Re: Humiliated

[Guest guest]

Don't be humiliated Kim, if it wasn't your DS, it would have been someone

else's. It's very difficult for them to sit still. Last year DH and I attended

the nativity and I spent the entire time in a nearby classroom with DS2 (who

must have been a near 4 year old then). This year my DS1 was ill so attended

DS2's nativity, he should really know better but I had to take him out to the

loo and " encourage " him to sit up etc etc.

It's very difficult with childcare. My DS1's school this year requested no

toddlers at their harvest festival service because of potential distractions. I

was lucky enough to be able to leave DS3 with MIL, but would have been

disappointed not to be able to attend otherwise.

On a different note, both DS1 and DS2 schools have done a professional video of

the nativity which you can purchase for about £6. Parents were then requested

not to do their own videos during the performance. Last year DS2 was a king in

the playgroup nativity and he must have felt like real royalty - the effect of

30 parents's photography was like the paparazzi!

Jo

Trainee ANT & Bookings Sec, Southend

SAHM to (7), (4) and Dominic (2)

[Guest guest]

Oh Kim, what a horrid time you had. I'm sure all the others were just

thinking " Phew! That could have been me. "

Kieran when at nursery completely freaked in the nativity play cos the

speakers emitted a loud whine right next to him. I was convinced this time

for his first school play that there would be trouble after all the fun and

games we've had this term at school but....he sang and behaved like an angel

and I sobbed and sobbed with pride and relief. There will be many, many

more plays to come and I hope you get to see it on video.

FWIW, I took Carys (2) to the school Christmas service in church today. She

was fine(ish) all the way through to when it went all quiet for the prayers

and just in that moment of absolute silence....she said in a VERY loud voice

" Mummy, I need a weeeeeee! " Giggles erupted everywhere and a very red faced

me had to fight my way out of the pew and through to the loo at the back of

the church. They'll always let us down/show us up at some time or another!

.

[Guest guest]

But that's what's fun about children, isn't it? We used to attend a church

where the minister and his family were (and still are) very good friends of

ours. DD1 regularly used to pipe up with comments such as 'Oh look, Bruce

is climbing some stairs' or 'Bruce has got a blue shirt on today' or 'Why is

Bruce talking so much?'

I really don't think people mind this sort of thing and if they do, well,

they're miserable so and so's. JMHO!!!

Lesley

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said....

FWIW, I took Carys (2) to the school Christmas service in church today. She

was fine(ish) all the way through to when it went all quiet for the prayers

and just in that moment of absolute silence....she said in a VERY loud voice

" Mummy, I need a weeeeeee! " Giggles erupted everywhere and a very red faced

me had to fight my way out of the pew and through to the loo at the back of

the church. They'll always let us down/show us up at some time or another!

[Guest guest]

DS3 had his Christmas party at playgroup today. He seemed very excited when he

found the bag containing presents for the helpers and chocolate crispy cakes for

the children. I began to realise things were not going quite as planned when he

started shouting " no, no " when we parked the car outside playgroup. Then he

didn't want me to go " I want to play with my mummy " .

When I arrived to pick him up at 12.00 I was called inside - always ominous -

and one of the staff explained she'd had to give him time out because he had

*bitten* another child's tummy. He was obviously full of the Christmas spirit

:-(((

Jo

Trainee ANT & Bookings Sec, Southend

SAHM to (7), (4) and Dominic (2)