[allme]

Hi all,

just here quickly cause I am peeved off that a friend of mine just invited herself round with her toddler and baby. I DON'T want to see anyone, and she is about to come in and burst my bubble. And her bloody kid pulls at my puppies which isn't ideal right now as they have just had an operation yesterday to remove their 'manhood'. I am in no mood to make light conversation about the weather and how her kids are growing up so fast blah blah blah. I am so not interested right now and to top it off I woke up with knots in my stomache and feel irritated. SO now I am waiting for her and her 2 kids to come and then let the chaos begin with screaming kids and excited puppies. LEAVE ME ALONE grrrr! I thought it was the done thing to be invited and not just invite yourself. It's my day off work and I just wanted to be left alone!

Rant over!

[Luvmydog]

Hope it's a short visit. Not sure if you have a garden or not, but if so, maybe "invite" her and the kids to the garden, while the pups stay inside. That may at least solve one of the issues. In any event, hope this doesn't stress you out too much.

I don't envy you at all! I hate it when people do that, especially when you have nice plans of doing nothing!! personally I can't stand kids so good luck with that :/ you will have to explain to your friend about yout pups so she can keep an eye on her kids and make sure they don't pull at them.

Think of something nice to reward yourself with once they've gone. Maybe then it will be slightly more bearable

[Edda]

You poor thing. I absolutely can't stand kids so you have my full sympathy.

Can't you just tell her not to come? That you are busy?

[allme]

Hey guys, it went fairly quickly in the end and the toddler didn't pull at them that bad. But yeah, it's a nice day so we all went in the garden which gave the pups space to run from the toddler lol Lovely little girl but going through terrible 2's and a little chaotic right now. My puppies are like my babies so it upsets me when she hits them and pulls their fur. She usually tries to hit them with her toys but seems to have stopped that now. Anyway wasn't as bad as I thought my friends has gone now. Have arranged to go for a meal with her on Friday! Whoa! Gonna be tough!

I'm glad it wasn't too bad for you at least for Friday you have some warning so you can hype yourself for it

[Edda]

Originally Posted by allme

Hey guys, it went fairly quickly in the end and the toddler didn't pull at them that bad. But yeah, it's a nice day so we all went in the garden which gave the pups space to run from the toddler lol Lovely little girl but going through terrible 2's and a little chaotic right now. My puppies are like my babies so it upsets me when she hits them and pulls their fur. She usually tries to hit them with her toys but seems to have stopped that now. Anyway wasn't as bad as I thought my friends has gone now. Have arranged to go for a meal with her on Friday! Whoa! Gonna be tough!

I'm sorry but I struggle here a bit and just don't quite understand you...

Why on earth did you arrange a dinner with her if it's going to be that tough and you don't seem to want it?

Also, being a toddler is not an excuse for abusing puppies. As an owner, it is your responsibility to prevent it and explain to your friend that she must control her child. Those puppies, if hurt by a child at such a sensitive age can actually develop behaviour issues and become dangerous to children later, which is - we all know - probably a death sentence for a dog.

Hands on heart, I don't mean to upset or challenge you and I mean all this in the nicest possible way, actually hoping to be helpful.

[Mustkeepjob32]

At first I was going to say that you should have told them you didn't feel well and couldn't have visitors at this time. Then I saw that the experience wasn't as bad as you thought it would be. Also, regarding the OP's question, maybe you arranged to have dinner because it DO want to spend time with her?