I need your help...pleeeeese

[mollymaid]

A desperate plea from a tired, hardworking, sleep deprived, skint mother of two. In a moment of madness I entered my ds into a photocomp in our local paper and was chuffed when he won for April. The grand final is now underway and the winner will be determined by the most online votes cast by the end of January. Would all you lovely mumsnetters mind logging on to \link{http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/childoftheyear} and register a vote for the 7mth old db on page 2 who looks like a fox in headlights! (initials HW) The winning prize is a trip to Disney in Paris! Thanking you all in advance (god I could do with a holiday) x

It was supposed to be a lighthearted plea. I thought other mums would empathise with me as a mother of two small children...and anyway having read it again its all true! I am tired and hardworking and sleep deprived...like every other mum on mumsnet! and I could do with a holiday!!! I'm sorry, I don't see my message as offensive but if you've taken it that way then surely the best thing to do is just ignore me and my plea to vote....

good luck

Well, if I told you what we have been through in the last 4 years....................... But I won't.

Suffice to say this is a public forum and your post made me uncomfortable. You posted, I disagreed, this is the WWW.

sorry - WWW?

World Wide Web ?????????????????????/

thank you -we'll leave it there then

Probably best.

Good Night.

can you vote for my baby please

09013075051 tap in 091

i may win a little textured print of her photo

Night Night

Misdee, I've tried to dial the number but the line goes dead. I'm at work so it could be my phone? Is the number definitely correct?

Hmmm sorry but i think it is wrong too. Your baby should have to get votes fair and square like every other baby in the comp.

There are plenty of people that need a holiday, but they don't get put a piccie of their baby up on the internet and ask complete strangers to vote for them.

number is correct

It is, I just voted, misdee

Aww please give mollymaid a break. She is probably feeling beleaugered now

Nutty,........ it is one of those strange ones, a photo or a life times supply of Milky Bars is one thing, just find the plea for a holiday in Disney, beyond the pale.

My work phone restricts certain numbers - I'll try on my phone at home..good luck

I agree LGJ, completely.

lol ladysherlockoflgj - she's not asking you to pay for it yourself

She would struggle.

I like the idea of Fate helping you out. If it is meant to be it is meant to be. Pushing things too much I find tends to mean things don't work out.

still voting here and misdee I did one for you as well . I had a great time in disney and I think it would be nice for her to go .

Do you know mollymaid, mandi ?

if she were a more regular poster would it be different?

i dont get the objection to disney per se

i have never met mollymaid or spoken to her apart from on here and only since she posted the photo thread ,I just think its nice to do things for other people if you have the time .

Thanks handlemecarefully - I'm trying not to take their criticism too personally (although I found Nutcracker's remark a bit near the mark).

If I had been offensive and rude in my opening message then I would feel there was good reason for your criticism.

My message was just a lighthearted plea for some votes. Sherlockholmes, I don't see how it matters what the prize is. The original prize was in fact a photosession which we won last April. I had completely forgotten about the winners' comp. until I opened my paper last week.

You are making me sound like a bad mother for trying my best to win a holiday for my family. You may not agree with what I'm doing - but is it really worthy of your comments?