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To ask you to tell me something lovely.

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SheepytheDuck · 25/10/2025 22:02

I’ve had a hard week! Work trouble, kids playing up. Tell me something lovely that’s happened to you this week to cheer me up.

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PermanentTemporary · 25/10/2025 22:38

Ds has found himself a house share and is flying the nest! It’s a little bit sad but mostly exciting. Am plotting to make him a chocolate loaf cake to take with him next weekend.

crazeekat · 25/10/2025 22:38

Allthesnowallthetime · 25/10/2025 22:17

One of my rabbits, who was very wary of humans, has started to trust me enough to put both paws up on my lap to ask for treats 💕

Aww this melts me

Littlejellyuk · 25/10/2025 22:37

We finally emptied my mums house (she passed away this summer) of her last bits, as the house sold. I found old memories (christmas candles from when I was an infant, photographs, certificates) and I sprayed the last bit of her perfume last night (Chanel no 5) and it reminded me of her 💕
We can finally close another small chapter and remember the good times 💕

CharlotteStreetW1 · 25/10/2025 22:37

My six year old cat settled on my lap for the first time since he was a kitten.

ChuckedNorris · 25/10/2025 22:37

DD 14m said two new words today: crocodile ("crocka") and tickle 🥰

Bonjovispyjamas · 25/10/2025 22:36

Someone is interested in adopting my 41st foster cat 😺

MummytoE · 25/10/2025 22:33

My work paid my overtime that I've been chasing!!

FigCandle · 25/10/2025 22:31

My daughter was such a handful, growing up. I honestly don’t know how I made it through her teenage years, it was such a rollercoaster. It nearly broke me.

She’s all grown up now and home for a visit. She offered to cook for us this evening. Insisted on paying for all the food and made the most delicious sea bass dish. In fact her whole visit has been a joy. I just never would have believed that my nightmare teenager would grow up to be this Pollyanna adult. I feel so blessed.

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SheepytheDuck · 25/10/2025 22:31

SabreIsMyFave · 25/10/2025 22:28

I'm sorry you're having a crappy week @SheepytheDuck Hopefully this will cheer you up.

This was a month ago..... I was in the garden and I saw a butterfly trapped in a cobweb that was on the fence. Splayed out with its wings flat, shaking and struggling in the web. I scooped it out gently, and held it in my cupped hand, then I gently closed its wings together, and very carefully pulled every little bit of cobweb off it.

Then when the web was all gone off it, I let go of its wings, and it flew away, high up... Then it kept flying around me for AGES, and fluttering around me. I know it's batshit, but I felt like it was showing me how happy it was that I'd saved it. 😍

It made me feel so happy. Grin

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It really has! I love this

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SabreIsMyFave · 25/10/2025 22:28

I'm sorry you're having a crappy week @SheepytheDuck Hopefully this will cheer you up.

This was a month ago..... I was in the garden and I saw a butterfly trapped in a cobweb that was on the fence. Splayed out with its wings flat, shaking and struggling in the web. I scooped it out gently, and held it in my cupped hand, then I gently closed its wings together, and very carefully pulled every little bit of cobweb off it.

Then when the web was all gone off it, I let go of its wings, and it flew away, high up... Then it kept flying around me for AGES, and fluttering around me. I know it's batshit, but I felt like it was showing me how happy it was that I'd saved it. 😍

It made me feel so happy. Grin

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SheepytheDuck · 25/10/2025 22:21

ChickpeasOnEarth · 25/10/2025 22:20

When I need cheering up I look at this site with live animal cameras from around the world. I normally watch the African safari ones, but the puppies are always lovely.
https://explore.org/livecams/currently-live/service-puppy-cam

This is brilliant, I’ll defo have a look.

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PugInTheHouse · 25/10/2025 22:21

My 17 yo DS just passed his L2 Pharmacy assistant apprenticeship. He has autism, ADHD and a processing disorder. He started work a few days after taken him last year and has made us all so proud the way he has just got on with working full time so soon after finishing school, esp after going through an extremely tough 18 months. He had a bike accident just as he went on study leave that resulted in a 4th patella dislocation followed by a year long wait for surgery, got bells palsy a few days before he started work and he even had to take an hour off in his first week so he could go to prom (with his droopy eye and mouth).

Its always a big unknown having ND children so we are so pleased for him.

I hope next week is better to you!

shellyleppard · 25/10/2025 22:20

@gamerchick and before I need a beer 😀 i do love the spider webs when the dew settles on them

motleymop · 25/10/2025 22:18

janiejonstone · 25/10/2025 22:14

Driving with DD8 this morning she spotted a van which said "Lift Specialists" on the side, and said "they should have just called themselves Specialifts". Dunno why but it made us giggle all day. She's been very sad lately as her dad isn't around, and it was lovely to have a proper giggle with her.

Little genius 😍

Squirrelsnut · 25/10/2025 22:17

We're redecorating and I found a mother's day card DS made when he was little. It's so sweet.

gamerchick · 25/10/2025 22:17

shellyleppard · 25/10/2025 22:12

@gamerchick i picked up a bottle of beer from outside the back door tonight....it was covered in cobwebs!! There is a rather large wolf spider 🕷️ outside....

You're lucky. The markings are amazing. I hope it relocates soon before winter bites.

shellyleppard · 25/10/2025 22:17

My son found some money in an old bank account and brought us all a takeaway tea last night 🤩❤️

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SheepytheDuck · 25/10/2025 22:17

These are all so nice! 😊

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Allthesnowallthetime · 25/10/2025 22:17

One of my rabbits, who was very wary of humans, has started to trust me enough to put both paws up on my lap to ask for treats 💕

Floweryfrock23 · 25/10/2025 22:16

I was interviewed for a new job by a person who I 100% clicked with.
One of those where you feel you had known that person for ever.
Same humour, same ideas, conversation flowed and was interesting!
If I get the job, I will be working with this person very closely and I know that together we will move mountains.
If not, well, l met a wonderful human being!

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SheepytheDuck · 25/10/2025 22:16

gamerchick · 25/10/2025 22:10

My work had an early Halloween celebration with decorations. I saw one of those plastic spiders on the floor and marvelled at how realistic it was. Went to pick it up and it ran off....

I may have made a noise.

Omg. I would have also made a noise 😅

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BCBird · 25/10/2025 22:15

Danikm151 · 25/10/2025 22:12

My son went to football club today.. no tears this time but he did spend half of the time doing forward rolls 😅
he’s 5 and said he wanted to practice gymnastics at the same time

Ha ha. That's made me laugh

janiejonstone · 25/10/2025 22:14

Driving with DD8 this morning she spotted a van which said "Lift Specialists" on the side, and said "they should have just called themselves Specialifts". Dunno why but it made us giggle all day. She's been very sad lately as her dad isn't around, and it was lovely to have a proper giggle with her.

Itiswhysofew · 25/10/2025 22:14

DN, early 30s and has been struggling in life, got her first car this week, having passed her driving test a month ago. She's also started studying for a degree in history, and I'm delighted for her☺️

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