Polly and her Dollies continue to improve in every way

[StuckInPollyannaMode]

Can’t believe it, but here we are on Thread 5!

Thread 4 here

Just back from a 4.5 mile run - bit cold this morning! I’ve sea monkeys growing in the kitchen, soaps hardening in the bathroom, and the carpets are full of glitter. They had a great weekend!

The thumb also seems to be improving. Phew.

All on today to prep for tomorrow’s meeting with Geller. He really does seem broken. But I will not waiver.

Hope everyone had a good weekend and all health ailments are on the mend. Time to slap on some moisturiser - caught the sun this weekend - but look much better for it!

Whoops! Again with the wrong thread!

@Justilou1

I was a flight attendant for a while... standard answer to the “Don’t you know who I am?” question was “If you’re having a hard time remembering, it should say so on your ticket...”

Ha!! That made me smile after a tough day! 😂 Plus I know which thread you mean- wish I had the power of instant retort! 🌹

Just woken up to check this thread and I have a cup of tea in one hand and am punching the air with the other.

Go Polly. You rock, my lovely.

@Justilou1 - my STBEX has delusions of grandeur and has used that line in various establishments apparently.

I think that retort of yours is ACE !

well done Polly

Long time lurker on this thread. You and your daughters are doing so well.
Was thinking of names for him 😂
Cockwomble is one the other that I used for an ex of mine my not be suitable 😬

Wish I could lay claim to having invented the ticket answer... unfortunately in that job you deal with a lot of knobs!

Hoorah, You rocked it Polly, So glad he conceded. However I am certain he only agreed as he does have more to hide)
The chances are though that he may back track now he has had time to think. Nothing in writing I suppose ?

You rocked it Polly. Well done!
I imagine the tears are a mixture of sadness/relief/frustration all just flowing out

I was coming back to ask if you have it in writing... (suspect you will end up in court yet, @StuckInPollyannaMode. He’s a prize shit.)

Maybe you can say if/when he back tracks, that in view of having come to an agreement, if he now wants to play silly buggers, he can pay all the legal costs !!! Yes it's hot air, but it might work as leverage.
If he agrees its defo that he thinks he's "winning" as there's Lolly you don't know about.
Inheritance/life insurance/other.
Next threat, Polly & her Dolly's Lolly

Miss Polly had two dollies and a cat who was sick sick sick
She met her ex husband and played a brilliant trick
Miss Polly and her dollies can move on without Mr Dick
and spend the weekend with her FWB learning new tricks!

Sorry I couldn't resist. I am so glad you managed to get the finances sorted, you came home, you ginned, you cried and now you can really begin to live. I think you have achieved a remarkable amount in a short space of time.

Well done x

Fingers crossed for you that it all gets easier from here.

Well helloooooooo Mr Insomnia...how nice of you to come back, along with your friend Ms IBS.

Lordy Lordy.

Before I get going, @RandomMess are you ok? Prolapse sounds painful.

Love the poem @ineedanewnameplease!

Right, so.

I thought I’d feel all victorious and good about it. Instead my body has had a massive stress response and when I haven’t been on the loo I’ve been struggling with some kind of weird thing with my hips, which have been a problem for me since I had the kids. But in a delightful new development my right leg basically went dead yesterday as I was walking along the street, resulting in a wobbly lurch to a handy stone wall. Physio thinks I’ve Done Something With a Nerve.

But I think know what I did and I’m too embarrassed to tell him...I got really worried that my arse was sliding into the top of my legs - did you know there is such a thing as dormant butt syndrome?! So I spent most of Tuesday’s conference calls doing squats to ward it off...think I may have gone a little overboard...

Pride is suffering slightly as I asked FWB if we could get together this weekend and got knocked back which I’m very confused about because things were all fine at the weekend, lots of nice messages. So I’m leaving that for a while, I haven’t responded cos I’ve got enough going on I may have posted a pic of me looking frankly hot to my Insta to draw him out because I’m mature like that

So I’ve got lots of things planned for this weekend to get myself sorted! Tip run booked, Room of Shame to muck out, more stuff to sell on Vinted, a bookcase to sand and paint, dinner with friends, brunch and a walk (let’s see about that one!) with one of my besties, and DD1 got picked for her first football match this weekend so I’m going to go watch that. Plus a couple of runs if my leg has decided to behave itself and a couple of lie ins. I’ve treated myself to a new (to me) outfit for a wedding this summer where the DDs are flowergirls and I’m going to pamper myself a little too, got some new nail polish before the lurching started. I’m planning to get all my jobs done over the weekend so Monday I can just relax.

