Bumbling along to be Mortgage Free

katsu

hi Michelle,

Glad to hear you had a good time. I made my first ever mortgage OP on saturday so am thinking of what total to aim for etc. I envy shop and scan people as I'm on the Nielsson shopping scanner which offers points for scanning and is no-where near as good (from what I can work out of shop and scan).

You are def not the first mum to have such an accident - years ago I ended up hanging onto the arm of a toddler who fell between the step and platform edge when his mum had her hands full getting her buggy off. She had the buggy, and got off with it - intending to turn round for him I assume but he followed her. I was on the train and a man was on the platform, both of us saw him fall and grabbed at him. We ended up holding bits of her child and attempting to free him without dropping him onto the track. The poor mum could only watch our efforts for the time it took us to free him and lift him to the platform. Toddlers are surprisingly heavy to lift up like that - I was so glad the man grabbed him too.

Anyway I should stop waffling about it. Night all.

katsu

Glad it helped reassure you. Accidents are called accidents because they don't happen on purpose. As you say the important thing is that you are OK.

Is there a place I can sign up as an MFW and set a target? I can only see MFIT challenge threads and am not going to make mortgage freedom any time soon.

SuzyWuzy_2

Oh Michelle I welled up when I read about the little accident. Blame the pregnancy hormones! How awful for you all. It makes us feel so guilty too when things like that happen but the amount we do for our children things are bound to happen every now and then.

I'm exactely the same for logging on this site when I've been out for the day. Gawd knows what I'm expecting to find that so exciting and couldnt wait but it's an adiction!

earthgirl

I haven't even atempted any journeys with a buggy ye but I am not looking forward to it, it definately wasn't your fault, accidents happen when you are so loaded down.

Glad the wedding was good (and cheap) x

LittleBit_2

Glad you had a good time at the wedding and sorry to hear about your little accident. We all have these from time to time and you just have to try not to beat yourself up about it. Am glad your little fella wasn't hurt.

gratefulforhelp_2

cha97michelle wrote: »

Then to top it all off, as i got off the train i managed to misjudge getting the buggy off the train and dropped the front wheels down the gap between train and platform. The buggy was heavily loaded and took a forward tumble onto the platform and i ended up falling over the top of it, although somehow managed luckily not to land on it. Poor DS2 was asleep in the buggy at the time, and somehow managed to only get a bust lip in this freaky accident, but was quite badly shocked, as was i. So i ended an enjoyable family event by trying to chuck my child under a train. Boy do i feel like the worlds worst mother. He is a trooper today and not even mentioned it hurting, whereas my knees have locked up like i'm 90 due to walking in silly shoes and landing on them, but i daren't whinge too much. All the mums in the family made me feel better though by saying it could have been any of them that had done it and no-one reported me to childline. I think a train full of passengers got a shock though and might sue me.

They can't sue you! Hug your DS for me.

Valli

Michelle I think you can block buyers frorm bidding on your items from something I saw on there yesterday

Glamazon

Aw Michelle big hugs hun! Can't imagine what I would have done it that situation - probably just stood there crying

They are tough LO's though aren't they?
I was thinking my LO could do without me and then I got admitted to hospital at 8am Saturday and didn't get home til 2pm yesterday - the little booger is now a Daddy's oy. Especially as I can't hold him much cos I had my appendix out

Did you join up to anymore MS sites?

gratefulforhelp_2

Get well soon, Glamazon and Michelle's DS.

gerbiljo

this is a fantastic thread, i was going to read it all but clicked on the wrong number about page 16 and got lost! so now im not sure where i am! caught up on the last few pages tho, looking forward to seeing u reach ur goal!