Brummie Clyde Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Shockingly Robyn went to sleep 5 minutes before the game kicked off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Brummie Clyde said: Shockingly Robyn went to sleep 5 minutes before the game kicked off Screams throughout Scotland v England! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) Our 13 year old grandson who is on the autistic scale is very literal with his outlook on life. He has been visiting these last couple of days - staying with his uncle - and has been playing games on the Xbox with his younger cousin(s). He landed in last night at 7.55 to announce "I have one hour and 5 minutes" as he had to be home for 9. And our granddaughter who got turned down by Queens has been offered a provisional placement from Magee. Trebles all round! Edited June 12, 2021 by Jacksgranda 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 How many parents would be happy to let their children out in the dead of night to hunt a vampire with iron teeth? https://carcinisation.com/2014/10/04/the-last-of-the-monsters-with-iron-teeth/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Screams throughout Scotland v England!Only recently realised that Scotland's first game is at 2pm on Monday.Working from home, so sure I can manage to get a TV into my office.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Train trip with Ben today 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 You and June are doing a fantastic job, hats off to you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Provisional Nat 5 results came out today for Scott. Seven A's and a C. Much, much better than I ever managed during my Standard Grades. Just waiting to see the SQA turn these in to seven C's and a D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Almost created some beef in the nursery WhatsApp group the other day. One parent complained about their kid getting paint in his top, another chimes in saying that she would send her kid back in in paint covered clothes to make a point and had written to the nursery about claiming the cost of clothes damaged at nursery back. These are three and four year olds. Their clothes are going to get covered in paint and mud and grass and their food and quite possibly their own faeces. Unbelievable. I was considering replying saying this but don’t want to beef with the kids my son smears paint on all day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 1 minute ago, ICTChris said: Almost created some beef in the nursery WhatsApp group the other day. One parent complained about their kid getting paint in his top, another chimes in saying that she would send her kid back in in paint covered clothes to make a point and had written to the nursery about claiming the cost of clothes damaged at nursery back. These are three and four year olds. Their clothes are going to get covered in paint and mud and grass and their food and quite possibly their own faeces. Unbelievable. I was considering replying saying this but don’t want to beef with the kids my son smears paint on all day. I created merry hell on the parent council when a parent posted outraged that in class it's water only no diluting juice. How dare the head dictate what her child could drink (lunch times can have diluting juice etc) and her child couldn't go 6 hours without diluting juice. My response of it's only three hours until lunch and we all survived without water bottles on our desks didn't go down well. I genuinely have no idea how people.keep their kids immaculate all day, must be a shite childhood. Primark perfect for cheap clothes for Nursery. Not a fucking.fashion show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) On 12/05/2021 at 16:59, ICTChris said: Saw this story on the BBC today https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57084243 Essentially, adopted children from difficult backgrounds were contacted by their birth families through social media and have now abandoned their adopted family for their birth parents. I remember reading a Twitter thread about adoption ages ago. There's a vision of adoption in popular culture that doesn't match up with reality - the idea of baby adoption or people finding out they are adopted when they are adults. The majority of adopted children are from horrific backgrounds and are often suffering from physical trauma. There's a growing movement of adopted parents who adopt children without being told their needs and end up with children they can't cope with. I don't know what the solution is as you assume that the birth families will be in the same situation. Around 5-10% of adoptions are thought to fail but there are no statistics collected on this. I guess it's the age old nature v nurture argument. Having children does show you how they are semi-clones but are also entirely their own people. Bit late here but this is a bit of a concern for us. He’s only just turned 5 so not an immediate worry though. He does have 6 half brothers somewhere in the area so it’s going to be tough (I think all have been in care at some point). I’m still trying to work out at what age to tell him about adoption as I don’t think not telling him is an option. I think the wife and I have found it tough at times but it was the best decision we ever made and all you can do is your best. He’s always been a little behind but still gets there. I’ve always wondered if subconsciously getting taken into care from his birth mum at birth then taken from his foster mum at 9 months (when he came to us) has knocked him back a little. Will worry about the serious stuff Edited June 21, 2021 by Alert Mongoose 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Almost created some beef in the nursery WhatsApp group the other day. One parent complained about their kid getting paint in his top, another chimes in saying that she would send her kid back in in paint covered clothes to make a point and had written to the nursery about claiming the cost of clothes damaged at nursery back. These are three and four year olds. Their clothes are going to get covered in paint and mud and grass and their food and quite possibly their own faeces. Unbelievable. I was considering replying saying this but don’t want to beef with the kids my son smears paint on all day.It's unreal.My missus works in a nursery and the immaturity of some of the parents has me raging on a regular basis.Kids at that age should be engaged in messy play. That's the whole point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, pandarilla said: It's unreal. My missus works in a nursery and the immaturity of some of the parents has me raging on a regular basis. Kids at that age should be engaged in messy play. That's the whole point. My youngest daughter comes out like shes been in the fucking trenches every day. An absolute filth magnet. Looks like she has a great time tbf. The wife occasionally makes comment on it, the MiL goes bananas about it. Both of them seem to ignore the fact that the nursery are always very clear that they encourage messy play. