June 07 - Better Living Through Chocolate

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fair enough free P&P if you are a business, with a high turn over of stock, but selling a few bits to make a bit of wspending money, especailly on heavy items like clothing? fucking hell; it's daylight robbery.

and most free P&P offers is if sending over a certain amount. I spent £75 in mothercare and £100 in toys'r'us recently and had to pay delivery.

Oh yes Norty, totally

If anyone needs further evidence, look here

What a nightmare Daisy. No suggestions really, just wanted to sympathise.

thanks fury, I think I might give it up TBH. Nothing I have to sell is worth enough to cover that.

daisy. I don't know what to say. There's a book called "There's a volcano in my tummy" (or something) that I got from the library for DS1, but it was more of a teacher-based book than something we could use at home. I can see where your DS was coming from with what he did, and he did try to do the right thing, but as you say it shouldn't have got that far (like my DS1 TBH). Have you thought about asking school for some strategies? (although not ideal because they did anger work with DS1, and now he is convinced he has "an anger problem" rather than ebign sensible about stuff). I think the way he has acted since is because he knows he was wrong and doesn't know how to act IYSWIM? He probably wants to cry, but feels he can't? (odd things these boys). Hugs to you, and hope you get it sorted.

DS1 didn't get a place on the trip I might see if Granded will take him to a game later in the season, maybe locally, tehre are sometimes county matches in town I think.

Had a row with DH before he went to "work". Wasn't very clever to take it out on him, but it's just too much atm.

daisy
i would be a bit shocked too if he was my son.
hope you get to the bottom of it x

i take things out on DH all the time ria, its what they are for

for Daisy

thanks guys. We have had a pow wow and he is grounded for a week; I think the sight of the blood was enough to scare him silly. He is also going to write a letter to him to say sorry.

I'm still really worried about his attitude to it though as he said he did it because he was angry......it's only a short leap to torturing animals and then people and I can see the profilers blaming his relationship with his mother!

{{hugs}} Daisy....you're not having a good week are you? Hope today is better.

I put up the sound activated Winnie the Pooh last night onto DSs cot and consequently spent most of the night listening to WTP theme tune joined in at 5.45am by DD singing Twinkle Twinkle and Balamory

Got heavy rain forecast for today so my daily 3 loads of washing will need to go into the tumble dryer.....so much for saving on electric bills.

In my lounge I have 2 ceiling lights, each with 3 bulbs and I've been saying to DH for ages we should buy energy saving bulbs for them....well we finally found some "dimmable" ones, but for 6 bulbs, it would cost over £50

Meant to say Fury, I checked my PayPal balance after reading that website, and I had nearly £200 in there, so I've shifted it!! Horror stories or what

Not wanting to scaremonger, but the safest thing is to close it altogether, because Paypal can even withdraw money out of your bank account. Without authorisation or notice. Scary stuff.

Daisy - what will you do about DS? Must be terribly difficult

gosh quiet here today!

Fury, we are trying to be as calm and concistent as possible with DS. He was really trying to wind me up as much as possible tonight and I didn't rise to it, where I normally would get cross and shouty. He is very confused by it! It'll take time, but I'm determined to get things back on an even keel. He is a fantastic little lad when he is on form.

We were the talk of the playground this morning though...very odd feeling knowing everyone was pointing and nodding at us. The boy is OK; he has to get his wound glued and I think he was kept in overnight incase of concussion. We met them going into school as we were coming home tonight and he was still in his bloody school uniform. Can't think of any other reason why he would be wearing it as he wasn't in school today. am also worrying why they were going into the school???? We had a chat about it and DS apologised again and they were all chummy with each other and the boy's mum was ruffling DS's hair saying "boys will be boys" etc, so obviously no hard feelings, unless she just felt cornered by me? gah, I'm overthinking this aren't I?

Daisy, I hope today has been better. For what it's worth I think you are (as you said) 'over thinking it' - I'm sure she realises how mortified you are and that you and the school are dealing with your DS. It doesn't sound like her DS is a little angel, or entirely blameless. In my limited experience, testosterone has a lot to answer for.

