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Someone left a Crepe out in the rain

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BeachysSandyFlipFlops · 02/09/2016 23:10

Here we go, ready for the Autumn.....

Teenage party not going so well Sad

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Blackduck · 08/09/2016 19:05

I'm a 34 and am now wondering if really I'm a 32 but that always feels too tight.....

herbaceous · 08/09/2016 19:06

pssst, GGG. It's Thursday today.

MrsSchadenfreude · 08/09/2016 19:17

Crem, M & S told me I was a 42B. Rigby and Peller and Bravissimo put me in a 36GG or 38G.

Rudymentary · 08/09/2016 19:17

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Cremolafoam · 08/09/2016 19:37

Can't breathe in anything less than a 38. Tis like an instrument of s&m not s&bGrin
I do think sizing depends so much on the actual bra. Different styles, different fabric, different makes, different jobs the things do. Yes I could be a diff size at Rigby et Pellar, and probably am, but seriously these two bras do fit me. You can examine me on Saturday. Do not bring measuring tape.

Meanwhile at the hospital....
Dad really not well. He is on Oxygen as his blood is low on the stuff. Plus low BP. Hip fine, but nurse thinks the low ox. Has been missed previously There is talk of him going to nursing home. And not home home. Mum in tears. Fuck.

Rosebag · 08/09/2016 19:47

How ever much weight I lose or however fat I am, I remain a 32F/G. All my new bras need wearing in, and feel like a tourniquet for the first few wears. I do have some stretched ones that I collapse in to some times when I don't care how I look...for a bit of a break from the straight jacket! I am planning a R&P visit in the near future....

MI anyone who doesn't realise that once they have posted in social media...(even a closed group)...what they say is in the public domain, is a fool. Do they really think that they are less "at risk" by blocking you? What a load of bollocks. I have never joined any of my DC's previous schools' fb groups. oh I do love saying "previous" They just seem to be a hot bed of whinging, trolling trouble makers...with the odd sensible request for important information or someone wanting to sell nearly new uniform.
This too will pass....it feels awful now but in a couple of days it'll be wrapping fish... Flowers Nil desperandum xx

Rosebag · 08/09/2016 19:48

cross post...Crem oh no xxx

Lalsy · 08/09/2016 20:01

Oh Crem, oh no.

GiddyGiddyGoat · 08/09/2016 20:39

I knew the really Herbs (well except I obviously didn't!) - wishful thinking!

Oh Crem, how worried about him are you? He needs what's best for him - it must have been a shock for your Mum when she wants him home but she may calm down when she gets a bit used to the idea??

MrsSchadenfreude · 08/09/2016 20:50

Oh no, Crem, that's grim. Hope he perks up once his oxygen's back to normal.

Blackduck · 08/09/2016 20:55

Oh Cremo :(

bigTillyMint · 08/09/2016 21:36

Oh sorry to hear that Cremo Sad But as GGG says, he needs what's best for him Flowers

CointreauVersial · 08/09/2016 22:16

Oh Crem - that's not good about DDad.....at least they're on it now, and hopefully get his sats up. And as for the knockers....well, if the bra is supportive, doesn't shift about, and gives you a good shape, then it's the right size. Not everyone conforms to the norm.

MI - the school thing sounds exhausting....so Frogs has been dragged into it too?....Fortunately, the DCs' school doesn't attract too much online flak, or if it does, I don't know anything about it, being a FB Refusenik.

Auriga - I seem to remember you mentioning your recently-divorced chum previously.....wasn't he the self-absorbed one who insisted on burdening you with all his problems, oblivious to what you were going through as your DM was declining? It doesn't sound like he's changed!

Boy, am I glad it's Thursday. This working full time lark.....actually, it is a Good Thing, because all I did in the past between 3pm and 5.30pm was hang about, pick the DCs up from school, come home, hang about....and there's none of that now. I actually have time at work to DO stuff. I've booked myself on a few training courses, arranged a couple of meetings....it's all good. But I'm not enjoying getting home at 6pm and having to throw myself straight into food prep/laundry/homework assistance. Exhausting. DH and I broke our "no midweek wine" rule and cracked open a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc this evening. Oh well, only one day early. The DCs remain convinced that we're functioning alcoholics. Blush

As for DS; well, four days in, and he's really loving sixth form. He's getting into the swing of things, and is enjoying his subjects. He has somehow matured. Early days, yes, I know, but I so hope it lasts.

Yay for Saturday - can't wait!

