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dylsmum1998 · 04/04/2008 07:37

here it is todays mission

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TheMadHouse · 04/04/2008 16:33

We are back from the shops and I treated the boys to little ensteines great big adventure for £4 and also bought a few colouring things for next week. We start our two week hols today - pah

My house is looking fine and DH has just rung to say it is poets day and he should be home by 5.15 - yipee

Ruby not just large events, but even kids bithday parties advertise in the local NCT mag. Local church hall and soft play centres - you could sort all the theme stuff.

We used a cvompany for dads funeral catering and stuff (7 years agao) and DH's grans (this year) I was lucky re the boys christening as SIL and Bro run a social club adn sorted it all, but again that could be something to do along with the nappie cakes you could do showers or hen night packs

TheMadHouse · 04/04/2008 16:36

Oh pressed enter by mistake

Simply Goos to see you - how are you getting on with the au pair now?

Jani Come on jump in

Dream I think it is great getting the kids to tidy before the bell rings use it with my three year old all the time

Groucy I dare not comment on the paraelle lives, but the dress sounds great. DH's fav group ever was the icicle works - he thinks that Ian McNab is a saint!!!

Luda, Bainca* where are you.

EHM hope you are feeling better - when are you going to be seeing your mums and dad - I can not wait to meet you and Ellie

RubyRioja · 04/04/2008 18:32

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Nutsaboutchocolate · 04/04/2008 19:09

Hi Everyone

How are you all?

I can use my left hand fingers again Though it does feel strange to have them moving after having 3 of them strapped together for so long. My right arm and and wrist are still in plaster and it is too heavy to hold it away from me without getting a lot of pain I will be glad when that arm is moving again.

DS1 is getting lots of help now. The person working with him (his mentor) says he is very mixed up and things just had to come out. It has been going for a very long time and somethings
I was told by the social workers and some of the professionals in the past that he could not be like he was acting and could not pull the wool over their eyes as he was just too young.
Well now I`m being told he could and most likely still is. They are still working with him, even through the holidays so they are not 100% sure yet what is going wrong. But part of it is because he does not have XP2 to use and blame things on any more and he has not found anyone else to blame. Also it was easy for XP1 to use him and get him to believe in ways of getting away with not doing as he should or things he has done/ was doing wrong. XP1 also blamed XP2 aswell so DS1 thought this was the right thing to do. But it is also known that if children like DS1 start to blame others then the child know that they might get found out. He was very good at making up stories that were not true. Also making things happen or seem like they have happened or working out how not to do something he did not want to do without looking like he was. XP1 was also good at making things happen or seem like they had happened. But I was always told he could not do this without being found out and that he was too young and why would XP1 want to do this to his own child. Hmmm XP1 did not care for anyone apart from himself comes to mind!
I have always said "if DS1 put in as much effort in to being good as he did being naughty and under handed then he would be very bright"

It did not help with XP1 wanting to give as all a hard time and trying to get us in trouble. (he was like a school kid) He used DS1 to help him do that. If XP1 did not use him and he told the truth about what DS1 was really like then DS1 would have got more help in the early days and would not be finding life so hard now. If the professionals (School) were better and not so covering up with what they had no ideas about then he might have got the help he really needed 3 or more years ago. Life for all of us would have been much different aswell.

Why is it that there are some who say that the parents know best, an outside parent (step) can see that something is not right yet the professionals I had were wrong and things were not right and going like they said it was. Yet they said they were right and I/we were wrong now put a stop to it!!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR They had made everyones life a lot harder and stopped DS1 getting the help he needed so much for being professionals

Anyway.................

I am hoping the weather soon warms up (not going to for the next week or so) then maybe I can do more to help with the house work. We got some help with a cleaner coming in for 1 hour each week. This is the help the social worker got for mum. She can only do 1 hour and we can not ask her to do more and pay for it as she is needed for other families. Mum said she is ok doing the house work but I dont like to see her doing it all and me not at least helping to do some of it. I feel so useless and just an added extra for mum to cope with.

