We eat fruit. It is nice. 10 / 10 thread

[FrannyandZooey]

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Oh dear FMF!

The pub was horrible, why do people go to pubs again? I have forgotten.

It was nice to see my friend though, he was only back here for one day from France as he was going to a weddding.

One mango, one kiwi, one grape, three crumpets.

how are you feeling MrsC?

FMF oh no! have you any HELPFUL friend with similar age child you can invite round for day? I find it very hard sometimes to be looking after other people's children, even easy ones. One thing that helps is having another adult to help out and distract you.

Tatties you have been feeling rotten for a while now

Erm I think the last 2 weeks at work were so hard that it is a big relief in that sense to have stopped. However I am a bit nervy about being 'stuck at home' with ds with not much to do. Loads of people have offered to come and visit but I do find people visiting leaves an ENORMOUS mess of toys everywhere. Almost certainly because we have far too many. Anyway I can't do the tidying up thing atm, which puts me off.

I think financially if we do ever get my maternity doodah we will be better off, which is nice
am planning to spend the extra on some childcare and some nice days out and things for me and ds - well if I can get out and about still

mmmmmm

sadly my most helpful friend is the one whose child I am looking after
And my lovely next-door--neighbour friend is away for weekend.
Must go and tidy....(procrastinates in faces of panic)

I am ok

except this dickhead person we know made some inappropriate joke about my hysterctomy and this morning I wish I had thumped him.

My friend from France was moaning about not meeting anyone and perhaps he would never have children, it was all very funny jokey jokey. Then when I left so DH could come down (no babysitter) I was saying goodbye and we were hugging a bit too long as we always do, he was drunk and wouldn't let go and everyone was laughing but then dickwart said, Oh, let her go will you, she's no good to you now anyway. It was just a joke and it sounds really silly relaying pub conversations but I thought about it all the way home and I'm still thinking about it this morning.

I know, I know, let it go. I will.

oh god
arse
too soon for jokes isn't it

the thing is, that cuts right to the core of all the angst about it doesn't it
we know rationally it is a load of bollocks but that fear is still there underneath

avi
will you think about the doctor again? I can't get my head round the awfulness of having to PAY
it would really mess with your head every time you felt ill - 'am I ill ENOUGH?'
and weighing up the cost v necessity, just at the time when you need to give in and be looked after

yes, it is

He didn't mean it horribly , he's just a knob, no malice but it really stuck

not at the time either, I just shouted something at him and carried on trying to prise my friend off I love him really

but then on the way home it played on my mind

well yes because you are thinking 'has he got a point'
no he hasn't
which you know
but he has said it now and part of you thinks 'he is right'

Avi - are you still ill?

Avi island is not sounding so good recently, you need to come closer to us. We will send you a plethora of doctors and find you a playgroup where they are all doing EC and eat apples all day long.

MrsC and at friend

Avi I am worried about you

yes, that's exactly it, Franny, you're right. Part of me knows he has a point.

Oh well

I feel like going to a stately home today and admiring the curtains and kitchen gardens. Maybe Blickling Hall.

yes all is not well on Avi Island is it
are they building a wicker man yet?

MrsC shall we remind you of all the very obvious fabulously womanly things you have got that most people would kill for:

3 gorgeous children (one my possible future DIL )
amazing functional breasts which are no doubt also very ornamental
a very nice looking dh indeed
modelish looks
and from my recent observations a ruddy nice coat

PLUS you are clever and can write poems and make words sing

Does paracetamol help much Avi?

"Part of me knows he has a point"
nononononono
that is not what I said
I said part of you THINKS he has a point
he doesn't

oh Avi huge hippy healing hugs from a dribbly-lentil-weaver. x (Sure that'll help )

Mrs C, I have mentally poked the arse's eyes out with a shitty stick for you.

(I am sitting here typing with a duster in my hand in a bid to pretend I am being busy)

I bought supermarket sliced bread earlier in the week because I thought it would be nice
it wasn't really and now it has gone blue all over
I can't remember the last time we had bread hanging around long enough to be mouldy

ROFL at ruddy nice coat. Thank you Franny, that made me laugh.

Yes, yes, you are right again, I just think that it is true, and of course I was never going to have his children, so I will still be good for very long hugs in the pub.

Anyway, my husband who got in very late is asking for coffee in bed. Seen as I have had tea in bed for several weeks, I think I could just about stretch to it.