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Huffy, illiterate men, scared of peas, it's a weird, weird dating world (No22)

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ChaoticismyLife · 11/09/2012 15:10

Oh, watch...you mentioned flowers Grin

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OhWesternWind · 24/09/2012 16:38

Two texts from the optician this afternoon so looks like it wasn't just s polite post-date text last night Grin

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 16:51

scatty - he was 30. Not quite so bad as 47 :) I love it, he thought he could skateboard 30 miles to meet you, you know what, i would have met him just on that basis, because hes insane, it would be good story to recount for just a coffee. lol

western, thats good.

Sponge - i think london is different, you have good public transport, here all the buses stop at 6:45pm... !!

OhWesternWind · 24/09/2012 17:20

Now he's asking how soon can I get a babysitter! She shoots, she scores!! Grin Grin

Pleeeeease get the skateboard guy to come and see you Scatty

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 18:38

western. Yay!

Skateboard! Skateboard! Skateboard!

watch Glad you're changing your phone. I think you should see the beardy pirate. Bin mr L, the longer it goes on, the worse it will be. for him

I'm a bit 'meh' at the moment. Not much contact from PM while he's been away, asked of he was going to flatmate (ex flatmate, he's given his notice) 's girlfriends birthday on Friday, but he probably isn't, as he wants to hit gym/be healthy for a few weeks. This is fine, but he hasn't seen ex flatmate in ages. I can quite obviously go on my own. Tbh I've got a bit of a sulk on with him.

prof bit quiet, I cba.

Ds1 is refusing to go to school I am stressed to the gills. Sodding kitten keeps trying to eat my eyes and shits on any item of clothing that is left on the floor for a nano second. Kitten is going back to the kitten shop on Saturday, last thing I need is more shit. This has demonised me in the eyes of ds2. sigh. Feeling a bit worn out and needy. Going to kill off honey-trap OKC profile, have enough on my plate without constant messages. If I want a shag I can filth-up the prof. I can't really date Until the PM issue is resolved, which will be after the notebook at the latest...

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 18:39

Sorry. That's all me, me, me. :)

Scattylatte · 24/09/2012 18:39

If wasn't crackers I would consider it. I think he's addicted to Internet dating. He told me that it appears he is on pof 24/7 but he isn't really, he is chatting on it to his friend about the profiles.
When he was with an ex gf he decided to set her up with a profile and himself up with a profile just to see how many messages they got (interestingly his profile got 20 in a month and the ex got 80). He wanted to prove a theory that women get more messages. But we know that anyway!

Scattylatte · 24/09/2012 18:44

I doubt the skateboard has a jet propelled engine.

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 18:47

It's romaaaaaantic!

I would skate 30 miles and i would skate 30 more!
Just to be the man that skateboards 30 miles to fall down at your door!

:)

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 18:55

Da da daaa, da da daaaa :)

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:00

If I hear from beardy, I will go.
Mrl is besotted, it's not that I don't like him, and he is paying for stuff and mostly sorting his own transport now. And after me having a massive go at him about what he Said to dd, hes been really good with her. He Sat for 30 mins while she did his hair on Sunday, and is joining in playing games etc... So, on that front it's ok.

Just... Yeah. I know It's not right, I like him but I'm not going to love him.

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:04

Snape, ( sorry, pressed send too soon) meh, things always happen at once, then it all seems worse because there are too many things going on.
Why wont ds1 go to school?.

Can you not text pm? Shame he's not going to the party. Probably a few texts from him might make you feel a bit better?

Failing that, a huge block of cheese?

Scattylatte · 24/09/2012 19:06

Very funny Snape! Grin

I hope you start feeling less meh soon. It just takes an accumulation of shite to feel pretty rough.

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:12

Ds1 doesn't fit in. None of us 'fit in' & we're generally quite happy with that...it's just a bit harder when you're a 14 year old boy. I've always thought he was slightly aspergic and I've told his form tutor that now, sp we'll see what happens... He just gets tired of people being mean. Plus he goes nocturnal at weekends and then has difficulty realigning himself. I'm taking away life support laptop & Xbox at 10.30pm. He needs more sleep.

Don't want to text PM tbh, I'm feeling non communicative and mardy.

Cheese! Win! Wait, we have no cheese, no cash until chben day tomorrow. No wine.

And flea bag fish breath is trying to bite my feet. . (joke. Would not kick the kitten...)

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:13

Oh it's just one thing after another.... scatty ta though, love. :)

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:30

Gah, teenagers are mean.
I wouldn't be one again if you paid me. More sleep is a good idea, will help with routine... So, least that part of the problem is eased. This is when It's hard being a lone parent, no one to talk this stuff through with, nor help deal with it. Is dd able to help at all? ( just thinking closer in age, not mum nagging??)

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:35

That's the thing that is irking most at the moment, I'm all boastful when they do well, but when they're really fucking annoying challenging, it would be nice to have a united front. That's what you guys are for though...support & advice. :) . DD has been really helpful (if you leave the hair pulling aside) & she was a fucking monster at that age. She came through it, so will DS1. My only hope is that DS2 stays a sweetheart.

Yogagirl17 · 24/09/2012 19:36

Yay Western!!

LOL at skateboard man!

Snape - hugs. I have cheese. But only Dairylea slices so that probably doesn't even count as cheese. Sorry. I have lots of M&Ms though if that will help anyone. (They might help me if I hadn't already stuffed myself so full of some really yummy homemade curry.)

XH continuing to be an arse all day. Nothing to do with OW this time, just one thing after another. Double Meh.

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:37

Is he close to 15? Can he start getting his name down for some Saturday jobs?

Just thinking that might help stop the nocturnal at the weekend, give him a boost from earning, and introduce him to new people.... Maybe older ( as in not vile 14 year old boys) which might Take the sting out of the school days?

Just thinking out loud, forgive me if It's not needed/ wanted.

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:40

Yep, the good It's great, and when It's bad It's only you. And barley anyone cares to even just listen. That's when its lonely. And hard.

You know you are doing a good job, this kind of stuff is par of the course and will pass.

Good that dd helps, peer support is good.

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:44

Not until next spring I'm afraid. Got a long winter to get through first. Of course your comments are welcome, this in the Internet! All opinion is here!

The thing that vaguely bugs me about this is from PMs description of his secondary school days, they are peas in a pod. And DS2 looks like PM. This unrequited stuff sucks ass today (only because everything else is a bit out of kilter)

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:45

Rewind.

M&Ms?!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:52

Bugger, all out of good ideas then. Electric collar?
:)

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:55

Taser?

snapespeare · 24/09/2012 19:55

If only dosing-up with calpol worked on 14 year olds....

watchoutforthatsnail · 24/09/2012 19:57

Damn children, so inconsiderate, creating all kinds of hastle.
:)