to be inordinately chuffed

[purplewerepidj]

that DP's 4yo nephew says he wants to come and visit us again?

He's been twice now on his own, for 6 days in the summer holidays and DP has just taken him home after three days of half term.

We don't have children (we do have a cat and a rabbit, which are a major part of the attraction I think) so he gets full 1:1 attention, which isn't easy for single DSil as DNiece is 6 and has autism so needs a lot of looking after to keep her safe.

AIBU to be absolutely beaming because DP just text me to say DN wants to come again? [hgrin]

No you aren't pidj! I'd be chuffed too. Pre-kids I couldn't stand the little blighters and found them really hard work so I reckon you're doing well.

Aw, that's lovely. You are top aunty!

How lovely for you and your partner, for your nephew and for your SIL, too. What did you do together?

YANBU, you sound like a top class aunty! You can have mine anytime btw, their own aunties are a bit slack in this department.

I'm sending mine round tomorrow ok?

And my DS In fact Mrs Snaplegs and I are only down the motorway from you so close the curtains and BEWARE

YANBU, it's lovely when children express their appreciation of things you've done/said. They can't dress things up at this age and say it how it is good or bad!.

Actually, this time I've done very little! I worked in my normal job Monday, started a new job Tuesday and got sent home after throwing up at the old job this morning. Last night I was in sole charge for the first time, so we did about a million paintings and drawings - all the downstairs doors had hangers on with paintings clipped to them to dry - then bath, story, bed at 8ish.

DP works from home anyway, so DN and DP have been "working" together, DN with some phonics stuff on a toy laptop and books, DP with his normal work stuff then they've gone to the park or the beach in DP's nice 2 hour lunch breaks He's also had access to my lego police station, pirate island, hospital, farm and massive bucket of bricks from when I was about 8 - proper Big Boy toys.

In the summer, DP and I both took leave and we did beach, Owl Sanctuary, a theme park, swimming etc.

I quite like kids, have worked with them since I supplemented my student loan teaching music privately and am now a Youth Worker (part time). Also DP and I are planning a family in a few years so it's nice to see how that would potentially work out DP had a hand in raising Big Nephew (18) with his brother, so he's a lot better at it than me with my NVQ3!

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MrsS and Boo, he'll be back at Christmas if you wanna meet up somewhere?

Sounds great. I LOVE a walk in the New Forest when it's all cold and crispy and dare I say it -creepy. Then a stop for hot chocolate/coffee and a HUGE piece of cake in the visitor centre.

DS especially loves it when the mud freezes.

IIRC your work in SEN like me don't you?

Ooh that sounds cool! And DP would luuuuuuuuuuuurve the chance to drool over the cars in the Ferrari (?) garage! We always hold up the traffic driving too slowly fucking grockles

Used to, I'm nearly out - 4 shifts to go of my notice period

I always hold up the traffic driving slowly in fear of a speeding pony.

In the middle of Lyndhurst?????