Tearoom (the 38th) - some help taking off the dust sheets?

[HelloMist]

I like the idea of a tearoom again, mentioned by MaudAndOtherPoems on another thread. Can anyone that remembers the old ones help us get the place looking welcoming again? Equally if you are new to the tearoom idea like me and would like a place to pop in for ongoing chatter rather than specific threads, welcome. Make yourself a drink.

< Turns coffee machine back on, pulls dust sheets off the sofas, opens the blinds >

Hello new names, comforting to read your teenager is happy, Maud.
Another friend has just announced a longed-for second- just makes me feel even weirder for not desiring it.

Frankly I've not had a proper night's sleep for years (various reasons, but clingy DD one major one!) and very glad not to be starting again with that.

Evening, Borris and Lottie. Yum, chocolate cake! Glad you can join us, Maud! I'm also reassured to get a glimpse into the teenage years and hear your DC is content.

Booseys oh, I didn't realise about the 6 year molars! Have googled now. I knew we might be expecting baby teeth to start falling out soon but hadn't thought about the extra teeth really (ones that aren't just replacements to the baby ones lost). Need to check DD's mouth tomorrow! I don't think you're being ridiculous. I know what you mean about only experiencing this once. I've noted a lot down too - and taken a lot of photos!

HelloMist thanks for your reply. Sorry everyone it was a bit of a essay! I'm touched you read it Mist. I know, it's mad but the dentist never tells you about which teeth come in and when, do they?! They should. I've done alot of reading on it. i'm very bored atm and something like this is interesting to me! Thanks for saying you don't think i'm being ridiculous! I've also taken lots of photos and we kept his first baby tooth which fell out recently. He thinks the tooth fairy took it away! We took a photo of his gappy mouth!
How old is your DD? Sorry if you have said previously. You can get a little pot for the first tooth. My aunt bought me a set with everything in like a photo frame with a space for each month up to one year and a My First Tooth pot was included in it.

This place has gone a bit quiet. Anyone around?

We had to decide about ongoing storage at our clinic and have said we aren't going to this year. :( It's felt a bit of a rushed decision (we talked it through as much as we could but only over the last few days) even though we've known for some time this day was coming. Don't think it has hit either of us properly yet. I hope we can move on together/as a family of three and start to heal.

Went for coffee with some mums today and I didn't mention any of this (didn't seem like the right people or the right moment). They talked about things that were dramatic to them but seemed rather trivial to me. I was actually glad though. It distracted me and we had a laugh.

@HelloMist.. Just me here as usual!! I've been lonely lately. So glad you dropped by
Sorry to hear about your ongoing storage.
That must be a distressing decision to make.
We are still dtd and i am not on anything so risky but with DH in the midst of teacher training we, as always are in no position to have another..oh and then there's the niggling problem of my age!
I am following the story of a 6 yr old boy in a town nearby to us who is desperately ill with leukaemia. It's so unfair and unimaginable what his parents are going thru. His therapy in Singapore seemed to be successful but today i heard he has a lump in his neck. I can't look at photos of him without feeling sick and crying. I feel guilty for not coping with it when they are going thru this hell.
Sorry for bringing this here i just needed to tell someone x

Hello ladies! @HelloMist that's a tough decision, hope you're feeling ok. @BooseysMomeys good luck with ttc, exciting!
We're ok here aside from DS and his cold and cough. Weekend spent doing our usual Saturday thing in our local town where we go to some shops, the library, the toy shop, cafe for lunch, market etc, we have a refill larder now which is exciting and we're all trying to be more eco, use less, recycle more etc.
Spent today smooching round garden centres with a cheeky McDonalds! Planning a holiday for the summer and the guidebook has arrived, yay!
All back to school and work tomorrow, but it's pancake day on Tuesday, and almost springtime so that's good.

Mooching not smooching ha!

Thanks both of you.

I've had some distractions over half-term and also seen family. Got a cold now though and AF. Also back to school here.

