Comments on: How utterly frustrating …

By: Claire Lancaster

Claire Lancaster — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:34:03 +0000

That’s just typical of men, that would drive me bonkers too! You have inspired me to write a post about an utterly frustrating moment I will link to this one too. Cx

By: Dulwich Divorcee

Dulwich Divorcee — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:51:18 +0000

I remember playing this with my younger brother when we were small on some interminable motorway journey. He chose something beginning with ‘D’ and we guessed everything under the sun ….many, many hours later we gave up and he said proudly, ‘djumper!’. I’m sure he still thinks it’s spelt that way ..

By: Expat Mum

Expat Mum — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:54:31 +0000

Well that showed the lot of you didn’t it? When mine were that little I used to do colours. Saved a lot of tears.

By: angelsandurchinsblog

angelsandurchinsblog — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:18:10 +0000

We play with colours instead of letters. But the middle boy (baby too young to play yet) often mixes up what he can actually see with what he’d like to see. So it’s not uncommon for us to try, and fail, to guess something like, ‘Lego pirate man with one arm’ or ‘Dinosaur that spits’. Kind of makes the journey go more quickly…

By: Belle_Lulu

Belle_Lulu — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:14:24 +0000

Being with my children in the car is a mixed blessing.

On the upside the children are strapped into a confined space, meaning I know where they are and the damage they can do is limited to the tools at hand.

On the downside they can reach each other easily for hairpulling/pinching/thumping sessions and the other one can’t run away. Also if I leave them in the car to pay for the fuel at the garage they get into the front within seconds and start pressing every button in sight. Grrrrr.

They are similarly keen on “I Spy” but I’m not. I’m the grumpiest Mummy-in-Car that there ever was. I just want to get there. In silence. Or at preference with Radio4 to entertain me.

No Children’s Games Please. I’ve become a park in Belgravia!

With sympathy. xx

By: Tara@Sticky Fingers

Tara@Sticky Fingers — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:13:00 +0000

Are you kidding me? I LOVE being in the car with the children.
First one to see is our game of choice.
“First one to see a man in red pyjamas” my 4 year old’s stock response …

By: rachel pattisson

rachel pattisson — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:01:38 +0000

That’s cute! FP isn’t quite old enough for I Spy but I do remember my sister insisting that ‘noodles’ began with ‘s’ when we were little.

By: Maternal Tales

Maternal Tales — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:34:26 +0000

Very cute – and yep we play this all the time with the 3 and 5 year olds! Three yr old always says the same thing for some reason – ‘I Spy with my little spy something beginning with pillow’ and then dissolves into fits of giggles. For some reason it always makes us laugh too!

By: Almost American

Almost American — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:03:59 +0000

Of course secret begins with C!

By: Emma @ Notsuchayummymummy

Emma @ Notsuchayummymummy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:36:22 +0000

Did he tell at all? I would have imploded with frustration!