I don't know where to start! Hope your girls are better soon NK.
CP great news about the jobs - see how clever you are? I'm like NK - good on paper but not so great in interview!! Still thinking that I will probably resign in May for September. DS2 will be at pre-school some of the time, so I really ought to carry on in some capacity bu I am so tired (mentally and physically) and can't help but feel I will be in danger of a breakdown at some point if I don't take some time out. I also have a very positive feeling that it will spur me on to something different and better, but rather naive that I don't know what that will be.
*CP8 go ahead with the sleep comments - I think we are all way past only mentioning our Feb 2010ers on here now!
SR well done for reaching out. It sounds like you had a fab evening and I'm glad they were honest with you too. To be honest, I think that's why I do have some friends in real life because I am quite honest about the fact that a lot of experiences of parenting are not all they are cracked up to be. I have a friend with a refluxer the same age as DS2 and a friend with DS aged 4 (with undiagnosed SEN I believe) and twins aged 18 months. We have some hilarious nights out discussing nothing more than vomit, snot and where someone (usually the children..) has pooed recently. We all accept that we don't have a llife to talk about beyond the kids (and my work is confidential so I can't talk about that) and laugh a lot. They were both in my NCT group for DS1 and we also talk about the fact that the other two ladies seem to have a perfect life, where they claim that nothing ever goes wrong. We have concluded between the three of us that they are a) deluded, b) too damn lucky for us to want to know or c)lying!
Randomly, my other good friends are neighbours, and that's obviously just been good luck, and two ladies I know from work (and we grouped together as the only folks under the age of 50!!). It's one of their husbands with whom DH has gone skiing, as we meet outside work with all our kiddiwinks. I never really expected to keep my uni or school friends as I think life moves on, but I am still in touch with three girls from uni (and two are DS2's godmothers). Many of this lot are extremely caring and do give me as much support as they can within their busy lives - thank goodness, given how little support I get from the family! Doesn't stop me feeling lonely on a day to day basis though when something goes horribly wrong and I feel for that instant that I am alone and in despair. I'm quite lucky though that I see the funny side of things quite quickly. I need to get out of comfort eating as the situations in which I have found myself have been going on to long now to be able to keep relying on chocolate to get me through. Anyway, apologies for the me pos and brain dump - not quite sure where that came from.
So far, the boys have been brillaint with DH away. Hoping it may continue but on guard in case. Off for a reality check with Comic Relief. Hope you all have a good weekend. Probably only on FB until about Tuesday or Wednesday now.