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Need a hand hold part 2

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Imbluedalale · 02/11/2024 21:41

Hi it’s Laura ,
Just wanted to add a new thread as I think my other thread is getting full xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:11

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 07:59

I’m gutted I couldn’t find the perfume in M&S.

Hi @Apolloneuro , how are you today?
Have you tried the actual Shay and Blue website or you can order a little sample online to try before you buy xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:12

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 15/11/2024 08:01

Sorry I’ve been missing for a bit spoonies! Just read all the updates what a lovely group you are.
@Imbluedalale the Disney channel is ace.

Hi @PeggyMitchellsCameo , Happy Friday.
Any plans for today? What kind of things can you watch on Disney? I just thought It’d be Disney films xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:13

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 09:38

Go for it! I can’t be the only person making impulse buys in M&S this week. 😃

Have you had your lovely new coat on yet@Apolloneuro ?xx

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Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 16:16

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:13

Have you had your lovely new coat on yet@Apolloneuro ?xx

I haven’t worn it yet! You know the Taylor Swift Eras tour is on Disney! She’s updated the concert since it came out, as it’s been going on for so long and I think a new one has been filmed.

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 16:17

When you’re settled, put on here when you’re gonna watch it and I’ll watch it at the same time. A little swiftes party.

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:17

RaspberryBeretxx · 15/11/2024 10:04

Thank you @nornironlady and @Imbluedalale on my MN username! I love that song and also like raspberries and berets 😄 although raspberries are quite expensive and DD just tends to eat the whole thing in one go.

Hi @PeggyMitchellsCameo , I was also wondering if you're OK (hope you are!). Nice to "see" you again.

@Meanwhile33 I'm jealous that you tried the perfume! I think I need to find out where the nearest big M&S to DPs house is 😆. Glad it was lovely and lasted well. That's a lovely sentiment about thinking of women supporting women and of Laura safe in her new home, I love that.

@spoonfulofmustard hope you're feeling a bit better. Your weekend of hunkering down sounds really lovely. I love a bad Christmas film! My DS had a sleepover on halloween and I asked him what they wanted (slightly anxious that it might have been too scary) and they had watched The Christmas Chronicles 😂.

I had a fat face voucher for ages and had a quick look online yesterday and managed to buy 3 lovely things I'd seen in the shop now in the sale so was super happy with that.

My youngest loves raspberries too, in my old village where I used to live there was a strawberry farm and they sold huge punnets of raspberries. You did need a bank loan to buy them but they was lovely.
I love that your DS chose The Christmas Chronicles as their choice of film for Halloween. My youngest would have picked something like ‘The human Centipede’ 😂
Ohhh what did you get with your fat face voucher? I love when you see something you like and you wait and then get it in the sales xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:24

RaspberryBeretxx · 15/11/2024 10:05

😱😱😂😂. that's so funny. I bet it's this thread. M&S will be baffled (unless they have people combing the internet to see what we're all saying about them).

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I wonder if they’ll gift me a free bottle for upping their sales?xx

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RaspberryBeretxx · 15/11/2024 16:25

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:17

My youngest loves raspberries too, in my old village where I used to live there was a strawberry farm and they sold huge punnets of raspberries. You did need a bank loan to buy them but they was lovely.
I love that your DS chose The Christmas Chronicles as their choice of film for Halloween. My youngest would have picked something like ‘The human Centipede’ 😂
Ohhh what did you get with your fat face voucher? I love when you see something you like and you wait and then get it in the sales xx

How are you today? Did the new sleeping pills do the trick despite making you feel a bit strange?!

Oh proper raspberries bought from a farm are the best 😍. Or pick your own.

😂at your youngest picking the human centipede. Normally DS would also choose something less, er, appropriate (he watched Saltburn at one sleepover 😳) so I was surprised!

I got a stripey jumper, plain white shirt (not sure why as I don't iron and get covered in dog hair, sticky finger prints etc 😂but have an idea of a crisp white shirt looking lovely) and a purple cardigan as it's just a beautiful colour in real life, this one: https://www.fatface.com/style/su284599/b54790#b54790. I often send things back so we'll see!

