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I'm a stay at home dad, you missed "Mum's home, turn of the TV right now and get outside or go play with lego you have 10 seconds, go, NOW NOW NOW MOVE"
The 30 second panic from her pulling up the drive way to her entering the front door. * shit did I remember to do everything * rubbish done, washing done, dinner prepped, kitchen clean *... you know that moment lol.. Stay home dad myself
@@seananderson3374 I dont have to do dinner prep, she still does that even though she works, but cleaning, washing dishes and cloths, trash out, yep, I know that. *edit* and shopping done so there is food available to prep dinner.
After 3 kids … I found that flashback a little traumatising 😂😂😂 Love them but staying up exactly one hour after they went to sleep every night just to hear silence was a must back then🤣🤣
My daughter would scream the house down and not nap until her dad got home from work, then she'd go to sleep straight away with him, we found wrapping her in his jumper got her to sleep cos it smelt like him, also found she'd settle anytime the NCIS theme song would come on haha
Absolutely spot on!! My life for 5 years before primary school started...wouldn't have changed a thing though. Thanks Jimmy for the reminder and the laughs.
My kids are 20 and 22 and this took me right back... I remember sitting in the loo for a bit of peace and my kids banging on the bedroom door shouting "Mummy where are you?" ...since our ensuite window was right next to where our neighbour would sit outside for a sneaky ciggie I had to answer "In the bathroom"... hoping they'd go away. Fat chance... they yelled "Why are you in there?"... (through clenched teeth) "Mummys in the loo"..... they yelled back "What are you doing in there?" 🙄
So true. For me getting in shower only to have people calling me on phone or knocking on door. When me time out and about so hard to buy for myself only instead purchasing items kids need for school or extra groceries. Lol us parents are so awkward on our own. Loves it Jimmy.
Here's a chuckle for Mr Rees and anyone else late to the vlog... Some years ago, I was out walking in my neighbourhood and walked past a development site with boards up around it and posters pertaining to Giggle and Hoot... As I walked past a young couple, late 20s/early 30s with a toddler on the dad's shoulder, the mother pointed at the picture of Jim on the poster and asked her husband "I bet you don't even know who this is". His reply had me almost incontinent from laughter... He said " Sure I do, that's Jimmy Jiggle!". Not Jimmy Giggle, the man said Jiggle. It was too funny to not have stuck with me. As I crawled past on the ground trying to hide my laughter, I heard the wife, saying "No dear, his name's Jimmy Giggle!" 🤣
Foster carers! (Similar but VERY different from other parenting) Telling someone that your child is nearly sleeping through the night and them replying, "Oh. How old's your baby?" and you saying, "He's 12." Attending meetings - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Attending appointments - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Attending family contact - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Being home for social workers - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Getting a new social worker - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Getting called into school - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Asking for permission to cut a kids hair... from the government. Asking permission to go on a holiday... from your government. Asking permission for kids to do sport ... from your government Asking for a day off .... from your government Writing emails describing the three hour tantrum .... to your government Paperwork - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP Mandatory training Being told by your government that you are a volunteer Asking permission from your government to go camping Writing a safety plan for your camping trip Being told by the government that when you go on the camping trip the child has to sleep in a separate tent despite him being 6 years old with PTSD and then being asked what you are doing to support the child therapeutically... Like... really. Becoming an expert at taking photos of the back of kid's heads Laughing at people who work 'full time' with 37.5 hours of work. Being told to take some time for yourself Being told when you start that you'll be able to work Being able to work - Oh no Getting paid - Oh no Having money in the bank - oh no Being told that lots of foster carers just do it for the money Loving it - BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
I feel for you. thanks to fears of being stolen generation, foster parents have little hope of adopting those they care for. it's tragic, Aussie adoption rates are minuscule. so many lives which could've been made better by caring folks like you.
@@melilifabulosa5505 Thanks for your thoughts on this. It's difficult but there is a lot of misinformation out there which is why there's such a big push for adoption. As much as we hate the system many foster parents aren't pro adoptions. The adoption industry in America makes adoption seem all roses and rainbows. They show it as the best option. I see Australian pro-adoption does the same. The facts are, in the USA, 10-25% of foreign adoptions end up breaking down and there's nothing to say it's not the same for domestic adoption. With domestic adoption break downs this means an estimated minimum of 20,000 adopted kids a year are abandoned every year. Only around 1000-3500 are abandoned through official channels. Most are through what's called 'rehoming.' (Like with your pets) These don't have any checks ... so you can imagine the type of people who the kids end up with. There's a whole doco on it. "Re-Homing: America's Trade in Unwanted Children." It's disgusting. Even if you adopt a kid at 2 that kid is going to be a lot harder and more expensive than other kids. The issue isn't foster carers not being able to adopt.. it's not supporting families enough (too many removed), not enough foster carers for the number of kids coming in and not enough respect for kinship and grandparent carers. I'll add another some more to the list. "Having four kids in two bedrooms." "Being asked if you can take one more for just a couple of days but knowing they mean for a couple of years." Watch a series of short films on RU-vid called "Removed." Get your tissues. My favourite is number 3 because it shows how loving the parents are.
Txs for this. Had zero idea your have to ask permission for something like cutting hair. & heartbreaking to think the child needed to sleep by themselves. Its a system I know nothing about except when I've briefly found a carer on SM who shared. Def going to look at the sources you shared. Txs!
