Mum left red-faced over son's cringeworthy 11-word diss at school gates
Kids do say the darndest things, don't they?
Sometimes, their innocent remarks can leave you red-faced. Whether they're spilling family secrets or just being overly energetic, it's easy to feel a tad embarrassed by your little ones' antics - but hey, it's all part of parenting, and you just carry on with your day.
However, one mum was left mortified after her five-year-old started making some rather cringe-worthy comments, seemingly to provoke reactions from other parents.
Sharing her story on Mumsnet, the mum described her son as "lovely", full of "energy" and having "a good heart" - but she couldn't help but feel embarrassed by his recent behaviour.
"Recently, without fail, he will always do something totally cringe at school pick up in full view of all the other mums", she confessed. She felt like he'd taken an "honest serum", and was trying to "get a reaction" from those around him - and it was starting to get on her nerves.
The flustered mum then shared some of the things her son had said, including a brutal 11-word insult about a child. She revealed he had said: "Your family all have the same heads", as well as: "That lady has big eyes. They're like really far apart". And to a well-to-do yummy mummy, he added: "Your son's in my class. Yeah but I don't like him."
"I could die when it happens", she shared, revealing that she "has words" with him each time he makes such remarks, but admitted she's at a loss about how to put an end to it.
One mum advised: "Just tell him it's rude to make comments about people", while another chimed in, suggesting: "If he was my child - I would tell him off as he isn't being nice."
Another was less forgiving, expressing their outrage: "Tell him he is a very rude little boy and if he carries on, nobody is going to like him. 5 years old or not. He's just rude."
A fellow Mumsnet user wrote: "This is not nice behaviour and you need to nip it in the bud. Specifically, I would look to teach him two things. 1) just because you think it doesn't mean you have to say it. 2) it is rude to comment on other people's bodies."
Later in the discussion, the original poster expressed her gratitude for the advice and hoped she'd managed to "nip it [the behaviour] in the bud". "I think for the most part he tends to blurt out what he sees before thinking. This is definitely something we're working on", she added.