Anna Red Open Stitch Cardigan | FatFace

Shop FatFace Anna Red Open Stitch Cardigan online at fatface.com. Free next day delivery to over 500 stores.

https://www.fatface.com/style/su284599/b54790#b54790.

RaspberryBeretxx · 15/11/2024 16:26

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:24

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I wonder if they’ll gift me a free bottle for upping their sales?xx

They need to 😂. Get the MP on to it 😆.

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:35

BeNavyCrab · 15/11/2024 10:41

Thanks for saying that. I miss her so much and it breaks my heart to think about what she must have gone through. How her poor Mum survived I don't know. The guy was really disturbed and had a very long history but nobody knew that.

Thanks for the welcome fellow Spoonies. Can I just say how heartwarming it is to see a MN thread that's full of love, hope and solidarity. I've seen a few where there's been a few awful posts that jump on someone who needs help and victim blames. Thank goodness that Laura has some kind genuine people who are cheering her on.

I was really saddened by hearing about her real father. Addiction is such a horrible thing and it hurts everyone around it. As a child your parents are your world and you want their approval and affection. Its especially hard to have a glimpse of it, only to see it snatched away. It's human nature to think that maybe if I was just a bit better, then it wouldn't have happened etc. My cousin had parents who were addicted to drugs and they had very few times where it showed that they thought about him or did something nice. He would live for those moments but suffered the majority of the rest. It's really traumatic and shattered his belief in himself.

It's impressive that Laura has been able to stop it from ruining her ability to be a loving parent to her children. Sadly it often does reoccur in the next generation. My cousin struggled with it. He equated giving money as love, because that was the only thing he saw from his parents. It took him a fair while to break the cycle and learn to be present for his kids.

Hi again @BeNavyCrab , I’m so sorry to hear about your friend too. It truly is awful what some women go through and that they have no help until it’s too late. Sending you a big hug ❤️
It’s a lovely thread isn’t it @BeNavyCrab , I have read some threads and it really makes me feel so grateful that everybody has been so supportive . And that I’ve found so many lovely people who I know class as friends . I have gained so much from you all and I will carry you all in my heart for the rest of my time .
I don’t have many memories of my real father tbh, not good ones anyway. I don’t think there was much help back then then there is now with addiction. I remember not having much food and the screaming and I remember my father giving me a drink of his beer when I was 4 which was in a glass bottle and a wasp was in the neck of the bottle and I swallowed it and had to go to hospital because I swelled up everywhere and now I’m allergic to wasps. And years later after my mum got rid of him I was working in the butchers and it had these huge open doors and my fathers father walked past drunk as a skunk and started shouting at my mum who was also working that day and screaming the most awful things at her and I didn’t know what to do so I got an egg and launched it at him to make him stop and the egg splattered right in his eye all over his face and I felt bad for ages after that but he did walk away after that so it worked in a way xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:36

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 11:50

That’s a good point @BeNavyCrab Laura has been able to break the cycle.

Thank you @Apolloneuro , I’ve never thought of it like that but your right xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:39

Munchyseeds2 · 15/11/2024 12:07

@Imbluedalale How are you doing today?
Those new sleeping tablets sounded a bit intense....did they work at all??

Happy Fri everyone, i hope you are all well (or at least feeling better @Apolloneuro @spoonfulofmustard

I'm having a lazy day, just put a squash in the oven to make soup later
Wonder if any of us will get snow next week?? Xx

Hi @Munchyseeds2 , How’s your Friday going?
I didn’t get on great with the sleeping tablets tbh I hated the feeling they gave me, everything was wavy even my pillows and it took me ages to get to sleep and when I woke up I felt really drowsy and I’ve felt it all day . Like I’m here but not with it so I’m not going to take them tonight .
Ohhh that soup sounds like it’ll be amazing , I’ve never actually made squash soup before. Would you mind one day giving me the recipe on how to do it please @Munchyseeds2 ?xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:42

