WhatMummyMakes #8 Raisins and mayo are foods of the devil, but pastry and cheese are simply next level!

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foreverfeds said:
I hear what you’re saying - and personally I think there is a lot of value in experiences like yours - both in terms of your relationship with your mum and also some of the social and life skills. However…

I think that from what we can gather on Instagram, Nina already had her nursery hours cut by Bex, there are little to no mention of play dates, groups or classes, so nursery is the only peer interaction Nina seems to get.

Bex has a number of days each week with her anyway, so pulling her out of the one regular activity where she appears to be with her friends seems unnecessary and unfair on Nina.
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I think you would have more of a point if Nina was say 7 or 8 but you're talking about a pre schooler here - at that age my son was at nursery 2-3 days a week and those days were his only times with peers (not on purpose but he doesn't have siblings, his cousins who are close in age don't live nearby, and most of his friends at nursery were there full time so couldn't do play dates). It really hasn't affected his social skills one iota, he's really confident and has lots of friends.
 
pommobear said:
But kids aren't all the same. I'm honestly not taking the piss when I say that my son would rather come with me to get my nails done (and his own, he loves his toenails painted) than to a soft play centre for instance. I used to do that sort of thing with my mum - one of my fondest childhood memories is sitting with her at the hairdresser, eating biscuits and chatting to her.
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But becky isnt doing any of this for nina’s benefit, becky has no life and no friends hence she is using nina as her social crutch in life. She never does (or at least shows) anything they do that nina will get enjoyment out of.

She hardly has any interaction with kids her age and it’s important she learns those skills before starting full time education otherwise it will be very hard for her.
 
If it was just this one time it wouldn’t be so bad but she is always doing it, they are always going to get Rebecca’s nails done or wandering around furniture shops and going out for dinner. They never do anything for Nina’s benefit and whilst Nina might ‘enjoy’ it, she doesn’t really have a choice not to. We have all seen how eager Nina is to please her mum by basically saying she loves everything she eats because she knows it makes her mum happy. Saying she loves doing these things is just an extension of that. Rebecca has posted so many times about basically how she doesn’t want Nina to start school and when she does start school, I can really imagine her saying things to Nina like she’s lonely when Nina’s at school. And when Nina’s a teenager she’ll probably guilt trip her into spending time with her instead of seeing her friends. It might sound a bit far fetched but I recognise a lot of my mums behaviour towards my sister in Rebecca. It started off as small little things, then they would spend all of their spare time together, until my sister got to about 15 and wanted to spend time with her friends. My mum would be upset and guilt trip my sister into spending time with her. My sister ended up resenting her and moved out at 18 with her first serious boyfriend because she just wanted out and they fell out and didn’t speak for years until my mum became ill.Rebecca really needs a friend to go and get her nails done and go for coffee with and stop using Nina as an emotional crutch.
 
I agree, I can recognise this relationship in my life as well which is why it feels so smothering and we want to #freenina. I also think if it wasn't for her Instagram life she wouldn't be so desperate to keep her off, she doesn't want to be Infront of the camera and needs Nina for content. I think they feel pressure to constantly have content, it's like when she kept posting photos of her clothes size until someone bit and she could screen shot their message so make a point. Maybe no one reacted to Downton so she thought she'd try again.
 
She’s about to release a book called “Fast Family Food” and this is the best she can come up with as a “super quick tea” for Nina? How is anyone still buying the garbage she puts out?

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Mwah-mwah said:
She’s about to release a book called “Fast Family Food” and this is the best she can come up with as a “super quick tea” for Nina? How is anyone still buying the garbage she puts out?

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It's such a rubbish tea, at least give her some chips and beans. If she ever wants to appear like a normal Mum she should give her some nuggets and chips. She managed to make a poached egg look pretentious
 
rockhoppernroll said:
That’s probably a recipe in there…I genuinely mean that 🙈
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This reminds me of when I bought her first two books because my friend swore they were the only weaning books I’d need….
I opened book 2 up to this page, took a photo and sent it to my friend saying ‘are you seriously telling me I just spent £9.99 on a book that includes a recipe for a boiled egg and toasted crumpet !?!?’
 

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Hippo1958 said:
Literally thought of your username as soon as I saw it 😂

She loves laying the bait for a "troll" message and then posting her smug thanks for all the lovely messages. She's such a transparent twit
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Hahaha I promise it wasn’t me. My profile makes it clear what I do for work (I’m a midwife…) and I can just imagine she’d have a field day that someone who’s meant to support women is criticising her
 
I don’t buy it that Nina said ‘you are my sunshine’!! Who is this 4 year old?!
Im sorry but i don’t get why you would willingly take a 4 year old to your nail appointment when you don’t have to. It’s all about her because she is a friendless saddo who uses her 4 year old as a crutch - that’s what it boils down too. Plus it gets her engagement. All this ‘making the most of the time’ is just a good excuse. She gets plenty of time with Nina, more than most working parents. She can actually have it both ways.
I work full time, I bet in bex’s view I’m a selfish mum putting my career above memory making.
 
pommobear said:
Might get slated for this but actually not seeing what is so horrendously awful about a child not attending pre school 30 hours a week. When my son was that age I used to take him out of nursery for the day quite often and have a day off with him where we would just potter about spending time together - my mum used to do the same with me when I was little and I still remember those times fondly.
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I think it depends on the child and their needs. My daughter didn't go to nursery/preschool at all because as a three- and four-year-old she went through a phase of extreme anxiety, to the point where it would have done more harm than good to send her in the hopes she'd get over it. (We were actually asked by her swim school to pull her out of swimming lessons around the same time because she was so afraid of the water that they couldn't teach her safely.) She started getting more confident a few months before she had to start big school, and by the first day she was a little nervous, but otherwise fine.

In her case, not being in nursery was the best thing for her because it gave her time to mature out of her fears instead of being forced and developing a traumatic association with school. But for kids who love it and have fun playing with their friends, it would do them more harm than good to be kept out all the time (and there are other kids who could probably take it or leave it). Nina seems more like the latter group, so people naturally feel like it's not fair that she can't go because her mother wants her company.
 
foreverfeds said:
This reminds me of when I bought her first two books because my friend swore they were the only weaning books I’d need….
I opened book 2 up to this page, took a photo and sent it to my friend saying ‘are you seriously telling me I just spent £9.99 on a book that includes a recipe for a boiled egg and toasted crumpet !?!?’
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OMG haha I was thinking about her recipes earlier because I made the Hulk Mac and cheese back in the day and her quantities made it gloopy as duck. Googled for a white sauce recipe today and the free BBC one was perfecto 👌🏼

That post aimed at ‘trolls’ with the winks is just Becky to a tee, such a high opinion of herself and smug as duck because she thinks she’s the perfect parent. News flash Bex: You’re not, you’re smothering Nina and treating her like a pal instead of nurturing her little mind. Go get some friends!
 
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