December 2012: Everyone loves nap time.

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Started a new thread for us before we run out of room.

Oh and congratulations on the house willyou! Sorry for the situation but well done on dealing with it so well.

Willyou I have a LOT of respect for you :)
I hope your friends are telling you how well you are doing.

DSD had her ears pierced at 2. And again at 5/6/7/8 cos they kept going manky and then healed up. Her mum said she could do it at 3 cos "all the kids at nursery had theirs done". Jeez...
It's hard with girls I think. She's now nearly 14 and has to have a full face of make up just for Tesco- despite our protests. She also has her hair bleached so every few weeks horrendous roots. I've tried to tell her how wrecked her hair will get!!

I used to let her have lip gloss when playing dress up.. Then when older I let her wear lip gloss to parties / weddings etc
Girls just want to grow up much faster than we would like them to! I also hate high heels on little girls- broken ankle waiting to happen!!

Oh hale what an awful night you must have had. I hope H let you get a bit of sleep? Is there any way you can get a break today for a nap?

WillYou congrats on the house offer being accepted. I'm not sure I could live long term with my parents either. My dad is lovely, but his house is totally unsuitable for any child. My mum is, well, hard work.

Hales I hope you're both fast asleep now.

WillYou well done. Hope it all goes smoothly.

DD is desperate to wear make up (and has been known to steal my lip stick!), have her ears pierced (I've told her when she's 13), and to "paint her hair red" which I've said 16.... I don't know where she gets it from. I only wear make up incredibly rarely and don't dye my hair.

willyou well done you and your own house! That's awesome! I hope you feel at home there with DS.

hales poor you and H. Has she got any teeth left to arrive? Sorry she has been sick. You really are having a time of it, wish I could offer to take her for a few hours so you could rest a bit. Hope your family and DP are helpful.

I remember not being that bothered about girly stuff as a kid/teenager. But then I lived in the middle of nowhere with three brothers so I think I played with boys more anyway.
Now I hate going out without a little bit of mascara. I'm blonde blonde blonde and feel so pale without a bit of make up (and tired) I bought some powder foundation stuff for my wedding and I love it! So my makeup routine is slowly increasing. Although if I'm slobbing around the house or just going to the supermarket I don't bother.
My mum let me have my ears pierced for my 13 birthday, and that was at the dr's.

I had a lovely birthday on Monday. DH is making birthdays good again I'm so glad I have DH. He is sooo lovely. He's away at the moment (just for two nights) and I really miss him. Although so far DS is being good as gold.

Well done willyou, and poor you Hales! What a rough time you've both been having, in very different ways.

My husband is watching Eurovision entries online and laughing like a loon. We love Eurovision, even as far away from Europe as we are, and have a party most years. Latvia's entry is a particular shocker this year.

Happy birthday Nutella!

We're doing the 5:2 way of eating at the moment and today is a fast day - I've not had much to eat today and so sitting here smelling the broccoli roasting in the oven (to be made into soup) is nearly making me drool. So hungry!

Mama I'm making this for dinner. Less than 400cals. NFD for me will be fasting tomorrow. Trying to do 16:8 today. Got half a stone to lose before my holiday my hands stink of garlic yuck.

The weather is horrible today I don't think I can be bothered to do anything but have a hospital appt later. Ds is still pretty grumpy and clingy

our night stayed pretty rubbish. DP is at his house as he was in work last night. He is off tonight though and i'm in work. H is sat on my lap now as she has vomited and is very irritable. Luckily my neice is still in bed so just me and H are downstairs.

Nutella, i hope DS is good the whole time your H is away.

Spotty how is DS today?

I was thinking last night, and i think i had my ears pierced around 4-5 as i can remember having them done but know i was young. I had them done in a German Supermarket though. I didn't even realise that the Drs peirced ears.

I don't think they do anymore hales. A German supermarket?!

Ds is ok thanks still clingy and snotty and hot. Goes through phases though!

I had mine done in a hairdresser's when I was about 14. My mum took me, so my younger brothers had to come too. The only way they agreed was because mum told them there'd be loads of blood. They were really disappointed and nearly tried to go home after the first ear!

I was 15 and went to the proper jewellers that my mum's friend worked in. The second set was at a dodgy local jeweller, and I had problems with one so let it heal then had it re-done at a specialist tattoo/piercing shop when I got to uni.

