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Inappropriate Or Over Thinking It?

Mummzy View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:46 AM Post #1
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So my two sons went to childcare yesterday. Their dad picks them up and my youngest sons carer states to DF that DS aged 2 is adorable, and she wants to keep him and take him home and wishes he was hers..... Am I reading too much into it. All my warning signs just went off. It made me a little un easy. I just think a comment like that is not called for.

Missy Shelby View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:53 AM Post #2
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Possibly over thinking it, if my kids were at child care I would much rather the carers were fond of them, than possibly not standing the sight of them. Maybe she got carried away in her comments but I think alot of us at one point in time have bonded with someone else's child, I think she sounds passionate about her job.

elmo_mum View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:56 AM Post #3
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totally over thinking it!! our nurses, who "had" ds for 4 months decided that they werent ready to discharge him, so wanted the drs to keep him. cos he was the cutest thing they had seen!!! .. fwiw there was an unofficial ds fan club... i thought it was cute!

~sydblue~ View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:56 AM Post #4
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I think you are totally overthinking it.

Ianthe View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:56 AM Post #5
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This is possibly the most overthinking overthink I have ever seen on EB.

Mummzy View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:58 AM Post #6
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hahaha thanks everyone for letting me know. I am happy that she adores DS and maybe did get carried away.

Miriam+1 View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:58 AM Post #7
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I'm a believer in instinct but that is a pretty normal remark. Along the lines of "ooh I could just eat him up". Is it a centre where other carers are present?

Banana Pancakes View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:59 AM Post #8
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I wouldnt be worried by that comment. Sounds like she is young and has bonded with your ds. Like a p.p said, I would rather that she liked him rather than the alternative. I have also found that some of the young child care workers speak differently to my dh as opposed to me. Im not sure if they get intimated talking to an older male but sometimes they come across a bit nervous, where as with me they seem a lot more comfortable chatting. Maybe she just got nervous and just blurted all that out? This post has been edited by Banana Pancakes: 13/02/2013, 08:03 AM

JECJEC View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 07:59 AM Post #9
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QUOTE (Ianthe @ 13/02/2013, 08:56 AM) This is possibly the most overthinking overthink I have ever seen on EB. Agreed

Funwith3 View Member Profile	13/02/2013, 08:00 AM Post #10
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QUOTE (Ianthe @ 13/02/2013, 08:56 AM) This is possibly the most overthinking overthink I have ever seen on EB. Absolutely. I can't believe you would actually have had this conversation with your DF. Do you think the woman is going to steal your son and keep him? I think its a whole lot more likely that she was just trying to express how cute she thinks your child is. She can't win...if she paid him no attention or affectionsshe'd be complained about. Lucky you don't know me - often I find little babies so cute I could eat them!! This post has been edited by Funwith3: 13/02/2013, 08:02 AM

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