Hopefully she was thinking the boot could-ve been on the other foot Daisy, which it sounds like it could-ve been.

bloody hell, baggins has just gone to sleep.

glad you've seen them face-to-face daisy (though I would be terrified of that). FWIW I don't think DS would have expected it to end how it did, I still think that is probably why he reacted like he did too. It might even be a turning point in that he's done it once and won't do it again (can yu tell I have spent a lot of time clutching at straws with DS1) hope you're feeling a bit better about it.

ellen is refusing to sleep! garr!

Morning

Hope all is ok Daisy....I think you're over-thinking it as well....

Baked some fairy cakes with DD yesterday...an activity that I won't be repeating too often ....I had to fish out quite a lot of egg shell from the mixture .

She also banged her head yesterday afternoon.....standing in her potty....I have told her a thousand times not to stand in it....well it toppled and she smacked her head against my unit....and is now sporting a great bruise down the side of her face. She was fine once she got over the shock....then as I was putting her to bed I noticed her nose had bled a bit....but don't know if it was from the bang or picking (!)....cue me laying awake half the night panicking . She is fine this morning....if a little tired and clingy, but nothing new there!

Why can't I react to situations normally? Its very tiring.

Very wet and muggy here today, so lazy day

This thread is very quiet atm....am I the only one without a RL? Wonder what the natural shelf life of PN threads are....there are nearly 2 now....

OMG Norty, my DS has torrential nosebleeds! He fell on the steps the other day and had one, then kept getting them for the next week. It-s dramatic, but I wouldn-t worry.

BTW someone revived an old thresd of yours about kitchens yesterday, I was a bit when I saw your old posting name, then realised it was 2 years old.

I am perving at men at work

Either I need to get out more, or it's PG hormones.

So what is a girl to do? Take photos, obviously.

lol fury

it is very tiring Norty, I had a nasty nightmare last night so have been awake pretty much since 1.30, also on edge about over-sleeping as DS2 was desparate not to be late for school today as he has gone on a trip to a farm (in the pissing rain)

DF is taking me to tesco in an hour, and to collect DH from town (sodding car failed MOT on windscreen chip that it passed with last year, and can't get it replaced until Monday, so also have the prospect of being housebound all weekend to look forward to)

No RL here Norty, just to boring to be allowed to even virtual chat ATM!

must tidy kitchen in case DF helps bring the shopping in

Thanks Sputnik...I do tend to over-react. Poor DS....hope he is ok now. God only knows what I would've been like had it been a full on nose bleed! Up at A&E with the entire family (with me puking in the gutter) I expect!

Is there something the matter with your apostrophe?

Ria - you are not too boring to come and chat!! What a PITA about the car!

DD has just gone up for a nap....she watched numberjacks this morning where circles were being made bad ....now she is shit-scared of my large clock on the wall and was wandering around after me having hysterics ....how on earth do you deal with that. I lifed her up to touch the clock and told her it couldn't hurt her, gave her a cuddle etc, but she just sobbed and sobbed saying "circle, circle" FFS! So, she's gone to bed....and all is quiet, so perhaps she was just tired!

numberjacks is EVIL, I think all kids are scared, DS2 wouldn't have it on before he started school (and he still doesn't like maths)

am glad it's not just me who would be like that norty, that day DS2 hurts his chin I nearly burst into tears in the shop and couldn't work out how the hell I was going to drive across town to the hospital

DH has an appoitment with his DEA(?) today. he has decided he wants to train to be an Environmental Health Officer. am concerned about the financial implications of this. he has also left his Van Helsing coat at home, so he will be oiss wet through when we pick him up (in my Dads lovely new car, had better take some towels!)

must go, will be back later x

LOL at circle trauma!
It-s not just my apostrophe, it-s my whole punctuation. Somehow the keyboard on this computer got set to something it isn-t. Hopefully DH will find time in his busy schedule to fix it.

I am ok with blood and injuries seemingly.

Ria that actually sounds like a good idea for your DH. He had thorough experience of kitchens and he can go around terrorising his former employers!

LOL Sputnik, that would be right up his street (vindictive? DH? Do they get paid bonus on the number of places they close down I wonder

sadly the DEA weren't interested in discussing it today - "next time", and he has to go to the jobcentre every week now. Also they told him that very few people are finding work. Fair enough, be realistic, but a little bit of encouragement wouldn't go amiss

feeling a bit ill just now, nasty dizzy headache.

DD is sending me fucking MAD!

I feel an early night (for her) coming on....

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