Endurance and Tolerance

Pipsqueak · 13-10-2009, 08:49 PM

I have none

I have run out tonight!

Today - done drop in - got 'told' by 5 different people to leave the room as I found it!!!! I always do, if not blooming better

Went to Uni - Two 'know it all's' on the course - they start talking I totally switch off. Every you might have done they have done better or know of at least 5 reasons why you shouldn't have done. And of course they have a direct personal (physic????) link to the: government, childcare experts, publications, journals, tutors - have been there, done it, seen it, read it.

Go straight to first aid tonight - There are 3 - yes 3 know it alls and I have done/had it better/worse than anyone else. They all competing to see who has had the worst: allergy/reaction/cough/hemearoids/headache/near death experience/saved person from bleeding to death

AND they ask the most inane questions

and one of them appears to be 'approving' everything the instructor is saying... you know the type of person.... 'ahhh yes I thought it would be that/ I totally agree that is what we should be doing'

3 blooming hours of first aid (3rd 3hrly session) and these three women.

are putting me on the edge.

**miffy** · 13-10-2009, 08:54 PM

Glad you've had a good day

Sorry Pip - hope you've got emergency chocolate!

Miffy xx

**flora** · 13-10-2009, 08:56 PM

Blimey Pip, what a day.

Hope tomorrow brings a better day

**youarewhatyoueat** · 13-10-2009, 09:01 PM

I can really sympathise I swear they have been on some of my courses as well!!! It really is my pet hate, why do they not shut up, and why go on the courses if they know it all, I agree I just switch off.

**Twinkles** · 13-10-2009, 09:02 PM

oooo I hate it when you get people like that on a course.

I agree with Miffy emergency chocolate and a large glass of something nice.

Pipsqueak · 13-10-2009, 09:07 PM

Tomorrow will be good - I get my mindee Iz back - I haven't seen her for 2 weeks

Honestly these people though - normally I find them quite funny and I like throwing spanners in their works but today has just been unbearable! Loooooong day

Last first aid session tomorrow - its CPR so hopefully the know it alls will have the gobs clamped firmly shut over the Resuss Annies.

**breezy** · 13-10-2009, 09:09 PM

In our area it's compulsary to have at least one know it all on each course as well as a " well thats what i thought" and a " I'm not doing that, no way, ofsted can stuff that" !

Great fun!

Pipsqueak · 13-10-2009, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by breezy

and a " I'm not doing that, no way, ofsted can stuff that" !

Great fun!

oooh I like these hypocritical people because you then generally find out that (somewhere down the line):

a) they have started doing it because they are due an inspection
b) had inspection and was told they have to
c) soak up all the things they think they shouldn't have to or don't want to and start doing them and then proudly 'own' them like they thought it of it first.

oooh and get this - one of our KIT's (know it alls) - she doesn't allow children (hers or minded) to blow out candles on a cake unless its covered with clingfilm first.

**Pudding Girl** · 13-10-2009, 09:18 PM

Wouldn't it melt??

**Twinkles** · 13-10-2009, 09:25 PM

Tell her it's very unkind to wrap a child in clingfilm

Pipsqueak · 13-10-2009, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by Twinkles

Tell her it's very unkind to wrap a child in clingfilm

I find bubblewrap much better - keeps them free from bruising

**breezy** · 13-10-2009, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Twinkles

Tell her it's very unkind to wrap a child in clingfilm

**Twinkles** · 13-10-2009, 09:31 PM

I just can not resist winding up people like this

It's a weakness of mine , I'd have to 'misunderstand' or contradict everything

**PixiePetal** · 13-10-2009, 09:33 PM

Maybe she should stick her candles somewhere else!

By the time kids have drooled all over other party food, licked the icing or eaten smarties off the fairy cakes and put them back on the plate when you haven't noticed, the cake should be relatively hygeinic

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 13-10-2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by PixiePetal

Maybe she should stick her candles somewhere else!

Originally Posted by PixiePetal

By the time kids have drooled all over other party food, licked the icing or eaten smarties off the fairy cakes and put them back on the plate when you haven't noticed, the cake should be relatively hygeinic

Sounds like she has enough hot air to do the job too

**The Juggler** · 14-10-2009, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by breezy

In our area it's compulsary to have at least one know it all on each course as well as a " well thats what i thought" and a " I'm not doing that, no way, ofsted can stuff that" !

Great fun!

Pip, we had one of these know it all types on our uni course. funnily enough she was one of the ones who dropped out! Probably because she found out she didn't know it all after all....

hope today's better honey

**Roseolivia** · 14-10-2009, 07:17 AM

I know how you feel, i think it gets harder as you get older to put up with f***wits

. I don't have much tolerance for people. At my Maths class it's a range of ages from 17-50+. Well the 17yr olds do nothing but chat while the teacher is talking or while we're trying to work out answers. Well i just want to scream 'f****** shut up' but no i sit there quietly fuming.

Sorry for the swearing but i get really annoyed.

**kindredspirits** · 14-10-2009, 07:44 AM

ugh i HATE people like that

but just tell yourself that they are really insecure because they need people to know that they may have done/understand things -rather than just allowing people to assume that unless you pipe up you do understand.