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June 2013: Here come the terrible twos!

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HungryHorace · 18/05/2015 17:26

New thread. :-)

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BeanCalledPickle · 12/07/2015 10:24

Ooh who did you go and see?! Sean was in Melody Maker once, as the tosser of the week. And I don't think they made stuff up!

HH where were you living pre southport? It must have been a major deal moving to the north for a boy!

Sunny- I wish you'd sack the day job and turn your hand to kids clothes full time. I would totally buy them!

Cup- how did you meet your husband??

PeekABooPinky101 · 12/07/2015 11:02

Loving the stories even more now!

Dd is a grump today. She is a grump because she woke at 5.30. She is a grump because I refuse to have endless peppa pig on. She is a grump because we are having to wait for others to get here before we go out. She is a grump because it has dared to rain and she now has to wear a coat before going out the door. She is a grump most of all because the cat is on the chair she wants and the cat, today, unlike any other day will not move. (She's feeling all queen like because she brought a mouse in last night)
I'm not sure I like today's recurring theme!

SunnyL · 12/07/2015 11:07

Ha - when my midlife crisis finally hits and I quit work in a huff and set up my clothes boutique we will be poor but at least I will be creatively fulfilled.

Lily will probably rebel though amd become a goth.

Lily is grumpy right now because she thinks we have left her caravan behind. Toddlers don't seem to get the concept of towing. Grin

Mrs81 · 12/07/2015 11:41

They are brilliant stories Smile DH and I were neighbours originally. Made the mortgage lady raise an eyebrow when we bought our house and each had to provide addresses for previous 5 years!!

Good luck camping Sunny. We used to camp but haven't been since ds was born.

DS has been on the go since shortly before 5am. So by 9.30 we had already been to the park and on 5mile family cycle Shock Now he is considering a nap. I am considering a bucket of tea.

cuphat · 12/07/2015 11:42

Grin at tosser of the week!

The only thing they got right was my favourite song from the set. I was a massive fan of the band and a friend had won tickets to a secret gig and chosen to take me. I was so grateful and excited. They totally changed my words and made it sound like I only went because I'd been offered a free ticket and had nothing better to do! Thank goodness she'd been with me at the time! The band was Catatonia!

When people ask, we just say we met at uni. We were both at uni at the time we met. But we've kind of rewritten history as the precise details are a bit embarrassing. None of our family and (current) friends know the entire truth! I think I'm too identifiable to say more!

HungryHorace · 12/07/2015 11:54

I was in Nottingham and loving it, Bean (I went to law school there, but was living there before I applied) I'd move back but DH won't leave Southport. I've lived all over (including 5 months in Sydney) so moving doesn't bother me. But there's not much point dwelling on it!

Arf at tosser of the week! Poor DH, Bean!

We were interviewed when we went down to Teignmouth for the Muse gigs a few years ago. The journalist decided we were from Stockport, despite telling her a few times it was Southport. I think it must be standard practice to ignore the person you're interviewing to an extent!

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HungryHorace · 12/07/2015 11:55

Cup...take the story to Facebook for us!

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Sunbeam18 · 12/07/2015 12:02

These are brilliant! We had a **er of a night last night -the cot bars went back on at 4.30am!! DS was up at 11pm, 1am, 3.40am and 4.30am and has been up for the day since 5am. It was like having a newborn. He is now napping in the car and I'm drinking coffee and giving dirty looks to anyone who comes near our car making a noise Shock

Sunbeam18 · 12/07/2015 12:04

Mrs, snap!! I get funny looks when I say my address has changed from 2 to 5 in the same street!

BeanCalledPickle · 12/07/2015 12:32

Before this conversation I had never thought to have a look along the road for someone to hook up with!!

Is everyone intrigued by Cuphats story now? I can only assume they met through some sort of society at uni. One of the really embarrassing ones like Role Play. Or Mormons.

BeanCalledPickle · 12/07/2015 12:34

Pink how did you meet Dad of the Year?!?

cuphat · 12/07/2015 14:00

It's not exciting whatsoever but I have posted it! It was just embarrassing back then - it wouldn't be today! Would still never admit it now though!

cuphat · 12/07/2015 14:02

I wish it was something like that, bean! Grin

AlohaMama · 12/07/2015 14:39

Loving these stories!! And to think one of us is famous and featured in Womans own Wink

We met in Bangor students union bar. A very un-glamorous place. To be fair to DH he maintains we'd been exchanging glances and smiles as we passed each other in the corridors at uni. I had no recollection of that, so it was obviously all in his imagination! Married for 11 years this year. 7 years of marriage before first DC, and now last DC will be this year or next at 38.

Sunny your 'research project' didn't involve diving and coral reefs did it?? If so I did similar projects with the two competitors in Borneo and Philippines Smile.

PeekABooPinky101 · 12/07/2015 15:32

Probably the meeting of dad of the year should have probably told me a lot! Although at the time it seemed quite sweet.... Sort of.

