What a weekend.
I’m still battling with my back, will probably see a doctor if it’s not better tomorrow.
We had a couple and their 2 boys over last night, ages respectively 2 and 4. I knew we were in for some trouble when it was very quiet and then one of the girls came running, screaming ‘water, water!!’ We then found all the bath toys in the tiny little fish tank in Daniel’s room. Courtesy of their 4yr old, assisted by our 4yr old.
Then, not even 3 minutes later I hear a crash. And the cover has been broken off my antique ‘meelkis’. Yep, you guessed it. He partly broke it about 6 months ago and hasn’t set foot in our house since. And then he finished it off last night.
The adults then retired back to the kitchen and a while later silence once again descended, only for me to find all the toys from the play room pretty much strewn throughout the bedrooms. Courtesy of the 2 4yr olds.
I must confess, at this point I shouted. I was really, really cross. What would you have done?
I just think, we teach our kids respect for our things and other people’s things, why can other people’s children not respect our house?
And THEN, this morning hubby used the toilet in the family bathroom. Blocked. Some toy was flushed down. So, now I not only have to pay to get my furniture fixed, but also to get a farking plumber out. I am not impressed.
Has something like this ever happened to you or have your children ever behaved this badly? What did you say??
Here is a pic of the girls building a puzzle yesterday afternoon: (Mignon left, Isabel right)
Here are they all having real tea in real cups earlier today: (notice the tea pot with the feet, that came all the way from London, many years ago, for just this purpose!)
Cool teapot! It’s so difficult when other people’s children behave badly. I speak to them as I speak to my own children and tell them it is unacceptable behaviour in this house. A friend’s son (older than D) showed him how to wee on the bathroom wall last time they were here. Needless to say that was a while ago and now we only meet on neutral territory – not in my house!
Hope your back is better!
Im my house my rules are applied to any child visiting. If I know the kids are ‘destructive’ we meet elsewhere, at their house or I banish them outside or to the playroom with a restricted set of toys. Its such a difficult situation when things get damaged and other parents don’t seem to give a shit.
Do hope your back is feeling better this morning.
We used to have these “other peoples children” problems with only one of our friends kids. That was because of total lack of attention by the parents. They thought that kids should just fit in with their lifestyle from day one and just let them run riot.
It stopped when I put my foot down and told them in no uncertain terms to teach the children some manners! The rest of the adults there cheered! xx
I would have had heart failure. Pee on the bathroom wall??!!
If I know the kids are free-range kids, I meet at public places or at their house. Not in my house, you don’t!
Absolutely! The parents just kind of sighed and asked their kids to play nicely. My kids would have severely punished.
LOL at free-range kids. Great description!
Good on you for standing up!
oh my! terribly awkward to have to deal with other peoples kids behaving badly. i haven’t had to deal with this yet but i imagine i would also take the “my-house-my-rules” approach! trying to instill good manners in munchkin right from the start … really hope we’re making it count cos i think i would be mortified if my kid behaved that horribly …
PS: the teapot is very very cool!!
I love that teapot. I love teapots. I love tea!
O.M.G.! I would’ve exploded! Then run to the medicine cupboard for Rescue, and any other thing to calm me down!
Oh wait, I did that yesterday. But only our 2 were here!
I dread inviting people here because of this. I don’t know what I’d do! I can barely handle my two, and add them with someone else’s kids, and it will be sheer pandemonium! I’ll probably have a nervous breakdown. We just don’t do it!! (We don’t have any friends).
Love the pics and especially the teapot 🙂
I would have lost friends over an episode like this… But it is worse when it is family misbehaving, you can’t exactly excommunicate them.
It was my first time too, don’t think I handled it very well..
I’m sure you have friends!
Screw the rescue, I poured (another) vodka.
It’s easier to shout at family though, they HAVE to forgive you 🙂
🙂
Come for a massage!
Hi! Am going to try a Pilates class tomorrow 🙂
try that, but I promise a massage will def help. I can even do a fully clothed one:-) I’l be in at 9.30am so just yell if you would like one. On the house.
Jeez, twist my arm, why don’t you!
I know what its like! The offers there:-)