April 2007 - Time to round up the stragglers, and yes, that means YOU!!!

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He doesn't go to Daddy's house til Friday, and I can't guarantee he won't just say "ask mummy" or I'd try that one

I told him that that was what some people believe, but that there are other ideas too. He just gave me 'the look'. This is 'the look' that says
honestly mummy, Mrs T is never wrong

Evening all.

Pesha, B told me recently that God made the World, but the builders built the houses

We are not religious either, but from what I understand they talk about all religions - Becky was also talking about Divali (sp?). Worth asking though if you are concerned.

We have Parents Evening next week as well. I am quite nervous!

B has got her school disco tomorrow and she has asked if she can have a shower before she goes to make her hair all smooth! FGS, she is 5!

POTC, lovely story

Dippy, where are you off to tonight then?

How is everyone else?

All ok here.

Hello everyone

Sorry, why did I think Pesha posted about God etc.???

SOL - B's starting young then

I can see it being easy to confuse me and Pesha, we are both drunken party girls such lovely people after all

Evening all

Potc - if there wasn't parents evening so soon, then I would probably have a chat with the teacher. But seeing as parents evening is next week, then I'd leave it til then.

Sol - lol at B. Imagine what she'll be like in 10 years time (on second thoughts, prob best you don't)

It's our 5th wedding anniversary tomorrow, and will be spending it in the traditional way - me at home, and dh working away Typical. Although can't complain too much as the outlaws pil are having the boys overnight on Sat, so we can go to a new seafood restaurant. mmmmmmm

W was going through a phase of waking quite a bit in the night, not hungry, not teething, not in pain. He didn't want to be held, and kept trying to wriggle away from us. So one night we let him wander off, and he tried to get into J bedroom. Worked out he's been missing his brother, bless him! So have moved him in there with J, and veryone is sleeping better, and a lot happier (dh is rather pleased as it means the computer and all his crap gadgets are in a room of their own)

Oh yes, we've got parents evening next week too. Quite looking foward to it. Just hope there's no suprises, iykwim.

Off to clean dh overnight, as shower gel has leaked in it. My life is sooo glamourous

You#re cleaning your DH? Can't he bath himself at his age?

pmsl at runny bathing her dh

am about to text you and MJ

absolutely pmsl at the thought of Runny cleaning her dh!

B is 5 going on 15 already. Her atitude is awful - so cocky. I imagine she will be pinching my make-up next!!

maybe time to start preparing dh for the teenage years then SOL

I may need to.

She is more than aware of her "front bottom"!

I am so glad I have boys

Lol SOL, Maia was exactly the same and is getting worse! I'm taking her shopping to Cribbs Causeway on Saturday for new clothes for her birthday because she is just so bloody fussy I know anything I choose will just be left hanging in her wardrobe. NOT that I am going to let her have whatever she wants but we'll find things we both like, hopefully

Caz - my reason for not bathing D all the time is laziness it makes his ezcema worse, otherwise I'd bathe him all the time, honest

POTC - I had exactly same problem with M coming home talking about God did this that and the other and not believing me when I said otherwise. I think I posted about it here as was really quite peed off with school teaching it as fact when it is not a church school. Have told her the whole 'that is what some people believe but I don't'. She says she does believe but then not really said anything about it for a while, they have a few people from different churches coming in for assemblies over next few weeks so hopefully at least giving a more rounded view now.

ROFL @ runny bathing her DH

Bloomin' typical - DH is away overnight so my older two get up before 6am making enough noise to wake the dead, go through my handbag, ruin an expensive lipstick, scribble in my diary and then throw a complete strop over which spoon they are going to eat their breakfast with I am exhausted already and it is not even 8am. Yuk

Oh dear Dippy.....

Runny

I have parent's evening tomorrow for Caitlin and Harry.

James is going straight to a friends tonight after school, and Caitlin is going trampolining for the first time.

Just off to go and change mojo's bandage on his foot, and am hoping it is full of yucky stuff that has now burst!

Oh Dippy, you poor love!

Runny - that's so sweet about W missing J in the night! Glad that they're sleeping better now they're sharing. Hope your DH is very clean now

I can see what you mean about the school / God thing (tbh, until N started, I had forgotten how much about God there is at school ). N is at a church school (because it's our local school) and as an occasional churchgoer I'm happy with that but I can see why others might feel different. However, and without wanting to offend anyone, I think there are more than enough chances for DCs when they're older to choose what they want to believe, and that they can't really make choices at a young age. I personally think that a christian upbringing has loads of benefits in terms of thinking of others, thinking about the world etc, and then if they want to challenge that later on then they will (as many teenagers do). Personally I often wish I had a stronger faith than I do, so I am happy that the school is starting them off on that road - I honestly can't see any downsides to having a strong belief in God if it's handled in the right way (i.e. in a tolerant and forward-thinking sort of way), and I think it's a great way to start off in life!

Anyway, that's a bit deep for a Wednesday morning, so I'll potter off now . . .

Dippy, hope the day has got better for you. xx

Bramshott, I tend to agree with you re the God/religion thing. Dh and I are not religious at all, although I feel there is something there. I am happy for B to make her own decisions at a later date and am looking at this as just another thing they are learning about.

All ok here. B has now told me she doesn't want to go to Gardening Club after school as she needs to get ready for the disco! I don't know where she has got this idea from

Hi SOL! Just you wait, she is going to look like this before too long!

lol! She does love dressing up. I made the mistake of buying her a Stephanie outfit (Lazy Town) with pink wig

Hey ho, as long as she is happy!

That's just it though, if it is taught in a rounded way and gives them all the different ideas then that's fine, but I have come up against the local church before because I am an un-married mother. I do not want my boys to be sat in a classroom learning that the way they live is wrong and that's why I'm keen they get all opinions, not just the christian one. I know in an idealistic world the Christian faith is one of all the things you listed Bramshott, but round here it totally isn't. The football team M's dad plays for is a church team. When I fell pg with M the manager stopped speaking to me and from that day on has even completely ignored me at times, being forcibly polite at others. The local vicar (shared between 4 churches) didn't want me to do the Alpha course because I was on my own with M, and will not do marriages of couples who are already living together, or baptisms of children from unmarried couples. So you can see why I am a little wary of this being what M is taught at school!

Obviously I am now excluded from anything church related, being as I have 2 children with two different fathers!

Ah - I can see why you feel like that then POTC. That's very . TBH I am and that you were told you could not do the Alpha course because you are a single parent.

Our vicar here is lovely, but I fell out with the curate at our last village (luckily he only arrived as we were almost leaving) when he gave a sermon based on the premise that "looking lustfully is exactly the same as adultery"

Hello, stepping in from my lurking here!

POTC - I'm so and and that the local vicar behaved towards you in that way. From my limited experience of the church (my Dad is a Baptist Minister) he would never treat people like that and in fact would and has actively encouraged single mothers to come to church/do alpha course. Is M's school related to this particular vicar?

Runny - PMSL at you cleaning DH

Caz - Hope the bandage is ful of yucky stuff!!

SOL - Hope B enjoys the school disco!

DIppy - Hope you're ok.

Bye for now x

"When I fell pg with M the manager stopped speaking to me "
what an idiot
T been sent home from nursery as has a temp and brought up banana at lunchtime. He seems ok so keeping fingers crossed. Also was impressed with how they handled it