AIBU to ban my 2yr old grandson?

Too many to count Marydoll!
When it is on 4th day with lots of posts you would think people would check if their point had already been made or whether it had moved on.

Can’t believe this thread is still running! Well done Readymeals for creating the most surreal thread in ages! ???

I think this talent of Readymeals's DGS should be nurtured
He could be usefully employed to go into people's homes and point out cobwebs that have been missed, corners that remain unscrubbed, smeary windows, ovens that may not be pristine etc.

He's have a wonderful time here.

I was just wondering if there isn't some sort of academic study to be done here about what happens to the human male between 2 and 20 to make the majority of the adult version completely unable to perform any cleaning task without direct instructions.

Blencathra, have you also counted how many times it has been pointed out that this is tongue in cheek?

I suggested that posters should read the whole thread, only to be shouted down.

Hilarious! I have just come back to this, having pointed out that people don’t bother to read a thread before they wade in with their opinion, and 9 people have posted as if it was serious! They didn’t even read back a few posts, never mind the thread!

{grin]. I'm really enjoying this thread, I bet ReadyMeals never expected such a huge response.

I also have that dead pan sense of humour, which has got me into trouble on more tahn one occasion.

Thought I would have quick look to see if the proverbial penny had dropped yet!
Seems not.

My grandson used to love sweeping the floor and cleaning the windows. Make the most of him ReadyMeals, it won’t be too long before he will no longer care about your crumbs or fluff on the floor as he won’t take his eyes off his phone.

Sometimes it starts before teenage trisher
I posted about our own 10 year old 'Kevin' who apparently 'has to do everything round here'.

Oh just encourage it. Before you know it he will be a teenager and if he stays will bury the room under a layer of stuff, grunt when you speak to him and leave the kitchen surfaces covered with crumbs etc because he was making a sandwich!!!

Ive missed out here. My dgcs are dirty kids and don't notice any mess!

Is this thread a joke?

Could you stop the cheque? Oh sorry wrong thread!

Ha ha readymeals ,my daughter used to check out everyone's toilet & keep flushing them when aged 2 yrs

Grow up are you a grandma or 5 years old.. Enjoy your gorgeous grandson and see his little ways for what they are. Why be so offended are you so perfect, if you are than why do you not have a clean floor etc.. Sorry but that's how I feel... grow up and enjoy this little boy.

I think your little grandson is not trying to make you feel like a poor housekeeper at all. I think he is emulating the adults in his life. He sees the adults cleaning, so he is cleaning too. Monkey see, monkey do. He is too young to realize that some behaviors, which are just fine at home, are not automatically engaged in when visiting someone else. But he'll learn all that in time. For now, I would encourage him and tell him what a wonderful helper he is. I'd even buy some stickers and put one on his shirt every time he "helps" . :-)

I was looking for the Acronyms list as not seen it before...no sign at all...definitely wasn't there...then suddenly, lo and behold the whole page changed and now instead of the whole thread filling the page there is a "Discussions of the day" column on the right hand side, and other stuff including the Acronyms list at the bottom.. very puzzled? did I click a different link or did GNHQ change the layout?... def not seen it before..doesn't take much to
confuse me nowadays! ?

I would love my little GD to come and make a mess in my house. It's her 2nd birthday on Saturday, and she lives in Australia. She thinks that Grandma 'lives in the iPad!

My 21 month old DGS picks up bits of fluff and hands them to you, usually with a loud ‘oh no’ to really make you feel ashamed! He actively hunts out the dustpan and brush in his parents kitchen (although I have seen him attempting to comb his hair with it!)

DIL is putting his love of cleaning to good use though, she sent me an adorable video a couple of days ago where he was helping her clean by dusting the tele.

Goodness he sounds bit weird !! Most kids that age like playing not inspecting the house! Ban him forever and run
Ha ha

You only needed to read the one post above yours trendygran to know it wasn't serious. You didn't even have to read the whole thread??

When my now 5 year old Granddaughter was 2 she surprised her Mum -and everyone later on video- by switching on the hoover and moving it to and fro to clean the carpet. Admittedly she didn’t clean a big area at all, but she knew how to do it.
I think 2 year olds just have a natural curiosity and pick up any fluff etc quite innocently. Banning your grandson for this,if you are serious about it, would be very sad for the future.

I find it quite amazing that so many posters haven't read on beyond the first half dozen posts before commenting. If they had, surely they would have realised it was a spoof post! ?

Oddly enough, Jalima, he IS a Capricorn
Worry not then, Readymeals - DD was like this at that age, but she did get over it. He'll get it out of his system soon enough!
She now employs a cleaner as she hates cleaning so much