AIBU to ban my 2yr old grandson?

Hellooo! Its a joke!
You know those things called jokes that make you smile, or join in, or guffaw or groan?
Yes, its one of those.

You can't make tongue in cheek comments on GN as you can see from some of the comments.
I've made that mistake in the past.

Surely this is a joke? If it’s not, buy him his own dustpan and brush set, let him enjoy it. I’m sure his mum encourages it, at least he is doing it willingly now, wait until another few years have passed, you will be banning him for bringing mud in on his shoes.

Incredible but I imagine the op didnt expect such a reaction!!

Sorry I’ve just seen it is definitely meant to be a joke! You never know on Gransnet if someone is being serious or not.

As I said earlier once I had twigged......we need an irony smiley....irony is not the easiest form of wit. Jane Austen got it right but even then it takes a clever clogs to fully unpick her novels. The OP aint no Jane Austen!

MaidMarion, you have written exactly what I am thinking!! (Including the GC in USA.)

How ungrateful some GNs are! There are people who pay a lot of money for domestic help and some of us have spent this a.m. clearing up the detritus from yesterday's childminding session ggrrr...

Is that it now? Have all the people at the back of the queue when the humour gene was handed out stomped off? You can come out from behind the sofa now, Readymeals. Though for goodness’ sake don’t crack a joke.

Nuffin wrong with my sense of humour.....but if the OP had done what you did Maggiemaybe....include a we would all have been aboard this particular giggle train and enjoyed it a lot more!

I dunno, the fashion when I came of age was to tell jokes with a straight face, and people thought it was a bit "off" to smile or laugh at your own jokes. So that's why I didn't add a smiley to the OP. That, and I thought it was already kind of obvious that we all know toddlers love to play at cleaning. If I didn't know that, would I even have the brains to be able to type a message at all?

I remember my daughter when she was two always wanting to wash up and the mess she made. She used to visit Granny’s and tidy, Granny just let her. The funny thing was one time my Mam visited us and my daughter when she felt she felt the visit was for a bit long she gave her her handbag, I didn’t know where to look, and my Daughter and I still smile at this. I would enjoy your visits some don’t see their grandchildren as they live far away.

For goodness sake he is two, Yes Two.

And this is a fun thread yea FUN

LOL.. hilarious.

My shocked faces near the beginning were also meant to be ironic but now wondering I people got that or not!

Readymeals it's no good. I'm afraid we'll have to virtually catch you and have you flogged I don't know what I've enjoyed most about this thread. The funny stories or the outrage every time I've come on and checked. Wetting myself.

Must 'fess up, that I've come onto threads late in the day so not read each and every response. Just skimmed through but I always read the first page to get the gist. And it was deadpan but as someone else rightly said, we've seen weirder that were true on this site

Surely this is a spoof!

I love your NHS comment. Peardrop50!

I think some people just like the sound of their own voice, they're not interested in what others have to say.

It won't last so make the most of it and let him do the cleaning whilst you make yourself a drink and put your feet up

Is this a joke post ReadyMeals ? Relish the little lad, buy him a toddler size dustpan, brush and broom and enjoy him.

Sorry, reading now that this is a joke, it just wasn’t obvious to me.

My GC love to dust. They all have toy Dyson vacuums and kitchens. Children copy adults. Enjoy having your GS around and join in with the cleaning and make it a fun game for him if it makes him happy.

the lads only 2 I can not understand you being offended by such a young child you are being unreasonable

One of my DGS loved to clean even had his own Henry hoover. Sadly this didn’t last?