@ "grim life", by the way.
I live in a safe & wealthy Mediterranean town with with 350 days of sunshine per year, no traffic, no pollution, and pretty much zero crime. Winter is calm and pleasant, and we are on the beach most weekends as kids play in the sand and the playground while we have wine with our pizzas. Last weekend it was so warm that we were in t-shirts. And soon summer will come and everything will liven up even more. There are always some sort of cocktail, show, or exhibition to go to, but if we get bored, Italy is 15 mins drive in one direction, and some lovely French cities are 15-45 mins in the other direction.
Oh how "grim" my life is, tiger. Will you adopt me and give me a better one? 
You come here all guns blazing, accusing people of not being civil, among other things and talking about your "backside" in your first post. Is that because your life is "grim"?
Anyway, the sisterhood of "women folk" at BabyCentre and Netmums will surely be happy to hold your had and give you many hugs and kisses as you tell them all about it.