Sounds like a nice weekend, Lottie! Yes, springtime coming helps to make me feel more cheerful. There was lovely blossom on the hedges and trees this morning there were barely buds the last time we passed them, a week ago. Narcissus out too.

@LottieBalloo.. we're not actively ttc any more but thanks for your kind msg. I was 48 last week and have to come to terms with it not happening hence why I'm in this tearoom! Two ladies at my work have recently announced their pregnancies and i had to go and have a cry somewhere!

@BooseysMom hugs

How are the other reception age DCs getting on? @midgetjen @TheTrousersOfTime anyone else? MiniMist (DD) has been OK back after half-term. Apparently several of her friends were ill over the holiday (us too), suppose it's the time of year but also used to happen to me when I had time off work!

Pickup was interesting today. Hail and heavy rain! I'm lucky in that DD found it exciting though. I came armed with umbrellas, the wind has died down at least.

Any of the other posters still reading? fresh cookies in the tea room tomorrow, shame to see them going stale. Help yourself and say hello!

::saunters in::

Hello again. I’m still reading but feel rather ancient as it’s so long since I was a tea room regular!

Hi Maud! Nice to know you are still here. I feel too new and not sure how to resurrect the proper tea room atmosphere! But I suppose it just needs to be relaxed for whoever wants to pop in.

Thank you for the hug @HelloMist

Hi @MaudAndOtherPoems. Good to see you back in the tearoom.

I think as long as the room is checked regularly for posts which might need a quick response (anyone feeling they a friend and support) then yes it can be a relaxed space

@BooseysMom sorry if I was insensitive! Hugs.
My DS is in reception too! Ok start back I think, he has additional needs too (probably ASC) so change is hard for him, he was a bit confused about it being half term and then didn't want to wear uniform on Mon but we pootle on! Had a parents evening where his teacher showed me his progress and, even though there us a peer gap, he is doing so well in things like joining in with the group and getting interested in letters etc. Things are busy at work too but I have my bookclub tonight!

@LottieBalloo.. no need to apologise but thank you I did mention that we still dtd but not actively ttc. At my age i would be in for a hard time all round i think! Not least family opinion which would be quite callous. Anyway you sound like you have your hands full with your DS. Great to hear he's doing well at school.
A book club is something i'd love to join. Something just for you. Have a lovely evening x

@LottieBalloo, sounds very promising about your DS's progress and involvement, you must be proud of him! Well done you too. Book club sounds nice, as Booseys says, something for you.

We had our counselling session, first as a couple. (After signing form to dispose of our stored sperm). Was helpful, and I'm glad DH agreed to go. Haven't been able to properly process it since then though because coronavirus seems to have turned everything upside down and I've felt very anxious. (On and off). I feel glad for now that it is just the three of us to feed. It would be a stressful time to be pregnant or having a new baby.

If anyone else is anxious with what's in the news lately (and a lot of MN) and wants more regular company than here, then there are a series of threads called the Positive Mental Health coronavirus threads. Part I-III. For the most part they are reassuring and sane! Current one:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3850394-The-Positive-Mental-Health-Corona-virus-thread-Part-III

@HelloMist.. Just found your post. I'm sorry to hear about your disposal.. it's a massive decision to make. I hope you're ok.
I'm also feeling glad it's just us three to feed with this virus going on. I swear the supermarkets have hiked the prices lately..my shopping bill has never been so high! I'm def feeling really low and anxious over this virus so thanks for the links to positive threads.
Good luck & stay well x

I've started a chat thread about lockdown learning for primary age here if it applies to anyone.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/lockdown_learning/4141734-lockdown-learning-chat-primary-school-children

Or, we can talk on this thread again! Maybe I'm not the only one feeling lonely at times. (When we're not busy doing home school).

@BooseysMom hi, thank you, sorry I don't remember seeing this originally. I'm doing OK, hope you are too. I agree, it's not easy now but I do feel relieved it's just the three of us in many ways. x

Hi all, is the tearoom still open? I have one DS, 5.5, who has ASC and other needs. He is fab but we all definitely work better as a one child family! I had my vaccine today and don't know how we would have coped with more kids!