How was your New Year?

[whethergirl]

I went to a family party even though I wasn't feeling too great as I sensed something was wrong with a guy I've been seeing. Took my ds (4.5 yrs) as other kids were there. However he did not want to go to sleep at any point like I imagined. I got very drunk then my mum announces that ds is having a melt down. So I go with the intention of trying to sort out ds who is screaming and blue in the face having an overtired tantrum, but failing miserable because I'm so drunk and just end up giggling and making it worse. In the end I try to pick him up to take him to the car (he wouldn't let anyone else near him) but stagger all over the place and fall (twice). My mum just kept telling me off and ordering me to keep it together which makes me giggle even more. We managed to get home safely in the end!

Today, however, the guy that I've been seeing and falling for, for the last couple of months dumped me today. He said I am great, sexy, kind, funny etc bullshit blah blah blah, but he is looking for "the one" and I am not for him.

He is the first bloke I've been out with since dp left me when I was pregnant. Is it really worth this kind of heartbreak? I think the pain of lonliness was somehow easier to handle.

Anyway, how was your New Year?

should you really be getting that drunk around your little boy? He is only 4.5....maybe that guy dumped you because of the way you behaved?

First of all, that guy wasn't there.
2nd of all, I think it's perfectly fine to get drunk at New Years at a family home with over 30 relatives. As I said, the idea was for him to have been asleep in a bedroom upstairs, but it didn't quite work out that way. My mum was driving and therefore not drinking and she is more or less the "other parent".

Is that okay or is there anything else you'd like to pick at whilst I'm already feeling like shit?

My New Year was dull. My mum and dad, DH and me struggling to stay awake until midnight.

lol NoahAndTheWhale. well this is the first time I've not been completely on my own at home for New Years since I was pregnant! Normally it's just me and Jools Holland.

When I was little, my dad used to take me, my sister and as many cousins we could fit into a car, and drive around Big Ben. We would have the windows open and get sprayed with shaving foam and kiss complete strangers and think we were having the time of our lives.

Yep. That sounds fairly bad .

My New Year was rather nice in comparison. I stayed in and drank very nice champagne. Plus, and I only include this to rub it in, my children went to sleep by ten a reasonable time

Whethergirl, sorry you are having a rubbish time. In fairness to Daisy, your OP wasn't really clear about who was where/doing what. Perhaps it's for the best that this has happened now, rather than the chap stringing you out while all the time knowing it was going nowhere (for him).

Our NY was pretty rubbish. We started off having a really lovely evening - had neighbours round for drinks earlier on, etc. Then, during the 10 second countdown to midnight the phone rang. It was my DH's ex saying that their son (who is 19) had been in a car accident. Nothing like that to bring all thoughts of celebrating to an abrupt halt. Thankfully he is fine - he was very lucky...his car hit some black ice, skidded, hit an embankment and rolled over twice. He had to escape by bashing out the rear window. He only had cuts to his hands from escaping. He hadn't been drinking, wasn't speeding so it was probably just down to inexperience driving in these freezing conditions.