I live on an island off the coast of America - ask me anything

[catofdoom]

As requested @IdaBWells

There was a thread before but I can't find it. When Mumsnet has its brain fart a few months ago I could never get back in to my old account.

I live on a little island off the coast of Maine. I moved here after living in London for 15 years.

Is it islesboro op?

He also asked me if I spend weekends on "my country estate?".

@IdaBWells yes actually you're probably completely right!

I've had people say 'tally ho' in a piss taking way and it really boils my piss.

How were you and DS after the birth?

@Ida, while I would love to claim that there is indeed a south London hunt that hunts in Brockwell Park, and I am the MFH (riding sidesaddle, obviously, and commanding hounds in fierce RP tones, while looking rather like Princess Anne), this would be a lie. I am an ex south Londoner who does now live in hunting country. No country estate, alas.

I find the more upper class the American the more intimidated they can be by a British accent. I found some of then to be very cool and insecure around me which at first I didn't understand. But then I found that genuine Britishness is the one thing that money can't buy and also in their ignorance they had no idea I was an absolute nobody and my accent wasn't posh at all. This was 20+ years ago however and I was serving them from behind a cheese and wine counter or pouring wine as "help" in their home, not hobnobbing ! Times may have changed.

@IdaBWells his first apgar score was awful but the second one was fine. He was fine as soon as they got him breathing. Longest moments of my life though.

I was fine apart from the fact that in all the hours of pushing I also managed to push my bladder partly out.

I've definitely found the hostile people to be the less travelled and I hate to say it but it's pretty much always Republicans.

I don't do things on the phone if I can help it like book hotels, car repairs etc as I feel like people think I'm foreign and charge me more!

NobleRot Brockwell Park !

The soft spot Americas can have for Brits does mean your accent opens doors. I have even had people bitching about "immigrants" to me as if we are birds of a feather of which I have needed to point out the obvious . Sad to say they might usher me into their inner circle while blanking a much better educated doctor or engineer from Morocco or Pakistan. Although to be fair, where I live has become very international and diverse over the past 20 years. Large populations from India, China, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Russia etc.and people are very warm and welcoming to each other generally. I am speaking of when I was first here in 1996/97 and the people I am talking about would be in their 70s and 80s now.

I can't believe you pushed for 6 hrs with no pain relief you are a Goddess!!!!!

Ah well what's a little loose body part between friends? Have you seen that thread about the MNer checking out her "undercarriage" after giving birth?

cat you inspired me to start a new thread
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3662968-GODDESS-birth-stories?watched=1

I love your home. Truly love it!

If you ever want to house swap we have a 4 bed in the SW in a charming little town!

@Atalune SW England or SW USA? I'm from Gloucestershire.

Somerset UK....it’s no metropolis but we love it.

@IdaBWells on the birth notes is "16.45 - "where's my fucking dentist Xanax?" and "give me some fucking vodka".

My midwives were shocked I think. I'd presented this lovely, hippy, gentle person to them over the months and turned in to full, North London ghetto lass!

Well who hasn't started roaring or demanding relief of various kinds? In labour all bets are off. I don't think I could keep vodka down though.

Blimey I just got chewed up and spat out by MN. Note to self, NEVER start a thread on birth stories.

catofdoom what happened to the cat?

Cat, I am absolutely loving this thread, it's such a lovely read. You being from Gloucestershire has made me smile, as I'm from Gloucester

@IdaBWells Jesus Christ. You got your arse handed to you. There are some bitter sourpusses on Mumsnet! I got my arse totally handed to me once when I posted about how I was going to attachment parent ds. I actually cried and didn't log on to Mumsnet for another 3 years it was so bad!!

@JengaNonConfirming there's no accent like a a Gloucestershire accent.

Our barn and sauna (), the ferry and ds at our neighbour's house.

The beach near our house, our garden and the island sunset. (Makes the winter terribleness bearable.)

@IdaBWells what happened to your thread? 😰😰