Mediocre Mum

Come on! Give us some credit!

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I’m not very good at ‘playing with my daughter’.  I’m the kind of parent that shows her how something works and then expect her to get on with it, which is bad I know, I’m just not a natural.  On the other hand after a couple of glasses of wine I’m an absolute hoot and will roll around on the floor doing my best Armadillo impression.

So, when I was at my neighbours the other day and spotted a book of ideas of how to keep a toddler busy, I couldn’t help but nose through it.  But, to be honest, it wound me up more than anything.  Here is exhibit ‘A’:

The Colour Game

Give your child various directions by colour (for example, “put the red bear on the table”, “pick up the blue car”, and “bring me the yellow book”)

FFS, how stupid do they think we are and if you think this is rocket science then I seriously question whether you should procreate???

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14 responses to “Come on! Give us some credit!”

  1. Ella Avatar
    Ella

    books like that are a stupidity tax

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  2. themadhouse Avatar
    themadhouse

    I agree with Ella, but find 102 yellow cars when on a journey is my way at getting the boys back for all the sleepless nights!

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  3. Susie @ Newdaynewles Avatar
    Susie @ Newdaynewles

    LOL-how old are your kids? Until about age ten or so making clean up a game of seeing who can do it the fastest or within 5 minutes really does work.

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  4. mediocremum Avatar
    mediocremum

    Totally agree but don't think we need a book to tell us??? When I used to teach I had a song recorded….would just hit play and they had 2 minutes to clean up…didn't have to say a word.

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  5. mediocremum Avatar
    mediocremum

    Oh do share! What is 102 yellow cars??

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  6. Susie @ Newdaynewles Avatar
    Susie @ Newdaynewles

    Some people may need it-I personally would not have patience to read it….

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  7. Susie @ Newdaynewles Avatar
    Susie @ Newdaynewles

    LOL! Go get them!

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  8. mediocremum Avatar
    mediocremum

    Oh and BTW, I only have one and she's 2.5. Just get annoyed when the so called experts treat us like idiots.

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  9. Notes From Lapland Avatar
    Notes From Lapland

    I'm not much of a player either, i'm just not very good at it and find it all a bit dull. I've seen a couple of books like this and some of the things they suggest do make you a bit worried about the people who would say 'oooh, that's a good idea, why didn't I think of that?'

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  10. mediocremum Avatar
    mediocremum

    To be fair, I've come across quite a few good books but far too many like this! :-)

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  11. Muddling Along Mummy Avatar
    Muddling Along Mummy

    Oh FFS whatever happened to pulling silly faces, using silly voices and getting them to bring you things (sadly not yet cups of tea but I'm hoping)

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  12. Esme Avatar
    Esme

    This post says that you don't play with your kid unless you are drunk whilst ridiculing a book about playing with your kid.

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    1. mediocremum Avatar
      mediocremum

      I can appreciate your comment, but do be careful unless you know the whole situation….I can assure you I do play with my daughter and don't need to be drunk to do so. The point was that books like this treat us parents like idiots……sorry if you find these type of books helpful.

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  13. Danielle Raine Avatar
    Danielle Raine

    Hooray – it's not just me! I used to dread hearing, 'Mummy, let's play Power Rangers!' I think you need a child's brain to do that well. I would happily build a magnificent and elaborate train track – but then play trains? I don't know how to do that. I know some adults are great at playing – my mother-in-law is fantastic. But I've chosen to stick to what I do best – fun stuff that we all enjoy. It's just not Power Rangers…

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