Angela Griffin's tweets

monalisa62003 · 26/08/10 - 21:41

i like angela but her last two tweets on her page tonight are rather strange.

she left waterloo road because she "couldnt stand" being away from her kids & husband for long days yet now she doesnt want to look after them?

Okay I'm pretty much ready for the kids to go back to school now. Everything's fine till about 4.30pm.

it doesn't help when you're off the wine either. Nothing to numb the pain or drown out the noise

i dont think she's sending out a good image of herself as a parent to the public by tweeting that. i dont know her so i'm not going to say anything bad but its quite annoying when her kids are the reason she left WR

Desert Rat · 26/08/10 - 21:44

Its tongue in cheek I bet

[Deleted User] · 26/08/10 - 22:01

I'm sure it's all fine, don't think too much into it x

[Deleted User] · 26/08/10 - 22:04

There is a big difference between moaning a little bit (and like desert rat said, it is probably tongue in cheek) and not wanting to look after her kids!

DeeLush · 26/08/10 - 22:05

i think youre reading too much into it, what parent isnt happy to have the kids back at school after 6weeks of "im bored" inspite of spending a fortune on holidays/activities/computers/ps/360s etc etc etc etc

monalisa62003 · 26/08/10 - 22:07

DeeLush wrote: »

i think youre reading too much into it, what parent isnt happy to have the kids back at school after 6weeks of "im bored" inspite of spending a fortune on holidays/activities/computers/ps/360s etc etc etc etc

its fine for normal parents to think that. im not saying shes a bad parent but she used to say how much she loved her kids and couldnt stand being away from them for long. i know half a day 5 days a week isnt long but its not a good thing to say that

Tiger Rose · 26/08/10 - 23:05

I think most parents are relieved when the school holidays are over. Can't see the big deal myself.

Vodka_Drinka · 26/08/10 - 23:19

What an odd thing to start a thread on?

The O.P is as good as accusing Angela Griffin of being a bad mother for saying things that any stressed out parent of young kids would say. Have you ever tried looking after young children? It's pretty stressful and sometimes you need to let off steam.

My mum always used to say she couldn't wait till September during the summer holidays.

Glinny · 27/08/10 - 00:18

On her tweets the other day she was trying to bumnfree tickets for Legoland. Asking if anyone had any contacts.

Who does she think she is. I can imagine her being the type if she got turned away from somewhere she would come out with the line "Don't you know who I am"

Bet she is really upset her afternoon chat show came off the air she was always freeloading on there.

monalisa62003 · 27/08/10 - 00:57

Vodka_Drinka wrote: »

What an odd thing to start a thread on? The O.P is as good as accusing Angela Griffin of being a bad mother for saying things that any stressed out parent of young kids would say. Have you ever tried looking after young children? It's pretty stressful and sometimes you need to let off steam.

My mum always used to say she couldn't wait till September during the summer holidays.

im not accusing her of being a bad parent. she said the noise was annoying her. if she didnt like kids why did she have them? im sure she loves them but saying that isnt nice.

my parents never complained when they had to look after us when we werent at school.

and i was just wondering what other people thought.

[Deleted User] · 27/08/10 - 04:35

monalisa62003 wrote: »

im not accusing her of being a bad parent. she said the noise was annoying her. if she didnt like kids why did she have them? im sure she loves them but saying that isnt nice.

my parents never complained when they had to look after us when we werent at school.

and i was just wondering what other people thought.

You're reading far too much into it.

Of course, the noise gets annoying. I'm not a parent but being with kids for more than two hours does my head in.

If I have kids, I'm sure I'd complain about the noise but I would still love them (I hope

) and I'm sure Angela and every other parent who's complained about their kids do as well...

My parents dreaded us having time off because we'd complain about anything and everything and fight and argue with each other.

My parents have said much worse about me and my siblings than "the noise is too much" but they still love us!

[Deleted User] · 27/08/10 - 07:34

Are you very young OP? Am assuming you are as you take everything so literally. If someone says "I could kill him" do you actually think they could?

[Deleted User] · 27/08/10 - 09:16

I'd say those tweets are more than normal.

Being a working mum would make you miss the little blighters, you would miss the day-to-day things that is until you go back to being a full-time mum. Only then you realise the grass isn't always greener, and that on a full-time basis kids can be quite annoying.

