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KittyAndTheFontanelles · 24/03/2013 01:45

over hear night owls Grin. Unless we are somewhere else Grin

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Midwife99 · 28/03/2013 19:33

Oh mini!!! Sad

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 28/03/2013 20:06

Mrs she's wending her way to you....they stamped her botty and wrapped her in Brown paper. Smile

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starsandunicorns · 28/03/2013 20:11

Oh Mini so sorry Sad

MrsShrek I have Mary the meter manchine on standby Grin

Or I have a courrier service for them

Midwife99 · 28/03/2013 20:33

I've wrapped DS1 in brown paper - ready when your are Mrs!!

MrsShrek3 · 28/03/2013 21:33

poor minicat Sad

Looking forward to tomorrow's parcel delivery of cute baby and bonnet.

oi, Midwife, you're not sending yours to me, he's off to do breakfast at Kitty's! Anyway, isn't he a bit big for posting? He'd get his bum stuck in the letterbox an' everythin. Make him walk Wink

cafecito · 29/03/2013 01:20

poor minifluffycat Sad

themidwife your DS sounds like me with 4am cooking Hmm

I had a rubbish evening. Was meant to do loads of studying today - did NONE none whatsoever *sigh

went ALL over London, achievning nothing except I bought an -another anatomy book, then saw ex P Hmm who reduced me to tears for 2 hours, has written DS out of will, has rewritten history in his booze addled cerebrum, hallucinating and so forth, and was utterly vile vile vile, then sat in a pub by myself (crying a bit, and exasperated) then went home...

l.o.s.e.r. Grin

his parents are still insisiting on their visit kitty I have often had a finger-wagging treatment from his dad, I leave feeling like cr*p but they have never been to my place before. they are absolute troublemakers they said I needed a SS referral because I am a medical student ---- and then they went and did it Shock I am a perfect parent (insofar as that is possible) but they said it's not suitable to be studying medicine and being a mum and I should prioritise my son (where's their work ethic!). so I said, no, working nights.. and they said, well come first thing in the morning Confused so I said no, they replied, we are coming or are you hiding something, so Ireplied saying, not hiding anything jst very very busy - and now they are coming for sat lunch [sobs] and all they will do is have a go at me. nothing I ever do is right (they told me to leave P, then I did, and then they attacked me for being a single parent...etc)

sorry - grumpy cafe

cafecito · 29/03/2013 01:25

they are an utterly toxic bunch, the lot of them.. then I bumped into the acounts friend this eve too, and she wants me to work for her next week and this weekend *tears hair out... not enough hours in the day.. feels frazzled... CALM CALM

stars I agree with the others you work super hard I hope your fluffy sock time helps take the edge off it

cafecito · 29/03/2013 01:30

I used to want to be a vet, mini. I am now glad I am not too much sticking hands up cows backsides I mean, humans- pretty darn complicated physiologically - but to know all about animals, and do surgery and anaesthesia [brain scramble] just lots of comfy time for fluffycat make the next few months as nice as they can be

starsandunicorns · 29/03/2013 02:00

Sending massive vants of wine and a lorry load of pish choclate and many hugs to you cafe. They sound toxic to the extream. I had pil simalar norhing I did was right beacause I was a southern and they were from yorkshire.

Was a sahm not bringing wage in =bad mum get to work = bad mum as not staying at home

I stopped going to their house once when they visted they started having a go at me I said fuck off out of MY house you have no right to speak to me like that in my house. Leave now !! within one minute they were out the door I never saw them again now exh would vist them with the dc but I stayed away.

Best thing I ever did. Sending you strength vibes cafe

jynier · 29/03/2013 02:02

Hi! Lost you all for a couple of days; no idea why or how!

jynier · 29/03/2013 05:11

The advantage of being an insomniac is that I have been listening to the incredible dawn chorus since it started 10 mins ago! It's wonderful!!!

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 29/03/2013 06:47

How lovely jynier Smile

Camberwick Green redeems itself Grin

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Midwife99 · 29/03/2013 07:01

Lovely in laws Cafe - sound exactly like mine! They were also thrown out of the house last year for ranting at me & no contact since!

Of course you're a good parent - you're working your socks off to make a future for your son!!

Kitty - I'm afraid DS is asleep again so no brekkie!

I heard from our Dad - he's away but will be back next week & he misses us all! Smile

MrsShrek3 · 29/03/2013 07:30

cafe, bollocks to the ex and the insane inlaws. ignore ignore ignore, you're awesome and they probably feel inadequate in comparison as they probably are Set us lot on them. grr. btw you might also be able to learn the hardest word in the English language, it's "n-o". Wink I only learned it at 38. Look after yourself, because (in the nicest possible way) nobody else is likely to Smile

camberwick green sounding lovely this morning, jynierare there any hills there Wink ?

It's the holidays and I am hardwired to wake up at 6.45 school time (if I've been asleep, obv). groan..... lovely day tho. got my 7am brew.

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 29/03/2013 14:12
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Midwife99 · 29/03/2013 14:21

Kitty he's still asleep!! Given up & gone to cinema & Nandos!! Grin

KittyAndTheFontanelles · 29/03/2013 14:33

Ooh what are you seeing? I hear Nando's herby chicken is amazing.

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KittyAndTheFontanelles · 29/03/2013 15:04

Hey look at this

[bugrin] anybody seen Donny Darko? Tis Frank

[busad]

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KittyAndTheFontanelles · 29/03/2013 15:06

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jynier · 29/03/2013 15:33

Kitty and MrsShrek - it is indeed beautiful here; not very hilly. We have the most awesome sunrises and sunsets!!!

cafe - Sorry that you're having such a hard time. Things are tough enough for you with the awful anniversary coming up without these toxic people in your life!!! Can't you invent an emergency or something to put off their visit? Best wishes, x

Minimammoth · 29/03/2013 16:14

I am back home, and have calmed down. Fluffycat is sleeping in her favourite place, and her appetite is back. I decided that the vet gives worst case scenario and that we will look after her really well and she will last a couple of years. As long as she is comfortable and happy. ( Possibly denial but dont care) We have steroids and painkillers for her.
DH has new 'looking in tiny places' camera thingy, we have just spent a happy 10 minutes looking in our earsGrin
Cafe, commiserate, I reckon your ex ILs know their son is really crap, so making you wrong will make them feel better. Can you just take DS and go out for the day, so you are not in when they call. Or would all hell break loose? Does DS enjoy time with his grandparents?

MrsShrek3 · 29/03/2013 16:28

wondering where mini is going to look next with her tiny places camera Wink Shock This is gonna be like a soap opera.

Minimammoth · 29/03/2013 16:37

Now now Mrs Shrek. It is a Holy day. The camera has been put away before we end up in A&EGrin

MrsShrek3 · 29/03/2013 16:37

Grin Grin Wink

Midwife99 · 29/03/2013 17:08

I thought that too - phnarrrr!!! Grin
Trouble is I really do know what it looks like up there & there & there!! Blush