Dumpling no more - only the strong survive and we did No.2

[Teaandcakeplease]

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without him by my side;
But then I spent so many nights
Thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong

This thread is for ex dumplings Any dumpling that feels like she has "mostly" moved past crisis into an "almost" sorted state can post and chat here as we continue our quest for serenity with a lot of laughs along the way and support.

How is work going Elsie ?

Hellooooo Patience.
Work is ok. It pays some of the bills. It's not the most demanding of jobs but it's nice to do something at work that makes a difference to other people. Good for my self esteem I suppose. I'm only doing one shift a week right now so it's do-able.
Have you seen King's Speech. I want to see Brighton Rock too. I love Graeme Greene. Ironically, my favourite is The End of the Affair. Don't think I'll be re-reading it tonight though

ET saw the Kings Speech last week very good film, and DD saw Brighton Rock and said that was very good too. Going to see the Bridges of Madison county tomorrow????

Romney, isn't that an old one? I read the book when it first came out and really enjoyed it. Think Clint Eastwood was in the film. Might be wrong there though. Another film about infidelity but there is a moral to it in the end. Well, that's how I read it.

love the poems.
love that film, romney
black swan absolutely hideous in my opinion. spent most of it hiding in my scarf.
oh well, tomorrow's another day, and DD2 going in for an operation in hospital, should be relatively minor but don't really trust them an inch as far as her health is concerned. H taking her in as i have a heavy day at work. DD1 at school disco!! Yes, MOnday, I know but it is nearly half term ... German day today, so meant to dress German(?) she went in in skinny jeans, sweatshirt and vintage t shirt, with long hair flowing. I said nothing. Lol though. only remotely German looking thing was the jack boot style lace up boots (high fashion, these days ...)

Offschool, hope the op goes ok. How long will they keep dd in for?

ET is it really about infidelity, maybe I shouldnt go and watch it, going to H sisters to see it, apparently she has wanted to see it for years, could be embarrassing.

Offschool hope your daughters op goes well tomorrow.

Romney is very emotional powerful film - I think it might be hard to see TBH. BUt also great film in some ways.

Off hope DD2 op goes well too.

ET - hmm yes very similar view of Valentines day here.

More great literature being produced :)

Hi Tea and everyone else!

One strange little thing that happened today is that a small nice gift arrived here in pink paper - in a very strange way. A gift for a lady not a child. Dont understand it but not going to get worried about how/why it came here. Just stashed it for future use :)

Romney, the film is essentially a love story. Love is good, no? I could watch it now but would find it emotional. However, even if I was blissfully happy I would still probably find it emotional. I'm a sucker for a weepy movie though. I cried in Barnyard when Otis' dad died. How embarrassing was that in a cinema full of kids?

Mumfun, a useful present for a lady? What is it???

Off - hope your dd's op works out ok - thinking of you and yours x
Romney - not sure that is a good film to see with h's sis. Perhaps something a bit lighter? You don't need any more emotional turmoil, epsecially in that context x
Mumfun - a gift for a laydee? Hello? What's that then?!!! How exciting and rather intruiging!
Elsie - King's Speech was great I thought too. Made me want to stand outside cinema and wave a union jack (even though I'm a republican!)
Well, getting on with it here. Not really sad, not really happy. Just am. Which I suppose is fine :)
Tea - glad you're lurking
Patience - hi!

Right, wasn't insinuating anything x-rated there. Was thinking more along the lines of an egg whisk or similar.

Oh I was I'm afraid!
I'm always in the gutter. Apologies :)

GGM - . Well, it is the night for lurve I suppose .

CDman has just emailed me a love song :)

Told you it was the night for love

CDman has just sent me this on itunes but I've found it for you all on youtube. It's very beautiful and I think it's a wonderful song for all of us. Please take a look. It's beautiful x

It ain't cheesy and romantic by the way. Kind of sums up how I feel about all you wonderful ladies x

Just back from school play so dc's are going to be completely exhausted tomorrow. Found it strange being with xh but was more a case that I found his presence to be slightly irritating (sp?). I think he probably found it hard being there too as obviously he hasn't seen any of the school gang for two yrs or so & equally he has no idea who I'm really friendly with & who might know what lol. Usually xh is decked out from head to toe in flashy designer gear & is loud & charming (think politician) but tonight he was v low key & didn't even leave his seat at half time which is so unlike him as he meets & greets like a politician too! Saw him checking his phone near the end & he started texting someone just at the grand finale when ds & dd were on stage. I was tempted to say ffs can you put that away till they're finished but I managed to ignore him.

Also have a confession to make. Somewhere I got the idea that if Norm was going to make any attempt to resolve things then today would have been the day for it. Kind of the last chance so to speak. Have heard nada all day & cold reality has now set in, he's not coming back! Norm has taken up an awful lot of room in my head over the past month & this is it. From tomorrow I am relaunching myself as a vibriant single dumpling once more.

Starting - well done on being with exh throughout play. I had to stand on football sidelines on Saturday between my dad and exh, who dislike each other very much. It was awkward but my dad managed bless him - he just had to escape for a couple of minutes half way through :)
Glad you are positive about Norm. I really feel for you. Valentine's Day can be a killer. Don't be hard on yourself love - you are always a vibrant dumpling - single or not :) xxx

On another note, as some of the older veterans may remember back on the first thread when there was lots of discussion around self help books I made the suggestion that we should all invest in a copy of The Secret & use it to attract our ideal mates. Well that obviously didn't work (am thinking of the whole fiasco with Norm here) so today I decided to invest in a copy of The Power (follow on from the secret). I also bought a book called the Key of Attraction. In between doing my assignments I will now be religiously reading these books & writing out a list of the qualities I want in a future mate. I've checked out the official Secret website stories & this seems to be the thing to do. It seems if you write a clear list & visualise your perfect mate beside you then the universe will oblige & provide same pretty pronto. I am going to undertake this field study on behalf of all of my fellow dumplings & will report back. Of course if anyone else is interested in joining me on the journey please jump on board. The first item on my list will be a pair of balls, since this seems to be where it all went wrong with Norm. The second item will be completely honest & trustworthy, since this is obviously where it all went wrong with xh................

Goo thanks x post. I wouldn't normally give a shit about valentine's day but it was more my expectation today that Norm was going to declare undying love, how he'd made a terrible mistake & how he couldn't live without me!! On the plus side four of my male friends text me today to wish me a happy valentine's day . Unfortunately none of them are suitable future partner material but it's a start I guess

Went swimming today and indulged my new addiction to hummous afterwards.I am turning into such a crunchy veg eating ,herbal tea drinking chill out bird these days.
Waves to everyone,I saw 2 friends today and one yesterday feel kinda maxxed out.
Organised a night out today ,one friend is still bf,but I have developed an aversion to alcohol so no worries .
Loads of snow here,but gone now ,tg
Wishing all the best 2 morrow off school.
Was it from love honey mumfun.
ROM go for to kill a mockingbird if u haven't seen it.magical film.
Starting glad ur feeling better,life goes on eh ?

Waves to Patience & glad you're meeting up with friends & getting out & about

Off, sorry I missed that about your dd tomorrow. Sending positive thoughts that it all goes well for her ((Hugs))

Loved barnyard elsie.
Another film choice if u haven't seen it Rom,just watch out for the coyotes .
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Luckily for me long time since I ever celebrated Valentines day so didn't affect me in the slightest.

Watching Dr harry cunningham,old silent witness on alibi , starting so visualising as I type

Bought life is huge today
Feel the fear and do it anyway,
The game of life and how to play it .
And the dynamic laws of prosperity.