MSE Parents Club Part 4

elle_gee

Wasn't Benjamin Button the one MFD slept through or walked out halfway through when she was still pregnant? Bizarre either way, if it's true or if I made it up! :whistle:

Plans for tonight, now that I've finally had a shower and got dressed, is go to Morrisons for a few bits, then have tea and have a baking session.. Another "food" I can have now that I'm not pregnant - raw cake mix! What a rock and roll Saturday night I'm in for..

searching_me

hey elle better then my plans ... sat on my bum ... i may get up to go toilet every now and again ... its just to manic round here :rotfl: x

elle_gee

Right, away to Morrisons for me..

Got to get batteries then we can set up Rhys' swing - cover is drying on the line as we speak It's one of those responsive ones which starts swinging when baby cries, passed on from SIL, so we'll have to see what Rhys makes of it!

TTFN x

emlou2009

i dunno about MFD walking out or sleeping through benjamin button, but i slept through iron man after i'd had a few too many pre cinema drinkies :rotfl: apparantly i snored through it and OH kept trying to wake me up but i was having none of it!!

searching_me

emluo my mum did that she and my step father went to his work do the night before and she got quite drunk so the next morning as soon as we sat down in the cinema she was gone she snored all the way through it :rotfl: x

Becles

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

I am a single father of 7 daughters from 2 relationships (first mother 2 girls, second 5 girls) Girls ages, 16, 14, 13, 11, 10 and twins aged 8. Both mothers walked out on us to seek fame and fortune amongst other things and as far as I am aware, neither have. Neither keep in touch with the kids.

Wow - that's a handful! Well done for doing all that you do for them.

I do feel ashamed when I need to ask or accept any help. I feel it's my responsibility to cope on my own.

I know how you feel, as I'm really independant but you have to sometimes let other people help. It gives you a break and other people like helping out.

Even when they are at school, I stay at home and do housework and a part time job from home, which is supplemented by child benefit (awaits being cyberly castrated for being a sponger :rolleyes: )

I've been in your shoes as a single parent to two boys. I couldn't have coped with a full time job and still had time to do housework and be a mother. I don't think you're a sponger.

1. If I ever wanted to meet anyone, I wouldn't be allowed as I would upset my girls, particularly the eldest two.

I think it's best to stop worrying about that for the time being and cross that bridge when you come to it so to speak. If you're not looking at the moment, wait until you feel ready to meet someone before talking about it with the girls.

2. The eldest finished school this year and wants to go to college, but has said she won't as she wants to stay at home and help me around the house, help with her sisters and all the other things that most mothers do, but she's 16 and I want her to enjoy herself!

I would play on the longer term outloook. As the other girls grow, they become less and less dependant on you (and her!) as they manage to start doing chores for themselves. In a few years time when the little ones have finished being "mothered", she's going to be stuck fighting for jobs against people with qualifications and experience. I would encourage her to go to college so she's got something to help her look for a job later. You could also talk about income too. Once she gets to 18, you'll not get any child benefits for her, and she'll have no income coming in. She'll need to get a job then to bring some income in to cover the benefits you will lose.

It's been a nice welcome so far. I know from experience how single parents are viewed, so it's nice to be welcomed somewhere!

At least people don't automatically assume you are Vicky Pollard I know how you feel as I went through the stigma thing too. Stick around - we're a friendly bunch and we'll look after you

I think this thread will be good for you where you can just chill out and talk about parenty type stuff. We're not cliquey, and everyone is welcome to just chat, rant, share special moments or post anything really.

My_Fathers_Daughter

Evening All!!

Hi MOTM - can I second everything everyone else has said believe me it will be the only time that I don't have a lot to say for myself



WALKING WITH DINOAURS was BL00DY BRILLIANT :j:j:j

If anybody knows of anyone else going then tell them that they can take their cameras (but no flashes allowed!!) we didn't take ours then we were gutted when we were told we were welcome to take pictures :rolleyes:

Hubby bought the tickets last November (on the day they came out) so we hoped that they were good ones - we were on the front row :T:T Hubby will be getting a big thank-you later

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

It's fab when they do that With Izzy I look back and she is on the other side of the room trying to open a drawer or something! Which isn't quite so fab, but never mind.

Benjamin can now make it from one side of the room to the other with some rolling, twisting, wriggling and a whole lotta grunting

weezl74 wrote: »

Hi SM,

half a sweet chilli pizza with DH, glass of wine and a film off on demand.

what did everyone think to benjamin button?

elle_gee wrote: »

Wasn't Benjamin Button the one MFD slept through or walked out halfway through when she was still pregnant? Bizarre either way, if it's true or if I made it up! :whistle:

Twas Sami's sister that walked out of it...but I have in my head that she was on a cruise

I loved it...but cried most of the way through it! I was overdue and it started with a woman dying in childbirth and the father leaving the baby on a doorstep

In no way related to our choice of name.



I was reading 'The Time Travellers Wife' when I was overdue, when in hospital being induced and I finally finished it when Benjamin was about 12 weeks
It's been made into a film now! Fab book, will definitely catch the film at some point.

Glamazon

just wanted to say how nice it is that there are so many MSE'ers going to sling meet on Monday. As some of you all know each other, make sure you come and talk to me I'll be the pregnant one!

not sure where to park though!

weezl74

hello

I must be a bit hormonal, but this has really upset me.

Our email account was hijacked and a message from some fake handbag company went to all our contacts. Oh boy, much embarrassment about this going to high up people at both our works, one person in the family we've fallen out with:eek::eek:

Anyhow, then my uncle obviously fed up, hits 'reply to all' and sends a message asking why he's getting it and to please desist! again to everyone in the blinking address book!!!! Oh I'm so embarrassed, it's like my uncle has publically told me off in front of my boss, DH's boss etc etc.....

Oh I'll probably laugh at some point but I just feel really humiliated :o:o:o

rant over.

Bye bye,

Weezl x

My_Fathers_Daughter

weezl74 wrote: »

hello

I must be a bit hormonal, but this has really upset me.

Our email account was hijacked and a message from some fake handbag company went to all our contacts. Oh boy, much embarrassment about this going to high up people at both our works, one person in the family we've fallen out with:eek::eek:

Anyhow, then my uncle obviously fed up, hits 'reply to all' and sends a message asking why he's getting it and to please desist! again to everyone in the blinking address book!!!! Oh I'm so embarrassed, it's like my uncle has publically told me off in front of my boss, DH's boss etc etc.....

Oh I'll probably laugh at some point but I just feel really humiliated :o:o:o

rant over.

Bye bye,

Weezl x

Oh sweetie ((HUGS)) this happened a couple of times with my hotmail account (sending random crap to every man and his dog) but seemed to stop when I changed my password - god knows why I didn't do it first time!

To be frank - your uncle is being an ar5e - everyone knows that these things happen. All your other contacts will just think 'who is this ar5e who is far too self important and thinks we all want to know his opinions'

I would spend the night composing mental emails telling him that he is an ar5e, sleep on it and wake up tomorrow with much more important things on my mind

MFD xxx