IMO it's a teenage thing, kids should be running around playing and earrings (and jewellery in general) can get in the way of that. Next doors' little girls have had theirs done since tiny (cultural) and don't seem to notice but I'd have thought it created more work for the parents at a time when there's so much to do anyway!

I was 12. My mum let me get ear rings for my birthday at the hairdressers down the road. God it hurt. And all the mingu crusty mess I don't know why you would inflict that on a small child!

Thanks everyone.

I don't have my ears pierced. My sister was forever trying to get me to help her persuade my mum when we were little but I never wanted them done.

Having your eats pierced is really painful! I've had mine done three times plus one at the top, my nose, my belly button and my tongue. I don't have my nose or belly button one anymore but would like my nose redone. Dp won't let me though

Ears not eats

I only had my belly button done because my ex boyfriend when i was 19 said i couldnt!! The stupid things you do when you're younger..!!

Dd would only eat her veg and bean chilli if I whizzed it up into a soup so I did and she ate it all...ds ate all of his too but normally. She's really funny about 'crunch bits' like onion in spag bol etc. I'm hoping it's just a phase...

Had mine pierced when I was 5! I thought I was the bizz but hate seeing littles with earrings now. I wonder how many people know that western ear piercing came drom slavery?! Dd1 was 7 on Saturday (think it was hales asked) and the grown up nail varnish was in her besties 7th bday party bag. Kids should be kids IMHO. Her bestie is very nice but always dressed really fashionably - don't think I've ever seen her in the same clothes twice! Whereas mine wear whatever hand me downs we've been given.
willyou that's so disrespectful. You're well shot of xp, and I agree re parents. My mum is generally ace and always well meaning but can be a bit interfering and if she doesn't agree with something you do she never lets you forget it! I'd struggle to live with her again.
nutella you're so cute! Restores my faith. Bless you and DH.
hales how are you and H doing today?

WL I am a total romantic when it comes to DH. He really is the best. If I could I'd bottle his awesomeness and send it to all the women who have crappy partners and tell them "look, this really does exist, it's amazing! You are too amazing to settle for less than this". That's how fantastic I think he is. And I do tell him.

spotty I always hear my dad's voice when I think of nose piercings "doesn't snot dribble out of the hole when you have a cold?" It was his way of saying he doesn't find it very attractive... he is an arse.
My brother has had pretty much everything pierced. Another reason I'll just stick to ears. Honestly it's amazing/bizarre/slightly stomach churning what can be sort of pierced...

mama Eurovision is a slightly bigger deal here (it isn't half as amusing without the acidic humour of any British presenter taking the piss). The girl that won it for Germany a few years ago is horribly nice and boring. Her second song in the charts was "taken by a stranger" I kept saying to DH that I wished some stranger would blimmin take her away especially for her awfully bad English pronunciation

hales a supermarket? Really? Where?! I'm fascinated!! I could imagine it in a big department store... Perhaps things have become more boring since you left

Anyone watching the adoption programme? Heartbreaking.
Just to keep me on my toes, T has gone from going to bed like a dream to loads of crying a few mins after I've left the room. Looks like we're back to a bit of sleep training. I ended up singing her to sleep tonight and last night but I'm hoping that she settles down soon.

Brilliant news on house willyou.

I had my ears pierced when I was born in the hospital- was the norm for all girls in the European country where we were. Still is from what I can see but in the uk there's a total different association.

I would really like to foster at some point in the future. Wouldn't do it til my girls are much older though.

Mwahahaha! It's too delicious for words, XP has just dropped DS off. He's had yet another fight with MiL over her "interfering". when she did it to me I was to just ignore it as she meant well, now it's his bedtimes she's upsetting by forcing chocolate biscuits down DS' throat at 8pm he's pissed off DS is quite sensitive to chocolate and is then super hyper for hours! She waits until he goes to the toilet and then rams them in!

Willyou ha ha! Stupid MIL and poor DS. But I hope it helps you

Life can be sweet WillYou and some times the little things are the best!

A only woke once in the night, then woke up at 5. But I left DH to deal with that so I could eat breakfast and not be late for work.

Hope the ill babies are feeling better today.