I think I will start with baby steps to get me going again I can be a real mum again then.

I better go as mum will soon be back with DS2 and DD. they have been to the park for a run around. DS1 is home tomorrow for the weekend.

See you all again soon + {{{{{bug hugs for everyone}}}}}

HN xxxxxxxxxxx

FunkyGoldStar · 04/04/2008 19:21

Hi everyone,

Ruby - people would pay, trust me.

HN - glad DS is getting the support he obviously needs.

I had physio today. Ouch.

TheMadHouse · 04/04/2008 19:44

FGS Glad tyo see you again and remeber cruel to be kind. Physio will make things better

HN Nice to hear from you again and glad you are all getting some suport

Ruby People will pay.

My nices party at the soft play cost them £130 for 1 hour play and then microwave pizza and chips, plus a mini milk. They even had to provide their own cake. I am sure she would have preferred a fairy party at home. OH there was 10 children.

I would seriously look into it. I would pay when the children are bigger and like I said we paid our SIL £300 for the christen and she sorted food, table decorations etc

FunkyGoldStar · 04/04/2008 19:58

Thanks TMH. The physio was great but she thinks I am expecting too much of my body

Grouchyoscar · 04/04/2008 20:15

That does it TMH, DH adores The Icicle Works too has tons of stuff by them and Mr McNabb (I was more of a Mr McCulloch sort myself). He witters on about the talents of Chris Sharrock at length. I'm scared now.

The dress is so nice. A sleeveless summer dress and it's made of chiffon. If I only wear it once it's still a bargain really.

Ruby I am of your talents. I am of everybody's talents as I have none and nothing to offer the world

HN Great to see you again and great news that DS is getting the support he is entitled to.

Friday evening has fallen chez Grouchy. Pizza is baking away, Red wine is breathing, the house is tidy and I feel content. Love to all and DCs x

Grouchyoscar · 04/04/2008 20:28

Ed and DS are having a row about music!

DH put some recorded stuff from Jools Holland. We are having a conversation and I say something was crap (ooops)

Ed - This is crap to me
DH - It's better than Mika
Ed - I'll throw Teddy at you

Teddy flys across the front room

DH - Teddy likes The Hold Steady
Ed - Give him back or I'll throw blanket at you

the fight continues Dad is now fired it would appear.

dylsmum1998 · 04/04/2008 21:08

Ruby i would pay to have a good party for dd when she's a little bigger (and our home is too!)
i have spent £100 at indoor play area parties over the years for ds parties and the ones we have done at home I've easily spent on trying to occupy the children.
even the last couple of years when we decided to take him and friends out for the day for things like to see Thomas trains and bowling then for dinner etc it has easily come to £100.
i'd be more than willing to pay lots more than 23p an hour for a perfect personilsed childrens party.

nuts glad your son is getting support he needs

GO good luck to your son hope he wins the fight

we have sat down to our family date night- we have put on gremlins and munching the eatser choccies.
hope you all have a good night i'm off to get cosy with dc
xx

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TeenyTinyTorya · 04/04/2008 22:28

Ok, once again I have been working all day, so here is my pitiful list:

tidy up living room
clean kitchen
mission

all to do before bed...

Janni · 04/04/2008 22:59

I have had a crap, weird day. Fell asleep for 3 hours putting DD to bed so am wide awake now! Am going to parents for w/end so want to get a bit of sorting out done before tomorrow as they're coming back with me on Monday.

NUTS - you've had a really tough time. Hope things will start getting better.
TMH - thanks for your encouragement.
Dylsmum - thanks for keeping this thread so strong!

Do wine and housework mix? I'm about to find out...

Need to
1)pour some wine 2)do 15min fling in DS2's room
3)hang laundry.

BiancaCastafiore · 05/04/2008 08:12

Weekend

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