Have fun Howl and Em - zoo glamping sounds cool!
Howl your tmi story is rather touching - I don’t imagine DH would enjoy doing that for me! We don’t make any time for each other and at the moment we are rather like people who job share the DC and like the same box sets of an evening... you’ve made me think we must try harder 
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Wolf ds sounds awfully hard work. I do think one day, when he’s got over this angry phase, he will acknowledge what a little shit he was for a few years, and what an ace mum you are. I hope (and believe) you will come out the other side of these tough years and enjoy Ds again. Hang on in there.
Girlie thinking of you. I can’t imagine how tough this particular challenge is - the feeling of not knowing what to do for the best and not wanting to make a wrong move. Have you seen today’s Times? There’s an article by Caitlin Moran about bringing up a child with an eating disorder. I haven’t read it fully yet, just skimmed (I can’t read in the car) but she’s an excellent and honest writer. Check it out, PM me for the link if you can’t find it. You need to register to read a limited number of articles for free behind the paywall. No answers but perhaps helpful to read about someone else with the same challenge.
I also have awful Internet - very helpful on video calls 
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We’re on our way home after 2 weeks in wales. Was good but obviously a bit of a compromise this year as quite a few things are shut or operating differently... and the weather was a bit iffy... still, we are very thankful to have had a break. And the Dc absolutely loved the dog-free beaches. Thanks so much Granny and Mrs for the recommendations. We made it to Hillend beach on Thursday - was lovely but we ended up having to leave after an hour as there were too many dogs for DS. I had really wanted to see the shipwreck but he just couldn’t cope. It was also exceptionally windy! So we went back to Langland - not as pretty as Caswell but the rock pools were a huge draw for both DC. They wanted to go there every day! We had planned to go to Laugharne yesterday but the weather was awfully windy so we skipped it, had a chilled Morning at home then went to Verdi’s in Mumbles for a sundae, as you guys suggested. It was excellent, and the weather brightened up for a last walk along the sea front. So a good end to our holiday.
Not such a good end though - I set fire to a welsh cake in The microwave last night 
. Bloody analogue dial timer - it must have been in for less than a minute (i couldn’t set it accurately for 15s as I would at home... and got distracted). Billowing smoke, flames, the works. I have confessed to the air bnb owner. Waiting for them to tell me if they want to charge me for a replacement (it works fine, but there are some stubborn soot marks inside and the smell is lingering). I love a welsh cake but might give them a swerve for a while!
We’re on our way home now and the car is packed to the gills. We brought load of stuff we didn’t use - summer dresses and most significantly the bloody huge buggy, which takes up a lot of boot space and has been used not even once! Before lockdown we took the buggy everywhere, though DD was mostly walking, but suddenly we are not buggy users any more. Hurrah for the next holiday! More room for the beach tent we bought last week.
We’re about an hour from home and I’m looking forward to being back, though I have the work dread for Monday 😬