Unlocking Ireland - thread uimhir a seacht!

[LifeInAHamsterWheel]

A shiny new thread for us all to talk pure shite whilst we wait for lockdown to end

Oh, I see Varadkar has been put into police protection too. Is that over the leaking of documents or for some other reason? Credible death threats I think. And there were riots in Belfast and Derry too. Tis mad Ted!

Dd2 gets recipes off Instagram, I get given a list. I could eat a can of condensed milk.
This year is moving on, January seemed to last for months.

Sorry for everyones losses. I dread losing one of my parents, they are both in their 70s now.

I cant believe this is already 6 pages long.
My brother came for a quick visit today to my parents with my nephews outside, so got to see them for an hour.
I'm also very angry at my son and his No contact as I am missing milestone with my Grand child.
I sent them a little package and not so much as a thank you.
I've been going between sadness and rage since I came home. I did forget to take my anti depressants today so that could be it too.
Reading the posts about loss have me grateful that I do have family around.

ismiseeire the death threats re Leo is from Loyalists because of Brexit problems in the North- border in the Irish Sea, backstop etc.
I think.

Watching it's a sin and if they've given Colin AIDS I will bawl and it wont be pretty. Not Colin.
Has anyone else seen it? I started watching it then stopped because it was too sad and watching it again now.

@LifeInAHamsterWheel

Just reading the latest update on the two ladies who refused to go to the quarantine hotel. They didn't go ahead with their procedures, no mention of why. I can't help wondering if it's like when people book dental treatments in the canaries but cancel when they get there . Also, if their families were funding said procedures as birthday presents and they didn't go through with them then surely they could use that money to pay their bail/quarantine hotel bill? Something doesn't sound right about this story... Anyway what would I know. I think the sheer quantity of food I've eaten today has affected my ability to think straight!! I managed to get a load of washing fully dried outside today! This has made me ridiculously happy!! But I believe the weather is to turn again tonight. Feck sake. Luckily the layers of fat I've accumulated this past few months will mean I can weather this impending cold spell

Just saw that on the news at 9, it sounds very odd that you would both still travel and not go ahead with the procedure. I reckon they just fancied a holiday.

It's a sin is brilliant, it's so sad and Colin is lovely. I don't think going no contact, so often advised on mumsnet, is a good idea. Low contact maybe, but not zero. Nobody knows what the future will bring.
I hope your son realises hes being an eejit.

Why is no contact and leave the bastard advised so readily on mumsnet for silly little things. Often as well we are only getting one side of the story and like they say, there are three sides to every story, mine, yours and the truth.

On ep 3 now and I've cried all the way through it. The acting is brilliant. Olly Alexander is 30, he looks like he's 20.

@Iblinkedandiamold

Sorry for everyones losses. I dread losing one of my parents, they are both in their 70s now.

I cant believe this is already 6 pages long.
My brother came for a quick visit today to my parents with my nephews outside, so got to see them for an hour.
I'm also very angry at my son and his No contact as I am missing milestone with my Grand child.
I sent them a little package and not so much as a thank you.
I've been going between sadness and rage since I came home. I did forget to take my anti depressants today so that could be it too.
Reading the posts about loss have me grateful that I do have family around.

My dd isn't speaking to me either as I did call her ungrateful on mother's day when I got a 2 second text on Whatsapp 'happy mothers day'. I went a bit apeshit on her and told her that I was disowning her. She has now disowned me! I've a fiery temper and unfortunately so has she, with a stubborn streak thrown in. I'm looking at a 5 year plan where she might contact me again. I feel like such a failure as a mother, but what can I do. I can't undo it. Family is complicated when they're older and live in different countries. Hopefully you'll soon get to see your grandchild. Is it a boy or girl? Do you get any photos? It sounds awful. Maybe swallow your pride and apologise for whatever caused the fall-out? Is your DIL still on speaking terms with you?

Neither of them are talking, I actually didnt do anything, they wanted to have a party for the child's 1st birthday, I actually said I would go but my brother had a bit of a go at him for putting people in danger. Somehow I am the bad guy.

He's living with his girlfriend and her family and the whole lot of them are toxic.
The girlfriend kept saying I hate her because I had rules for my son. They were teens when they got together.
Her mother is no better, at the start we got on well. I told her some personal stuff and she told DS then flippen denied it.
He's lost all his friends so he's in this circle of negativity all the time.
I was by no means the perfect mum, noone is and I made mistakes especially before I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression.
Sorry, just brought down the thread now. Didnt mean too.

No, you haven't brought down the thread. I've been feeling lonely today too. Misery loves company, and it's comforting to know that I'm not the only pariah. That's not to say that I'm happy to hear of your pain, but just that at least I'm not the only one. Just get on with life, send your little grandchild gifts, don't withhold affection in a strop, and maybe things will settle down. Things can change with time. Or that's what I'm hoping.

It doesn't have to be laughs and giggles all the time iblinked
I'm sorry, that's very tough

I'm also a great believer in the written letter. Hand written. Could you write to your DIL and try to explain why you had rules. Apologise. Even it you need to keep your fingers crossed behind your back and you're not sorry. Tell her that you would love to be part of her and her baby's life and ask humbly to be included. I know it will probably stick in your craw, but the end justifies the means.

Yeah I could. I've apologised countless of times even when I had no idea what I was apologising for, but I could do it again and again and again.
I will continue to send the child gifts, it's not her fault poor wee pet.
It is comforting to know others are in the same boat @ismiseeire I always feel better after a bit of a cry and a rant.

Anyway, who's sick of chocolate now. I brought lots of easter eggs when they were 3 for 9 euro and 5 for 5 euro.

blinked and mise

I'm sure the thread is for chatting about whatever anyone feels the need to chat about. I was fierce upset about not seeing my DM on the last one and then there was a good laugh about the grave visits that cheered me up. Comes back to the craic, doesn't it? We have our moan and that lightens the load a bit, and then someone comes along with something lighter hearted, or we see some kind of funny side and we carry on. Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.

Bad news about riots in the North. That's a worry.

I think a very important function of sites like this is discovering people who are in the same boat. My elder daughter is a flounder, but it doesn't last long, I can't imagine a long term silence.
I hope the missing kids return to you all soon.

@LadyEloise

ismiseeire the death threats re Leo is from Loyalists because of Brexit problems in the North- border in the Irish Sea, backstop etc. I think.

Apparently so.

The cognitive dissonance it must take to be Brexit-voting border-in-the-sea hating loyalist these days must burn a lot of calories.
Why are we here lads eh? What big event brought about this very situation?

I tidied up my back garden and painted my shed, now when I walk in i wonder whose garden I've walked into. Inside to do next.

Family eh? Some of them can be a right pain in the arse.

I ended up making a chocolate cake to get my sugar fix.

I opened the last of the Christmas chocolate. A big box of milk tray. I feel sick now.
I have to finish the Christmas chocolate before the Easter chocolate.

Ok

This might make some of us smile.

They flew to Dubai in seats 30A and 30B

They came back in 38D and 38E

Then they got busted.

brilliant.

@LadyEloise

ismiseeire the death threats re Leo is from Loyalists because of Brexit problems in the North- border in the Irish Sea, backstop etc. I think.

But it wasn't him who did that?

@FinallyFluid

Ok

This might make some of us smile.

They flew to Dubai in seats 30A and 30B

They came back in 38D and 38E

Then they got busted.

Lol

@Iblinkedandiamold I'm sorry you are struggling but glad you're able to open up. Your posts are always cheerful and warm.
Your DS will see the truth, he is probably looking to the easiest option sacrificing your feelings for his own