boobs- so I bit my tongue . My DH however- did not, and made her cry.

I felt kinda bad, but then it was invasive, but she didn't mean anything by it.... She's just so jazzed about baby-

Overall summary. Was just weird situation....

 

[misspriss]

.... honestly it didn't bother me that much, mainly cause while in hospital and NICU everyone and their brother saw my boobs- so I bit my tongue....

I totally know what you mean!!! I had the exact same experience....

 

[babydust1990]

Hey babydust I am from Burton too!

I'm in Swadlincote atm but originally from Ashby. It always feels so weird knowing that people live so close

 

[Twister]

Oh's parents live in Swadlincote! We used to go up regularly but since we got our own place we don't go so much anymore. Lovely place!

 

[babydust1990]

Oh's parents live in Swadlincote! We used to go up regularly but since we got our own place we don't go so much anymore. Lovely place!

Are you sure your talking about the right Swadlincote I want to move back to Ashby but the house prices are ridiculous for the sake of a few miles *sigh*

 

[ShelbyLC]

I was right - I pretty much didn't even speak while visiting MIL, that's how much I was biting my tongue!

My favorites:

"When are you piercing their ears?"
"When they're old enough to ask for it."
"So, at 2 or 3?"


She asked if I was going back to work and when I said no, she gave me this LOOK, like I was wrong for wanting to be a SAHM!


BIL and OH both have facial hair. Every time BIL went near one of the babies, MIL would say that the babies thought it was OH because of the beard. They know their own father!


Ugh. So glad that's over and SO glad they live 4 hours away.

 

[sbl]

My sister who has breast cancer got asked "what's your chances?" by a stupid thoughtless man in the supermarket in front of her children.
F**king dumbass.

 

[babydust1990]

Omg sbl! Stupid man, hope your sister is ok

I have an actual rant to add. My back garden pretty much backs onto the park and while I was getting the washing in heard a mother telling her kid to 'shut the fuck up you little prick' and 'Im gonna smash your head in if you dont pack it in'. Took so much for me not to tell her that if she doesnt stop talking to her innocent child like that I'LL smash her head in

 

[Twister]

Oh's parents live in Swadlincote! We used to go up regularly but since we got our own place we don't go so much anymore. Lovely place!

Are you sure your talking about the right Swadlincote I want to move back to Ashby but the house prices are ridiculous for the sake of a few miles *sigh*

well where the inlaws live its nice! Their house backs onto a huge lake and they have a hot tub in the garden so that probably has something to do with it