Trendy Brighton Parents

[ali jenkins]

Exactly.

Mine is correctly spelt with a 'v', but so many people use 'ph' unless prompted, which I've never understood.

Ive always thaught it was spelt STEPHE! not STEVE

 

[smudge]

I too f***ing hate these trendy parents. Why don't they feed their f***ing screaming brats at home at the weekend? f***ing Nanny been given the day off has she? Well if I'm out eating I f***ing hate it when these off road buggies ar forced into my space & these pampered screaming shit machines & all they're associated kit just take over.

Stay at home you c*nts, try cooking a f***ing meal for your sprogs. Fish Fingers never did me any harm!

(I just know they vote Liberal & are anti Falmer too.....the parents that is!)

 

[clapham_gull]

There's a certain pub in Clapham owned by a certain beer supplying co-operative linked to the trade unions.

Anyone who has visited Reading or Glastonbury will know who there are.

Now - I'm sure they do a lot of good works and as a member of a Trade Union myself, far be it from me to criticise them.

But if you want to see trendy mothers and fathers, you ain't seen anything until you've visited this gastro child friendly establishment.

They used to have a frequent "Africa day" where little Tarquins and Jemimas would dance to exotic music whilst their mothers and fathers would tuck into organic free trade plantain burgers (or something like that).

Whilst sitting quietly in the corner, drinking a pint of "Workers Ale" and reading a copy of the complimentary socialist worker (that no-one actually ever read it, because there were Guardians a plenty), I put point out to my girlfriend that although there was a nice framed photograph of Nelson Mandela on the wall, no-one who drank in there was actually African or even black.

 

[ali jenkins]

Any MUGGINS called Tarquin is a TWAT in my book!


Why would you call your kids by such a f***ing ponsy name?

 

[clapham_gull]

Any MUGGINS called Tarquin is a TWAT in my book!


Why would you call your kids by such a f***ing ponsy name?

Muggins Tarquin Twat has a certain ring to it though hasn't it.

 

[Les Biehn]

There's a certain pub in Clapham owned by a certain beer supplying co-operative linked to the trade unions.

Anyone who has visited Reading or Glastonbury will know who there are.

Now - I'm sure they do a lot of good works and as a member of a Trade Union myself, far be it from me to criticise them.

But if you want to see trendy mothers and fathers, you ain't seen anything until you've visited this gastro child friendly establishment.

They used to have a frequent "Africa day" where little Tarquins and Jemimas would dance to exotic music whilst their mothers and fathers would tuck into organic free trade plantain burgers (or something like that).

Whilst sitting quietly in the corner, drinking a pint of "Workers Ale" and reading a copy of the complimentary socialist worker (that no-one actually ever read it, because there were Guardians a plenty), I put point out to my girlfriend that although there was a nice framed photograph of Nelson Mandela on the wall, no-one who drank in there was actually African or even black.

The thought of these **** drippings disgusts me.

 

[smudge]

My niece is at Varndean & has a mate called "Silver". f***ing Silver I ask you. The dirty bastards!

 

[clapham_gull]

The thought of these **** drippings disgusts me.

There's definately less of them now.

When Ken Livingstone brought in a congestion charge for off road three wheeled prams they all moved down to Brighton and took their biodegradeable nappies with them.

You're welcome to them.

I'm much happier having mad Portugeuse neighbours screaming at their kids rather than having to queue behind some neurotic 30 something PA forcing her child to count the organic peppers in her basket in Sainsburys

 

[Pevenseagull]

You know the sort, call their kids names like joshua or thai names noone can pronounce because the kid was conceived there while they were travelling, have 3 wheeled buggies and a cool relaxed attitude to parenting (i.e their kids runs around like a turd bothering everyone and climbing over stuff but are 'expressing' themselves).

Irritating.

A surgical strike on Wagamama of a Saturday afternoon could make all the difference


not that I advocate terrorism


it's just a thought

 

[The Large One]

We had a charming young lady here called Star Epiphany. Her mum was a fuckwit, mind.

 

[The Large One]

Now this bloke had the world's best name. One thing I didn't realise... he was only 46 when he died.

 

[Frutos]

With my name you can have an h as a third letter, I don't, and an a or an o as the second last, I have the former...however you spell it it is always pronounced the same.

