Mid 30s TCC Gin Palace

[SkaterGrrrrl]

Welcome everyone from the old 'Mid 30s and TTC for the first time' thread. And welcome newbies too. Don't mind the poster in the corner dipping pregnancy test sticks into her glass of gin.

up-diffed ??! Looks like I'm one of the stoopid pregnanct eejits!

early preg like constant bad PMT for me. DP seriously considering moving to Canada without me.

So as well as life over, relationship with the best fella i ever met is on the rocks too.

Angst, how are ya?!

I was liking up-diffed

I hope you're joking ref DP DTTAH

Life would be easier if they could just grow the children in a test tube for us, and then we could pick them up when we feel it's the right time. I'd go for around 4 - post-tantrums, just starting school, capable of speech.

My best university male friend used to say that abortion should be legal until the child wrote its first novel. Mind you, he also drank like a fish, was rather fond of illegal substances and smoked like a giant smoking chimney thing. And he's managed to have two babies in the time it has taken me even to start thinking about the idea. Which is clearly unfair, since he hates children and his sperm should clearly have two heads and be swimming backwards given aforementioned lifestyle.

Sorry all, did not mean to pull you all down into my pit-of-angst.

My niece is 3 and a half now and totally adorable - at the weekend she was teasing her Grampa by saying she was no longer Grampa's girl, she was now "VAG's" girl! And I haven't seen her in weeks. Darnit, I knew I should have run off with her whne she was small enough to pop in a bag.

camel but your best male uni friend did not leave it until his BOD (besides which boys don't have one). All very unfair.

No, it is a Good Pit of Angst. I am enjoying it.

Found myself in Waterstones yesterday with armfuls of Zita West. Luckily read a paragraph where she referred to getting one's qi sorted for optimum fertility, had a Ben Goldacre moment and managed to put the books down before anyone was hurt.

Yup Schmita Wesht me bollix...won't say any more because of the "Gina" incident. Except to say I couldn't find her qualifications anywhere in the book.

Yep, I am serious about DP, but this was after a weekend of abuse culminating in me hurling his trainers (and socks) at him for daring DARING to leave them in the sitting-room rather than placing them in the designated shoe cupboard.

Have calmed down slightly now, ta.

Anyway my boss keeps nearly catching me on MN (haven't told him yet re upp-diff) so will keep my postings to home pute in future methinks.

don'ttry I swear that is an uttterly normal response to being pg (and in my experience also to actually having a baby)

I was going to join in earlier and say I get jealous of you lot n your wild debauched weekends and sometimes wish I could turn back time...then the small crazy one launched himself at me and started sniffing the side of my face (told u he has strong survival instinct)

honestly.pregnancy is crap.chilbirth (or whatever you call my version of it) is scary.newborns are fucking terrifying (should be in caps but hard on my phone) and being a parent exhausting.

But actually the bit you're all dreading re having kids is quite short (ok it doesn't seem like that at the time) and then the good stuff starts.

Having said that I am still fucking knackered 18 months in.

ideal you can live exactly like that with a child.I do.I just don't go out much these days.we have a home cinema system and massive booze stash instead.

Bloody phone correcting my spelling! He was snogging side of my face (in dribbly cute kiddy way) not sniffing it!

I preferred sniffing lmao

He's now doing 'bit a ticklin' as he puts it.

Btw I had the 'what the fuck am I doing?' in spades when I got pg again in march.then it calmed down.then I was scared but also happy (as long as I didn't think too hard about the first few months with toddler and newborn).then I lost the bloody thing and now I want it loads and loads and loads.

It is my belief that we are naturally a bit on the contrary side...

Donttry - I think you were entirely reasonable about the trainers. But then that comes from the MOODIEST, ANGRIEST AND LEAST RATIONAL (not)BREEDING MACHINE IN THIS HOUSEHOLD DAMMIT. Phew....

