I got caught out...naughty Nanna!

A bit of a tangent here but does anyone else wonder if Prince George and Princess Charlotte wear 'play clothes' when not in the public eye. There was a conversation between DD, SiL, Mum and I yesterday, all hoping that they do.

What I don't understand is why any of you feel the need to keep it a secret that you have spare clothes for your GC if you're looking after them.

morethan ??

I have the opposite story. When going to pick up my granddaughter for the day I saw a bag of old clothes by the stairs. I asked if they were for the recycling bin. I could drop them off on the way. My then 7 year old granddaughter said "No Nanna there my old clothes I have to wear when I go out with you. I wear my nice new clothes when I go out with my other Nanny" I said nothing cos I know my place

Calder, This reminds me of a time when my friend took her niece to a children's farm. Her mum dressed her in a lovely floaty dress! Needless to say that my poor friend had no clothes to change her into and the dress was ruined.

We used to look after our grandson every friday from the age of 10 months. Every Friday he would be brought in wearing jeans, because his daddy thought he looked good in jeans. At the first nappy change, the jeans would come off and jogging trews put on him until 5pm, when the jeans would be replaced ready for pick up by his parents.
My house, my rules!

I always changed GS into "play clothes" when he was here on his own. Meant he went back all clean and tidy

One dgd(age5) won't wear dresses
The other (age3) won't wear anything else

....Luckygirl - I get exactly the same, it's as if our food and drink is contaminated in some way. DGD usually ignores the drinking vessel she is sent with and goes straight to the cupboard where there is a pink drinking cup she insists on using here!

Being a relatively new user of Gransnet forums I have an observation...if a post gets lots of replies it seems to turn into a game of Chinese Whispers where the latter replies seem to have little reference to the original post, or it ends up in a "for and against the OP" scenario.

I generally thought the idea of the forums was a supportive one, but often people seem to get scolded along the way which is sad.

Humberbear I think you did the right thing after all what other choice did you have, the children had to be got home some how, and under the circumstances you did everything you could to make it as safe as possible.

Maggiemaybe - I like to hear of the law being sensible and flexible, I do hope you're right.

And as for the "you only have boys you don't have to worry about it do you" from Peaseblossom - good grief did you read my previous comments at all? I have one child, a son, for various reasons beyond my control I was unable to have further children - I would have loved a daughter but it wasn't to be. As I mentioned in my second post I am delighted to have a granddaughter whom I love dearly. I had enormous pleasure knitting and crocheting pretty dresses and cardigans for her.

ALL I WAS DOING WAS SHARING A LAUGH AT MYSELF MAINLY AT MY SILLINESS OF PUTING THE DRESS BACK ON INSIDE OUT AND GIVING MYSELF AWAY. Lighten up people (well some of you).

Many thanks to all those who replied in the spirit of my posts.

Meant space not peace!!! Doh!

My guilty secret ...... when doing the child minding (done it for 8 years 4 different children over different days) .

Child arrives in pyjamas with clothes screwed up in bag. Nannie irons them before dressing for the day. Watch this peace - not been found out yet.

From what Humbertbear says I presume that she has car seats but had forgotten to put them in that morning. You can hardly go and buy more at 7.30 in the morning. They are obviously school children, not babies. This idea that 10 year olds have to sit on booster seats does seem over the top to me...

It is possible in an emergency to carry a child in a car in an adult seat belt, goodness so many judgemental people!

I am sorry to see comments that children should not be able to dress up in play outfits they choose!
Wearing a fairy dress or superman outfit will not confirm or change anyone's gender or sexuality. It might make a kiddie happy though ad that is never a bad thing

When my boy and girl twin grandchildren were tiny ,they both wore trousers or leggings with tops and tunics . The moment she was able to make herself understood the girl has point blank refused to wear trousers or jeans . She will sometimes wear leggings and tunics as long as they are "pretty" . The trouble is she loves climbing and riding her bike and often gets caught up but she is very determined not to wear " sensible" clothes .My DS thinks it's to emphasise her gender !!

Guilty as charged.......my DD brings my 16 month old DGS (who is with me one day a week) accompanied by his own yoghurt in a lidded pot, his own milk in a cup and...wait for it!...his own water in a cup.

Do I ever give him our milk, our yoghurt or our water? - I leave you to guess!

Do I ever mention it? - well, no!

doom and gloom pervades every thread here ! presumably the folded coats were instead of a booster seat , which isn't great but hardly a hanging offence

I believe there is some sort of exception to the law for unexpected, necessary and short journeys, when over 3s can travel in adult seatbelts. I'm not saying I think what Humbertbear did was right, but it may not have been illegal, depending on the circumstances.

Humbertbear, what you did was illegal never mind betraying the trust of the children's parents. What if there had been an accident? How would you have lived with that?

I always change DGD into leggings and a top when she comes to our house we have dogs and a very muddy garden we live in a rural area and pretty dresses would get ruined. DIL knows and is quite happy with the arrangement far better than ruining her dresses which DIL prefers her in

Calder Just imagine what would have happened if she had torn the dress or got mud all over it. I think you did the sensible thing. Best to be upfront and not try to hide things because little granddaughter might accidentally dob you in! Had to laugh because it is the sort of thing I would do.

As for little boys wearing sparkling fairy dresses....aren't you looking for trouble when you allow that to happen? That little boy must be getting PC views from his mother and personally I think she is setting him up for bullying when he gets to school.

Think what you did was a good idea ....grandaughter comfortable for playing, dress remaining clean and unspoiled ! Wonder if anyone has any thoughts on the .news. in the press the other day about the little boy who answered the door to the food delivery man dressed as a fairy ? (the boy, not the food delivery man !)) who commented that he should be dressed as a super hero and not a fairy ??? Personally, and My opinion only, I really do not understand this current obsession with gender ....to my mind children are either boys or girls ...and it must be confusing at 5 years old to be asked which they are !!!

Oh I have sets of clothes here for the DGCs as they come after school so they can change if necessary. People need to stop being so precious!

Climbing and playing in dresses is much harder than in joggers/leggings & top!

I can`t see that you did anything wrong, what sort of reaction would you have got if the dress had been ruined.