AdmittowearingCrocs · 15/11/2024 12:16

Well done for sorting out internet and to get Disney for four months is fab. Once you get a sofa you can snuggle up on it with your son and watch a film, all cozy in your own home with no one telling you what to do.
Yes it’s weird that stompy Pete managed to get the same room above you. Hope he didn’t keep you awake all night. 💐

Hi @AdmittowearingCrocs , What have you been up-to today?
Does it sound like a good deal? I thought it was a good deal but I wasn’t sure what was good and what wasn’t but I’m happy with it .
Awww that sounds like absolute bliss I really can’t wait to snuggle with my children watching a film.
Stompy Pete seems to be more active in the mornings and when he gets back from work , he must have a stressful job 🤷‍♀️xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:44

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 16:16

I haven’t worn it yet! You know the Taylor Swift Eras tour is on Disney! She’s updated the concert since it came out, as it’s been going on for so long and I think a new one has been filmed.

Omg is it really? Oh I can’t wait to watch that . Thank you for letting me know . Have you watched it?xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:45

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 16:17

When you’re settled, put on here when you’re gonna watch it and I’ll watch it at the same time. A little swiftes party.

Oh that sounds amazing , I can’t stop listening to fearless atm xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:52

RaspberryBeretxx · 15/11/2024 16:25

How are you today? Did the new sleeping pills do the trick despite making you feel a bit strange?!

Oh proper raspberries bought from a farm are the best 😍. Or pick your own.

😂at your youngest picking the human centipede. Normally DS would also choose something less, er, appropriate (he watched Saltburn at one sleepover 😳) so I was surprised!

I got a stripey jumper, plain white shirt (not sure why as I don't iron and get covered in dog hair, sticky finger prints etc 😂but have an idea of a crisp white shirt looking lovely) and a purple cardigan as it's just a beautiful colour in real life, this one: https://www.fatface.com/style/su284599/b54790#b54790. I often send things back so we'll see!

I feel quite drowsy today tbh , definitely going to have a night without them tonight. Once I’m in my house I am going to what into a proper routine at night time so I can be settled at a decent hour and sleep and wake up at same time every day .
The farm shop was lovely it was always so busy though, I used to buy the pea pods in a bag and eat them from the bag. I did once make a Sunday roast and bought a bag of pea pods for the peas . Took me 2 hours to get them all into the pan. I didn’t try that ever again!
My eldest woke my youngest up once in the middle of the night to watch tv with him. I think eldest was 12 and youngest 7 at the time . Next day my youngest said ‘mam we watched human centipede’ last night’ I was mortified!
Oh that cardigan is absolutely gorgeous , I love that colour . I call it fuchsia purple. Your going to look great in that xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:53

RaspberryBeretxx · 15/11/2024 16:26

They need to 😂. Get the MP on to it 😆.

Oh what a good idea! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Apolloneuro can you please start typing me an email? 🤣🤣🤣🤣xx

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Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 16:59

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:53

Oh what a good idea! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Apolloneuro can you please start typing me an email? 🤣🤣🤣🤣xx

Am on it 😂

gorgeous cardigan, @RaspberryBeretxx lovely colour. I think it will be really soft and snuggly.

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 17:00

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 16:59

Am on it 😂

gorgeous cardigan, @RaspberryBeretxx lovely colour. I think it will be really soft and snuggly.

Thank you 😂😂😂😂😂.
It’s a gorgeous cardigan isn’t it , will look great with white top underneath and jeans or trousers xx

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Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 17:07

Here you go

Dear Ms MP

Thank you for your support with my housing situation. It is much appreciated.

However, a much more serious situation has arisen. It has been brought to my attention that all branches of Marks and Spencers has had a surge in sales of the perfume ‘Black Tulip’.

It is irrefutably the case that my promotion of this perfume on the social media site ‘Mumsnet’ is solely responsible for this uptake in sales.

Therefore, I am sure you would agree that I should have an expectation of being suitably remunerated. A lifetime supply of the perfume would be acceptable.

You will share my disappointment that Marks and Spencers has not reached out to me with such an offer and I am hopeful of your kind intervention, once more.

Yours sincerely

Ms Laura Spoon.

