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Can people please keep me distracted.

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theferry · 01/03/2023 19:27

My mum is dying. I’m on the train trying to get to her with my DDs. She’s waiting for me. Can people please help me stay distracted. I’m trying to not be a blubbering mess in front of everyone.

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TimeToLose8 · 01/03/2023 20:29

N0RKS · 01/03/2023 20:24

Sending you love and strength…and a puppy picture

What a gorgeous puppy!

Englishash · 01/03/2023 20:30

tobee · 01/03/2023 20:28

Perigord and puppies! Two of my favourite things.

Would love some more pets. Have 2 guinea pigs. They are autistic adult dd's "thing".

Bit like mini woodchucks 🤔

cassiatwenty · 01/03/2023 20:30

TimeToLose8 · 01/03/2023 20:25

Very North Dordogne, not the pretty pretty bit, but really nice - Perigord Vert, lots of trees and lakes. We walked round one this afternoon - 4 adults baby and 2 dogs...sunny and freezing at the same time

My friend studied in Agen, apparently the uni building looks very architecturally interesting

Gosh, I love it when it's both sunny and freezing. A chance to walk out and about, v. refreshing. Yay 2 dogs

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theferry · 01/03/2023 20:32

QforCucumber · 01/03/2023 20:26

Are you headed yarm/Northallerton way op? If your dh is unable to and you’re this way i could collect if needs be? (Know the nightmare of taxis in these tiny stations!)

glad to hear your back en route now.

are teens as bad as I keep being told? Mine are 6 and 2 and testing at the moment but everyone says just wait until they’re teens!

That’s exactly where I’m going—Northallerton.

Thank you for the offer, that’s really kind but DH will be fine. It means I can just leave the bags with him. We have about 8 bags/rucksacks. Just kept throwing stuff in. We’re rubbish at packing light.

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FatCatt · 01/03/2023 20:32

Thinking of you, OP

TimeToLose8 · 01/03/2023 20:33

One mad one that obsesses over balls (throwing and chasing) and the other that pees on every other tree.

MichelleScarn · 01/03/2023 20:33

Englishash · 01/03/2023 20:19

Wants to be careful that over productive woodchuck. He'll have the woodchuck and groundhog union after him. Be time and motion study next. Upsetting the status quote with his excessive wood chucking malarkey

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Down with this sort of thing!

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theferry · 01/03/2023 20:33

She’s still conscious and talking. Asking for me morphine.

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MathsIsFab · 01/03/2023 20:34

N0RKS · 01/03/2023 20:24

Sending you love and strength…and a puppy picture

OMG what’s the breed?

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theferry · 01/03/2023 20:34

*more morphine

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MathsIsFab · 01/03/2023 20:34

theferry · 01/03/2023 20:33

She’s still conscious and talking. Asking for me morphine.

Sending hugs xxx

QforCucumber · 01/03/2023 20:35

Figured the TPE would be one of these, we’re about halfway between both stations and I’ve never been able to get a taxi!

Hope you’ve not got too far to go now! I’d say to count the cows but likely too dark 😂

Englishash · 01/03/2023 20:35

theferry · 01/03/2023 20:33

She’s still conscious and talking. Asking for me morphine.

This is good.

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theferry · 01/03/2023 20:36

just over an hour to go. Never known time to go so slowly. Thanks to everyone for posting. It’s stopped me blubbering.

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VinoPleaseforOne · 01/03/2023 20:37

Englishash · 01/03/2023 19:34

Bless you. Stay calm. You're on your way as quickly as possible -£ to a penny your mum will wait for you ; somehow she will know you're on your way. Don't worry about hiding your tears. Have a cry if you need to but dry your eyes when you get there to hold her hand. We're holding yours. 💐

This is a lovely post ❤️

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theferry · 01/03/2023 20:39

QforCucumber · 01/03/2023 20:35

Figured the TPE would be one of these, we’re about halfway between both stations and I’ve never been able to get a taxi!

Hope you’ve not got too far to go now! I’d say to count the cows but likely too dark 😂

Now I understand how you knew. Forgot I’d mentioned that. Thought it was some kind of wizardry 🧙‍♀️

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daisydoods · 01/03/2023 20:43

Some of the facts in this thread are what all good pub quizzes are made of!

Op are you travelling up to Northallerton or down to there?

TimeToLose8 · 01/03/2023 20:43

Now the 'family' are watching a very stupid Korean reality 'squid games' type TV programme - at least in this series noone dies, 100 people start and are doing very very boring tasks where half of them are eliminated after each task....

Silverkirk · 01/03/2023 20:43

This is pup's preferred means of exit from the house. It's only a matter of time until we have to call the fire brigade to extricate her...

Can people please keep me distracted.
daisydoods · 01/03/2023 20:43

Sorry, Scotland, just re read

Bluesgotaclue · 01/03/2023 20:43

I'm so sorry to read this. Handhold from all the way over in Australia Flowers
Do you have any funny/embarrassing stories that stick out in your memory of when your DD's were little?

cassiatwenty · 01/03/2023 20:43

@Englishash is doing a good job providing jokes and steering the ship.

TortolaParadise · 01/03/2023 20:44

Why did the chicken cross the road? 😜

Knock, knock! Who’s there? Tank. Tank who? You’re welcome!

Englishash · 01/03/2023 20:44

TimeToLose8 · 01/03/2023 20:43

Now the 'family' are watching a very stupid Korean reality 'squid games' type TV programme - at least in this series noone dies, 100 people start and are doing very very boring tasks where half of them are eliminated after each task....

Sounds about as riveting as this awful match. Dull as dishwater. Not much happening in the Spurs one either -I just flicked over to see.

MathsIsFab · 01/03/2023 20:45

Silverkirk · 01/03/2023 20:43

This is pup's preferred means of exit from the house. It's only a matter of time until we have to call the fire brigade to extricate her...

How gorgeous!

really really jealous of people with dogs!!

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