19 months and not talking.

gbun suits me fine. daughter and grandaughter (in her baby way) call me 'guh'...

Ouch!

Heh! heh! I like it too. It's a very good name for them, gbun . You don't mind me shortening your name, I hope? Saves a bit of typing is all. And then I can rabbit on.... oops!

Oh that's just not fair! I've been in trouble loads of times and I've never had any words of support from the Mysterious Beings. (That's a good name for them. I like that! )

update!

no 'having words' (maybe a little bit of 'be more cautious about...') but several messages of support including one from mysterious beings.

gnhq might well have had words with some posters here, but no-one has had words with me. i look forward to hearing from these mysterious people.

pm'd you bags

OK, but the one on here isn't offensive so why was it reported?

I don't have a single problem with funny postings

The one on the genealogy section is a real threadstopper...

You might have missed a few bags. GNHQ have had words!

I haven't found any offensive posts. Abrupt ones, yes, and ones that might be a little surprising (also amusing when you let your imagination work on them) but that's not the same thing. My own feeling is to cut a little slack and perhaps argue back. I find it refreshing to have a different point of view chucked into a thread, even if I don't agree with it or think it's odd.

Oh, OK.

Offensive postings on several threads number. Reported to GNHQ

???

OK

pm'ing you Butternut

I've just got back carol - why is this a reported post? What's been going on?

Reported

granbunny you are so funny WHO ARE YOU????

cousin didn't speak until three. her family were discussing, once again, getting help for her (it was over fifty years ago...) when she walked into the room, picked up a book, read a bit to them and walked out again.

jessie1608 I think you have valid concerns. It must be difficult for you seeing such poor parenting. I agree with nanapug

Try going up behind her quietly and clap your hands loudly and see if she reacts. If she doesn't you really need to have her assessed. If she does react, try making quieter noises behind her just to check she is not partially deaf. If she is responding to noise you need to perhaps consider other reasons for her failure to communicate. It could be lack of stimulation. Is there any chance you could have her more frequently for a while so you can work with her and see if she makes any progress? I would suggest that she needs to be seen by a HV anyway. You could always ring her Drs surgery and tell them of your concerns, and ask them to send one out as if it were just a routine check. They will keep this confidential if you ask. It must be a worry for you but it sounds to me as if she needs to be seen by a professional.

They can get things wrong. At first my GS was thought to be partially deaf, then they decided he had glue ear and put in grommets. Finally it was established that he was deaf in one ear and since he got a hearing aid he has got on much better at school.