40+ Lone parents

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I'm 49 and a lone parent (13yo and 20yo) am I in the minority on Mumsnet? It appears alot of the LP's here are a lot younger!

Glory this thread has really taken off hasn't it!!

Hello ladies, I've been semi-lurking around MN for ages now, it's about time I joined in more and this thread seems a fab place to be!

I'm 45, DS is 3 and I've been a LP for 5 months since ex DH and I divorced. It's not how I'd envisioned life for DS and I, but after an extended period of feeling miserable trying to maintain the marriage I'm now happy to just put it all behind us and get on with our lives.

So, here I am, getting on with it!

And whilst there's wine in the world, I reckon I can manage... :o

Hi Pussnotinboots,

I'm 40, DD1 (17), DD2 (16), DS (14) and DD3 (2).

Nope, not really how I envisioned life for DD3 either, but shit happens I guess. Yep, there's always wine.....

bloody hell more biscuits you are good .hides shopped brought wrappers

hi pussnotinboots

wine did someone say wine yes please.

Trust me going I buy plenty too! But it's an activity that a certain small person enjoys and seeing as it is NOT Costa Del Sol here today, needs must and all that!

Go on, have a then lush

i has wine .and biscuits and burping gentley waftys away the garlic mushroom smell .Looks around for small person to blame on and realises they are in bed and big two are busy elsewhere.one advantge being single no one to complain about my garlic breath

Ah yes dd and ds like to bake but i did learn do not leave them alone for 5 minutes near flour .Looked like i had ghosts

hahahaha. Yep, there was a silence in Bella's bedroom a few weeks ago and when I went in the bedroom/bookshelves/Bella/EVERYTHING was covered in talc. I am soooooo grateful that we have marble floors anywhere and everywhere in Spain as it was relatively easy to clean up!

HOw funny - I did some mushrooms at lunch today stuffed with onion/bacon/garlic etc so we probably smell of garlic too!

Good evening going and welcome puss:)

boo I cannot believe more cookies...surely that is child labour?

Have been to a lovely pub for lunch today (very civilised) all HOME MADE cooking none of this mass produced stuff your face stupid eat as much as you like crap! Last of the annual leave only 2 days left:(

need badly

She 'helped' clean the bathrooms and did the polishing too. She doesn't get fed otherwise...

I like a good pub lunch. When I was over I spent a couple of nights with some friends up your way and went to a lovely place, but I can't remember the bloody name right now. I say up your way, it's a big county, but it was the same county!!

Need ?, Then have

The remains of a bottle of Pinot Gris on the go here if anyone fancies a glass - but get in quickly or it will be gone!

Oh dear I'm sounding like some sort of lush - but it's medicinal honestly.

DS and I have been attempting to bake over the last few weeks. He thoroughly enjoys the process. I find it's like trying to control a blooming octopus whilst reading recipe and beating whatever ingredients make it past his "quality control" and into the bowl..

Then the little devil decides he doesn't like whatever goodies we've produced and I have to eat it all.

OK it's no great hardship, but any waistline I had left after producing him is rapidly disappearing..

Cleaning and polishing now that really IS child labour

Yeah Essex is a big county and now has exposure since "The Only Way Is Essex" has been screened. Deary me, I don't know what is more unrealistic, that or Eastenders (I'm a cockney by trade). Nice pub though, in fact an adorable pub with yummy food. No dessert though, no room:(

Ah im just outside the Essex borders though did live inside them for a long time .

Oh puss thank you kindly guvnor...

Lots of cuisine activity I see, a minute on the lips....is 60 seconds wasted

Where do live then going?

i Used to live in Brightlingsea now over the border in Herts .100 yards over the boarder

My sis used to live in Hatfield (just outside actually, Welham Green) and my niece lives in Royston. I'm originally from Stratford (Olympic's not Shakespeare's) and lived in East London/Essex borders until last year when I became a fully paid up member of the Essex Girl Fraternity shutup!

hehe its ok ds2 and ds3 are Essex boys and DD is a essex girl lol.Ds1 wa sborn up north in Preston and me well im a Kent girl

Bollocks. I'd just types an essay and somehow deleted it.

boo here, let me help you

Hmm, my daughter is a little essexy, my son is verging on (help needed)

I'll try again.

FIrst off I said to puss that we are all lushes here. And why not? Hmmmmmm

Then I was on to Essex. So right Ten TOWIE is somewhat far removed from 90% of the county! I was at school on the Suffolk coast and lots of girls were from north and west Essex which is so far removed from what can be seen in TOWIE. I have not watched it really, by DD1 loves it (sad child), so she delights in sending me stupid links of stupid things!

We stayed in Leigh when we were over for a couple of days and I LOVE it. Could happily live there. Don't know what I want to do though until we move back. Will go back to London first and decide over the following year whether I want to stay there or not. I've got so many options - Mum in Wilts, DB and SIL in Somerset, DSis in Sussex, other DBs/fams in Essex (just) and Hants.. We'll see what happens. World is apparently my oyster really!

Now, where's that wine? You hogging again Going???

I was talking about this t'other day with my friend from Leigh as we supped coffee and dipped our churros in thick chocolate in the sun...........

What I DO love about the stereotypical 'Essex' girl is that they are proud of themselves and they jolly well deserve to be.

Ta for the Was needed methinks!

I love TOWIE It's a scream...now I have to admit I do know a few Oompa Loompas Katie Price lookalikes, however, they are neither related or close friends

Leigh is lovely, have a friends Mum there. I do miss living so close to London though, although I'm not that far away. Didn't take advantage of it when I was there though, took it all for granted...I'm sure you shall find the pearl boo

All that s made me peckish...just a small stack of Pringles please..

CHURROS? Noooowwww you're talking....you really are quite cruel Senora

goes open another see I do share ,eyes up anyone else looking at MY WINE .Hides the emptys .

I like where i am 30 mins im in London liverpool street or 30 the other way and I am in Cambridge .Downside any shop is a 45 min walk each way .I love the internet homeshopping .

No pringles can offer pickled onion monster munch

PICKLED ONION MONSTER MUNCH. THE BEST. Miss them a lot. Have been know to be a very sad cow and taken bags back with me when we've been over!!!

Yes, CAPS intended. Shouting with joy/jealousy!

dam women get your own first my wine now my crisps .But i could offer you a child or two .