Louise Pentland #24 The principles of the NSPCC don’t apply to ✨ me ✨

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Slightly OT but Louise REALLY reminds me of my last boss. She too was very self absorbed and could never accept responsibility for anything.
I was paid six days late and it was *my* fault for not submitting my hours properly rather than it being the fault of my boss who jetted away to Germany for the weekend before payday and then didn't check any of hours until the day of payday. She then also blamed everyone else getting paid late on me submitting my hours incorrectly.

But yeah the likeness between Louise and my boss is so bizarre. Everything has to be pink and fluffy and perfect for social media.

Also got told to stop drinking an energy drink because it didn't look good to the customers.
 
Elle34nine said:
OFFENDED HAHAHAH
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Being quiet and distant can be just as damaging as being a shouty parent.
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I was just going to post the same!!! Offended? About what exactly? I can’t work out whether she is genuinely not very bright, or is so far into the social media rabbit hole she’s lost her mind. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that you can’t just film other people’s children and pop them onto socials, not at the local nativity, school play, panto, or the west end. Years ago, when it first opened, I took my then 10 year old to see Matilda. She wanted a photo at stage door with the little girl who played Matilda but we were politely told no photos, which makes perfect sense. She is losing the plot
 
Louise is a perfect example of why a lot of companies now use professional chaperones, rather than parents.

I wouldn't be surprised if the production company did ask Louise to make content. It's often said it's not just the child who is auditioning but also the families. Would they really want to put up with Louise if they're not going to get something out of it themselves? Makes you wonder if that's why Darcy was cast. Well done Louise for putting that thought out into the world /s

I actually feel for Darcy. Her own mum is basically sabotaging something she enjoys because she's too focused on what she can get out of it.
 
I wonder if she talked to the production company about sharing a few photos on her socials to promote the show and they assumed she would be taking pictures of the actual performance, rather than the children backstage. When the theatre raised it she would then have told them that the production company "told her it was fine". I still can't believe that they had to go all the way up to the council to get her to stop.
 
Wingingmotherhood said:
I’m glad she was called out - I have been a chaperone both in a volunteer and professional capacity (you require a license for both) and it is made clear to you what the role of a chaperone is, it’s not to make content it is to safeguard the children in your care. A quick google would tell Louise that.

I wonder if Darcy’s success in getting a role in the panto was based on Louise’s profile. Northampton’s very own Nepo baby
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Every time I have been a chaperone the rules have been clear - phones shouldn’t be used. On occasion selected chaperones have been given permission to take photos with parents consent but they aren’t to be shared on public social media. I was flabbergasted when Louise used those panto kids for content on her accounts
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Chaperones should be checked for suitability, a quick check of her socials shows she doesnt protect her child’s privacy over content for money
 
Mooncalf said:
She'll definitely use this as an excuse now to stop chaperoning or to not have Darcy be involved next year, and it'll be just like the coparenting questions where she'll address it by going 'oh we just decided not to do it anymore because there were some things that made me a bit upset but I won't go into it' where she tries to get engagement without telling the full story
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Or she will put a manipulative, passive-aggressive spin on it and say something like “Darcy chose not to take part this year because of some bad experiences we had last year x”
 
Louise obviously thinks the rules don't apply to her. She thinks she's better than everybody else and displays extremely entitled behaviour all the time. She seems to have gotten worse of late in this respect, but was probably always like this and just not so blatant about it on social media. Unfortunately she is raising Darcy to be exactly the same!
 
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Does she not think putting her children all over the internet will have consequences, now or later? And immersing darcy in influencer consumerist culture at 13!! What’s she going to be like at 16, what’s the Christmas list going to look like then? I hate the fact I’m able to discuss someone else’s child’s personality in depth because I know so much about a child I’ve never met.
I remember when darcy became a meme as a toddler and it gave Louise a ‘wake up call’ about how far and wide the internet is, and how you can ‘lose control’ of the content you’ve posted if it gets reposted. That still applies now Louise.
 
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