The Creped Crusaders - new thread!

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New thread for chatting. Oh and swapping S&B tips.

Having a manic day here - INSET day at school and I have 7 kids (inc my 3) over for lunch. While also trying to "work from home" and talk to removal people.

Just discovered a wee he did upstairs, unprompted, and IN A POTTY. Whoop!

Aah, potty training. Fond memories.....

With DS it was peer pressure, as it suddenly dawned on him that all his mates had fancy pants, sticker charts and exciting trips to the toilet, so one day he dragged the potty (dust-covered by that point) out of the corner, and filled it. Job done . He was pushing three as well.

Poos do often come later; I know several children who, even when wee-trained, would demand a nappy, then disappear into a dark corner to do a poo. But it's a bit like food issues - the worst thing to do is put pressure on - my friend's DD had major constipation issues at age 3 because she was "forced" onto a potty when clearly not ready for it.

Hey ho, they all get there eventually.....just keep him off the carpet until then.

Stropps I snorted at the thought of a traumatised dog! and I am trying not to think about bouncy castles....
Ds has had no hang ups about weeing or pooing although I do wish he wouldn't decide that he really needs to do the latter when I am in the bath.......

My worst poo trauma was in a French supermarket - think small child sitting in trolley, with failure of waistband to control a very liquid explosion, all the fresh fruit and veg loaded below.....I ended up kneeling on the floor of the stockroom (no toilets) with a protesting child and a roll of that blue tissue stuff, oh, the horror.

CV OMG

I do remember an incident in a French supermarche - I think it involved DS breaking a glass bottle and DD cutting her hand???? Details are lost in the mire that was two under two. No pooing though, thank the lord

I was almost amused this morning when ArseBoss took the day off at short notice (ie none, made snap decision in the morning that he wasn't coming in). I wonder why.

Barely holding it together at work.

DH has pointed out that in all of his out of hours lengthy emailing he hasn't once said why he has decided not to extend my contract - he has given me plenty of guff on what the rules say, and why he shouldn't do so, but no actual reasoning behind the decision.

Ooh Mrs S, it's a blessing in disguise. Well, not really in disguise. Just a blessing. No more covering for lazy twats! No more middle-of-the-night arse-covering emails! The world is your oyster.

In other, even more exciting news, DS poo-ed in the potty. Today's tally: pants 4, potty 10. Pretty good. I'm going to venture out tomorrow to soft play. Can't stay in another day - we're driving each other round the bend.

Perhaps ArseBoss has managed to trigger his own nervous breakdown with his extreme twonkishness and is currently sitting at home gibbering, too scared to come into the office?

Herbs, see, your ds is a genius.

10 in the potty He obviously drinks like his ma

Well, some of the 10 were dribbles that he forced out as I'd commanded him to the vessel.

Oh MrsS in all honesty I reckon the Saga Is Not Over.

bstrd

Impressive potty tally, Herbs.

MrsS, what a miserable time you are having. I have an AbsentBoss, who I barely speak to from one week to the next (I report directly to the MD, despite being a small amoeba. Much of the time it is a blessing tbh). But he is not an ArseBoss.

Surely the silver lining in the non-renewal of your contract is the fact that ArseBoss will become ExBoss?

So MrsS not only is he a twonk, he is a cowardly twonk....have you thought of critiquing his emails or is it just not worth it?

Ds off on a school trip today, he wants salmon and couscous in his lunch box - I can just see the looks now :)

Buck up hags - slipping down page two.

Excretion news: went out for a walk, cafe, chat, etc, in Epping Forest today, and DS didn't do a wee between 9.15 and 4pm, when we finally got home. He kept asking to go, but not producing anything when presented with the opportunity. Maybe early performance anxiety. But an impressive bladder capacity.

Currently racking brains for presents for DP for father's day and his imminent birthday. He's so buggering fussy about what he wants - no clothes, maybe some jewellery but very specific requirements, a certain range of worthy books on Amazon - or else doesn't even say, but gets cross when people don't buy him the right thing.

He's just finished a masters' degree, which he was doing on top of a 60hour week, and I was hoping he would be less grumpy. However, he's not really. It's beginning to get me down. Does anyone else's DP just not want to come to social/family gatherings? Do you make excuses for him, or just shame him by saying 'he'd rather read the paper than come and see you'? I have yet to resort to the latter, but it can't be long now...

Oh yes, Mr Inferior is madly anti-social. He is actually quite nice when you get him out of the house, and you would NOT have suspected that I've had to battle with his 'oh do I really have to'. DD2 is the same.

DD1 and I are in our element when dancing on tables with a glass in our hands.

Trouble is, if I have to persuade him to come, there's a danger he'll just look miserable, and make me anxious, so it's almost easier just to give in and let him stay at home, doing his filing.

DH is pretty sociable, though reading the paper would definitely beat going to a PTA event
I don't usually have to make excuses, though OTW he would draw the line at a night out in a poncy bar - he prefers the grotty old men's pubs which is fine if he is out with the boys but he has to compromise when I am involved

Herbs, has your DP got a wish list on Amazon?

He has, but for some reason I feel I should get a surprise - that perfect little something he didn't know he wanted until I gave it to him, demonstrating my insight and understanding of his complex personality. So I'm bringing it on myself really...

Oh yes dp is tres anti social, he will do family (under sufferance), and a small group of friends, but that's pretty much it.
I am feeling rubbish still, period is heavy and on-going (not painful as such, just very annoying).
I also am feeling put upon at work, but think that is because I am tired.
Ds not a happy chappie either at the moment...ho hum...
Fathers day - hum, sent dad a card, dp said he doesn't want anything!

I have not had a good day. Arseboss's emailing got more and more passive aggressive. Went to see HeadHoncho about it, ended up crying and shouting at him (I never shout, I am known for being calm all the time, but my God I shouted this time). He has spoken with Arseboss and we have to try and have a civilised conversation tomorrow. HH totally got where I was coming from, which was good.

I am very antisocial, as is DH and DD1. DD2 is a social butterfly.

MrsS, I have a plan.

I will come and visit you in Paris. I will drop in on your work.

And then I will hit ArseBoss very very hard over the head.

How does that look to you?

Oh I hate it when I'm asked to have a civilised conversation, always ends with me being in tears or saying boll*s a lot...... My boss is very stressed out at the moment, and is coming to the UK from NY for two weeks at the end of June. I'm not looking forward to it at all.....

I hope it goes as well as can be expected.

Well done on the potty training, Herbs...we should be past this, but we did have an 'incident' last night, which my 6yr old swore blind, repeatedly, was 'I woke up very sweaty and that's why the bed's all wet'... she's sticking to her story and although I've told her it doesn't matter, she's not buying it....I think she had even washed her pyjama bottoms herself....

On the white to beige shoe front, my replacement beige shoes squeak, well the right one does, and it's very embarrassing in the office. So back they go, I'm not paying to have squeaky shoes

MI, perhaps we Creped Crusaders shoud storm the bastille MrsS's workplace en masse? All for one and one for all!

Herbs your DH has a "complex personality"? I don not recognise this as a possibility for my DH

Oh MrsS much sympathy :( I HATE crying in public. I kind of got shouty in an email to my boss yesterday - he was very sweet in response. Actually, feel sorry for the poor guy, he has been in the role six weeks and it has been the carppest six weeks EVER.

MI I'll come with you if you like...I have an image of a line of crepeys all taking turns to tell ArseBoss what they think of him....could be very thereputic.