Problem with goup of "friends"

[FTF]

Hello everyone I am new and this is my first post. From the outside it looks like I have the perfect life. My DH is a successful lawyer. Between us we have a lovely child. As I said this all seems perfect but my problem is a group of so called "friends". They are really bitchy and always going on about how much their husbands earn (I never mention my DH's earnings) and how much their watches costs. I find talking to them very difficult at times and this morning I just couldn't communicate with them at all. I know you will all say "dump them" but the problem is that I sometimes get bored during the day and have no one else to talk to.

What else can I do to pass the time of day?

Have you thought about travelling around the train network? I find it fascinating and so many interesting people to talk to.
At this very moment in time I am on a very odd train that goes from Kentish Town to Sevenoaks. It even goes over my favourite viaduct at Eynsford. I never knew this line existed. It has opened up a whole new world. Literally. Or, swimming lessons. How do you feel about swimming lessons? There'd be no watch talk on account of you can't get watches wet.

OP you are so funny.

You know school my child goes to? and its class sizes? And quality?

I think you are just pissed off that one of your friends revealed their watch was more than yours. And your pouting.

I know that viaduct, tifty

OP sounds about 13.

To have child and a husband should surely be illegal?

Go back to your homework, darling

Wormeries are a great idea, and Hully, I have it on good authority from one of my lecturers that soil scientists are in short supply.

OP, have you thought about further/higher education? You could maybe do a BTEC or something at a higher level? Or join some other local groups? NCT or equivalent? Or maybe do some charity volunteering? Take up a new hobby - something creative perhaps, or write in your spare time? Yoga? Pilates? Hockey?

I bought my sister 2kg. of worms and dirt for her allotment.

Sadly Hilly I, more than once, tried to work out what line went over it. It addled my brain though. I will be going over it in a bit I think. Most exciting. I will post in real time. Are you excited?

Tufty have you never heard of a waterproof watch? My DH's has a divers watch which is waterproof to a 1000m I think

Maybe your friends talk watched as they are politely trying to indicate its time for you to leave... And ollie too of course. Tempus fugit and all that...

I QUIVER with anticipaaaaaation

OP, you just need to raise your game...you're aiming far too low, and you're rather out of date.

Here's some suggestions:

1. Find a good club, rather than just playing tennis once a week. Somewhere exclusive, with good facilities and lots of interesting classes. Start tai chi and spinning as well.

2. Join SoHo House (or somewhere like that). 'shopping in the West End' is out. Going to your club is in.

3. Take up some form of craftwork, preferably something ethnic and unusual with a funny name.

4. Open a small shop to market your wonderful and innovative tat artwork with a few of your new club friends.

5. Get bored, write off £20k of dh's investment and take up a new hobby.

Repeat every 6 months as necessary.

PS A mum I know (this is true) also has a rigorous beauty regime which requires a full day (Tuesdays in her case) given over to back-to-back beauty treatments every week for 'maintenance'. She tells me it is "exhausting, darling" You may want to give this a try.

Hully you need a bag. (Only funny, maybe, if you watched the new Red Dwarf last night. If not funny even then I do apologise. Now I'm off back to my boring life to bake some rock cakes.)

Now!!!!!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Oo! I've heard of waterproof watches! I've got one from the local pawn shop. It's florescent green and lovely and cost all of, well, a few pounds. (Not wishing to boast.)

Ive got an email about playing the nigerian lotto bingo I can forward you OP if you are really bored?

NEW RED DWARF????????????

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHERE? HOW?

love your name btw lord copper

Secret Cermonials - please do not refer to my son as OLLIE. I HAVE ALREADY SAID THIS ONCE, HIS NAME IS OLIVER.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I GAVE YOUR CHILD A COMMON NAME?? YOU WOULDN'T WOULD YOU.

On Dave Hully. It's really funny. I'm sure they will repeat it about a million times at least.

Yes I have FTF but those of us who know these things don't call them watches.

That viaduct was soooooo ridiculously exciting for me. I had my nose pressed avaunt the window and I was grinning all stupidly.

Thank you Hully. I like your name too.

THis is hilarious. But I must go and bake some rock cakes.

Why don't you volunteer somewhere? I'm an archivist and there are plenty of places who would welcome someone to mind-stretch (16th century palaeography, anyone?) you could even use some Latin to transcribe come manorial records, or perhaps one of the national museums/galleries would have an opening for a cataloguer or a gallery assistant - just think, priority, private entry to all those exhibitions - won't that make them jealous (well maybe just me!)? Alternatively, do your own family history or the history of your house.

If I told you my Red Dwaf story I'd get into trouble. So I can't.