Fingers crossed for you here, also, OWW.
Hugs to all having tough times. SP, will you be able to get some money/id etc sorted soon?
Bant, new beginnings and all that, mate. One of my best friends is male, and obviously we can't do the same squealy hugs and 'i love you's that I do with female friends, so we have proper man love instead. I think you might benefit from some proper man love now.
Juliette, I've had similar with my Mum - she'd promised me her Mother's wedding ring and then denied all knowledge of it when I discovered from my SiL that Mum had given her the ring to sell. SiL had kept it, thinking that I might want it, but Mum then insisted that SiL had kept it because it clearly meant a lot to my brother, and I should therefore give it back. My brother had no idea the ring even existed. Mum has also thrown away all of our childhood photos (well, they were hers to throw away, after all), except for the few that she chose to put into an album for each of us. I'm quite hardened to her now, but I struggle when people expect me to be close to my Mum, because girls always are.
Growing up with a Mum like that has a lot to answer for, in my opinion, in terms of my relationship history. I always had low self esteem until fairly recently, and even now have to fight to convince myself that I am worthy of someone else's love and respect sometimes.
Ike, thought of you this afternoon and very nearly laughed out loud when 'I am the Resurrection' came on my iPod while I was walking home from the station.