J'Accuse... I do not believe a sizeable minority on here when they say "I blah blah blah"

[Salmotrutta]

E.g. :-
"I cook from scratch" - I hate "from scratch". We used to say "everything was homemade".

And those of you who state "homemade potato wedges" ? ...yeah, I'm impressed. So that would be some potatoes shoved in the oven then?

fairy I went and had a look at the baby led weaning FB page too and lost DH around about the 'tongue lateralisation' part. As for me, well I suppose I must suck as a parent because I didn't give DD toast at six months and therefore am ruining her chances of Oral Motor Skill Development. Hells bells she's going to be on Ella's Kitchen forever as I didn't encourage her to learn her oral motor skills have not read such a load of contradictory shite in a very very long time

And oh my yes the competitiveness around labour. The pregnancy forum is in general lovely but there are some comments. Apparently if you give birth via c section it's not a real birth and as for wanting to prune yourself before labour, well heaven forbid a grown woman should know what she does and doesn't want to do with her body. The only 'real' birth is one with no gas and air and bouncing on a birthing ball before serenely floating in a birthing pool listening to orca wales and all candles lit and gently squeezing out your newborn to prevent their little selves being too squished in the birthing canal.

epidurals are fucking amazing

I love my children very much. But not enough to leave a house party (sober) at 9pm just because it's their bedtime.

Don't love them enough to stand patiently simmering organic shallots and quinoa shoots either.

There I've said it.

We have lashings of all day breakfast tins when we go to festivals (DD loves them). She's been exposed to all sorts of folk at festivals, some high as kites some hammered beyond repair...she fucking loves each and all!

Thankfully DH doesn't drink, so it's usually me she's seen hammered beyond repair

Oh I forgot my favourite, favourite comfort food - bacon toast! Butter white bread on both sides with real butter, place it on the pan of your grill, grill your bacon as you normally would allowing the bacon juices to drip on the bread. Rub the bread around some more for good measure and then lightly toast - this is the most divine thing in the world!!

Damn, why the hell did I put an apostrophe in 70s!

You can stay AuntieDee for telling us about bacon toast.

I love this thread! I do cook every night but my children drink unlimited squash and watch really industrial amounts of telly. We didn't havre a telly growing up and I HATED never knowing what was cool or what ninja turtles were :(

It's been mentioned up thread but my very very favourite thread o good smugglers was when someone said they drive for 2 hours to buy fish from a harbour rather than sainsburys fish counter

At my request DH and I had cheesy pasta with fried onion and bacon topped with more cheese for supper last night.
And an Easter egg DS girlfriend bought me.
Was utterly delicious and reminded us of when we were newly married and skint

Pushing a baby out your chuff is for amateurs.

Taking care of a 3 day old baby when your entire abdomen wall is only held together with 12 staples is fucking hardcore gets a bit fighty

Food smuggery fgs not smugglers

I need bacon toast now

If I ever discovered that my day was so empty and meaningless that driving two hours to the coast to buy fresh fish seemed like a viable prospect I swear I would top myself.

Might as well because I know DH would divorce me, all my friends would drop me and my family would disown me anyway. Quite rightly too.

I'm actually trying to be organic today - I've got out with no makeup on. It's a start I suppose...

I have given up sugar, it was super easy and I am now a size 6 and only buy investment clothes made out of natural organic vegan materials.
I look 20 years younger, have no wrinkles and have the body of a super model.

The only side effect is that I am delusional and can't stay awake for more than 10 mins.

You are all fabulous!! Am now sat in my pjs wanting to eat corned beef on toast with loads of pickle on!!

Just ate a cream egg to see what all the fuss was about. It made me feel sick so how on earth can anybody eat more than one of the wretched things.

we're having scratch and chips for lunch today.
i once gave mmy daughter 1 cms worth of champagne when she was 3. she drank it, burst into tears and told me how much she loved me.

she used to point at a bench in the park (also aged 3)and say "you sit here and ciggy".

days out/activities depends entirely on how many days out tesco vouchers i've got.

when people come over they come over and then leave usually. i wouldn't say it's a "date" of any sort. pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft.

No you need last years creme eggs - they've changed the chocolate in them now and they're shit!

Was planning nice family trip to park with bikes today - but its pissing down. Xbox it is and 3 happy DS!

I agree they are shit but why or how could anyone choose to eat more than one of them.

DH can - God knows how, I'd be sick

I've just cleaned my loos.
With antibac spray AND bleach. I like chemicals very much.
I tumble dry almost everything and my towels are fluffy and clean.
(Polishes friend of the earth badge)
DH has never cleaned a loo, ever. Frankly I prefer to clean the house. He does everything else I CBA to do (see above - cooking and food shopping and bins and (shudder) gardening )
Clearly I should LTB

kenny loving "you sit here and ciggy"!

This thread is hilarious.

I try to cook lovely meals for my family (I'm on mat leave at the moment so I have time whilst the children watch TV ). I cook one worthy meal a day, I like cooking, but DD flatly refuses to eat anything that's not processed, so I balance my worthiness with fish fingers and beans (not the reduced sugar and salt variety because they taste like shit) etc.

DD1 had cake before 10am this morning. She also drinks squash.

DD2 was weaned onto whatever baby foods are on offer in the supermarket and her first foray into feeding herself involved a chip.

My idea of doing activity with the kids involves baking. We then eat the cakes.