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[Frouby]

Thread 8 for Tryers to be Dryers.

Join in for help and support and lots of laughs to reduce alcohol. Whatever you want to achieve with your alcohol intake, whether it's alcoholidays, dry days, less booze in general we are all in the same boat.

More threads floating around but I can't do clicky links. Just look for Wankerbastards and you will find us.

Lol longest at pretending to be normal people, I hope the walk was good.

NC4, pmsl at slut dropping woman. Ds doesn’t have a girlfriend so not sure what he’ll do if he doesn’t come home. He’s cross with me because I’m the closest person to be cross with, it’s not necessarily that I’ve done anything. It’s exhausting and stressful though, dealing with his issues.

Sending strength to everyone dealing with man flu/man exhaustion etc. Ffs. And special hugs for water for dealing with such a stressful situation.

Have had quite a nice day myself. Enjoyed my stint as civilised adult. Met dh and dc for lunch and have actually had a nice afternoon/evening with dm, whom i haven't seen for months. Not AF though. Heading up to watch his dark materials in bed now.

Afternoon all

Have now more or less finished work for the holidays yay. Got 1 last bit of paperwork to do, then am finished for Christmas. Whoop whoop.

Ds not very well, sigh. All snotty and coughing and a sore throat. Think I am going to give him a duvet day tomorrow. Loads of bugs going round atm I know.

Dmum phoned me earlier, has seen dbro and wankerbastard sil yesterday. They didnt mention the row so dmum didn't either. But dmum has said that she has seen the fb exchange, can't see what I said wrong and that sil is vile and dbro a knobber. Am like 'no shit sherlock'

More or less organised now. Food shop to do friday, big clean on Saturday then holiday on sunday. Won't be dry at all this week, aiming for moderate though.

That sounds like a civilised lunch longest.

Frouby, woo hoo at finishing for Christmas and great that your mum agrees with you but sorry ds is ill.

Day 2 AF here. I got up at 6.45 because plumber was coming but he didn’t turn up until 10am so I needn’t have done. Will take to my bed shortly and intend being asleep by 9 ish as I’m knackered.

Have caught up.

Sodding school holidays have started. Yet again.

Not dry.

Have made spag bol to celebrate DS's return. So I had to open wine.

FML.

NC4 still laughing about the slut-dropping colleague. Good for you, to be flirted with.

Water well done on Day 2. Especially in very trying circumstances.

DP can join the club of Ill Men. His man flu trumps my broken joint. I am slightly ashamed to say I like ironing his shirts, though. I like all the wifey stuff. Shame he won't marry me.

Love the 'civilised adult' comment, Longest. You are not only a civilised adult, but a very articulate saint.

Madame, £100 each on my DC for Christmas, so they need to be selective. I can't say whether I would spend more if I had more - but as I haven't, I needn't think too hard.

Frouby... Families. I think a sainthood should be heading your way, too.

Fml.

Ds has been off school and been a little twat all day. He's going tmrw, the dying swan improved remarkably by 10am. Currently throwing a tantrum edited by MNHQ because I wont let him empty his fucking bookbag out all over when I have spent the day cleaning, and just want the house to stay tidy.

Dd is throwing a strop over getting her suitcase out and sorting her holiday clothes out. Apparently she doesn't have any flipflops. Said she does, some havanas from last year. Apparently they don't fit. Said they must do, her shoes size has stayed the same. Well they don't now as she doesn't want to take them and is planning on wearing flats. On a fecking beach holiday. Said not a chance, her feet will sweat and stink and she will lool ridiculous in beach wear and ballet flats. So now she's flouncing. And ds joined in with the flouncing because I have said he's not taking slippers with him, or his school shoes.

Dh not home yet, but bet that fucker flouncy too. I have opened a beer. Set of twats.

Oh Frouby.

I feel your pain.

I will come with you on holiday, and we can leave all the stroppers and flouncers to enjoy one another.

Had a roast lunch, so am currently too full for wine.

Frouby, the fuckers 😂

I’m not AF, already, made a nice supper for dh and dd and wanted wine so I have some. Ds still difficult.

Dh came home and challenged (to me) plumber’s opinion on whether we need new thermostats. I said feel free to call the plumber and debate it with him, but there’s no point in challenging me, I’m just passing on what (trusted) plumber told me. Plumber has often come here and given completely free advice and said eg “it’s the tiles” (it was) when other plumbers said “£300 to rip out panels just to investigate” for the same issue. Plumber isn’t even very interested in the work, he’s so busy and probably can’t do it for ages. So I said feel free to take over the electricians and plumbers and cleaner and assorted fucking people who do work in our draughty old house mate, be my fucking guest. He’s now looking for a radiator key to bleed radiators plumber already bled today. FFS.

