AIBU - Books part 2

[theyoungvisiter]

as you were ladies.

And which other animal are you, Balloon Slayer?

Oh. Just updated and it's been got already! It's years since I've read it - must re-read.

Oh no, this is really too much!

I thought my neighbour miss P would exercise a calming influence on the young relatives I have been forced to put up (as per previous posts) and was relieved to see their acquaintence get off to a flying start. But this is quite simply too much.

My maid reports that not only has the bedding been disturbed and dirty on several occasions: this morning she came up to find the children filthy and the floor covered in water. Salt water! For goodness sake, we're in the middle of Bedfordshire!

Those children are going back to London where they belong, and as for miss P I shall make sure the whole village gets to know about her. She will find this century too hot to hold her!

Is there a loose knob on your bed Cory?

And is Mr Banks from Mary Poppins with you?

In the film anyway.

I have just checked the bed, Sally, and the knob is gone. Those thieving little monkeys have taken it away with them. I'd give them a good going over with the broomstick if they were my children!

here's another one. Don't think we've had it.

AIBU to be a bit worried about letting my DC play with the child next door? I've not met the parents yet and she seems to be a very colourful character.

would that be colourful as in red hair and long black shoes, Maria? fond of pets? resistent towards social services?

I'd think twice about encouraging that friendship

I don't know Cory - she seems to have quite a lot of money and valuable objects stashed away in that house. And there's talk of royalty in her family.

ah well, there's royalty and royalty

I think that you'll find that his only claim to royalty is over some remote island that nobody's ever heard of

that girl's going to have to pull herself up by her stockings; I can't see her getting much guidance from her old man

Stayingsunnygirl, I think you should be glad Milo is finally taking an interest in something.

Hurrah! Finally got shot of beloved ds! off with exp for weekend! Hope he feeds him well tonight, as he's only had cereal today (bad, bad mother).

Where we we?

AIBU in wanting to give my mother a good funeral? She's been dead for ages now, and my siblings just won't sort it out!

Oh how upsetting Salome. I'm off. Got to go and pick up DS from childminder.

The truth has dawned on me that I've spent God knows what on childcare today and have spent all day playing this game. Gah!

MariaCC, she may be a strange child but she's very useful during spring cleaning. I've never seen anyone shift so much furniture so quickly. And she wasn't one bit tired.

I've enjoyed this thread so much my mooncup nearly boiled dry!

Got to it just in time though . . . a singed fanjo is no fun

AIBU to conceal from an orphaned cousin that his elder sister is involved in a conspiracy to murder him?
I don't want to distress him unduly and I am very busy reorganising my dressing gown collection.

dressing gown collection? oh my!

AIBU? My employers have just taken charge of their orphaned niece, though I believe it is her uncle who is her guardian. She's a right little madam, and seems to regard me as a bit of a social experiment! She keeps trying to include me in stuff which is really inappropriate...I don't mind hanging out with her, but I've got hearths to scrub, and its not likely that she's going to take me to any fancy tea parties. Even more annoying are all her boisterous boy cousins who do my head in! btw. I'm an orphan too!

salome64, I think you should have a word with the Misses Campbell about your contract. The niece sounds hard enough work, let alone the Eight Cousins!

AIBU? I work for a nice woman who runs her own small business. I am happy here but I feel I may be wasting opportunities to further my career, especially as I scored 97 per cent in my secretarial exams.

Sound advice Moomin! I think its all those "healthy clothes" she wears. whats wrong with a nice pair of stays?

YABU Moomin. everyone has to start at the bottom, and work their way up! Just because you did well at secretarial college doesn't mean you know it all! Tsk. Young people to day! So impatient. Do a bit of detective work and see where you can add to your skill set.