OP I think you need to take a step back and see the tweets for what they are, a perfectly normal parental rant.

elnombre · 27/08/10 - 10:09

She's saying what she's thinking, like most people on Twitter. It's casual. Domestic. It's not like she put out a press release saying "Take my kids, please".

[Deleted User] · 27/08/10 - 10:45

angela is just saying what we all feel after 6 weeks of fighting, boredom and thats just the parents.i love my kids but next week cant come quick enough.not for one min do i think she is trying to get rid of her kids,she is just a normal mum even celeb mums are allowed a whinge now and again.

Bandita · 27/08/10 - 11:12

I used to love the school hols with my kids but after 6 weeks felt a mixture of sadness and relief, don't see anything wrong with what she said most Mums are the same.

OneTreeHillFan · 27/08/10 - 11:37

Gawd, it's twitter! She's probably just beign a bit tongue in cheek:rolleyes:

Vodka_Drinka · 27/08/10 - 11:46

monalisa62003 wrote: »

im not accusing her of being a bad parent. she said the noise was annoying her. if she didnt like kids why did she have them? im sure she loves them but saying that isnt nice.

my parents never complained when they had to look after us when we werent at school.

and i was just wondering what other people thought.

I can assure you they probably did;)

funci · 27/08/10 - 12:50

I lost my job just before the holidays so thought "Oh great 6 weeks with my son!"

Just over a week left and I'm counting the seconds!! haha

I love my son to bits, but he is ready to go back and I'm ready for him to go back. Me saying this is not an admission that I shouldn't have been a mum!

:D

funci · 27/08/10 - 12:52

monalisa62003 wrote: »

im not accusing her of being a bad parent. she said the noise was annoying her. if she didnt like kids why did she have them? im sure she loves them but saying that isnt nice.

my parents never complained when they had to look after us when we werent at school.

and i was just wondering what other people thought.

Sorry just saw this and I would never dream of telling my son I didn't want to look after him!! I'm sure your parents endured the 6 week break just the same as my parents did!

PADDY75 · 27/08/10 - 15:01

I am sure what she said is no major revelation to a lot of mothers.

cjsmummy · 27/08/10 - 15:23

Bandita wrote: »

I used to love the school hols with my kids but after 6 weeks felt a mixture of sadness and relief, don't see anything wrong with what she said most Mums are the same.

Totally agree, mine went back last week(i'm in Scotland) and after 7 weeks of constant noise&bickering etc i am enjoying it just me&the little 'un during the day!

johartuk · 27/08/10 - 15:55

monalisa62003 wrote: »

im not accusing her of being a bad parent. she said the noise was annoying her. if she didnt like kids why did she have them? im sure she loves them but saying that isnt nice.

my parents never complained when they had to look after us when we werent at school.

and i was just wondering what other people thought.

I think most parents are looking forward to the kids going back to school. It's a perfectly natural feeling after 6 weeks of hyper/bored kids. They may not all voice it openly, but they will, no doubt, have those feelings,

Angela's tweets sound like the tweets of a typical mum in the last few days of the school hols!

Picklebum · 27/08/10 - 20:14

monalisa62003 wrote: »

im not accusing her of being a bad parent. she said the noise was annoying her. if she didnt like kids why did she have them? im sure she loves them but saying that isnt nice.

my parents never complained when they had to look after us when we werent at school.and i was just wondering what other people thought.

Oh for gods sake! Stop being so flippin precious!

I bet your folks, if they're really honest, couldn't wait to see the back of your sorry ass scooting back to school in September;)

[Deleted User] · 27/08/10 - 21:25

I have a (nearly) 2 yr old son and he talks non stop. He seems quite advanced for his age and can tell me colours, shapes etc. i think its wonderful that i can have a whole conversation with him that isnt full of gobble-de-goo or baby talk. However, after a day of constant talking with him i would often give my right arm for him to shut up and give me 10mins peace!! This does not mean i love him any less!!

angelafisher · 27/08/10 - 21:27

I must be a sad lone Mum, mine go back on Thurs and it's just too soon. I'll be the mum that comes home after dropping them off at school and sits on the settee and bursts into tears. Believe me, I'm not a perfect mum, far from it, and my boys fight, and one of them is special needs, but I love having them at home during the school holidays.

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