To think this Saturday has been a bit shit?

[catgirl1976]

I work FT, have a 2yo and am generally knackered and have put my neck out this week. And had a stomach bug.

Any way. DSis is 6 months pg and newly single so am trying to support her.

She texted me yesterday to ask if I could spend an hour today helping her pack before DH spends his Sunday moving house for her, leaving me alone with DS for the day.

I said yes. She arrived 30 minutes late to mine to pick me up.

We get to her house and I ask her what needs to be done.

She's not sure, it's all too upsetting. Ok.

I pack up her entire kitchen, including individually bubble wrapping 978,000 glasses.

She yells at me for using too much bubble wrap. Then cries a bit.

I finish packing the kitchen.

She yells at me for doing it too quickly as this is "hard for her". Then cries a bit.

A man arrives to carry a 3 piece suite downstairs and load it on to a van. He can't do it alone. I help, nearly killing myself in the process. She yells at me for nearly knocking a clock off the wall with a three tonne sofa. Then cries a bit.

She is meant to be watching DS. She has lost him. She yells at me for being over protective for checking he is not, in fact, playing on busy main road. Then cries a bit.

THEN

I notice that whilst humping and carrying, the diamond has come out of my engagement ring :(. It can't be found. I get a little tearful. She then has a full on hormonal breakdown, shaking fist at the sky and blaming loss of my diamond on her evil ex and sobbing uncontrollably. So I end up comforting her.

Thankfully I have finished now and I am having a Mojito and feeling calmer. But FUCKING HELL.

She's lovely really and she is having a horrible time and is a bag of hormones but, I say again, fucking hell

WIBU to spend the rest of the day drinking slowly and eating chocolate

Ha! I never thought of that

I shall point it out to her She won't be flattered by the similarity but it might raise a smile ;)

Sorry you has such a bad day. You sound like a brilliant sister though.

Hope your diamond turns up, remember losing mine on the bus and I was so upset. I got it cleaned when it was reset and it was a bit like having a new ring so cheered me up a lot.

Did you find yours coffee :) I hope so - it's upsetting

DH was lovely about it - gave me a big hug

Your poor sis. I used to burst into random tears when pregnant never mind having to move house and be a single parent.

Sending you both lots of chocolate, cake and icecream (with a sneaky snifter for yourself)

catgirl I remember you announcing the arrival of your toddler on MN!

Have you and DSis got any brothers? If not you have now, if only of the cyber-sort - you are both hereby hugged and consoled by your brother who adores you. Sorry you had such a shit of a day.

Oh Andrew! Thank you so much that really is lovely.

Where have you been? I haven't seen for you ages

Wonderful to have you back! Hope everything is good in your world

Purple - thank you :)

catgirl All is well with DW and me, thanks, and DS has moved out and bought a flat YEAH. We get on so much better than when he was with us, which is not surprising as he is 29.

I've just recently started dipping my toe back in the Wonderful MN Water, so we'll meet again.

Aw, you are a wonderful sister. I hope, when the fug of hormones have cleared, that you and your sister can laugh about this over a bottle of wine together. If only she has some glasses - does she have any?!