The thought of anyone being unpleasant to my daughter makes me freak out.
She's so open and friendly, when we go to the park etc she introduces herself to other children and almost all of them stare blankly back at her. Even the English-speaking one(s). I cannot describe the feeling this engenders in me.

Alt: because he is mentally ill. I don't have that much of a problem with the chap, despite how it appears. I just want a Bertdown.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:51, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

I can't comment on how you feel as a parent but when teaching and the kids are in my care I do feel fiercely protective over them.
(ThunderCuntThePendejo officially less shit than NakedApe, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:55, Reply)

The poor wee mites have a foul world to contend with.
That in itself is massively upsetting to me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:56, Reply)

This is why I am mightily perturbed by the Santa Claus dilemma.
Do I lie to my child and tell her it's all true? I don't want to be dishonest with my own child (and I have a massive inability to lie - it freaks me out). Or do fabricate a lovely, fluffy world of fluffy Christmas loveliness which can be cruelly shattered at a later stage?
#firstworldproblems, etc.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)

My parents did the thing of saying "yes dear santa exists"
in a sarcastic tone, so when I learnt about sarcasm I learnt the truth.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:01, Reply)

this explains a lot

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:02, Reply)

(!)

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:02, Reply)

The lie will set you free
or something
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:01, Reply)

Do the Santa Claus thing
Seeing the kid's faces around Christmas is amazing. You can turn their world to shite later on

/sadcunt
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:02, Reply)

My inclination is to tell mine the truth.
It's a small step from 'Santa' to 'Jesus' in my mind.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:09, Reply)

I tend to agree.
Am currently on the side of "some people believe this but the evidence suggests..."
Still, no matter what I do, at some point she'll accuse me of ruining her life. *shrugs*
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:12, Reply)

You're over analysing.
Go with your instinct. 9/10 you'll be spot on.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:14, Reply)

This is why we told the kids the alarm sensors were what Santa watched them with
to make sure they were being good. Red LEDs FTW!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:15, Reply)

+ cum
protective
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:58, Reply)

your daughter sounds very needy

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:56, Reply)

Polite is the word.
Your 'ignore' button appears to be faulty.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)

made you look spastic.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)

Hahaha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:03, Reply)

A friend of mine's daughter
has been so mollycoddled by her mother and extended family that on a rare occasion when she was allowed a sleepover at her dad's, when asked what kind of pizza she wanted for dinner, she burst into tears because she was so unused to making any choices for herself.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 8 Mar 2012, 14:59, Reply)

Oh dear.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:01, Reply)

I know.
He was gobsmacked.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:02, Reply)

Hahaha, ain't no way my child is going to be that sheltered.
For starters, all pizza is mine and mine alone.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:02, Reply)

Be careful that those olives aren't, in fact, a present from Catface.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:03, Reply)

*spits discreetly into napkin*

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 8 Mar 2012, 15:05, Reply)