IWLTS it's 2024 - and ...

[Wiggle]

It is great that they have something to do outside and learning new skills.

I think it's a combination of generally we live in a quiet area (mostly bungalows so not many children) plus I get hyper fixated when I hear something and then that's all I can hear. No basketball noise today so perhaps they are just visiting?

[Luce]

It is great that they have something to do outside and learning new skills.

Bless you, it is great for them but definitely not great for you!

[Little My]

I'm only fine with the noise because it's *my* kid.

[sally maclennane]

IWLTS (to my past self ) check your bloody headphones are charged

I'm on a train, with dead headphones and some arsehole is playing a film or TV programme through their phone. Honestly, when I rule the world, those fuckers will be first against the wall.

[Luna]

In a & e waiting area yesterday one person ( a bloke) insisted on playing TikTok reels with his sound up. I felt too ill to do anything.

[sally maclennane]

Oh god Luna, what a dick (him, obviously).

[Annabella]

What I don't get is that the person doing seems to be completely oblivious to the fact that others can hear it - talking mostly about sort of sane looking people not dickheads

[isambard]

I don't think they're oblivious, I think they know full well that others can hear their tosh but they don't give a flying f1!&
So inconsiderate.

[Ruby]

IWLTS: FFS do some revision, you gaslighting little shit.

[Topcat]

Same. Same.

[Ruby]

He's allegedly revising Lord Of The Flies, and if he doesn't do some actual revision soon then he's going to suffer the same fate as Piggy.

[Little My]

I like a bit of decisive action.

[Topcat]

Mine is just mocks, but she was told at parents evening on Thursday just how good she is at Geography, which is her first test tomorrow. All of a sudden she has the tidiest bedroom I have ever seen, has put away all of her clothes (from the floor, obvs), cleaned her shithole of a bathroom and every time I have entered her domain she has been 'researching' on the internet. She is also a very shit liar.

I have threatened to take her to an oxbow fucking lake and leave her in the middle if she doesn't sort it out.

[Pippedydeadeye]

The room tidying procrastination is the big bonus of GCSEs. You can actually see the floor in Squeak’s now.

[Topcat]

Its as though we don't actually know what is going on! Thats what really gets on my tits.

[Texaco Shirley]

I am so glad it’s not an exam year here.

[Smunder Woman]

We don't have exams here but Joe's final assignments are happening now. He's also a little fucker about doing stuff.

[Cerise]

J doesn’t tidying for distraction sadly but he spends a lot of time “just sorting my music” on his phone.

[Dutchie]

J1 is a creative kid and always shows his creativity at its full potential when he's meant to be studying. Coupled with ADHD it's a golden combination.

[Little My]

My teenager has spent the long weekend, that was perfect for her catching up on some stuff, not getting anything done. Including tidying her bedroom.