Well, after reading your structured and comments obviously coming from the heart, I have began to look at my little granddaughter though different eyes.
Far from being a little Angel, I now realise that she is nothing more than a monster in the making.
After reading your suggestions, I realise that my grand parenting skills are sadly lacking.
When she visits next time, I will immediately smack her, bite her and shout at her, instilling so much fear in her that she wouldn't try to bite her strapping teenage brother again when he was being too rough whilst they were play wrestling.
I will also place her on the naughty step for 48 hours, without sustenance, just so that she can reflect deeply on her heinous actions.
I am just surprised that one of your ilk didn't suggest that I removed her teeth with a pair of pliers. This of course would solve the biting problem and, as one contributor suggested, her communication skills may be enhanced.
The terms "brat" and "little madam" have been used.
Another poster helpfully says, in referring to myself, that
"Something tells me that the poster (boaster?) will now regret posting this?
Well I would!!!!"
I am still trying to see how that remark has helped me in sorting out this little monster.
Perhaps they got carried away in the excitement of ridiculing a newish poster.
Not to worry.
What a judgemental lot you are. Are you really that smug that you think that I wouldn't mention that biting was wrong? There was not a mark on her brother, though by her own admission she tried to bite.
She wasn't aware that we found her explanation funny, though when we discussed it later I thought her explanation, in her innocence incriminating herself, was very well presented.
I would also point out that it is assumed that I am a Gran.
Are you stuck in such a time warp that you cannot accept that granddads are now readers and indeed contributors to this site.
I am a granddad, a very laid back loving one at that.
I started this thread hoping that others could post the funny comments that their young ones come out with, but instead it has appeared to feed those amongst the membership who choose to ridicule and denigrate those who have the audacity to post without having been long term members who have yet to gain the approval of the "inner circle", who think it is their sole right to post and woe betide those who don't fit into "their" guidelines.
My only regret about starting this thread is that I am now sincerely worried that some grandchildren, going off some of these posters, are open to being smacked, bitten and verbally intimidated.
I can now envisage some of you scampering to contact MNHQ to have this thread removed before the more moderate members can be aware of the comments of the minority.
I am well aware of the Thread titled "Infiltrated" so may I start off the conspirators theory passwords ONESIE PLIMSOLLS or any other word that comes to mind.
Ugh.