Thank you for being a foster parent. Paper work is such a pain. It's a true evil how our society allows children to grow up under resourced families. Both bio and foster families. I find myself really frustrated with the notion that parents must be super people that produce results without enough financial backing and training.
My mum was really sick and I was fostered out for two weeks when I was 2. The guilt she feels about that is so sad even 40 years later. She shouldn't feel guilty. Fostering should be normalised! Parents aren't superhuman and can have huge challenges that make parenting not possible for a time. Hats off to foster families who see themselves as supporting these children while their parents get themselves sorted. What a relief to all parents that if you get hurt or get ill or go mad somebody will look after your kids until you get better
I remember when my son turned 18 a few years ago & I no longer had to be a part time parent any more, it was so liberating & I was mildly concerned I didn't feel more guilty. But I am a grandparent now & grandkids are the best, you just hand them back when they go feral & make a quick exit.
So that refernce of the 5 mins you think theyre cute made me think of this...itll give you ptsd but the cutest time of our day is when I close my 4yos bedroom door at night and go "see you in the morning, hoot hoot" and he (with no concept of the reference) quietly goes "hoot hoot". So damn cute.
This is the best, my mum was a stay at home mum with me until I was 7... she still knows the giggle and hoot theme tune of by heart. I’m gonna share this with her, let’s hope she likes it... 😈 she definitely was like it with me! And now when I’m 12 she just had another one, so she has a pre teen and toddler, what a lovely mix
PERFECT!!! THIS is what it is really like. Except 20 years ago there was very limited dial up internet only available via desk top computers, and so apps and personal scrolling didn't exist. And wine was still pretentious. Deliveries to the house were major events. We were SOOOOOOO much more isolated (never mind we were in a suburban neighborhood with people all around all the time). Losing your mind was only 1/2 the cost of the ticket to be a stay at home parent, the other was loss of wages, a second or nicer car, better clothes. I will never regret the 11 years I was blessed to be home with my babies. But, I will always be grateful for them all growing up so healthy and happy and for the time I was able to go back to university.
OMG! what a flashback! Had 4 kids and now 3 grandkids, and I still don't close the toilet door! There is no where you can hide.....I was a stay at home until school and wouldn't change a thing, but it seems to go on forever when you are in the middle of it all! 😃 Jimmy you are a genius 🤣
You forgot, looking for their favourite toy that they smuggled into the shops, again; and dropped, again; when you have told them that their favourite toy likes nothing better than to nap in the car, while you are shopping!
*** waving my hand at you right now screaming at the phone saying "this is me!" **** 🤣🤣🤣🤣 What day off??? When the kids dad is home, its like I have 3 children instead of 2... His a man child 😑🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a looong session with so much correct information 🤣🤣🤣 I know it's a bit early but will the Brighton ladies be coming out for the spring racing carnival? 🥂🐎🛍👠👒🎩
Sigh. After 18 years I still hum songs from the Wiggles after all the damn car trips and videos that my sons used to watch. The day I turned up to work singing "Big Red Car" was an 'interesting' day...
My sister after being a STHP for 8yrs, watching kids shows on Tv & learning all the songs., Getting all the Giggle & Hoot gear & Wiggles..too.my nephew now, 17 has grown up no interest in the Wiggles ..but my sister STILL goes to Wiggles concert just to relive the old days..without the dirty nappies & all you spoke about in this vid! Best thing is that she brought me to see Jimmy 1st 'Meanwhile in Australia' show in Perth WA! Hilarious as ever!
Yerp . . . . I enjoyed meetings at work when I went back into that space -after a few years of being a stay at home parent. Cos it was an opportunity to talk to adults!!
Yeah, this must be all the "oh but you're missing out on so much" shit I hear about from people with kids when you tell them you don't want them.....EVER......
I remember those days all too well. Adult children now and I still haven’t managed to get back to full time work (I do part time). I think I need time and space to recover from those years! But - I wouldn’t have it any other way.
My “kids” are now 20, 19 and 17 and it’s only the last year or so that we don’t eat dinner at 5pm. I was a stay at home mum for 15 years, and funnily enough, I don’t drink half as much as I did when the kids were younger! Didn’t fish things out of orifaces but my son was a bugger for filling the bathroom drain with lemons from the tree.
Oh and I forgot the time I was on the toilet and my son opened the door to talk to me - with two of his friends stood behind him. There is no such thing as privacy.
Trying to watch this video with the kids present and not hearing a word of it because they keep asking questions and requesting I change it to Giggle and Hoot
Grandma here taking care of my 2 year old Grandson while his Mum is at work. I am quickly realizing that it is pay back for putting my own children in care while I was studying at Uni. I love him but Dear lord I am bored and tired. A woman my age shouldn't know all the words to the theme tunes on Kids T.V.
Thank you so much. You just sent me back 13 years. I am now embracing my teenager’s wish to stay in his room and not speak to me. Why is my house still messy?
You get alone time on the toilet?.. I don't, I get an audience.. apparently that's a good time to ask me a question or open the door and start dancing.. I'm trying to pree! Lol And you forgot skipping lunch because you just made 3 different lunches for 3 different kids and cbf making anything for yourself.. lol Oh and.. watching reruns of Giggle and Hoot..