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 My youngest daughter comes out like shes been in the fucking trenches every day. An absolute filth magnet. Looks like she has a great time tbf. The wife occasionally makes comment on it, the MiL goes bananas about it. Both of them seem to ignore the fact that the nursery are always very clear that they encourage messy play. Why do they care about what the kid looks like? I want my kids to not give a shit about their clothes for as long as possible.And messy play is always the best fucking play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Just now, pandarilla said: Why do they care about what the kid looks like? I want my kids to not give a shit about their clothes for as long as possible. And messy play is always the best fucking play. Precisely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 This was the youngest yesterday after being collected from nursery. Often he is so boggin' he is on a change of clothes. I put him in the cheapest clothes for nursery so that he can do what he wants. They wash after all and if the stains don't come I don't really care. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) On 12/05/2021 at 16:59, ICTChris said: Saw this story on the BBC today https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57084243 Essentially, adopted children from difficult backgrounds were contacted by their birth families through social media and have now abandoned their adopted family for their birth parents. I remember reading a Twitter thread about adoption ages ago. There's a vision of adoption in popular culture that doesn't match up with reality - the idea of baby adoption or people finding out they are adopted when they are adults. The majority of adopted children are from horrific backgrounds and are often suffering from physical trauma. There's a growing movement of adopted parents who adopt children without being told their needs and end up with children they can't cope with. I don't know what the solution is as you assume that the birth families will be in the same situation. Around 5-10% of adoptions are thought to fail but there are no statistics collected on this. I guess it's the age old nature v nurture argument. Having children does show you how they are semi-clones but are also entirely their own people. The young lad we fostered for 16 years came from a failed adoption. He came to us for a fortnight while his parents "moved house" - social workers really can be quite devious when it suits them. They also hadn't told his adoptive parents the problems they might have as he had fetal alcohol system.* He ended up calling us "mummy and daddy" as opposed to his adoptive parents, who, if I recall correctly, only saw him once after he came to us. 9 hours ago, Alert Mongoose said: Bit late here but this is a bit of a concern for us. He’s only just turned 5 so not an immediate worry though. He does have 6 half brothers somewhere in the area so it’s going to be tough (I think all have been in care at some point). I’m still trying to work out at what age to tell him about adoption as I don’t think not telling him is an option. I think the wife and I have found it tough at times but it was the best decision we ever made and all you can do is your best. He’s always been a little behind but still gets there. I’ve always wondered if subconsciously getting taken into care from his birth mum at birth then taken from his foster mum at 9 months (when he came to us) has knocked him back a little. Will worry about the serious stuff Shouldn't really affect him too much at that age, but I'm no expert. Our wee man had been through 20+ foster carers before he was adopted. One we fostered who went on to be adopted (by another couple) came to us at 3 months and left at two years, he saw his birth mother fairly regularly for the first wee while, he came through it allright, although we haven't seen him for a while. * syndrome Edited June 22, 2021 by Jacksgranda Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Alert Mongoose said: Bit late here but this is a bit of a concern for us. He’s only just turned 5 so not an immediate worry though. He does have 6 half brothers somewhere in the area so it’s going to be tough (I think all have been in care at some point). I’m still trying to work out at what age to tell him about adoption as I don’t think not telling him is an option. I think the wife and I have found it tough at times but it was the best decision we ever made and all you can do is your best. He’s always been a little behind but still gets there. I’ve always wondered if subconsciously getting taken into care from his birth mum at birth then taken from his foster mum at 9 months (when he came to us) has knocked him back a little. Will worry about the serious stuff Who doesn't love a day out at the grave yard? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 51 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Who doesn't love a day out at the grave yard? People of your advancing years… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: People of your advancing years… I go up to see my pals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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