MN Little Italy 11

[Rosa]

San Remo Fans Unite......
Welcome , Ciao ,

Brange, you are being a case of "non c'e' peggior sordo di chi non vuol sentire"...

Oo-er, the first one is not a good look. It would be like kissing someone's hairy armpit. I'm not a great fan of facial hair on men I'm afraid, probably because I have enough of my own.

Nope, canp't think of anything damning. He doesn't like commitment? Not a problem, I'm already committed elsewhere. Does ads for the evil Nestlé? Possibly more of a problem but could be overlooked as long as he doesn't offer me a coffee.

Think harder!

He's not gay? Boh, I've obviously not been paying enough attention. I'm afraid you've got to tell me, worthless gossipmonger that I am.

Must dash now, can't miss this train. Last time I did I had to get a taxi home which cost ££££££.

Bingo! At least according to MN wisdom.

ciao Brange, bentornata

well, I was so close in bursting into tears when it looked as if I had to do the a/form again as I've sent DP's docs but I applied/signed for it.... but I mentioned it on the phone to the passport people and said ok... PO lady sent it anyway, in case they can ring if they need DP's signature... I nearly had an heart attack, first I had to black out mistakes (on the print out they put surname first instead of first name but in the booklet it said to simply black out mistake in pen. than started talking to her colleague about the documents and my heart ended up around my knees.... fingers crossed. Javier, I'm sure it is easy if you're not in a hurry, well, even if you are, it's just the countersigning bit because you need s,one who's known you at least for 2 years and is an airline pilot/police officer/chemist/civil servan etc... I mean, my local chemist, I'm sure he recognises me, but less sure he'd put his signature and passport no. on DD's a/form. luckily I'm a CS so could have got colleague to do it (got my friend CS to countersign it).

I can feel getting worse, felt so cold when I got back, went to lie down on the sofa trying to convince DD she needed to sleep, and about 15 mins after she fell asleep as I was about to, DS ran in waking her up...

Sunflower hope its not the dreaded flu - I am a bit coldy but I think that is going to be round until Spring !
As for the passport to get mine I got a chap from work to sign for me ...he had not known me for 10 yrs but he was a direttore!
Brange nice to see you back sent you an e mail . Please do go for the assistant interpreter job and then invite your friends round
mInirosa eating every 2 hrs today and she has done a huge poo...growth spurt - boh !

oh, poor sunflower, it is all so stressfull, no? my gp is happy to countersign for a fee!

rumty tum ....ellooo ellooo anybody round ???

Oh dear sunflower, how stressful! Hope you are not getting the evil flu.
Ciao Rosa! well done your dd2 for big poo.
Ds tonight told me: "Mamma ti voglio molto molto bene. Stra bene. Strabocca di bene" . I forgot for a minute that he can be a massive pain in the neck .

I'm here!

AHH bless how lovely remember that teh next time he is a pain . DD1 has a really dry cough it is really nasty its not grasso she has no febbre or cold ... She hates honey , have given her cough medcine this pm but its getting worse....

I got really upset with dd1 today and I feel rubbish about it. I get this explosive bursts of anger at times that are not proportionate with the situation and I become the child with tantrum. I'm very . poor dd. I was tired and crammed too many things in a day when all dd wants is to play shoe shop or boys and girls or god knows what.

welcome back brange! you've been truly missed

will go to bed now - I had not had time for a shower all day. so early night for me.

ah, caro DS, franca...

saw DS licking/kissing DD's head so I asked why and he said "because she's delicious, I love her so much"

Sorry I disappeared when I said I was around, but dh stole my connection.
Awwww Sunflower, that's sweet

Dry cough, is it a case for the dreaded aerosol?

Oh Pippi. Don't feel bad. I can get very angry with ds, he manages to push all the right buttons. I think it is because he is very similar to me, iyswim... what happened? How old is dd1?

sunflower that is so sweet.

thanks franca. feel much better after a good sleep. nothing happened really just dd tried to be a bit rebellious at the wrong time. but nothing poverina. anyway at least I do apologise really quickly and we do have a good cuddle. still I feel such a child at times. today I'll do nothing but play with her the way she wants to play.

must go now.

