Do people think they are all yours?!

[MrsT333]

I get it all the time when i have the double buggy.."what lovely twins!" theres 6 mths between my LO's.
I try and add into conversation straight away they are not mine...even about my own

[estrelas]

someone asked me yesterday actually
i had 10 month old and 2 year in buggy
two 5's and a 4
my daughter 6 and a 9 year old
i mean come on i'm only 31, i'd have had to permantly be in bed

[haribo]

i had one woman say to me oh she is the image of her mummy isnt she -meaning a mindee i didnt have the heart to tell her she wasnt mine

[Lady Haha]

I get it all the time too when I have up to six mindees and my own son as well! People are funny sometimes!

The last time was at Christmas when I took six (inc son) to a Christmas party and Santa was there in his grotto. I decided to take the children into see Santa in pairs (I had an elf collecting the ones that had already been in and keeping them by the door for me, bless!). But Santa's face was a picture when on the third pair of kids going in, it was me AGAIN!!!! I said 'They're not all mine!!!' to save him from asking!

[Mouse]

I used to get it the other way round when I was out with my own 5 children. People would say 'they're not all yours are they?'. Apparently I looked to calm to have that many children

I did used to look after a little boy who had very dark skin & hair. He was about the same age as my own very pale, ginger haired child and I would often have people saying how alike they looked! I just used to smile & say yes, but really wanted to say 'are you serious? Have you actually looked at them?'

[sandy64]

theres always people who say are they all yours? that doesnt bother me what does is people saying how do you manage when they are being so good any way. i always feel like saying that i lock them in a cupboard but i then risk mrs o coming as someone may think i really do lol.

[helenlc]

Had a new comment today!!

I was at soft play with my 3 mindees - one white, one black, one mixed race. I was also with 2 other CMs who had 3 (white) children between them.

As we were leaving, my friend heard a lady say to her friend "They've got a mix and match of kids between them". Her friend then replied "Maybe they are social workers"

They obviously thought we were taking the poor little things on a day out!!

At least they though we were professionals!!!

[ajs]

Me and my friend (another CM) were at soft play last week. Just before we left, one of the mums we got talking to realised we were CMs.

She said I never would have guessed you two were childminders. When my friend asked Why? She said because we treated the children with us as if they were our own.

We both came away feeling quite pleased with ourselves!!

lol
i wouldn't be flattered if they said that
i am foul to my own children

i am often getting comments like ooh haven't you been busy
i just smile sweetly and say yes ( but it's true they do keep me busy)

[Sarah Louise]

Another CM and I were in the local park when a group of young lads walked past and said "Jesus those two must never be off their backs!".

We didn't bother correcting them.