Saw counsellor who says I need to protect myself from ds 😰 she’s right.

I'd be drinking as well water. Am debating wine as well instead of beer.

Dd still flouncing because a skirt she bought 2 months ago is 'massive' on her. It isn't, she is just wearing it too high on her waist, if she let it sit where it should it fits. She's also asking about bags we are taking. 60kg between us which is ample for what we do. Asking what her hand luggage allowance is. Small handbag cos not paying for anything else. Apparently wants to take her fucking huge school bag as hand luggage and can't understand why I have said no.

Dh chuntering as well. Apparently pizza and chips isn't really a mans tea. Fuck off twat and make your own fecking tea. Warned them all last week we were emptying the freezer this week. And he's not impressed with spag bol tmrw, also from the freezer because he doesn't like spg bol. He does, he would just prefer cheesey pasta but tough shit sugar tits. If you want different, again make your own fecking tea.

Realised today is Tuesday and not wednesday though and slightly less stressed now 😂😂😂.

Also thread is almost full.

Any title ideas?

Frouby what about “Rage against the wankerbastards, return of The Moderators” ?!

Fuck ‘em all, I say!

So much flouncing going on! Wankerbastards, the lot of 'em!

I seem to have finally shifted the anxiety from the weekend (thank fuck) so there's just despair and dread lingering. Not booze related though. I think I'm probably in for a pretty lame birthday tomorrow. I shouldn't care at my age but birthdays bring out the child in me.

I've bought myself some new PJs and a book but I can't really bring myself to wrap them up!

Then there's the bastard election which I'm dreading. I CBA working the count till god knows what time and I really don't want another term of the Tories, which is what I think we'll get.

Still, I'm only about 80% grinch. I have a new dining table coming in time for Christmas and I've ordered my festive cheese hamper today, so there's two things to be grateful for!

I think I'm just finding single parenting two teenage boys a bit wearing at the moment... and drinking 1,000,000 units since Friday won't have helped. We're not even half way through December and I want a detox...!!

NC4 happy birthday for today 💐🍸🥂🎂🍰 and sympathy on parenting teenagers. Are you doing anything to celebrate? The election is depressing I agree.

I think I will look forward to dry January too. Feel surprisingly ok this morning despite drinking wine last night but drank loads of water in the night and was asleep by 10.30 ish so that’s probably why. I think I’ll be AF today. Have unclaimed my teacup from yesterday. Have electricians here tomorrow, how dull. So if I’m AF today that’s 3 days so far in December

Joyeux Anniversaire from France NC4 🍾🍰🎉🍻🥂🎁
I hope that your DSs spoil you rotten or at the very least behave themselves you deserve it! Have a lovely day

Ahh thanks lovelies! I’m off to a gig with my brother tonight. And I’m not doing any work. I was supposed to be having new broadband installed this afternoon but there’s an issue with the cables so I might have a nap instead...

DS1 got up and made me a brew this morning and then went and bought me a cake from the shop. I had to give him the cash, but it’s the effort that counts 😂 I really don’t mind. It’s rare to see him before 3pm so I’m truly honoured.

Happy birthday NC4! Hope it exceeds your expectations. Nap, cake and gig sounds like a pretty great birthday to me!

Was work Christmas do yesterday. Was not very moderate. Slightly ashamed. Even managed to fall over and bruise myself though not in front of colleagues at least. Dm here today so will be hard to be AF tonight, though could do with it. There is actually another Christmas do at work but am skiving it, cant keep up.

Still, just back from dd2's nativity, which was sweet.

Horrible, horrible day - but just wanting to say happy birthday, NC4. xx 🍷🎉🍰

Dion. What's happened?

Dion

Have started a new thread for when this is full if the lovely @Flossie44 could do her linky bollocks thing please. Back later just flying around pre school run.

I’ll head over to the new one. Thanks for the birthday wishes! It was pretty good in the end.
Hope you’re ok Dion xx

Whizzing by.

How was your birthday NC4? Hope you had a fab time.

Dion darling, you ok?

Longest - sounds like my kinda crimbo do!! Hope your dm is behaving herself.

Frouby - you are amazeballs sorting this thread while juggling a billion plates. I’ll do my linky bollocks now.....

Ps all ok here..drinking to excess and trying to plot life’s crap out!!

Omg good job I read my last post back.... I’d actually written

“Frouby, I’m off to do kinky bolllocks now”

Jeeeeez!!

Anyway..here it is.....ace title

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/alcohol_support/3766773-Wankerbastards-move-to-2020-With-moderatin-a-plenty-We-rage-against-flouncers-strops-and-teens-and-of-dryness-we-have-big-dreams-We-want-teacups-not-fuckups