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rugbymum

Have a BIG squishy (from a distance) hug all of you who are poorly.
The distance is to protect YOU btw, I have yucky tum and I'm soooooo tired that I want to curl up & weep gently in a corner!:rolleyes:
Unfortunately DSno2 had mega nosebleed this morning, dripped everywhere while he decided whether to tell me and I now have a bloody laundry mountain!
*I do mean that literally & not in a sweary way

Snaggles

(Land_of)_Maz wrote: »

Snags - i have been in a very similar situation and once you decide that you cannot be together for whatever reasons, you really need to set up some firm boundaries and he needs to make sure he doesn't cross them... if he does then he's disrespecting you and the current friendship... and IMHO, he needs to respect that before you could ever expect him to respect you in a real relationship....

You're right, absolutely 100%. I'm going to have to toughen up and make sure that if we are friends, we are JUST friends.

I did manage to fend him off quite well last night, to the point where he said 'When did you get so good at playing it cool' (because it's a standing joke that we have never been very good at playing it cool with each other). I was tempted to say 'When you decided to act like a !!!!!!' but I decided to be the better person.

IsoChick

Morning all... sorry to hear lots of people are feeling crap... defintely time of the year, isn't it!

I was good and dragged my @ss out of bed to clean the duck pond before work this morning, managed to get it done before I left at 8am, but ended up looking like the creature from the black lagoon :undecided

At least it is Friday, and whilst I have to work, my boss is in an all day meeting, so my nose isn't that hard to the grindstone!

Hoping that the weather at the weekend isn't as bleak as it is today, as I could do with doing some work outside (actually, I want to lie on the sofa wrapped in a blanket all day)....

Hope everyone has a good day!

(Land_of)_Maz

no drunken texts, no love you's none of that stuff can be said or done...

it does get easier... and in my experience, you can actually can live without this person in your life, even though right now it maybe doesn't feel like it....:o

redsquirrel80

Snaggles wrote: »

It does make sense, and is actually really good advice thanks - I know that I wont be able to stay away completely for 3 months, because 3 days was horrible enough, but maybe we could agree to not meet up, just stay in touch by text/msn.

The problem is that underneath it all, I like him as a friend, we have sooooo much in common, very similar outlooks, totally on the same wavelength.....the fancying each other was just a bonus really. It's harder to walk away from the friendship than it is the relationship.

It sounds sensible to at least keep physical distance for a while. It is hard when you're such good friends, but I think if your friendship really is the strongest part then it will survive.

PAP, rubbish isn't it? I can eat thankfully but last night I coughed so much I made myself sick (hope nobody's having a late breakfast at the mo, sorry! )

Snaggles

rugbymum wrote: »

Have a BIG squishy (from a distance) hug all of you who are poorly.
The distance is to protect YOU btw, I have yucky tum and I'm soooooo tired that I want to curl up & weep gently in a corner!:rolleyes:
Unfortunately DSno2 had mega nosebleed this morning, dripped everywhere while he decided whether to tell me and I now have a bloody laundry mountain!
*I do mean that literally & not in a sweary way

Oooooh poor thing - is he okay? Are you? Hope you feel better soon. :grouphug:

Lol at the laundry mountain, I have one of those too - I could be wrong because I'm rubbish at these things, but aren't you supposed to soak blood stains in milk and then wash on a cool setting (so you don't 'cook' the blood into the material....ewwwwww!)?

I could be wrong.

postingalwaysposting

Snaggs, been meaning to ask, how is little ryan these days? How is he coping with his dad not being around? Got any more school awards?

rugbymum

Snags I have an appalling track record when it comes to matters of the heart, so please just accept a dodgy hug from me :grouphug:, and know that whatever you decide is best for you we all luv ya anyway!

Luc I don't have any advice for you (sorry), but think of all the huge, exciting adventure that you're about to embark on, and look at the work thing as a sign that you can change your situation as much as you like now .

PS now that DS no1 is at uni & living away, does that mean that ds no2 is promoted?

Lucifa73

Snaggles wrote: »

Hugs to all those that are ill :grouphug: and a virtual Lemsip (not Lensip )for everyone.

Luc, you continue to accrue holiday entitlement for the first 26 weeks if I'm remembering correctly from when I had Natasha - so you might still be entitled to the holiday (especially as you obviously can't use it when you return to work).

I suppose it depends when my finish date actually is. They could be nice people and just say I'm redundant as of 28 August which is my last day of mat leave, but if the effective date of redundancy is end Jan (which allows for the 2 week consultation period) then I guess I'm not employed by them but they are still meeting a legal obligation to cover my maternity pay. Its all employment law which is a headache at the best of times, let alone when it applies to you personally:rolleyes:

Iy has been suggested that I'd get it as garden leave but will have to wait until this afternoon to see if that is the case. TBH they are reasonable people, not complete !!!!!!, so I would be surprised if some kind of compromise can't be reached, especially as everytime they look at me there is a big reminder of just how bad the timing is:rolleyes:

immoral_angeluk

Don't get suckered in by his bullcrap snags!! lol

Morning all.. it's friiiiiiiiiiidaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!