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To clap my hands and skip about in a elephantine manner?

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 15/06/2017 23:11

I'm going to be a grandfather! Woo hoo! They haven't tuppence to rub together, so there'll be 3 generations under one roof. Still, DD is doing well after the throwing stopped, he's working all the hours God sends, and with luck I shall see New Person into their teens, as opposed to my DF who got less than 7 years of DGF hood. Wish us luck.

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 27/08/2018 13:28

I can't quite walk, but I can stand still and make a mess for hours.

To clap my hands and skip about in a elephantine manner?
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BoreOfWhabylon · 27/08/2018 10:32

Oh yes, Happy Birthday to the Little Prince!

Cupcakecafe · 27/08/2018 10:25

Happy birthday minidisgrace! Cake

AtLeastThreeDrinks · 24/08/2018 21:46

This is the loveliest thread ever! I've got happy tears in my eyes. Wishing you well with the move and looking forward to more updates x

AintNobodyHereButUsChickens · 23/08/2018 22:13

Gosh it's almost his birthday already! This year has gone quick Shock

BoreOfWhabylon · 16/08/2018 17:12

I'm so pleased you are archiving this thread Disgrace. In years to come, the Little Prince will treasure it and, in still more yeras to come, so will his grandchildren.

You will become an heirloom!

teawamutu · 14/08/2018 06:02

This thread is an utter joy, thank you disgrace and gorgeous miniDisgrace.

We didn't live with my parents but they've been very hands on and equally adoring if less descriptive, so this has been a lovely insight into how it feels.

BoreOfWhabylon · 13/08/2018 19:00

Grin. Yep. You'll need to get fit for the rambles and poking things with sticks!

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 13/08/2018 09:30

Oh Lord. He has discovered how to reach the living room door handle. He pushed a box over, stood on it, opened the door and was halfway up the stairs. DD rang in a panic, asking how to assemble the stairgate. Unfortunately, she let him see her put it together, so that's not going to last.

I'm going to have to lose a shitload of weight and get a knee replacement, aren't I?

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Verbena87 · 05/08/2018 09:22

You are the opposite of a disgrace to the Y chromosome. As is that little bundle of phone-licking loveliness.

BoreOfWhabylon · 04/08/2018 14:46

I love this thread! And I loved my hands-on grandparents.

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 04/08/2018 14:44

Thanks proudbrows. I started it because I didn't have grandfathers, and I thought it might be good to describe how DGS made me feel. It's archived weekly, in case of the No. 11 bus, so that Little Prince knows how big his fan club is. DW went up earlier in the week, and he wouldn't let her out of his sight. He misses us both as much as we miss him. Obviously it's not for everyone, but hands-on GPs make a massive difference to the early months.
Next update at the Bank Holiday.

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proudbrows · 04/08/2018 14:17

This is the most adorable, magical, heartwarming thread I have ever read!! It really makes you feel like all is right with the world 😊

Mogleflop · 01/08/2018 17:38
Grin

Love it

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 31/07/2018 00:42

On? In! Bloody autocorrect!

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 31/07/2018 00:42

Oops. Eleven months on Friday, forgot to update. Facetime is the very devil, as he's persuaded we're either on the phone or behind it. This means he's alternately licking the screen or turning it round, so we're treated to an enormous tongue or a kaleidoscopic living room.

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 26/07/2018 22:26

"I've got up here on my own, and in 15 seconds I'm going to faceplant the laminate. Again."

Luckily DD caught him before he could turn the chair over. Oh, and he can descend stairs independently. What a wonderful time his parents are having. Heh heh heh.

To clap my hands and skip about in a elephantine manner?
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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 25/07/2018 10:29

Things are moving. We have a buyer, subject to mortgage approval. They've given us a completion target of late September/first week of October. Our shortlist up north has tightened to under two dozen, and the out-laws are going to do the postcode sift to keep burglars to a minimum.

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Mogleflop · 25/07/2018 06:32

Oh I'm sorry they've moved out, that must be incredibly difficult. Are you moving to be near them soon? Thanks

soupforbrains · 24/07/2018 21:27

Oh @DisgraceToTheYChromosome I love you're relationship with your GS and all your updates.

This last one just makes me cry a little tear or two. Chin up and think of when he's a little older and you can do what my parents have just done and set off in their camper van off to France with their GS (my DS) for a few weeks. I miss him of course but the help during school holidays is worth it and it gives me a chance to tidy without it getting untidied again already

BoreOfWhabylon · 24/07/2018 15:55

It must feel very strange. When will you be moving Disgrace?

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 24/07/2018 11:26

It's been a week. Pluses: electricity consumption has dropped by 70%. We have found most of his discarded breakfasts. The washing machine no longer runs flat out, and the line no twangs under load.
Minus: he's not here. They're not here. I have no one to cuddle, or tease, or boast to about getting a 400 metre kill in PUBG Mobile (DSIL and his team rank around 15th, out of an installed base of 10 mil+). I miss DSIL's cookery, particularly his enormous curries. DD herself had to be talked through scrambled eggs the other dayGrin.

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 17/07/2018 23:32

They're in, and we're home. DGS, despite being covered in blisters from HFM, managed to get the front off the gas fire within 20 minutes, got hold of the dining table and did a full chin up, and charmed the assembled company. He was miserable on occasion, but so would you be if you had 15 lesions in your mouth.
Still, DW and I have been kept busy this evening by wrestling with a recalcitrant printer and not killing each other. This bodes well for the future.

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BoreOfWhabylon · 16/07/2018 11:48

Courage, mon brave!

All shall be well and all shall be well
And all manner of thing shall be well

[encouraging shoulder-punch]

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DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 16/07/2018 07:09

The dreadful day is upon us. Poor DGS has caught hand foot and mouth, and is having a miserable time of it. Just waiting for the rental office to open, then collect the van and start shovelling. I have used nearly 100 metres of bubble wrap since Friday.

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