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I have very babyish nicknames for my ds 1 and 2 which I use in the house sometimes.
Yesterday I had a garden full of teens playing on our trampoline and I called in ds 1 for something and inadvertently used his nickname. His friends giggled and he put his arm round my shoulders and told them how much he loves his dear old mum. He calls me the matriarch.

My DH has a hobby which costs money and takes time outside the house. I love seeing him enjoying himself.

We talk about when he does his hobby so it fits around our family time and gives both of us our own time so it doesn't cause resentment.

I'm going to IKEA today. I already know what I'm going to buy.

My mum phones me most days. She often gives me mad advice based on how life was when she was young. I listen and say thank you, then do what I want to anyway. I know she loves me and wants to be helpful.

I'm going to stay in contact with her.

My eldest child finished his first year of school yesterday. I wasn't emotional.

When we were ttc I took a pregnancy test. It was a faint line so I waited a few more days.

My friend has posted several photos of herself on holiday on Facebook this week - by the pool, drinking cocktails etc.

I'm glad she's having a lovely time. Her hotel looks very nice.

I was invited to a wedding last month that meant I had to stay over in a hotel. The bride and groom had enclosed a poem asking for money in the invitation.

I wrote a cheque for an amount I could afford as a gift and booked a room. The wedding was very enjoyable. The DJ at the evening reception was particularly good so I had a jolly time dancing with the bride and some other friends for part of the evening. I've since had a lovely thank you card telling me what they're putting the money towards. I hope it doesn't take them too long to save up for it.

Apologies, I haven't RTWFT but, enough to get the point.

Where the hell are you lot on the other days on the other threads?

I babysit my friends' dc sometimes for free. I don't have dc for them to reciprocate. I don't think my friends are being cheeky.

I was out for lunch with a group of colleagues yesterday. I ordered the fish, and one of them remarked mildly that she thought I was a vegetarian. I said yes I was mostly, but I sometimes ate fish. No-one rebuked me, or said that I was only allowed to call myself a pescetarian, then. In fact no-one seemed to care at all, and got on with ordering their own meals.

I didn't get invited to my ex - bosses leaving party, even though I worked with and propped her up for years.

Doesn't matter I never liked her much.

And I'll catch up with other former colleagues that I do like, another time.

My SIL is annoying, I don;t think she is keen on me either. We are polite to each other at family gatherings.

I just folded up some towels from the dryer and stacked them on the sofa ready to take to the linen cupboard to put away. The dog jumped up on the sofa and is using them as a pillow. I will wait till he gets down then put them away then. I won't rewash them, they don't need it.

I went to Sainsburies today with my daughter and parked in parent and child parking. I noticed the man next to me also in parent and child parking who only parked there as he was carrying a heavy object. I smiled and got on with my day.

Went out with a group of mums from dc's school for end of year drinks. All from the year group invited. Loads turned up. No funny sideways looks. No back stabbing. No one got seriously pissed. Everyone had a good time.

Shall I LTBs?

Love this thread!

My decorator used my toilet ( he may even have had a crap in there ).

I wasn't bothered.

I asked friend 1 to come over after school today and then saw friend 2 and mentioned it to him. I forgot friend 1 was childminding child x and didn't know friend 2 was looking after child y. That's eight children in the paddling pool. I was glad I had popped lots of potatoes in to bake.

Child x was sad because she didn't have a swimming costume and everyone else did so friend 2 popped home and picked one up for her. What a nice afternoon it was.

We went out for dinner and my kids took their iPads. They were on them till our food arrived then they came off them and had a chat while we ate. The waitress said "I wish we'd had had these when we were kids!" I agreed. I didn't feel guilty about it or force my kids to sit without devices for the meal just because I thought they should.

Most days, we eat for tea whatever is due to go off first, assuming the plate will have: simply cooked starch+meat+lots of steamed veg. The resulting meals are nice. I wouldn't like to mealplan or follow a recipe.

Also my co-workers constantly mispronounce my name.

It's a difficult to pronounce Irish name. I don't hold it against them.

DD (2yrs old) had a silent tantrum on the street today (lay face down refusing to move) while my hands were full of shopping. An older lady came over and said her son used to do it all the time. And asked DD if she wanted to see her dog.

DD got up. The older lady smiled and told us to have a nice day. I smiled and thanked her. I wasn't fuming that she interfered.

DS's school report had his name spelt 2 different ways within the same sentence. It was still his school report

One of my neighbours has brambles growing literally up as far as the first floor windows. Another routinely parks his big van outside my front gate. I couldn't give a shit.

DD is getting married in a few days. ExH and I are going to speak to each other and be civilised for the entire weekend. Because he's her Dad and it's not her fault he was a cheating fuckwit we got divorced.