What’s everyone else up to for the Bank Holiday?

Ouch, sounds painful!
Physical crash after the culmination of a crisis situation is not uncommon, sadly.

I'm in full on planting and gardening mode, with an acre of garden and a smallholding, there is always stuff to do!

It's my birthday today, so lunch out with DH, plus visit to garden centre for plants and a nice bottle of wine and a recorded concert are booked in this evening.

Hope your leg improves Polly.

I'm sorry your body isn't playing ball, but not surprised. I remember being a wreck for a couple of weeks every time something big happened with the husband situation when my marriage was detonating. The joys of throwing up in the shower and being able to do sod-all about it...

But you have so many positives to look forward to and this too shall pass. And if your FWB is going to end up flaky, blow him off. Plenty of fish and all that, especially if you are looking hot AF on Insta!

Bank holiday plans? Going to repot some of my propagated plants into bigger pots before they lurch out of the windowsill (I'm looking at you, sunflowers, spend a bit of time in the garden, weather permitting, sleep a lot.

Do you think that FWB could still be married @StuckInPollyannaMode? I wondered that when you went away. I’m getting an icky vibe. Sorry.... 😳 (Especially now he’s turned into another pain in the arse!) No more games. It shouldn’t be this hard. You deserve uncomplicated, rollicking fun in the sheets!

First time posting on here but followed since the clingfilm named thread.

I echo the PP about your FWB being flaky, does he actually want to meet or does he just want sexting and dirty phone calls?
Not to pry too much but have you exchanged 'photos'?
Some men like the chase and all the above but don't want to actually meet (or are in a relationship or dating others)

In my experience FWBs want to meet all the time because sex is great, its surprising he has no time at all over the weekend.

Could he have known it was the girls birthday and thats why he asked to meet because he knew you couldn't?

I had 18 months of casual sex when I split from my husband and some of those became long term FWBs and they were much more enthusiastic than your FWB is being.

I second getting yourself on a dating site and finding casual sex that way, i had no shortage of offers (of course🙄) and had my pick.
I call that time my sexual revolution😊

Oh gawd. Tell me about it!! - the times my back went PING during really tricky negotiations. I’d get up out of a chair and freeze. Urgh.

Good job I have a lovely chiropractor who knows my situation and who’ll see me quickly.

Treat FWB maybe as an ego boost, Polly. If something happens, then great. It does sound like he’s ‘entangled’ elsewhere...

Ooooh. That is a really interesting thought about whether he knew about it being a big weekend. But I think he was just in my neck of the woods. He does live 100 miles away! Definitely not married anymore.

I think he’s just selfish and wants it on his terms!

Tell me more about this dating website - and do you SAY you’re looking for FWB? I’m so out the game!!

Happy birthday @SpringCrocus! Hope you have a lovely day

Oh and no - no pics - not my style at all and I wouldn’t do that, too wary! All messages on Telegram.

Leg and back better today.

Your "To Do" list sounds like a marathon, are there really that many hours in a w/e ?
Don't injure yourself loading the car/tipping !
Enjoy your friends !
How many calls/messages are we betting on ?

I’m filled with a sudden urge to just get the stuff dealt with - guess it’s just part of the moving on. Plus, if I’m busy, I can’t think about Things too much!

I’m going for...erm...16 messages and 2 calls.

I really am having to resist the urge to get my hair coloured hot pink and have my nose pierced I’m 40 next year and tried to get back into work last week, very popular school hours job, was chuffed to get an interview but then I found out who got the job and she has no experience whatsoever and frankly is a hot mess and I have rage I know I’m being a bitch but ARGH.

Oh and in less selfish posting I hope your hip/leg/nerve thingy gets sorted out Polly and that you’re not in too much pain Random

Fortunately I am not in any pain just utterly horrified and has a very scary hour or so when I couldn't engage my pelvic floor squeeze at all

Now doing them as often as possible and I guess may have to ask for a referral 😭

I am not sure what prolapsed and needed manual assistance to go back into its rightful place 🤮🤮🤮

Serves me right for too many super huge babies and not keeping up with the exercises and being smug about still being able to trampoline...