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Birthdays as a single parent are really crap!!

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 20:05

My Birthday today and not one present.
No card from DS1 and DS2 because xp didn't have time to take them to a shop sunday, despite them saying they spent 4 hours on comp or DS's!

DD1 and DD2 raided my box of cards to write me one this morning.

We ran out of loo roll tonight so i had to cycle the mile to the shops in the rain! Grapped some chocolate and 2 bottles of Budwieser while i was there lol!

Birthdays as a single parent are crap!

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singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 22:43

hey tortoise

happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday dear tortoise

happy birthday to youuuuuuuu

HonkingAntelope · 06/04/2009 22:44

Happy birthday!!!

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 22:44

Thanks singledad.

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 22:45

Thanks honking.

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singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 22:46

and if you could hear me wonderful northern singing voice there'd be a rofl or two

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 22:49

lol!

Am i over using the bunny smilies? I love them!

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iSOLOvechocolate · 06/04/2009 22:50

Awww! Happy Birthday to you!

I know what you mean. It was mine a couple of weeks ago and I didn't even get a card from my Dc's either. Tis very sad indeed and very lonely too...

blouseenthusiast · 06/04/2009 22:51

Happy birthday Tortoise.

singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 22:53

nah, you can never have too many laughing bunnies on your birthday

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 22:57

Oh good.

iSOLOvechocolate Sorry you didn't get a card either. It is so lonely.

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singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:03

isolovechocolate - that is crap, i could sing you happy birthday offkey too if you like - in a kind of belated fashion

iSOLOvechocolate · 06/04/2009 23:04

Yep! No pressies here either

singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:06

that does it then

happy birthday to you - tho its a bit late
happy birthday to you - sorry, but i didnt know
happy birthday dear isolovechocolate - and so do i

a belated happy birthday to youuuuuu

iSOLOvechocolate · 06/04/2009 23:08

Singledad! that'd be fab! you can sing to Totoise and me...Thank you!!!

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 23:09

That made me lol!

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iSOLOvechocolate · 06/04/2009 23:16

Whoa! that was like magic! it suddenly was there! I feel Sooooooooo much better now thanks singledad!!!

singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:25

cool !!

will remember fo next year - toward the end of march sing isolovechocolate happy birthday

tho you may think otherwise if you heard me

iSOLOvechocolate · 06/04/2009 23:28

21st March please

singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:33

no worries - am counting the days

just have to work on the virtual cake and candles now - ialsolovecake

tho my baking is a close second in craptitude to me singing

singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:34

and hope youre both treating yourselves to prezzies

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 23:34

Singledad You sing, i will bake the cake. Cakes are my speciality!

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 23:36

Treat myself??? What with?
All my money has been spent on DS1's birthday pressies for wednesday!

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singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:37

now youre talking - a cake specialist

i do a great line in eating them - tho not while singing....dont think it would sound much worse tho

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Tortoise · 06/04/2009 23:39

DS2 has a lovely choccy cake hidden away ready for Weds. I am looking forward to scoffing some of that! Trouble is with 3 other DC to eat it too, it won't last long.

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singledadofthree · 06/04/2009 23:40

ah well - you get him a present you know he doesnt really want but youd love. he'll say 'oh, thanks mum' and put it down to play with ps2, xbox etc. you grab it, stash it and claim it as your own 'sorted' as they say