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loopylou Mon 16-Mar-15 16:34:26

'Desperate' comes to mind alongside Gillybob's adjectives....plus a few more.......

ninathenana Mon 16-Mar-15 13:48:48

So would I gillybob

Iam64 well said.

Iam64 Mon 16-Mar-15 13:20:13

Sadly, men and women can and do behave badly. Being a mother or father doesn't lead to personality changes - pity that grin

Nonnie Mon 16-Mar-15 13:11:26

I din't know you knew her gilly. I can think of a lot more adjectives for her though!

gillybob Mon 16-Mar-15 13:07:32

I would call her a manipulative, contriving b*tch Nonnieshock

Having said that, I know someone in a very similar situation.

Nonnie Mon 16-Mar-15 13:05:18

What would you call the woman whose biological clock was ticking so she married a man just because she wanted a sperm donor? Once she had the 2 children she dispensed with him (apart from wanting him to pay half of all her bills!)

ninathenana Mon 16-Mar-15 12:36:17

It's certainly not a term I use in front of the children. It's purely for use here.
It's more polite than what DD calls him when the children aren't around.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 16-Mar-15 12:22:36

You could have definitely have classed my dad as a "spermie". But I never would have done. I'm not sure any child would. Just us grown ups.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 16-Mar-15 12:20:20

Yep! I can see where you're coming from. smile

gillybob Mon 16-Mar-15 12:08:12

I do think nina has a point though jings. To me a dad or father is someone who is around. Maybe not all the time but he is in your life. My sons "dad" did not deserve that title. He was never in his life, he did not contribute to his upbringing either emotionally or financially.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 16-Mar-15 12:06:03

Kittylester you're right of course. But words do paint a picture. That's all.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 16-Mar-15 12:04:30

I know what it's short for. I'd use 'his dad'. Or even 'his waste of space dad'.

But each to our own.

gillybob Mon 16-Mar-15 12:02:34

I agree ninathenana My sons "donor" never deserved to be called dad or father. He was never there for him and when he died my son went to pieces for the loss of a father he had never had. I reluctantly attended his funeral (with my son) and he wasn't even mentioned in the very elaborate service.

ninathenana Mon 16-Mar-15 11:52:47

Why is spermie childish ?? It's short for sperm donor. He doesn't deserve the title of father he has never acted like one since the day his eldest was born. Several GN's know I use that name for him.
These names are for anonymity here. You wouldn't use family names I'm sure jings

As I said DD has sorted it i.e. spoken to head teacher and she will not be working there anymore.

kittylester Mon 16-Mar-15 11:43:43

jingl, I suspect that nina only uses those names on here, not in front of the children!

gillybob Mon 16-Mar-15 11:40:39

My son called his "dad" the donor (not to his face). Sounds awful I know but considering he up and left when he was less than a year old, he did have a point.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 16-Mar-15 11:37:31

Talk to the head teacher about it.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 16-Mar-15 11:36:29

Spermie? That's childish! And all the ex's and call him this and that makes it too hard to follow.

Result. One confused child?

ninathenana Mon 16-Mar-15 10:55:22

grin first names that came to mind.

It's so childish isn't gillybob

kittylester Mon 16-Mar-15 10:49:02

Nina are you certain yours and mine aren't related? grin

It's this sort of stupid thing that makes the whole situation so much more stressful than it ought to be! flowers

gillybob Mon 16-Mar-15 10:27:27

People can be so awful can't they ninathenana? Fancy going to such lengths to cause trouble. Why?? What does anyone stand to gain? An odd Brownie point? or is it all about one parent bad mouthing the other?

I like the choice of names and wondered where Rita fits in? grin

ninathenana Mon 16-Mar-15 10:20:47

DD's ex is friends with her partner's ( call him Bob) ex. (We'll call her Sue)
Sue has got herself a voluntary job at DGS school and has been reporting back to spermie about when Bob does pickups and other breaches of confidentiality.
DD has sorted it and Sue won't be there much longer but what a bloody contrived thing to plot. angry