Glad to hear you are feeling better. I know it is inevitable to feel guilty, but I also think that the odd parental melt down is quite acceptable within a solid, affectionate parent/child relationship.

Cue cheesy American accent:

Can I just say, ladies: you all sound like super mummies, and your kids all sound ADORABLE. I only hope that I am as good a mummy as you all, and that DD is as cute a child, when she grows up.

Seriously.

Arrrgh. I had to let someone down today: couldn't fulfil an obligation. Tried really hard to think of a solution, but no alternative. Feel sooooooooo guilty. Hate it hate it hate it.

Also, my cousin is getting married, and she has said on the "save the date" card that kids will not be invited! My very own "AIBU to be cross that kids are not invited to a wedding" rant!!!! Seriously though, it's a problem. I can't see DH agreeing to go without DD (not least because he doesn't know this cousin at all, so he has no real social interest in the occasion IYSWIM), but if I don't go, there will be family "tension" . But I'll never persuade him otherwise [stubborn donkey emoticon], and he'll be cross and I'll be sad if I have to go on my own... What to do???? Argh.

where's the wedding? is it a case of a few hours thing or a whole day/overnight affair?

I cannot advice much as I/we always welcomed an excuse to have some time off from the kids, but this is because we hardly have the chance having no family around.

thanks for nice compliments penthe. all you and franca said is so true, and I know it is normal to act like an idiot sometimes. It's unaviodable to feel rubbish about it and a total idiot. my main worry is - if I lose it with a sweet child how on earth I will keep my sanity with an answering back teenager? maybe I'm looking too far ahead.
must do thing in the house.

It's several hours drive away, so it would be an overnight thing.

DH is the kind of person who cannot stand being separated from his loved ones (ie. only me and DD - he doesn't get on with his parents! ), so an overnight stay away for me only would be tough for him.

We don't have family around either, so no chance of nights away for us till DD is grown... Quite literally: as I said, I can't see DH wanting to leave her alone with someone else, like, ever... Clearly I am the only heartless one who could envisage time away!...

You sound like a great mum, Pippi - most especially because you are so self-conscious and "see" the things you do. I wouldn't worry about the teenage years: I'm sure teenagers would feel cheated if their parents didn't shout at them!

Thank penthe, but I'm full of flaws. Major ones. And I'm tantrummy. And most of all, I've always relied on the help of nurseries, which I actually find bloody amazing. Therefore, on MN standards I'm a crap mother.

I cannot stand this (typically british I must say) fashion for child free weddings. I mean why not inviting children? Is it because they are noisy? But aren't wedding noisy anyway? Boh!

Why not go together (is it in a nice place?), book a nice hotel etc and then you leave dh and dd just for the ceremony and leave the party early??

penthe lol at 'I'm sure teenagers would feel cheated if their parents didn't shout at them!'

I don't understand child free occasions either tbh. however I like them only for the excuse of getting a babysitter. I'd go mental if I could not have some time off occasonally. I suppose you have to tell the truth. as this is this is the score I suppose the issue will come up again and people will take it into account next time. no?

why does my minidd poo so much so often?????

must go now.

isn't self-consciousness a bad thing? franca are you tantrumy as well. maybe i was a bit spoilt as a child. mum says I never had tantrums. I though I had. boh.

Everyone has major flaws. And those who say they don't are deluded and dangerous. Really!

My HV told me, after I apologised for our MESSY house, when she came for a routine post-natal appointment, that it's the women who have perfect houses that she worries about and insists on seeing again and again - because chances are, they're overcompensating or hiding something...

I know you're not talking about housekeeping, and rather about the much more important issue of emotional relationships: but I think the idea is the same. Those who look like they're all plain-sailing are probably not; and those who admit that relationships - with DH, DD, DS, or whoever - are difficult are probably the ones doing the "best" job.

I will suggest your plan to DH, but he is - also - reluctant to spend money on things like hotels, which he sees as a rip-off. But he might be persuaded!...