izzy23
01-10-2009, 01:54 PM
Hi all.
Just need to let off some steam. Had my 3 siblings for nearly a year now and their is one recurring issue with them thats really getting my goat. They turn up in all states of uncleanliness to me and I've been telling myself I am being unrealistic about stuff but still.....
little one came today covered in chocolate, all over his top also, still sticky, with crumbs...now lo is dropped off at lunchtime and 99% of the time I'm told "he's been in his cot all morning and didnt have a nap I dont think"...so of course, comes in the house and is like an animal been let out of his cage, bombing around, throwing himself into furniture etc. I clean him up always before he is let loose but it gets my goat that mum cannot put a flannel over him before they leave, also there is the middle sibling and she regularly turns up in hols faced smeared with all sorts of foodstuffs, dirty clothes etc. Now I have 2 of my own and I know children can't be kept pristine :p , not at all, but this seems completely over the top and its not as if she is rushing out of the house at 7am to drop them off, they come at lunchtime so mum has the morning to get stuff together. This on top of LO regularly coming with no spare clothes, not enough nappies, (I often have to stick my 3 yr old girls stuff on him whilst I wash his) etc etc is now really getting me down. Speaking from my own POV when I used a CM last year, yeah the LO sometimes ended up going into CM's with a bit of Weetabix or Ready Brek still around her mouth but never caked in the stuff.......ISn't it just basic manners to send your kids in a presentable state.......OH RANT OVER. :o
Just need to let off some steam. Had my 3 siblings for nearly a year now and their is one recurring issue with them thats really getting my goat. They turn up in all states of uncleanliness to me and I've been telling myself I am being unrealistic about stuff but still.....
little one came today covered in chocolate, all over his top also, still sticky, with crumbs...now lo is dropped off at lunchtime and 99% of the time I'm told "he's been in his cot all morning and didnt have a nap I dont think"...so of course, comes in the house and is like an animal been let out of his cage, bombing around, throwing himself into furniture etc. I clean him up always before he is let loose but it gets my goat that mum cannot put a flannel over him before they leave, also there is the middle sibling and she regularly turns up in hols faced smeared with all sorts of foodstuffs, dirty clothes etc. Now I have 2 of my own and I know children can't be kept pristine :p , not at all, but this seems completely over the top and its not as if she is rushing out of the house at 7am to drop them off, they come at lunchtime so mum has the morning to get stuff together. This on top of LO regularly coming with no spare clothes, not enough nappies, (I often have to stick my 3 yr old girls stuff on him whilst I wash his) etc etc is now really getting me down. Speaking from my own POV when I used a CM last year, yeah the LO sometimes ended up going into CM's with a bit of Weetabix or Ready Brek still around her mouth but never caked in the stuff.......ISn't it just basic manners to send your kids in a presentable state.......OH RANT OVER. :o