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Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone? Part 21

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Monty100 · 04/05/2010 22:35

Did anyone beat me to it??

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clarabella23 · 27/05/2010 18:35

Thanks very much for all that juice! I think I might save it for when I get lost again!

I think I may call my soldier Redknapp. He told me the other day that he models himself on jamie redknapp. Yes, I did piss myself laughing at him and tell him he was a saddo, in case your wondering!

Went out with the 21 year old last night, hes a lovely guy, so cute...but not enough sparks for my liking. However I think he wants me to be his girlfriend and take me to meet his nanna . I would love to see him again as friends, but thats it...how do you tell them that? Any hints and tips for the newbie please?

Sad to hear everyones poorly, hope its all nothing serious? Your wrist sounds painful lou

clarabella23 · 27/05/2010 18:38

Oh, and I carry my wedding dress round with me in an asda carrier bag, just in case.

lou33 · 27/05/2010 19:01

lol, bless him , wanting you to meet his nanna

my wrist isnt really painful, just a bit achey occasionally, and looks weird

at .least the kids are not worried it will move to my brain now and kill me

passmyglassplease · 27/05/2010 19:31

evening ladies, I have had such a shit day I can barely function

i have a bottle of wine open but can barely drink it, my stress levels are sky high

am going to sit on mn and hope that somehow i can begin to feel better

Betty79 · 27/05/2010 19:57

lou-sorry to hear about the wrist, but glad it's not serious!

pc-sorry to hear about dd, hope she's ok. And hope you got on well in court

clara-So your gonna need to let the 21 year old down gently then? How many dates have you had?

pmg-sorry to hear you've had a bad day, hope it gets better

eve-how coul juice forget you tut tut! you have been quiet what has been happening with you?

sm-menorca lucky you

Am looking foward to my weekend, boilerman is coming to a bbq at my mates sat , and has just told me he might suprise me tommorow when he gets back from working away sadly he might be working away next week too but after being married to someone I didnt see for months I think I can cope!

ninah · 27/05/2010 20:17

mrs h not my bad news was sorry to hear about pc's dd and lou's wrist
....do you think I have bad karma?

SingleMum01 · 27/05/2010 21:10

Evening ladies

pmg - hope you're feeling better

Betty - have a good weekend, enjoy the bbq and your surprise

Lou - hope you feel better soon. By the way, when I had my last smear it took 2 nurses and 1 doctor to find my cervix!!

pc - hope dd better soon.

Have a lovely half term week everyone. Catch up with you all next weekend

kdk · 27/05/2010 21:20

@ sm - am very jealous but enjoy your holiday! And I've had the same experience - a very embarrassed newly qualified doctor having to call the nurse - who had to call another nurse - to play hunt the cervix! Could be a new party game couldn't it - roll up and play hunt the cervix - as you can imagine, I never tried to use the cap as a method of birth control!

And hope everyone feels better/ little ones get better soon!

Monty100 · 27/05/2010 21:24

Ninah - I thought you had bad news too! Right scared me it did the way I read that! I'm appeased now lol.

PMG - what's happened? Exh?? Court??

ASBM - how are you?

Lou - that's sort of good news about your wrist. Not sure about the cervix tho???!!

Betty - he's gonna be dp soon??

Clara - he sounds like a cuteee lol. Shame no spark, can't you work on the spark??

Waves at everyone else.

DP bumped into exh earlier and told him off about not coming to see dc's so exh turned up at the door half an hour later grrrrr. He didn't stay long thankfully. DD has no time for him any more, she idolised him when she was little. How sad is that?? for her not for him. Breaks my heart. But thankfully she has me and I idolise her . (Don't know if that's any help to her lol).

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lou33 · 27/05/2010 21:59

it isnt like i didnt warn her about it

sincitylover · 27/05/2010 22:04

PMG -sorry you have had a shit day- what's up?

Lou - wrist and cervix - not good - I really hate smears and I do use a cap!!!!

Juice liked your description of me - am SOH most of time however I do know that exbf made note of my new no. and stored in it his phone I know it's pathetic but that really pleased me.

SM - lucky you on hols - have a good time - balearics nice at this time of year

Betty

Monty that's sad about your dd. How does she like dp?

Sorry to anyone I have forgotten

I have had a sore throat for the past two days and feeling extra tired - hope I am not going down with anything. I am even off the ciggies so must be bad.

Have two days off next week so can have a rest.