I had about 5 months previously had a 10 year, house owning together relationship come to an end. Everyone thought he was going to propose. But no, he was building up to ending it i went back two days later and found him tucked up with a girl from his workBlush anyway, I was on a night out with one of my oldest male friends, cider was involved. Any way my mate kept going out to have a fag - there was a group of lads on a night out on the next table, they kept making comments about him leaving me on my own. Clearly establishing if he was a significant other. When that was cleared up, they sort of joined us. Dad of the year made it very clear he was interested, that his birthday was the next day etc etc.
I gave him my number, and he was off on holiday and spent the whole time texting me. The day he got back he came to my work to pick me up with flowers and took me out.
6 months later he asked me to marry him, and we moved in together. Shortly after that everything started to go a bit wobbly. The wedding never got planned and the rest as the say is history....

The moral I take from this, don't give my number out after more than one cider, judgements may not be as good as normal! cider also featured highly during most of the relationship. That may also have been a sign I should of questioned!

In fact the 10 year and father of the year are my two relationships ever. Not a brilliant track record!

BeanCalledPickle · 12/07/2015 15:43

Bangor! The glamour:-) was he American then? Is that why you ended up in Hawaii?

Mrs81 · 12/07/2015 17:14

Oh Pink, please don't give yourself a hard time about that. Nobody sane goes into a relationship without hope. And everyone's relationships have ended, except for the one that they're in. I don't mean that in a pessimistic way, I'm actually quite a romantic at heart Smile

PeekABooPinky101 · 12/07/2015 17:43

Grin Don't worry Mrs, I'm still hopeful a frog turns into a prince, so to speak. I don't really regret anything - it's all taught me lots, better to have tried then not and potentially miss out. And I wouldn't have had lots of different things without either relationship. And both exs taught me lots. Memories are just as important as the future ones yet to be made.

Mrs81 · 12/07/2015 18:10

Smile Pink

BeanCalledPickle · 12/07/2015 18:29

Hell yeah, it's all part of the journey and you have DD to show for it as well!

I made terrible choices in my twenties. My uni boyfriend was lovely but not a good long term bet. I clung to him for far too long as I was scared to be alone. Then I went out with a guy from work for several years. He was very Christian Grey in his tastes... I probably should have walked out long before I did! We went to a friends wedding and I watched her husband say things my boyfriend never would to me and at that point I said I'm done. And that was that. Then my last boyfriend pre DH was an alcoholic and yet I was still devastated when we split up!

I'm a lot more confident these days. I suspect that is because I know I have DH backing me up!

AlohaMama · 12/07/2015 18:41

Bean he wasn't American but I am dual-citizen so could work in the US. I just happen to see a job advertised in Hawai'i that was right up my street and I got it.

pink let's hope the next one turns out to be a keeper Smile

SunnyL · 12/07/2015 21:57

Indeed Aloha - I worked for the cunting cowboys who almost killed me multiple times with their lack of care over health and safety. But I've got some cool stories and my DH as a souvenir. Even better I'm now in charge of some of the funding for the cunting cowboys so get to boss them around now Wink

Oh and Pink -you ever want to feel good about your relationship history then just shout. I've got a stonking back history pre DH. Includes the 'I don't want a girlfriend' only for him to move on with one of the other staff about 24 hours later. Never ever go out with someone you're living and working with!

Sunbeam18 · 12/07/2015 22:20

Yeah, pink, my exes don't bear thinking about. I spent over 3 years with a self-confessed compulsive liar and a year on a long-distance relationship with a psychopath (not using the term loosely) who had issues with jealousy, women and anger. I still worry about him turning up six years later.

PeekABooPinky101 · 13/07/2015 19:20

You are all lovely, lovely ladies Thanks

ranty moany post about to start, advanced apologies

The bellend struck again tonight, he couldn't show up so got all ranty about last week like it was my fault and even more arsey when I wouldn't rearrange my week so he could see dd. I know it's his issue, but he knows all the right things to hurt me, have been in tears tonight, which then makes me angry that I still let him affect me.
Ironically just as he hung up on me, I got a fb message from one of his friends sisters asking for his address as said friend lent him close to 3k a few months ago, under the promise of it being paid back 2weeks later, only to now have him ignore her and, strangely no money has been given back. He has changed his mobile number too, which now makes a lot of sense!
I'm sorry for her, but glad his true colours are being shown to more people. I sympathised with them, but said sadly I don't think I'll be much help as have no idea where he lives and once again he had let his own daughter down. Wished them luck and left it at that it was very hard not to say more, and maybe I am too kind, but it's not my battle to get involved in

Work was crappy today too.
Been put on antibiotics for my skin issues as have a nasty infection. So all in all been a day I could happily flip the bird to and climb under the duvet until tomorrow.

end of ranty post

Something that did make me smile today, mum was telling me that dd had been quite obsessed with her toy dogs 'toilet' habits today - and kept asking to go into the back garden as doggy needed wee wee/poo.... Mum then said dd, who was having a bit of naked time, went out with dog who needed a wee wee and proceeded to crouch down next to dog and wee as well. Grin So, never mind about potty training, she's house trained at least!

Mrs81 · 14/07/2015 07:31

Pink - he really is a spectacular idiot with people isn't he??

For what it's worth, I think you did the right thing not getting involved with the friend and the money. A- it's not your battle to have and B- he gives you more than enough grief as it is.

Hugs though. I hope today is a better day Brew Thanks

Love the idea of house trained toddler. I'd settle for that!

DS has gone to nursery sobbing because Daddy took him and not me. I know he'll perk up but I wish it was a different soundtrack to the morning.

I'd best skidaddle. Tesco delivery due in half an hr, I'm not dressed yet and then I need to hot foot to work after that!