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my overweight sister broke my sofa - what do i do?

47 replies

DimpledThighs · 09/02/2007 19:35

I love my sister. She is quite overweight, probably about 17 stone. She came over one day and kind of threw herself down onto my sofa and there was a 'crack' and since then the sofa has sagged more and more in the middle. I didn't say anything but she came round today and when my dp got back from work he noticed that the sofa was much worse.

She also sat one of our new dining room chairs and bounced her daughter backwards and forwards and it put stress on the joints and now it is all wobbly.

What do I do?

Nothing?

Dp wants me to say something but what 'lower yourself onto my furniture or you will break it?'

I am really in a dilemma. I have been overweight myself and I know how depressingthingslike this can be but DP is pissed off.

Advice please!!!

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Flossam · 09/02/2007 20:06

DP has broken one of the supports on our bed. Flumped down with DS and it snapped. That was before we moved and it still hasn't been fixed. It has to be before I get bigger as otherwise I fear the matress may disappear between the two rungs with us in it .

marthamoo · 09/02/2007 20:09

We're nice aren't we, Miaou ?

marthamoo · 09/02/2007 20:09

I would actually say settee though because I don't say sofa

WigWamBam · 09/02/2007 20:37

Yep, I was nekkid

Not a very good copy of the picture (which is probably just as well, given the fact that I'm nekkid )

Gives you some idea of why I don't go leaping around on sofas though ...

AitchTwoOh · 09/02/2007 20:38

you look absolutely edible, wwb. i'm very impressed at your courage, though, i don't even like showing off my upper arms...

WigWamBam · 09/02/2007 20:40

Edible ... hmmm, not so sure about that

Miaou · 09/02/2007 20:43

I say couch (being in Scotland). There we are, not totally twins

Btw, did you know your dh and my dh share the same name????

Bozza · 09/02/2007 20:44

So where is this gorgeous picture of WWB?

marthamoo · 09/02/2007 20:45

Well, my two boys weigh a lot less than 17 stone and they managed to break one of the wooden bits inside the settee by leaping on it.

Settees are not for jumping on

marthamoo · 09/02/2007 20:47

Do you mean they are both called dh or really the same name?

Hunker has the same name as me and her dh has the same name as my dh...der ner ner ner (Twilight Zone music)

WigWamBam · 09/02/2007 20:50

Bozza - on my profile. Click on the yellow clipboard up there ^^ (if you're really, really that desperate ...)

Miaou · 09/02/2007 20:51

MM, that's how I know about our dhs having the same name (and no, I don't mean "dh", pmsl)

It's amazing isn't it, another Femelda and Tarquin out there ....

2nervesleft · 09/02/2007 20:54

Fio Fio- "out of bounds course" LOL

QueenofTarts · 09/02/2007 21:01

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controlfreakyandroses · 09/02/2007 21:01

wwb, what exactly are you and your mate DOING in that photo????

WigWamBam · 09/02/2007 21:03

You don't want to know

The full photo has two (male) nekkid cricketers in it ...

marthamoo · 09/02/2007 21:03

His middle name's not Beelzebub as well, is it? That would be too spooky.

Miaou · 09/02/2007 21:07

How DID you know???

Bozza · 09/02/2007 21:13

wwb - your DD is lovely. Not sure about you - need a bit more of a close-up

WigWamBam · 09/02/2007 21:20

I don't know where dd gets the gorgeous gene from ... it's not from me

meb2006 · 11/02/2007 17:07

this is probably realy bad of me but this made me laugh! I am a big hoofer at the moment - my mother told me tody I am bigger then then I was pregnant and feeling bad at inability to do anything about it. This made me snigger big time as it is something I would do!!!!! The fact that I think I would laugh is a good sign. I broke a very sturdy desk at work when I ws 9 stone (that was a LONG LONG time ago) so sometimes just by the way you sit on things you can damage them.

tenbygirl · 11/02/2007 17:24

I think I would make out the sofa is getting a bit old/ricety. Say that you were sat on it and it went down with a clunk so warn her to be careful. Then mutter about badly made sofas.

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