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that is dgs dad moved out last week

Toot that's sad. There are friendly nice ones in my village, i really like them, everyone is very friendly and i like drinking coffee while the children play and talking and stuff. If i didn't go i would rarely talk to adults in real life.

Possum i'm glad that you are happy about things and that you were pleased to chat and didn't feel cross or anything - i find these differences in the way we all do things fascinating - and it either confirms or slightly changes the way i think about what i'm doing.

gosh Boco, I am still a bit puzzled as to why i'd be cross about a philosophical discussion? it really doesn't matter, just different opinions swilling around, I have such tremendously stressful things going on in my life that it wouldn't occur to me to get cross (i.e. expend emotional energy) on anything that isn't utterly essential right now.
MNet is lovely but it's NOT real life so what's said on it doesn't matter a jot to me in the grand scheme of things.

Zippi, I am really sorry to hear about your DGS having to experience his daddy moving out. Whether it is better for your DD in the long run or not (don't know the background), it must be tough on a 3 year old.

The toddler group here is fine. The horrid one was in Bristol over 10 years ago.

well dgs dad as in my dd2s ex now had a very unstable background.....so i think it was hard for him long story..dgs has a half brother a year older..and he has got quite close to him this year but dd2 thinks now nither of them will see dad we shall see.. i havee been mum to dgs dad for the last 4 years it is hard

that all reads like gobbledygook i'm fraid..15 years ago it was all earht mother and these days its just bizarre

Zippi, I keep completely misreading your posts. Good vibes to dgs!
(although at one point I thought you'd said some dogs were moving out). I think I must go to bed.

dgs=deargrandson tho obvs i never talk like that in rl..

It's okay, I sussed it in the end. I am hopeless at abbreviations.

Good night

I can't keep up but love you all.

Ithought FMV looked a bit like a young slim toya wilcox.

FK - NO COFFEE TODAY. You must not. I will feel responsible (as I have a warped sense of my own influence).

I am having meet up regret. I didn't talk to enough people. I was really looking forward to it and I feel I lost my chance. Pink and MrsC we were so meant to talk and laugh and we didn't. I missed too much. FMV I talked to you but I wanted to tlak to you more. Lionheart - why oh why didn;t I talk more to you - and toot and tatties and zippi.

Oh fuck i fuckewd up.

Franny we had a really lovely chat, but it was quick and about cake and then over. There was an instant rapport (or am I worng?)

Ah you see any of you lovelies in a toddler group - we would have homed in on each and there would have been laughter and lewdness and shoe talk in moments.

Sigh!

How you are all adored by me.

100, I thought that we had finished talking about it, and that we were ok about it now. I didn't say anyone was out of order, or that anyone else was upset or cross or that disagreeing was banned, all of which you have said I did.

I said I was uncomfortable about it, and I was, and I am, and I've explained why, and I didn't expect to come back on today and find you have been taking the piss about it when I wasn't around, to be honest.

I really was genuinely upset about it but was happy to leave it. I don't know what you were trying to do in your last posts except hash it all up and have a go.

Franny, I don't think you can throw all the punches and then take all the hits. That's not okay, it's annoying actually. If you say this:

'I felt it was getting a bit combative

I know we like to have a robust debate and all that on MN, but I feel this thread is a little oasis and it doesn't feel right to me to have people's parenting decisions picked apart. I'd like to think we'll all support one another, on this thread, as a kind of matter of course

then you can expect some come back. It is appropriate that I ask Possum and Avi if they felt the same way.

As I said, I wanted to know if Avi and Possum felt the same way, because if they did, then I would apologise to them. I'm not trying to hash anything up. But you can't say things and then pretend you didn't. You don't want any conversation to take place on this thread which isn't supportive, which by your definition seems to mean a difference of opinion.

Yes. I will leave it now. I was going to apologise to Avi and Possum as they were the people I was having the conversation with. But I will apologise to you instead, for making you feel uncomfortable.

Consider it left.

Avi, I hope it's warmer where you are for your heroic tin rattling, it is white with frost here

I think I need Lullabyloo's recipe genius, what's a warm version of a summer fruit smoothie? Something with pear and cinnamon in, a bit slurpy but drinkable i.e. not a compote?

It has been said before but especially when I had red hair...
It's a mythtereee to meeee

BBeee, I know what you meant. It was a bit like speed dating.(not that I've ever done speed dating) I spoke to everyone very briefly and was left with a longing to speak to people much more. If we ever meet again, shall we just pledge to cut out small talk and cut to the important stuff in life (erm, like cake, shoes, dreams, plans for the future, our commune and how gorgeous you all think I am??)

She used to wear those beautiful tabards which I used to covet like anything.

Granma has made rice crispy things and cakes with coloured icing and smarties

I am bringing on emergency supplies of vegetable matter in order to counteract the effects.

I told you two to set your stopwatches yesterday, you so weren't on the same line at all.

It is the full moon tonight, yes, FMV? I like the sound of your red hair and jangley bits.

What a shame poeple feel outed from their toddler groups. Sometimes I love people and sometimes I feel like poking them in the eye with a sharp stick. Everything is so playground, even as adults, don't you think?

DD is doing a show at drama today. We Must Not Be Late.

yes, get your pointy stick out MrC

Will 2 large chickens feed 6 adults and 5 (and a half) children? Help, I have invited Too Many People for dinner tomorrow!

I really must start looking after myself more.
I make sure dc have lots of fresh food and veg and yet I am neglecting myself, grabbing toast or whatever and not sitting down for a proper meal.
I have had colds, coughs, sore throats etc continually this year. I have recently stopped bfeeding but still feel crap. Does anyone have any ideas for a boost to get me on the right track again?

filthy minded vixen, I think that sould be enough. Just do lots of roast pots.

Moony, I think you will need to stretch the chikens wth lots of veg ans starch to do so many peeps, or can you get another chicken?

can't cook another chicken in my oven wombling...

There will be oodles of veg and chipolatas. It may be than I can ask my pal next door (who is also coming) to bung a chicken in her oven too. That might work...

oh good grief you have all written far too much to keep up with - I have got to do an online shop while dh takes the kids into town for dd1's dance lesson

anyway just popping in to say I am going away for weekend to pils who are supposed to 'look after' us and give dh a break as he has been doing everything for weeks

however apart from lovely meals (whether or not I remain on my exclusion diet remains to be seen ) they are not toooo good at child-minding so I imagine dh will still be doing all that

still it will be a break from my house which is all I have seen since the end of September

manchita - hello, are you new to this thread or have you changed name??