Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (part 27)

[ninah]

part 27? good god

:) Harbourseal, think you will fit right in!

Flame - bloke with pregnant ex? I would be very careful there. Even if he's a straight up bloke there could be all sorts of complications.

Eve - not good. He3 sounds quite unpleasant actually . Good that you got some nice time with baby great neice(!) though (Still can't believe you're old enough).

Lilac - aren't they queuing up? I am surprised! He's just deeliteful

Am currently feeling like a rotten mother. Despite w/e away, am shattered. Seem to be coming down with something so not sleeping well at all.

Picked up DS, XP announced that he had 'lost' some of his homework and mis-placed some other school work. WTF? Great. Also trying to be chummy-matey-pally which pisses me off (better than the alternative though, count blessings etc). Then get home to find fridge has somehow switched itself off over the w/, £30 worth of food ruined. Not good. Thankfully fridge seems to be ok now so fingers crossed.

DS switching on to the mood has been acting up and I have reacted brilliantly by being snappy witchy bad tempered cowbag of a mother.

Anyhoo, I feel like crap on a stick but on bright side, I have fab new hair and tomorrow is another day etc.

Janos [crap emotion] should have one of those. I very rarely keep frozen food in nowadays, just do a weekly shop and use everything up.

Mr L&L was very polite in his reply but didn't touch on why, I know he has been away working. I just felt like saying hey, don't treat me/people like a w----, and think I put my point across very well.

GN has gone home now, she was a bit tired and noisy.

Oh and to cap it all a certain person appears to have unilaterally changed his attitude wrt our 'situation' and now I'm feeling a little freaked out and not at all sure how to handle it.

Suffice to say I am mainlining horoscopes and tarot cards. Thats how bad it's got. Nuff said.

Thankfully I didn't have too much frozen stuff in eve - I usually do same (just have fridge and freezer compartment).

WRT bloke - did you feel a bit nervous of his responser because you asserted yourself? I mean you were totally right to do it, just wondered. I feel that way sometimes and it think it's to do with how xp treated me etc.

Just feels like one of those 'everything at once' days. I'm riding the storm of aggravation. It will pass :)

Just gone back and re-read the bit about great neice. The great thing about other people's babies is, you can hand them back at the end of the day!

Pics of hair please janos

On the way lou

place marking

Oh dear, talk about having everything thrown at you at once, Janos
I dread when DD has homework, I won't even send her nursery reading book to her dad's when she goes, because of it geting lost.

It's impossible to be lovely sweet mummy all the time and they do seem to know how to play you when you're already stressed, don't they?

certain person?[nosey]

Sorry that you didn't get any proper answer, eve- I think that's answer in itself... he's a twat

Agreeing with everyone else, flame, tread very carefully.

I've had a nice relaxed weekend, went to see Harry Potter on Friday with Ds and have started to get on top of the house a bit... I'll have a house inspection next month, so I need to tidy out all those corners that collect crap!

Done.

It hurts.

FLF, my house is like a bombsite atm. I started telling off DS for having a messy room then shamefully realised mine is no better and mummy was being a big hypocrite..leading by example and all that .

As for the certain person, you can probably guess who!

What's done flame, are you ok?

flame ((((big hug))))

OMG Janos, does he want a r/ship now?!

Yes, and my room is the second worst in the house, but DS is a teenager and therefore has the bedroom to go with it- yuck!

Fuck knows FLF (pardon my French), cos I sure as hell don't. Given the history I am very wary.

I don't have that excuse FLF - DS is only 6...and is probably copying me! It's fair to say I am not one of natures neat freaks :).

No me neither, life's too short to get obsessed about housework.

I would be very wary too- I'm guessing part of the attraction is that you don't want more from him, I think for someone like him it's all about the thrill of the chase- it wouldn't surprise me if he wants women to fall for him, but then gets bored immediately iyswim? Because you haven't fallen for him (and won't) he thinks he wants more.

(Ooh, get me with the amateur psychology!)

Sorry... told Carrot I can't see him anymore as a friend or anything else.

I think i like the idea of the pregnant ex as i KNOW it is only a short term fun thing. Ideal way of keeping distance.

Sometimes doing the right thing is really hard flame. I have been there myself. Lots of sympathy for you.

Had to go offline earlier, Janos, I was shaking because I had been assertive and was worried that he would spell it out, which he didn't thankfully.

Agree about being able to give babies back, it's great! Wonder how I did it on my own now.

Flame, huggies your way too, not the nappies, of course. You obviously felt you needed to get out.

Just watching 'Any human heart' by William Boyd who is coming on mumsnet for a Q&A. Mother to son that has been dumped 'When a love affair breaks up you have to keep your dignity, without it we are animals'.

now to see if i follow through.

hi All, Just checking in and trying to catch up on this thread.

Am down at my mums, have just cooked sunday dinner for 11 of my family, absolute chaos. Mum was very poorly yesterday, she could barely walk and when I put her to bed I did wonder if she would make the next day, but she was as bright as a button once more this morning and lay in bed chatting with all her middle aged children (us), with her grandchildren around her. She isnt getting up much anymore and we are just taking each day at a time.

Then to cheer me up, I got a call from radio man this evening, my last date, who rang for chat and said he was really looking forward to seeing me next week. He is lovely and god knows I need something to look forward to right now

Ha ha FLF, think you're spot on actually. I need to keep reminding myself of that.

eve - I get like that too. Perhaps he realised he had behaved badly and felt a little ashamed? Here's hoping.

Good luck flame :)

elasta, that's good to hear you are getting to spend that precious time with your mum.

radio man sounds lovely too.

elasta, I'm sure you mum knows how much you all love her. x