Virtual Circle of Friends

[MillyMollyMandy78]

On my last post about a lack of friends, so many of you reached out with your own stories/ support/ advice. Several of you also said it would be great if we had our own thread where we can just meet up and have a chat and be virtual friends.
I apologise about the boring thread name - I couldn't think of anything cleverer! So this is me reaching out... Who wants to join me & be my virtual friend? X

[AgathaF]

cavewoman it varies from year to year. Some years only once or twice and others we manage quite a few trips. We take our dog though, and he is very old now so I think the journey would be a lot for him to do too often now.

[familygirl27]

I would like to join please. I have just finished eating which is the first thing I have had since lunch today. Sat here feeling a little lonely. Both DDs are in bed but youngest keeps waking.

[PantsInWash]

My DS was born to whipping piccadilly by Gomez - that caused a few raised eyebrows...

debstar you sound like you're really going for it - good luck!

Weekend looking like a clear out of DS's room, and watching the rugby. Praying for sunshine and warm weather, I want come out from under my layers of sweaters and scarves...

[targaryen24]

Hello lcdaff

Definitely agree with the thing about friends who've yet to have kids not knowing how hard it is behind closed doors etc. Love him to bits but he's deceivingly good in the day (and public)...especially for a toddler!

Glad I'm not the only mum who's sort of stuck between 'teen' and 'average'. It can feel like a bit of a limbo. I find coming on here helps a lot as no one gives (much) of a toss how old you are etc

And wallpaper striping sounds better than 'super blitz the house for impending grandma visit' Monstermuncher

[DorisPenguin]

Everyone's gone to bed!
Pixel I'm old too; no GC yet though.
Night all.

[AgathaF]

Morning all.

Doris and Pixel - I'm in the old corner too!

Have a great day everyone.

[threebats]

Good morning Virtual Friends... And Happy St David's Day from Wales!!

Acceptance for AC/DC lullaby's is fab. I can happily report that younger daughter has grown up to love rock music although she likes her generation rock more than mine, she is accompanying me to a Meatloaf concert this April - I bagged front row seats - I got 2 tickets and had no friends to come with me as I gave up trying to persuade anybody that he was my husband from a previous life quite some time ago, the non believers! So, she is in!
Listening to the Welsh Male Voice Choir on Radio 2 as I make a pretense of preparing the lunchboxes.... Thank Crunchie its Friday.

[AgathaF]

threebats we were looking at the Meatloaf tickets, but the weekend they are playing is a bit difficult for us. Where are you going to see them?

[PantsInWash]

Morning VFs

No lunchboxes here this morning, Friday is school dinner day... But I have to get up extra early to get DS up for pre-school activities . Only 4 weeks till Easter, can't wait for school hols again. Half term already seems ages ago.

Taking DS to school soon, need to look out some AC/DC to play in the car!

[targaryen24]

Anyone else a tad fed up of this crap weather?
Not long now til spring!

[PixelAteMyFace]

Morning everyone!



Miserable weather here too, going to cheer myself up by sorting out my kitchen cupboards

Im having to force myself to get moving today, cos I went on the scales this morning and it wasn`t good

Bloody weather makes me eat biscuits

I saw myself in the mirror this morning and I looked like a shar-pei in a sporran

[threebats]

agathaF Cardiff. I am going to Cardiff to see him. April 21st. Sunday, 7.30 approx - not that I am at all excited about this but - my train leaves Swansea at 1pm - I want to go to mingle with like minded souls beforehand and generally be one of those people others complain about.... Noisy groupies hanging about the streets of Cardiff drinking... Well, water in my case and not too much of it else I will have to visit the loos and concert loos are the pits of hell - given my bladder is not that of a 20 or even 30 year old anymore, I dare take not than a sip to stave off dehydration if I wish to avoid concert loos!

We just had a parade down our road from the local primary school for St David's Day, dragons and drums and bells and kids and police stopping traffic - It woke my grumpy arsed 21 year old up who scowled at such activity and noise on her one day off... I thought it was lovely :)
x

[Wewereherefirst]

Good morning all! DS2 was up screaming til 3am so I am shattered, so I had my scowl face on when I did the school run and I wonder why I have no friends IRL

I'm 27 so I'm in the middle-nowhere ground for parents, I had DS1 when I was 20 and was well out of my depth!

