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Another young lady who can’t control her mouth

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holdingontometeeth Sun 02-Dec-18 12:04:27

Whilst hosting my grandson and his much younger 5 year old sister he complained to me that she had bit him whilst they were having a disagreement.
When I broached the subject with her she explained sincerely that it wasn’t her.
“ My mouth was open. My teeth did it. “
Bless.
I am sure that we all have such lovely explanations given in innocence from our little ones.

BradfordLass72 Mon 28-Jan-19 05:43:05

I'm sure many of us know the 'Charlie bit me!' saga which about a million people watched.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

BlueBelle Sun 27-Jan-19 17:42:13

Don’t tell me holdingontomyteeth has morphed

ClareAB Sun 27-Jan-19 17:30:49

Bravo!

FarNorth Wed 19-Dec-18 13:14:52

The first post didn't make clear that this was a 5 year old being roughed up by her strapping teenage brother.

Alexa Wed 19-Dec-18 12:42:08

I think it would be a shame if the little girl was made to feel guilty about her response. She is too young to learn advanced ethics about violence and forms of violence.

Goodbyetoallthat Wed 19-Dec-18 12:02:25

I am a relative newbie but "enthralled with her reply". ? Really!

Fennel Wed 19-Dec-18 11:30:19

Back to your grand daughter's logic, that's quite advance thinking for her age.
I can think of a similar example - an adult was accused of stabbing someone in the back.
"No" he said. "He ran backwards onto my knife!"

annep Wed 19-Dec-18 09:52:06

? Gmelon. Its sunny here in N Ireland but frost on the car. Have a nice day everyone (or perhaps you dislike that phrase!)

MrTumble Wed 19-Dec-18 08:58:43

Thank you, Sun seeker.
smile

sunseeker Wed 19-Dec-18 08:52:55

MrTumble a meme is a funny image or video shared on social media

MrTumble Wed 19-Dec-18 08:41:11

I know this maybe a silly question to some of you but what's a "me me".
smile

Oldwoman70 Wed 19-Dec-18 08:35:44

I seem to recall seeing this posted as a meme on Facebook hmm

MawBroon Wed 19-Dec-18 08:30:11

Apologies, I missed that it was “Grandad” not gran, but does it matter?
No exceptions should be made but I am glad that an apology was accepted.

MawBroon Wed 19-Dec-18 08:27:28

Oh dear, the irony of some responses seems to have gone straight over OP’s head.
It sounds like an unfortunate incident,if not best forgotten then best not mythologised even if the DGD’s response was “cute” to her gran.
Children who bite , like children who hit - no way should that be condoned or reinforced because of an “amusing” riposte.

gmelon Wed 19-Dec-18 08:15:36

Pouring with rain here. grinOoh look up there a spider
Pointing at spider to distract people

holdingontometeeth Wed 19-Dec-18 06:16:25

Appropriate responses?
Very telling.
Recommendations to physically and verbally abuse a five year old child?
I don’t know how you raise your grandchildren, but your methods obviously differ from mine.

Alexa Wed 19-Dec-18 00:19:55

Like so much else the bite was relative. A dog that bites but does not beak the skin of her opponent is a good dog who can inhibit the bite.

Jangran99 Wed 19-Dec-18 00:00:38

As it's been more than two weeks since his original post I can only surmise that's how long it took to type his response! grin Bless. As for coming back and sharing more rubbish funny sayings,- really?grin

annep Tue 18-Dec-18 23:56:07

hotmt the responses you got based on your original post were appropriate. You should have told the whole story.

phoenix Tue 18-Dec-18 22:54:49

Here we go again!

On a different topic, it's very breezy outside here.

holdingontometeeth Tue 18-Dec-18 22:48:44

The thread I was referring to was titled infiltration

Cherrytree59 The other young ladies I referred to was a tongue in cheek reference to the offspring of members who take out their frustrations on their long suffering mothers.

Cherrytree59 Tue 18-Dec-18 11:39:13

The title of this thread has troubled me as much as content.

Another young lady who can't control her mouth
Who are the other young ladies???confused

Now I understand.

holdingontometeeth Tue 18-Dec-18 11:31:40

The bless comment was made because in her innocence, in presenting such a well thought out reply instantly, she unwittingly incriminated herself.

holdingontometeeth Tue 18-Dec-18 11:25:47

DoraMarr Thank you. You are quite correct that posters jumped in without any background information but the comments, well, some of them were untoward to say the least.
My granddaughter was unaware that we were enthralled with her reply. She went away with the rightful impression ( no pun intended! ) that it was wrong to bite, or attempt to bite.
I envy Primary School teachers, moulding their little charges as they progress through their formative years, but as for Secondary School teachers, that is another matter! They deserve all the rewards that are available, not that I am saying that Primary School teachers don't.
A very noble profession.

holdingontometeeth Tue 18-Dec-18 11:13:17

Thanks for the reply janeainsworth
Regulars are looking for badness in new posts now without seeing the bigger picture, as is evident on the thread "Infiltrators*
I am thick skinned so I wont cower to those who wish to conduct themselves in such a manner that many of the membership are reticent in posting.
Your last comment "judgemental old bags* is not one I apply to the general membership, but there are some who appear to wear the badge with pride.
Apology excepted.
Regards.
theretheredear Thank you.