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Outrageous ageism at the toddler singalong!!

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ninathenana Fri 15-May-15 15:20:47

He was out of order. What a thing to teach toddlers. Definitely needs a word in his shell like.

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jinglbellsfrocks Fri 15-May-15 15:18:14

I would have been so angry at that. At the very least I would have picked the little one up and walked out.

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KatyK Fri 15-May-15 15:17:16

I'm surprised someone hasn't pulled him up about it before, unless this is the first time he's sung it.

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GrannyTwice Fri 15-May-15 15:15:08

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GrannyTwice Fri 15-May-15 15:14:34

Elena - I've been thinking a bit more about this. What is your AIBU actually about - the fact the you weren't offended and found it funny? In that case YABU because we should be encouraging our DC/DGC to be kind . If it had been me, I would have had a quiet word with the leader of the singing afterwards.

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KatyK Fri 15-May-15 15:13:54

I'm going to be spending every spare minute in the shower now!!!!

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Lona Fri 15-May-15 15:12:07

I think I would have had friendly word with him afterwards! Not a very nice thing to teach children even if it's sometimes true! grin

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KatyK Fri 15-May-15 15:07:51

I wouldn't have been very happy at that to be honest.

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GrannyTwice Fri 15-May-15 15:00:59

On my dgs' bus the grannies go knit knit knit which may be a stereotype but a harmless one.

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trisher Fri 15-May-15 14:52:06

Haven't heard that one before! and thought I knew every version. It is quite funny, but he should be careful he might get attacked by a group of grannies. (Was it Spike Milligan's programme or Monty Python that had gangs of grannies?)

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loopylou Fri 15-May-15 14:42:37

That's one version I won't be sharing with DGS!

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elena Fri 15-May-15 14:40:57

Sorry - he started on a verse about what the grannies do...

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elena Fri 15-May-15 14:40:15

I have been laughing at this, and I am not actually offended, but this incident deserves sharing, I think smile
I took my toddler grandson to a storytime/singalong event (I won't say where, so as to protect the guilty!). One of the songs was 'Wheels on the Bus' and the organiser led the singing through what the doors did, what the bell did and so on, in the usual way.
Then he started on a bus about what the grannies on the bus do.
'The grannies on the bus all smell of wee, smell of wee, smell of wee....'

!!!!!

I was sitting right in front of him (not smelling of wee, as far as I know smile ), and I don't think the verse was actually directed at me...but I was rather taken aback at this. Talk about tactless, agist and not a very nice lesson for the little ones in the group!

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