It's far too cold today, I'm actually looking forward to taking DS1 to the sauna that is the swimming pool this afternoon. No packed lunches here either, Friday hot dinner day, thankfully.

Mn has been quite a lifesaver for me, so much to see in my virtual world

[targaryen24]

wewereherefirst - my DS slept like a baby last night (and I mean the real kind, not the figure of speech kind) so we're knackered and scowling too.

I fell pregnant at 19 and am now 22 and though it's like riding a temperamental bike now I was definitely thrown in the deep end!

Have been addicted to MN since I found it a while back

[threebats]

wewereherefirst I had my first when I was 20 - she is now 21. I was out of my depth also but despite my best efforts to feck her up, she's actually a lovely young woman with a ready smile, a huge heart and I would not have had it any other way, looking back.
I wish I was going swimming... I am about to leave house for a walk with a person I have not known long but have decided I have to make the effort to make friends - worrying daftly about 'awkward' conversation moments, stamina if walk is uphill and desperately want it over with so I can be home already....
Forcing myself to socialize... I post this message and close the laptop, going to wait at my front gate in my walking boots.
x

[Seabright]

Hello, another joiner here! I am travelling round Europe by boat at the mo, so mainly just have DP & DD (4) for company. I' not actually on the boat at the mo, as we are in Spain for a bit of warmth. Back on the boat in France in about 3 weeks.

[Seabright]

Threebats - know what you mean about forcing yourself to socialise. I try & have three "back up" topics of conversation, just in case of an awkward silence. Asking someone about themselves usually works, people will rabbit on for ages about themselves!

[Orchidlady]

Hello can I join. Recently split from my partner of 20 years and suddenly realise how few friends I have as he used to be my best friend. What a nice idea for a thread Milly. I am also in the old corner my eldest is 22 this month. Waves to all.

[MillyMollyMandy78]

Hello Orchidlady - of course u r welcome. Sorry to hear about your situation.
Great name - I LOVE orchids!
Hello everyone! Well it's freezing cold here and miserable weather... Need to convince myself to leave the house to walk the dogs & go to work later ... Suddenly housework looks much more appealing...

[Monstermuncher]

Morning all. Gorgeous day here in Glasgow. Its about 8 degrees out there which is tropical by Scottish standards!

[Orchidlady]

I love orchids too, I think I need to buy myself a new one this weekend, a bit of retail therapy

[Seabright]

Another orchid fan here. I used to live in Singapore and they have an Orchid Garden there, more like a park really. Beautiful, it was. I think William & Kate went there on a visit last year.

[MaryMungoAndMidgies]

I hope you enjoy your walk threebats!

Good morning everyone, thank you for your lovely messages yesterday, they kept me going through my night shift! I did write a very long post last night but my phone ate it for some unknown reason...

Today is a better day. The sun is shining again and WeeLab and I have been for a nice long walk. The crocus bulbs are out, there are little green shoots on the bushes and the daffodils are not far behind. I love this time of year.

I am in the older bracket too, in my forties. No children, it just didn't happen for me. Devoted to my "gels" (said in best Morningside/Miss Jean Brodie accent) instead. Sadly I'm now down to one "gel" now, it's been hard on both of us. I sang Moon River to WeeLab on our way round the (thankfully empty) park, many an afternoon OldGentlelab and I would watch Breakfast At Tiffany's, she would let me hug her when I cried at the end. WeeLab and I are now the two drifters off to see the world. [feeling sad and sentimental emoticon].

I am also an auntie, to two fabulous under fives, and they run me ragged!

Another orchid lover here. Seabright I am a little bit jealous of your lovely travels!

Off to bed now, working again tonight, so night night all! Looking forward to a good catch up over the weekend. I'm going out for lunch on Saturday but I shall be peeping in tonight to keep up with you all. Whether or not my ruddy phone lets me join in is another story!

Have a lovely day everyone!

[lia66]

Hi ladies, can I join?
We relocated last year and I left lots of amazing friends and a life that I loved. I am in the old corner too, my eldest is 18 on Monday and my youngest is 23 mths today. There are 4 more inbetween :)

[MaryMungoAndMidgies]

Hi lia,

It's horrible when you have to leave a life behind, isn't it? You sound like you have a lovely houseful though!

I only got up to get a hot water bottle...really must go back to bed, even though I'd much rather be loitering on here!