Ah yes, another commonly mis-spelt one (I have 2 friends with that name, one of whom spells it with an 'h' and an 'a', and the other of whom spells it with no 'h' and a 'o')

 

[Seagullible]

I blame bloody celebrities with their Fifi Trixibel etc. My other half bump is likely to be Elizabeth as its traditional but can be shortened as is definately NOT a chavy name

 

[Gully]

Good choice, it can be shortened to Liz, Lizzy, Beth, Betty, etc, etc...has a nice traditional feel to it and also sounds dead classy.

 

[Gwylan]

There's a certain pub in Clapham owned by a certain beer supplying co-operative linked to the trade unions.

Anyone who has visited Reading or Glastonbury will know who there are.

Now - I'm sure they do a lot of good works and as a member of a Trade Union myself, far be it from me to criticise them.

But if you want to see trendy mothers and fathers, you ain't seen anything until you've visited this gastro child friendly establishment.

They used to have a frequent "Africa day" where little Tarquins and Jemimas would dance to exotic music whilst their mothers and fathers would tuck into organic free trade plantain burgers (or something like that).

Whilst sitting quietly in the corner, drinking a pint of "Workers Ale" and reading a copy of the complimentary socialist worker (that no-one actually ever read it, because there were Guardians a plenty), I put point out to my girlfriend that although there was a nice framed photograph of Nelson Mandela on the wall, no-one who drank in there was actually African or even black.

I know the pub in question and have drunk there many times myself. I used to go there regularly as the music they played was really good.

But there's a lot of truth in what you say. I don't think it was quite as white as you portray it (for a start, the DJ was black) but it was certainly about 95% white. And for a 'workers' pub, it did seem remarkably middle-class.

What really got us down was that on crowded days, you couldn't move for monstrous 3-wheeled buggies. I think we eventually gave up going there for that reason.


As for names, I have to take issue with Cornelius as a weird name. My father-in-law (an ex-London docker( is called Cornelius, as his one of his cousins. It's by no means a rare name in Irish working-class families.

 

[Stoichkov]

The Fiveways has become increasingly infested with these sorts of parents, having completed what is annoyingly known as the 'Hanover Hop' in order to secure a place at Balfour School.

Surrounded by 'North Village Cafe' 'The Fiveways Deli' and a Tin Drum, the Zoo and neighbouring Ladbrokes are now an endangered species.

 

[Gwylan]

The Fiveways has become increasingly infested with these sorts of parents, having completed what is annoyingly known as the 'Hanover Hop' in order to secure a place at Balfour School.

Surrounded by 'North Village Cafe' 'The Fiveways Deli' and a Tin Drum, the Zoo and neighbouring Ladbrokes are now an endangered species.

They'd get a shock if they went into the Stanmer though

I'm going to take my kids to Blakers Park later; there are plenty of middle-class parents there too.

 

[Wozza]

But there's a lot of truth in what you say. I don't think it was quite as white as you portray it (for a start, the DJ was black) but it was certainly about 95% white.

So all the WORKERS were black!?

Bet they're being paid below minimum wage too. Like slaves!

Bloody disgrace!!!

 

[tedebear]

I usually keep my mouth shut on these topics on public as around these parts my view is not the majority.

Overtired children running mad is lazy parenting!

Kids who don't sleep through the night thereby making them tired in the day - again is lazy parenting, "oh she'll sleep through when she wants!" - BOLLOCKs - "She'll sleep through when you teach her - and its too f***ing late now!!"

Kids pushing other kids around and parents laughing about it is again - lazy parenting!

I have to defend my three wheel pram though - I use it for RUNNING - and thats its purpose!! Not for taking up the whole of Shoreham High Street when I want to get a peice of Bulgar bread with caraway seeds! When I go into town I use our little Maclaren stroller - smaller and easier!!

Rant over - can't say it in public around Shoreham for fear of getting a flushable wipe thrown at me

 

[Starry]

As for names, I have to take issue with Cornelius as a weird name. My father-in-law (an ex-London docker( is called Cornelius, as his one of his cousins. It's by no means a rare name in Irish working-class families.

Wouldn't be so bad if this was an Irish working class family, it's so far removed from being so. When we've discussed names at the school his mother told me they wanted to call him Cornwallis so maybe he did luck out.