Cremolafoam · 08/09/2016 22:28

Well have got dsis to talk to mum about things. I think yes, it is the shock and perhaps the penny finally dropping. And the way that it was barely explained to her by a doctor or nurse , who of course didn't see the whole picture and What It Means. And Mum not asking any pertinent questions because you don't question the doctor.
Dad may be transferred to the community hospital ward in town 6 miles away in the next few days. He needs more care than the physio recuperation place can give. Of course, Mum anxious that Dad now on oxygen ( prob for ever) but also that she is contemplating being on her own for a while yet. Poor thing has not prepared herself for this possibility. And it has hit her hard. Sad

GiddyGiddyGoat · 08/09/2016 22:32

Hoping things settle down soon for him and your mum soon Crem. Do you feel OK about leaving them to it this weekend? Can diss hold the fort if needed?

motherinferior · 08/09/2016 22:38

Crem, how stressful. So sorry.

Stropperella · 08/09/2016 23:08

Crem, so sorry to hear about ddad. And also v sorry to hear that your dmum is taking it very hard.

Bras? Bah. Hate the bastarding things. I have found a style in M&S that is v cheap and fits me in 34DD. That'll do. :)

Dd has packed lots of stuff. And claims she has done all her admin. There is a bit of local difficulty about her meds, but I am going to have to trust her when she says that she has registered with the uni medical centre and will sort herself out. We had supper together as a family tonight - which we have not done for weeks (because dd never eats with us these days) - and she claims she is good to go. But it ain't over till it's over.

I am back to school and drowning in admin, prep and general stuff. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so I love all my co-workers again. And I am all happy to see my luffly pupils. This happy-happy-joy-joy will last a fortnight if I am lucky.

Re: anxious dcs - I am booked into a conference on Sat about 'Helping Children and Teenagers with Stress, Anxiety and Everyday Worries' and will be coming straight from there to the MU. :)

Lalsy · 08/09/2016 23:36

Crem, your poor dps. How very tough on them both. And for you and your dsis....

Stropps, that sounds like mucho progress, well done her and crossing everything for tomorrow (?). It will feel very odd, I expect.

CV, attaboy! That's great news, good for him.

So looking forward to Saturday and seeing all you lovely people.

MrsSchadenfreude · 09/09/2016 00:04

DH read the riot act to DD1 tonight as she has had an academic warning already, and has not met one of the milestones for her extended essay. She assured us over the course of the summer that she was on target, had done the research and was pulling it all together. Tonight she told us that she has only done 1000 words (so 1/4 done) and has to have the first draft in by tomorrow (she has obtained an extension to Sunday), with the final version done by the end of November. We trusted her, that she was doing this over the summer, and she has abused our trust. I am angry beyond belief - she is pissing a good (not to mention expensive) education up the wall. I wish I had saved my money, bought a house in France and run away there to live on my own and sent her to the fucking sink school round the corner to come out with a GCSE in cooking and one in knitting. I am fucking sick of her whining, laziness and constant moaning. All she wants is a nice easy life, bankrolled by us. She's not stupid, she is capable of getting top marks in virtually everything (and is on the "highly able" programme, whatever that pile of wank is), but the way she is going now, she will be lucky to scrape a pass. And now I am going to have to spend time this weekend peering over her shoulder to ensure that she is cracking on with this bloody essay, while, no doubt, she gets behind in other subjects and her grades drop there too. Her predicted grade has dropped from a 42 (which would have got her into Cambridge, had she been so inclined) to a 35 in the space of a few months. Most of the unis she is looking at require a 38.

Blackduck · 09/09/2016 06:14

Stroppy you are coming Sat! Yah! Oh we might need name badges at this rate :). Can't wait to meet Hatty too ...

MrsS how frustrating. Removal of privileges?

Here week one back seems to have been relatively painless. Ds in top maths, English and science so needs to keep on it.....

bigTillyMint · 09/09/2016 06:39

MrsS, I can see why you are fuming.
Not sure what the answer is though - I think they have to come to a realisation and start to take responsibility for themselves and that is not easy to get them to do. Let's hope the dressing down is the first step.

Cremo, hope your sis is sorted to hold the fort this weekend - at least he is in the best place to be looked after at the moment.

CV, that's very cheering news - long may it continue!

I woke up with a coughing fit - still have the very annoying tickle in my throat, but my voice is getting back to normal. Probably will lose it again on Saturday night!

Lalsy · 09/09/2016 08:14

MrsS, how infuriating and worrying. Is it dd1 who gives out mixed messages about school (wants to leave but seems fine when there?)?

motherinferior · 09/09/2016 08:32

MrsS: I would be nuclear. Will email you with some suggestions about how to structure it.

Cremolafoam · 09/09/2016 10:01

Mrs S. Lazy bugger, yes it's about taking responsibility, but also having the confidence to do so.It's easier to hide fear under a barrage of sloth and excuses innit.? Damned annoying that you are having to deal with her though. AngrySad

Dsis is in charge. I am going to the airport in a minute. Trying not to stress about poor dad.

Blackduck · 09/09/2016 10:19

Stropps hoping DD gets out the door.

Cremo safe trip.

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