Munchyseeds2 · 15/11/2024 17:08

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 16:39

Hi @Munchyseeds2 , How’s your Friday going?
I didn’t get on great with the sleeping tablets tbh I hated the feeling they gave me, everything was wavy even my pillows and it took me ages to get to sleep and when I woke up I felt really drowsy and I’ve felt it all day . Like I’m here but not with it so I’m not going to take them tonight .
Ohhh that soup sounds like it’ll be amazing , I’ve never actually made squash soup before. Would you mind one day giving me the recipe on how to do it please @Munchyseeds2 ?xx

@Imbluedalale I roasted the squash today, I'll make the soup tomorrow and if its good I'll post the recipe
To be fair I usually just make it up 😂
It's definitely getting colder outside.

Sounds like a good deal on the Internet to me
We haven't got Disney but I think there's a lot more on there than just Disney stuff so you should be good

Hope Stompy Pete is quiet tonight xx

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 17:15

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 17:07

Here you go

Dear Ms MP

Thank you for your support with my housing situation. It is much appreciated.

However, a much more serious situation has arisen. It has been brought to my attention that all branches of Marks and Spencers has had a surge in sales of the perfume ‘Black Tulip’.

It is irrefutably the case that my promotion of this perfume on the social media site ‘Mumsnet’ is solely responsible for this uptake in sales.

Therefore, I am sure you would agree that I should have an expectation of being suitably remunerated. A lifetime supply of the perfume would be acceptable.

You will share my disappointment that Marks and Spencers has not reached out to me with such an offer and I am hopeful of your kind intervention, once more.

Yours sincerely

Ms Laura Spoon.

Omg I’m absolutely howling 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That is absolutely brilliant!xx

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Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 17:24

Munchyseeds2 · 15/11/2024 17:08

@Imbluedalale I roasted the squash today, I'll make the soup tomorrow and if its good I'll post the recipe
To be fair I usually just make it up 😂
It's definitely getting colder outside.

Sounds like a good deal on the Internet to me
We haven't got Disney but I think there's a lot more on there than just Disney stuff so you should be good

Hope Stompy Pete is quiet tonight xx

It sounds like it will be delicious, I can’t wait to hear what it turns out like.
It’s freezing here today , definitely soup weather 😂.Ive made vegetable soup before , Tesco do a pre packed bag of soup vegetable’s which work out cheaper than buying the vegetables individually so I use that. I think I might use Ocado to get my food shop delivered though as they price match Tesco’s. Stompy Pete isn’t back yet but I’m sure he will be soon.
Ex has done it again putting obstacles in my way. He’s done this because I’ve got a house Monday. Basically he works in Liverpool for the winter every year and has an apartment. Youngest has just told me he’s going there on Monday to to stay with him for 2 weeks. I asked youngest what about school and he said dad will sort it. I’m raging I don’t want him to have all that time off school plus I wanted him to come and see the house and his bedroom. Why does he keep doing this? Isn’t him making me homeless and being without my children enough for him. Also I will get fined by the school for attendance and son will miss a lot of school work xx

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Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 17:28

On Monday morning phone the school and speak to the safeguarding person.

What a dick. Don’t worry Laura, stay calm. You’ve won and each time he tries a stunt like this he shows the world what a twat he is.

Imbluedalale · 15/11/2024 17:39

Apolloneuro · 15/11/2024 17:28

On Monday morning phone the school and speak to the safeguarding person.

What a dick. Don’t worry Laura, stay calm. You’ve won and each time he tries a stunt like this he shows the world what a twat he is.

I’m going to call the school on Monday , I’ve just spoke to my youngest on the phone and apparently ex had a meeting in the school last week before he went Liverpool and they have authorised for him to go for 2 weeks which I find very hard to believe . I knew he’d try and stop me seeing youngest but I didn’t realise he’d stoop so low to do it on move in day. By the time my son gets back it would have been 9 weeks since I’ve seen him. I wonder what lies he’s fed the school . I’m upset more than anything because it means me not seeing him for even longer . Son is excited to go and have time off school . I’m so upset he’s done this xx

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