Also hoping to book a week in Morocco for me and dcs - going with RL friend and her son. First week of school hols. It's a birthday present from my df. Very generous of him too.

thesouthsbelle · 27/05/2010 22:07

hi all,

have been in hiding in RL for the last week or so, having RL crap to deal with - oh the joys! who'd have an ex! lol. Anyhow, soldier's home tomorrow (woohoo!) best case is he's home until mid sept, (woohoo) worst case is he's home till weds and then off for 2 months before off again in sept. (well end of Aug) he's invited me up to his home town in august as well to meet his mum/family (read that as me shitting my self as we'll be staying at her house!!) erm... apart from that...

what's been happening here then - any run downs - who's dating this week & who's not - what's hot n what's not?

ninah · 27/05/2010 22:07

ah sorry everyone
boilerman will be dh soon at this rate never mind dp lol
that is sad about dd monty. But having one great parent is fine, we know that! in fact I am much more aware of my parenting responsibilities as a lone p than I would ever have been as half of a couple - give or take a bit of fishwifery

thesouthsbelle · 27/05/2010 22:08

ninah glad it's going so well.

oh and nout wrong with a bit of fishwifery!!

ninah · 27/05/2010 22:10

tis the season for feckwit exs (not mine i hasten to add!! - tho tbfair mine is perennial)
things moving on with soldier then belle

ninah · 27/05/2010 22:13

belle boilerman is not mine tho he is betty's lol
what it is happening???! mind you I would rather have him than the poorly nan the sick dd and the missing cervix

thesouthsbelle · 27/05/2010 22:13

if he had his way we'd already be living together! lol. (not in a bad way he's just v keen) - I however am not holding back, but just not used to a) all the attention, b) someone actually giving a crap about what i'm doing/helping me out etc etc and c) actually treating me with respect. It's a new concept - i'm sure there's a catch! lol. still he's home/over tomorrow - WAYHEY!! lol. and deffo date on sunday, maybe sat as well depends - if he's away then prob see each other every day till he goes, if he's not then we won't.

thesouthsbelle · 27/05/2010 22:14

rewind, hang on who's cervix is missing?!?!

a cliff notes of the last week! lol.

that's right boilerman is betty - my brain's half asleep.

aseriouslyblondemoment · 27/05/2010 22:15

evening all!
pmg that all sounds so shit and expensive too i can't believe that exh has dragged it all into courthow far on are you with your divorce?
ninah thanks lol i saw that earlier!i do have an fb a/c but have never fully activated it and can't even remember my password!didn't think that you were a user?dp keeps on telling me to sort it,but i tend to keep in touch by msn/email and MN,when i finally sort it will of course add you!
hi mont,yeah i'm fine just had a busy few days and have had to magic up a last min cake for tomorrow's cake sale..somehow they forgot to tell me

aseriouslyblondemoment · 27/05/2010 22:20

belle you deserve to be treated properly but just mind how you go for now....not being cynical here...tis still early days
i know that sounds harsh and it's not meant to be i promise

Monty100 · 27/05/2010 22:21

SCL - yes, it is upsetting, she's a little diamond too, I know we're biased but.... She gets on with DP ok, he's good to her, they bicker a bit from time to time, just like a normal family . DP and ds used to be really close until exh moved in on the doorstep, now they're a bit distant sadly. But the dc's are at their most difficult time just now - teens - I know ds will realise when he's older, which one was like a df. Get you going to Morocco , what a great pressie! Nice one.

Ninah - yes, it's exh's loss there's no two ways about it. I just feel sad for dc's from time to time, what should have been. Exh has let them down really badly.

Belle - woohoo! This is getting serious!

Juice/PMG - where are you two??

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thesouthsbelle · 27/05/2010 22:21

I know blondie don't worry lol. I am keeping things in check. unlike a certain XH I could mention but shan't go there.

clarabella23 · 27/05/2010 22:23

Sincity- we (myself, sister and DD) went to morocco a couple of years ago, to Agadir. We enjoyed the friendly people, lovely atmosphere, but its very limited if you like out of hotel activities. Luckily, I just like to eat, sleep and drink lots, so we loved it! Thoroughly enjoyed the food out there, we stayed at the occidental caribbean, and it suited us well.

I love to hear these happy stories! It really does cheer me up to hear of people who have found those elusive "good men", and it seems like theres plenty of them hanging round this thread!Shame about the sh*thead exes.

Only been on a couple of dates with the 21 year old, been texting lots tho, I just dont know the best way to tell him he ain't ever getting in my pants He is nice so I shall try to do it nicely. To be honest, I am trying to collect a few male friends atm anyway, I'm finding them more relaxing to be around at the minute. So I might see if he wants to be my pal instead

God, isn't it therapeutic, rambling away? I could babble for hours!

Monty100 · 27/05/2010 22:26

ASMB - I missed your post there. Big wave. Grr at dc's forgetting stuff like that until the last minute.

PMG - I hope you're ok.

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Monty100 · 27/05/2010 22:30

Clara - I'm the world's worst babbler lol.

Male friends are good, especially if they can garden, put shelves up, fix leaks, amuse your dc's, ..............

What's not to like???

However, they usually want something in return. Hopefully he'll stick around as a friend though.

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