AIBU to ban my 2yr old grandson?

Children copy.....it’s a compliment to both you and his mum that he knows what to do!

He's welcome at my house anytime.

You're probably reading too much into this. He's two years old and has a fascination with bits of fluff. Good! Encourage that. Make it into a game, join in with him, laugh and play Hunt the Fluff! You could even lay a coloured 'trail' with a surprise at the end for him to find. Be creative with him; he is full of awe and wonder at things we cannot see beauty or interest in; long may that continue. Love it. And to you.

This thread reminded me of an incident we had many years ago when my eldest was around 4. We invited friends who also had children of a similar age to a BBQ. Our house is built into the side of a hill, so the play area we used to have with little plastic slide, sand pit etc. was on the same level as our downstairs loo. One of the guests went to the bathroom, came back and said ‘I don’t know how to break this to you Breeze but you may want to check your loo’. When I went in, the little darlings had emptied the sandpit with their little spades into the small window by the toilet and the loo was buried in sand! Sadly, none of them were such a dab hand with a dustpan and brush as they were with their shovels so be very grateful Readymeals

Youngsters have a great way of making you feel small, without realising it. My niece sat on my dad's lap one day, looked him straight in the face and said "Pappy, why have you got crinkles on your face?" After that, wrinkles are now crinkles!
I'd go with some of the others - buy him his own brush and dust pan and encourage him to clean - why not? I used to get my nephew to dust the skirting boards and bottom of my cupboards for me when I used to look after him!

Every child I've ever known has loved to clean the house for and with me. It's only when they've practiced like this and are competent at it that they stop, noticeably at the teenage stage! We bought them their own brush sets and toy hoovers and they thought they were so grown up and helpful. We all enjoyed the game. We recently found our 9 year old GD going minutely up the stairs getting as much fluff off them as she could and were highly amused, not upset. We laughed with her and told her she can do it every time she comes - please! Your grandson is trying to be grown up and helpful too, not critical. He's too young to do that. He sounds delightful.

When my son was about 3 or 4 he swiped his finger across the top of my mothers TV, held up the dust covered finger and proclaimed "this television is filthy!" - my mother was still laughing about it several hours later when I arrived to collect him.

What a treasure, long may he continue to love " helping" you.
Love your sense of humour ReadyMeals ?

My Grandchildren used to do this, it's great that they want to.They are just learning to be useful.
I work with young children and they don't have the capacity at that age to psychologically demean you for inadequate housekeeping. He just feels busy, let him do it. It won't be long before you are posting here about how he's left his crayons out and spilled his juice on your floor ! Enjoy it while you can !

My daughter was very embarrassed when her toddler son practised writing his name...in the dust on the television screen!

I must live on another planet .... it was so obvious that the OP was tongue in cheek!

Me too. As for the serious posts of this nature, maybe it would be better to laugh them off. There's more than one way to skin a cat...which I'm going to do if our Maine Coon doesn't stop redecorating the curtains with hair!

Very funny, ResdyMeals.......

It's been made clear a number of times that the OP was joking. Why don't people read the thread to see how it developed?

Reminds me of someone who started a thread about her dreadful husband and how unhappy she was and leaving him, or something like that. She came back to report that he had since died. Subsequent posters advised her to leave the bastard, consult a solicitor, can't understand why you live this way, and on and on about how she should leave him. Even when someone spelled out that he was DEAD still they came!

My little grandson aged three loves helping with household tasks.
His greatest enjoyment is running the Gtech hoover over the carpet. I think some toddlers get a lot of pleasure helping mum with cooking and preparing meals and general bits and bobs.
It’s good training for later on, although whether it will last, remains to be seen.

My GS did that when he was little. Not keen now he is six.

My two yr old and his beloved pulled the heads off all my daffodils.

They both turned out as civil human beings.
Real my "naughty little sister stuff".
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Readymeals, just go to his house then. You can then keep your home in the state you like to live in .

omg are you serious hes just a baby, all my grandkids at that age loved playing with a brush or the end of the hoover and clean up, my 3 year old wants to wash dishes even when there isnt any in the sink, im shocked youd even consider this

Thank goodness I used a nickname on here, with it splashed all over facebook lol lol lol

When my DGD was two she refused to sit on my carpet to put her shoes on, saying it was dirty, I think her mum was more embarrassed than me, it turned out to be a shadow from the suncoming through the window, just laugh it off, they won’t remember so neither should you. Just have the dustpan and brush ready for when he visits. You’ve got to love them xx

My grandchldren, now 5 & 2 went through that stage (the two year old is still doing it). I find it quite charming. She loves to help and will let me know if anything is out of place.
Just be glad you have a grandchild at this stage of their life and that you are part of it. They grow up so quickly and you will soon be saying, "I remember when you would....."

Oh, good grief.

Why would you think that
He is only a little one trying his best. I doubt he has the intellect to understand what you are saying
I think you need to stop thinking it’s about you and enjoy his company
It seems you are more concerned with your home than your grandchild

I have to ask - is this a tongue in cheek post? You can’t really be considering banning your DGS because of dust ?

Oh dear , really a ban !? That’s really over the top. My darling GS loves his dustpan brush set I also loves to help nana with the house work . At least you know he’s going to be house proud and not a slob! It’s all about learning. Chill out , encourage it and stop worrying he hadn’t got the mental capacity to judge.. unlike you

Who is the adult here? Treating a two-year old as an adult so you can feel hurt seems a childish thing to do.

Don't forget, we do get some serious threads from grandmothers outraged/distressed about trivial matters, not far removed from the content of this thread.