Posts that never make it to MN

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"A colleague came round the office yesterday with a collection envelope for someone in another team who is retiring. I've only worked there two weeks and I've never met the person leaving. Colleague asked me if I wanted to donate. I said no politely, explaining I'm new and I don't know them. She said 'oh that's right, you wouldn't really have had anything to do with them would you' and moved on to the next person."

"My DH's friend is getting married next year and has just arranged a week-long stag do in Prague in March. We have one DC under two and I'm due to give birth to our second in February. DH told me last night he'd been invited on the stag do but declined because we'll be too busy with the new baby and elder DC. He's going to go out for a curry one night with the groom-to-be and a couple of other mates who can't make it instead."

Any more?

My DP did nothing around the house so I made sure I would not get pregnant, had a chat with him, and realised that it was best to LTB.

I'm a PR for Eufy and I'm going to sit on my hands and not ask a faux-naif question about whether anyone likes their robot vacuum cleaner. Furthermore, I am also not going to register a bunch of alts to agree with my own throbbingly rave reviews.

My MIL called in today. She gave the children a tube of smarties each. They scoffed down the smarties in super quick time. About 20 mins later they started bombing around the house, jumping on the sofa, scribbled on the walls, chased the dog round and round the living room. Like little Tasmanian devils they were. It was lovely to watch them having so much fun.

This afternoon I invited MIL to stay for dinner as she was enjoying spending time with her grandchildren. She said that would be lovely. The kids were overjoyed because they really love their grandmother. She is so much more important in their lives than my mother.

I had a problem making a sauce to go with our dinner. MIL very kindly helped out and showed me how to do it.

I love my MIL she is an amazing woman. I’m going to ask her if she would like to stay for a few nights now.

My friend forgot my birthday

It's fine, she's busy and we all forget things occasionally

I'm not going to cut her out of my life

My DP has been doing something that's really pissing me off lately. I told him how I felt, had a chat with him and we've worked it out.

I've just asked DH who is a judge/ceo/ Nobel prize winner/high up in the NHS/ and he said, "Could you stop bothering me about shite on MN".

My cat keeps scratching the sofa, but it's OK, that's just what cats do.

Woman here….

My partner repeatedly treated me like sh*t so after trying my best to communicate and solve our problems together it’s become clear that live is too short and I’ve left him.

I arranged a girls' holiday in Italy. Everyone paid on time, the accommodation was perfect and my friends treated me to a meal for organising everything. It was a great holiday and we're going again next year.

My son asked if I’d like my granddaughter to stay over at the weekend I was delighted I like spending time with my grandchildren, I don’t feel like I’m being used for childcare or they are CF’s . I think my son and his partner are great parents, somethings have changed since my children were little I’ve managed to adapt and I ask them how they like things done, no drama. We are very close and enjoy spending time together as an extended family.

My neighbour's cat shits in my garden. That's ok, it's what cats do. My neighbour's children make a lot of noise. That's ok, it's what kids do.

I've been invited to the evening do of a wedding. I'm thrilledI don't have to sit through a boring service and all the dinner/speech crap and can just enjoy the party.

My next door neighbour is in her 80s and likes to pop out for a chat if she sees me. If I’m busy I just say so and tell her when I’ll be free if she wants to call in then instead.

“My sister announced her pregnancy a few days after mine. I am really happy for her, and can’t wait to see the cousins growing up together!”

These are making me howl

My friend bought a Cavapoo. It’s a lovely little dog, I really enjoy walking with her.

My neighbour had their curtains closed during the day. I started to wonder why this was....then I remembered it's none of my f**king business.

My neighbour said she hadn’t appreciated how difficult her parking made mine. She’s now parking just around a foot closer to her side on our shared drive but it’s made all the difference. Really glad I spoke to her. I’m doing the same for her. Really love living round here. Nice people.

I had to take a couple of days off sick last month. My manager was really kind about it and one of my colleagues picked up my work so I didn't come back to a pile of overdue tasks. I got full sick pay too.

I've been seeing this guy and it's going really well. We text each other regularly throughout the day and meet up every weekend.
The other day he didn't respond to one of my texts for two hours so I picked up my phone and called him. When he answered he explained he was driving so hadn't seen my messsge. We had a lovely chat and arranged to see each other that night for dinner.

@FourTeaFallOut

I've just asked DH who is a judge/ceo/ Nobel prize winner/high up in the NHS/ and he said, "Could you stop bothering me about shite on MN".

I let out a titter at that but I didn't snort out my tea.

@FamBae

"I spent a bit of time catching up with friends' updates on Facebook this morning. I love how it helps me keep in touch with people I don't necessarily see very often. One friend had posted something I didn't particularly agree with, but it's up to her how she posts on her own timeline and we're all entitled to our own opinions., so I just read it without commenting and then liked a cute photo of her DC at the beach."

Someone pulled up outside our house the other night with a massive range rover and a large trailer behind. They blocked our drive but we were both parked in the drive and didn't need to go out. They politely knocked on the door and explained they were picking something up from down the road, would it be a massive inconvenience if they stay parked there for 10 minutes. We said that was absolutely fine. They stayed for 10 minutes, including loading up a lovely vintage car, and left.

I went to a restaurant the other week. It was very busy and we had to book in advance. When we got there it was very full and the table next to us was a group of women around my age. They were making a lot of noise, meaning we had to shout. We ordered some cocktails and our food came, and it was amazing. The sound of the women laughing and playing games and catching up made a very pleasant atmosphere and none of us were bothered by it. It was a lovely night.