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well you all always sound so balanced and jolly and i always sound chaotic and shit

it has been done not for general rent ie it will get wrecked if not carefully looked after oak floors walnut worktop glossy units etc

I am telling her it doesn't matter if she has a chance of having a fantastic start to a political career

have to get it finished first which is the other major anxiety

oh lordy

we need the full background here to decide just how completely unreasonable she is being

of course we sound balanced and jolly, we EDIT

no this is a crap time for you zippi, it will not last, but incredibly stressful

it sounds like it would be a good place for a professional couple / single to rent

very good rent, do lots of background checks etc, maybe include a cleaner as part of the deal? (to make sure house is being looked after properly) Really go for it as a luxury property for smart young working person / people

well she is working for an mp at westminster foc and everyone who has done that before has had wonderful jobs straight after..he thinks she is fantastic

so i have said ignore boyfriend expecting you to stay out here in the sticks and go for it

she has always sworn she will not be like me job/unjobwise and follow a man around and regret it

about the baby signing, ds WAS late to speak but it did not matter, as he was fantastic communicator by that point anyway. And when he did start talking he just never stopped. He has fabulous vocabulary and very confident and clear speaker. I put it down partly to his early experiences of communicating (ie with signing) having been so successful and positive

sorry sounded like I am trying to outdo avi at "how marvellous our dc are at talking"

I was just meaning to back up her post but got carried away

I was thinking of going out for a couple of hours this morning, would that be acceptable do you think?

I think you are giving your dd great advice too Zippi, and you will always get the flat rented out.

Also couldn't agree more on signing - we went to classes for a few months when ds was 10mo and carried on ourselves afterwards until it tapered off naturally, and found it great. Ds still uses one or two signs to accompany words.

Wombling {{{hugs}}} it sounds really hard for you

I feel a bit clearer this morning. I just can't cope at the end of the day when ds decides he isn't going to bed. I had a good sob on dp's shoulder which helped.

Signed with both DSs. Now they won't stop talking.

Eating strawberries, kiwi and grapes. NOT in smoothie form [organised]

Zipp - do you want to rent it out? Or where you making 'a home' ? Is that the conundrum? I think you're giving your dd very sound advice, for what its worth.

My SIL does signing - unsurprisingly - this seems to work to great effect, and he's v. lovely and easy and doesn't seem to get cross. My dcs definitely got cross. But they talked early actually, probably because I drove them so mad with my pointing at the whisk saying 'You want this?' Actually I quite liked all that guessing stuff. I remember ds2 laughing and laughing when he'd been pointing at the egg timer and I thought he wanted the kettle, and picked that up.

Gig was quite good in the end. I had to sing in Ghanain, is that the right spelling? When I came back dh said 'was it like Courtney Cox being pulled out the crowd by Bruce Springsteen' and I said, 'Yes, just like that.'

((Wombling))

I really feel for you. It is the worst thing in the world isn't it? I would give up work tomorrow if I could

Oh and my favourite part of this thread so far is when TooT said '100x does give good advice'.

Though I am somewhat surprised that the thread was not then pushed up to 900 posts with everyone shouting and clamouring 'YES, YES SHE DOES. SHE IS MY MENTOR' and such things

Most surprised.

I suppose you all just nodded and forgot to write it down.

I heart 100x

She is the bestest

I want to be her

Tiger - have I ever told you about the time I studied economics in Geneva?

I heart 100x

She is the bestest

I want to be her

oh. She just said 'economics'

I heart 100x

She is my mentor

I want to be her

Am grrr at work. They asked me to change my days to work mon instead of thurs next week. Cue much rejuggling of childcare arrangements, all sorted (at great incovenience and extra rushing about), great.

Today get told that important meeting has been shifted, and am not needed after all. Have just told them tough, will not swap back now

Thanks everyone for hugs and messages, it is the pits at the moment!

I don't want to be 100x, because it's nicer to talk to her than talk to myself.

Anyway, morning all. Muesli and a banana this morning, plus a whole hour of proper work before I turned Mumsnet on (virtuous).

Wombling, your post bought a bit of a tear to my eye. It's horrible when you've done all the sh*t work and then can't enjoy the nice bits as much as you'd like. Just a thought: it sounds like you have a long commute and complicated logistics - is there any way you could get your DC looked after at home? I find it's made a great deal of difference to how stable my two are, if they're in their own environment it helps a lot, even if the carer is changing. Plus time taken out of commute is more time to be with them at each end of the day.

Gosh Zippi I hadn't realised you had proper grown up children . This Westminster job sounds bloody exciting and if your daughter doesn't want it I'll do it.

Having finished a fairly major building project on our house this year I can empathise with building stress, but you are right at the worst stage right now from the sound of it, and it will get better very soon, promise (this sounds like a newborn conversation, LOL). Where do you live, by the way? Is it near any tourist attractions?

Hello. Have been to the dentist. And hence have a numb top right hand side of mouth. And also right hand side of nose .

I am actually feeling fine about DS going to school. I think because it won't be much different to being at pre-school in terms of time spent there (he does 4 sessions of pre-school at the moment and this will be 5) and the fact that he is enthusiastic about it. Also knwoing that childcare will work when he is there as well.

It is quite small (a lower school so only up to 9 year olds) and it seems like fewer than 30 per class so about 150 in total. I will of course be a nervous wreck when he does start (7th January) but hope it will all be fine.

DS was sick in the night . But not too much and I think was surpised more than anything. DD of course slept through (why can I never have both children sleeping through? Will it happen some time in my near future?)

Wombling, I sympathise on the work changing days and then changing them bakc and provabably expecting you to be grateful.

We need to leave the house. DD is in particualr going slightly doolally.

Make it good and tasty avi and they will probably not notice

or is that hopelessly naive?

I didn't even see the thread on which 100 was alleged to be so helpful so I couldn't possibly comment

I am eating peanut butter and banana on toast. Again. Should I stop? Oh dear. Also tons of beetroot.

ds has reminded me of a fab dinner that he can 'cook'. I may start a thread about it because it is very good and children can actually make it.