An elderly Spanish women gave me a proverb you should all know!

[StarlightMcKenzie]

On the way to Ds' school she tripped in front of me and as I stepped forward to help she told me 'If you trip but don't fall, you gain a step!'

Elderly mad Spanish woman then?

Its very perceptive! We're all stumbling through life and hopefully making some progress along the way!

Well I am definately walking at an angle with everything but havent face planted yet lol so she might have a point

Last time I tripped I tore a cartlidge (sp?)

Can't see any philosophical benefit in that.

That is lovely, a couple I like are;

Judging someone does not define who they are, it defines who you are.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strength.

My favourite is

Don't get mad get even

but I never did get the hang of the fluffy bunny stuff

Lol!

Yes, she was quite possibly mad.

I took it to mean something along the lines of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger though, I particularly hate that one!

Almost as bad as the 'Holland story'.

Ah, well the Holland story isn't even meh, it makes me want to chuck things!

I suppose I liked the idea that I've been tripped up but not fallen, and that it means a better outcome overall!

And tbh, even seeing the holland story mentioned has pissed me right off!

I saw this one on FB and I am saving it for some proff or other....

"I could eat a whole can of alphabet soup and s**t a better arguement than that!"

but then thats my humour lol

Rofl! That's great.

Well you're in good company Star cos me, FallenCarrot and Vicar all vomit copiously when we even have a whiff of the Holland story.

Some people seem to like it

I've always fecking hated tulips too, and since the Dx windmills also!

Too right. Don't last very long before they go limp. Bit like my exH.

I think it's far too accepting to say 'Oh well - planned to go to Italy byt will have just as good a time in Holland'.

No I fucking wouldn't

I like really hot sun, hotel swimming pools, Italian ice cream, great scenery and iconic works of art - not fucking clogs, cheese, canals, bicycles and limp bloody tulips.

Perhaps that's what separates the fighters from the accepters.

Do the Dutch know we in th UK band about this crap?

Sorry to encourage any more holland-hatred but what is the holland story?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont ask!!! oooops too late

Holland is the sort of place that Tate Eating officers would go on holiday to.

Don't wind me up DailyMail. I refuse to being suckering into putting a link up to the festering Holland story. Google it.

I don't think I can bring myself to search or link it DMS but fairly certain google woukd get it for you searching 'holland story special needs' but please don't say you weren't warned. It's highly disturbing!

Or are you on the wind up?

See what your mad Spanish woman started Star?

I think Tate Eating Officers are the LA admin to the Caring Carrots!

Wot are zees Caring Carrots of which you speak?