I took The Bean to Swiss Cottage leisure centre on Saturday where they have an aptly named toddler's world which has a soft toy play area, ball pit and slides. It was pouring with rain and we both got soaked getting out of the car and dashing into the building. After we queued for ages (by this time The Bean was starting to get rastly and I could sense the beginnings of a tantrum starting), I was told that because The Bean was 19 months old she was too young for Toddler's World as children have to be over two to be allowed in. I was wet, tired and fuming. The Bean stood with her little nose pressed against the glass looking in at all the other children playing, like Oliver Twist looking into a butchers shop. I cursed my honesty and inability to lie when it really matters!
As a parent you want your children to be as honest as possible and to never tell lies, but if it means getting them into a play area, classing them as infants when they are over two (to get cheaper fares) or changing our postcodes so we are in catchment areas for good schools, you can bet we're all willing to tell a few porkies. I've just got to practise mine in advance for when The Bean starts nursery...
Today on gurgle we're impressed that some mums are reporting back with their birth stories on our
chat forum a few days after giving birth! (Don't think I could physically type for about four months after having The Bean). Well done for keeping us up-to-date and for informing your birth clubs of what may be in store for them! If you aren't in a birth club yet, follow this link:
birth clubs to find and join your group. Don't forget to visit our handy tools on the site, the
ovulation calculator, to predict when you might be fertile, the
due date calculator to find out when your baby might be born and the
pregnancy weight gain calculator to check on how much weight you might put on during pregnancy. Again, telling fibs to yourself about your pregnancy weight might also be essential here...