I am feeling preeeeety positive about this whole baby malarkey, I'm well up for the challenge and I can't wait to share a little bundle of joy with DH. The only major concern I have is that my fledgling career as a [whispers] solicitor will go up in smoke before it's even started. I won't bore you with the details but most trainees generally finish their training contracts before they're 24 and definitely don't have kids before then. The BOD looms and here I am having wild unprotected sex! Yippee! I might as well burn tenners & my CV whilst I'm at it.

Maybe I'm not as up for the challenge as I though

Whilst I realise I am post-BOD and therefore it's all very pot/kettle - did anyone see the Daily Hate article on that woman from Emmerdale bemoaning she can't have kids? I nearly spat my coffee out - she's about 62!

What do we all do for work anyway? I design software for a mobile phone company who sponsor Ferrari. I mix with male software engineers which is why I think my ovaries took so long to kick in! BoyToy and I have just been walking the dogs and decided to save like mad for 4 years, jack it all in and become snow sport instructors raaah! Fuck this sensible stuff.

Ok, I'll fecking admit it. i too am a solicitor. Dontjudgeme!

nocoffee - public sector is the answer gal.

red red wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnneeeeee coats in myyyyyyyyyyyy eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaarssssssssssssss

DP looking at womens underwear in the Next catalogue seeing is he can spot a bit of muff, me on wimpsnet. It's the future!!

I'm head of risk management for a large London police force was ever a job and person so badly suited?

DP is definitely blue collar though with forearms like Popeye. Oh yes.

I'm (don't judge me emoticon) sales director of our company.yes I know sales people are tosspots.it was sort of an accident.

We (me,dp and assorted minions) are a contemporary greeting card company.we are cooler than we sound honest.

You may even have one of our cards in your bin on your mantlepiece

are you moonpig?

comedy moment: stepdaughter is dyeing DP's hair in the kitchen using my basting brush. He has a huge blob of dye on his eyebrow by accident panic has ensued

Pmsl trig

and nope not moonpig tho we do deal with them.they don't design their own stuff just get stuff from other publishers n do their 'print to order' thingy.

we are called urban graphic. We do some quote cards called 'scrawl' (lots about alcohol and a wonderful dorothy Parker 'hangovers are the wrath of grapes')

also some cultural icon caricatures called 'weenicons'

and a bunch of other stuff.lots of our stuff in paperchase n the like.

And it's dp n my company.hence we are currently arguing lots.

Also I am aware that this makes me an evil bitch but if I read another thread title with the word 'babydust' in it I will probably have to punch someone.

Do you do the one that quotes 'Just remember we are put on this earth to fart around and don't let anybody tell you any different'?

That's my favourite. I buy it for all my nieces and nephews every year - their cards are never a surprise lol.

And I love paperchase cards so it is entirely possible I have purchased and sent a card or two of yours. Tell me, have you ever had a run in with the dibble that I can reciprocate with?

Yep that's us.and incidentally one of my very favourites too!

And also yes sort of.but only cos I grew up in Cornwall where da fuzz are not keen on young folks.especially grungy weed smoking little fuckers like my youthful self.

Never been banged up or nuffink tho.

We've got new stuff going in to paperchase but not til sept.I'm sure you're not that excited.

Still am actually quite chuffed you know our stuff.have worked my skinny white arse off for that!

Not only do I know but I love. You've picked some cracking quotes and that is just the kind of wisdom i like to share. In fact DP has just pulled that self same card out from a pile of crap ready for sending to the next birthday rellie!! If proof were needed!

Dp told DP about my new famous friend - he's boggling and says do you know of a company called Second Nature who work out of the unit next to him in Notting Hill. There's a guy there who is a 'cardboard construction engineer' or summat Do you have one of those?

You have totally cheered me up.am such a cranky bitch at the mo (work ,dp,work and dp)

but no not sure who second nature are.however our newest recruit is not only an illustrator but also a 'paper technician'