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Old Aug 31st 2009, 1:27 am
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Originally Posted by seang
what gets me is the whole "as a mum" thing. It seems as soon as you become a parent every view point has to be prefixed by "as a mum/mother I feel that....".


Also, in my experience, stay at home mums dont bladder on as much as parents that are working.
well I would have to say that as the husband of a mum I would completely agree with you
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 1:28 am
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Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
What sh!ts me is when kids go around talking about their parents non-stop!

"My dad's the best in the world", "My dad's got a 14" willy!".

God it sh!ts me when my son goes to kindy boasting!
as long as they dont mention their dad is a pom
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 1:32 am
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Originally Posted by seang
as long as they dont mention their dad is a pom
as far as I could tell our milkman was Spanish, so I don't think they will have that dilemma
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 2:08 am
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I don't get people who bring the babies into work.

I don't want to see your chubby, pink, bald, ugly baby. Thanks.
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LOL so agree with you. The icing on the cake for me - in a different forum - was people who were talking about their kids and several other "mums" then joined in the conversation with anecdotes about their "fur babies" yup, they joined in as if their cats, dogs and ferrets were just normal little people
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 2:56 am
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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar
I don't get people who bring the babies into work.

I don't want to see your chubby, pink, bald, ugly baby. Thanks.
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 2:58 am
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I hate parents who bring kids into dog off leash areas and let them run around, poking dogs, running up to them and generally not under any sort of supervision. Like its really a good idea to have your 5 year old run up to my 50kg Doberman and pull its ears ???

Or my personal favorite a few months ago was the family who brought the kids and their pet LAMBS on leashes into the park (I kid you not..) and were quite offended and try to row with us when my dog barked at them

As to talking about your kids. One chance in our house. Talk about your kids all evening over dinner and out you go never to come back
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Originally Posted by Centurion

As to talking about your kids. One chance in our house. Talk about your kids all evening over dinner and out you go never to come back
...does that include your wife?
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 3:12 am
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Originally Posted by Centurion
Or my personal favorite a few months ago was the family who brought the kids and their pet LAMBS on leashes into the park (I kid you not..) and were quite offended and try to row with us when my dog barked at them
Barking at pet lambs, you need to get them dogs to training. Lamb is for eating, not barking at.
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Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
...does that include your wife?
Yup - on the basis we don't have and never want kids. My wife would not spend 9 months out of a horse riding saddle to gestate. Her words not mine , but I'm happy with the outcome, no matter what the argument.
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Yup - on the basis we don't have and never want kids. My wife would not spend 9 months out of a horse riding saddle to gestate. Her words not mine , but I'm happy with the outcome, no matter what the argument.
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Default Re: Stop taking about your kids...

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
What sh!ts me is when kids go around talking about their parents non-stop!

"My dad's the best in the world", "My dad's got a 14" willy!".

God it sh!ts me when my son goes to kindy boasting!
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Originally Posted by Lord_Farquar
I don't get people who bring the babies into work.

I don't want to see your chubby, pink, bald, ugly baby. Thanks.
Me neither . . . on one occassion the baby in question was SOOOO ****IN UGLY I was, quite literally, lost for words . . . couldn't even muster an 'aah' . . . very nearly let loose an 'euuurgh' . . .
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Old Aug 31st 2009, 3:35 am
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Me neither . . . on one occassion the baby in question was SOOOO ****IN UGLY I was, quite literally, lost for words . . . couldn't even muster an 'aah' . . . very nearly let loose an 'euuurgh' . . .
In that case you just say "he/she's breathtaking".
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In that case you just say "he/she's breathtaking".
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