MSE Parents Club Part 4

weezl74

Thaks MFD...

*Hunts for a 'you're a pal' smiley*

On a different note, scandal is brewing at mumsnet, where a daily mail journalist joined mumsnet and got involved and has been publishing columns with verbatim reports of people's posts.

One this week is apparently about a poster who was seeking advice about a tricky work and pregnancy related issue. Only to find all the details in the daily mail :eek:.

Guess it's just a gentle reminder for us all to be careful with our posting- me included!

searching_me

wow weelz on both your account and on netmums ... your uncle is ... well theres a few words but i wont go there ... and ive never said anything on here people dont know in the real world anyway ... secerts cause too many arguements im a pretty open person x

Fritha_2

Glamazon wrote: »

not sure where to park though!

Prolly museum street is the closest for waddling distance, do you need a map? Or are you an ace waddler and don't mind a distance?

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

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'

Seconded, that's exactly what I'd think if I'd received his email after the spam one from your address! (iyswim)

Had a very unfun afternoon, have been feeling off all day then had to run to the loo to shout for Huey hal way through feeding Celia! Typically Himself had just popped to the shop and it would appear poorly people scare Celia a LOT! Himself came home to find me with my head down the loo and Celia climbing on me crying! I feel much much better for it now though! (And Celia recovered after lots of cuddles and reassurance and a chew on a duck!)

sparkle03

Hugs Weezl! MFD is right about your uncle, x

MFD glad you had a good time, Did DSS also have a good time?

Weezl there has been a 'whats happening on mumsnet' colum in the dailymail for a while now - over a year I think .... is that what you mean?

MotM Thanks for replying to all of us! You keep posting and we will throw any suggestions we have for you at you .... well not at you but you get what I mean!

Been to Pizza Hut for dinner and Lexi is bathed and in bed (we bath her every night as part of her routine) I think it was Weezl asking? It works for us but can see why it wouldnt for others :cool: Joshua also showers each night! But anyway sat here now with a bottle of white thats wine :rotfl:not the stuff you lovely BF'ing ladies feed to your bubbas :rotfl: sorry one glass these days and I start to think Im funny!

Right I think thats enough from me, going to put my son in bed now and get some peace and quiet

Hugs to all xxx

sparkle03

Fritha wrote: »

Had a very unfun afternoon, have been feeling off all day then had to run to the loo to shout for Huey hal way through feeding Celia! Typically Himself had just popped to the shop and it would appear poorly people scare Celia a LOT! Himself came home to find me with my head down the loo and Celia climbing on me crying! I feel much much better for it now though! (And Celia recovered after lots of cuddles and reassurance and a chew on a duck!)

Poor you and Celia hope your both feeling better! :grouphug:

SusanC_2

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

Hello all, i'm going to be brave and post

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.

I have help from a couple of female friends and my sister in law. I manage on my own in the main, but sometimes need help, or I am offered it. I do feel ashamed when I need to ask or accept any help. I feel it's my responsibility to cope on my own.

Wow - I think it is pretty impressive for anyone to manage seven kids as a couple never mind on their own. It's so easy to stereotype and judge single parents but your situation just illustrates how wrong it is to do so. There is nothing wrong with needing/accepting help - you are picking up the responsibility of your daughters' mothers in addition to your own so effectively trying to do the work of two people. You certainly have nothing to feel ashamed of in accepting help and indeed since you have daughters it is good for them to have positive female role models in their life.

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

Since my last partner left, nearly 3 years ago, I have become far more withdrawn. I don't remember the last time I went out on my own without at least one of the kids. 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: )

If you have a financial defecit which is filled by the state it is only because the girls' mothers have left so the defecit being filled is created by them and not by you. I find it impressive that you manage to find time to do even a part time job with so many children on your own and it is better for them to have you there for them than out all the time at work especially given the way in which you have ended up in this situation. You are not in this situation by choice and as far as I can tell are doing the best that you can under the circumstances.

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

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! She has friends that come around, she rarely goes out with them though. She is a popular girl. She's a pretty girl which she inherited from her mother (but fortunately didn't inherit her laziness, self centred attitude or general personality) and an intelligent one at that (I have no idea where she inherited that!)

How the heck do I convince her to go to college, even if it's part time? I'd love to have her home, but i'd love her to go out, enjoy herself and go to college and just be......young!

How about getting her to take something like a night class and/or do something voluntary (e.g. volunteering in a charity shop) as a gap year so that you both have time to think about things rather than trying to quickly persuade her into a course this year? It would give both you and her time to think about her future and what she wants to do in the long run. Other than thinking about potential courses, she could think about whether she has any ideas for say setting up her own business. Allowing her that breathing space of a year might give her space so that she feels less pressured about college and therefore less resistant to the idea?

elle_gee wrote: »

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..

People always think I'm really weird when I say I like eating raw cake mix. (Although I have managed to persuade OH that raw rock cake mix is nice.)

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

:grouphug: I had that happen to me last year (the account hijacking thing that is) - it gives you quite a shock. My brother phoned me up because he could tell what happened so I changed my password and sent an e-mail out to everyone who had received it apologising and explaining what had happened. I'm sure (aside from the irate uncle) that everyone is pretty reasonable and will understand that it wasn't you sending the e-mail and that it is just one of those things that happens.

searching_me

hope you both feel better soon fritha ... anyone have anything exciting planned tonight im so bored was gonna have an "early" night with him in doors but jaydens making damn sure that aint happening ... which is annoying philip and making me laugh so hes more annoyed :rotfl: x

tarajayne

Evening! X

Hope you feel better soon Fritha.

I second it MFD, Ben said Dinosaurs were really cool, they were 2nd row. He was talking so fast with excitement I could hardly catch a word. They did get pictures though so if you want some MFD I could email you them.

I thought Benjamin Button was good but really enjoyed 7 Pounds last night on dvd, was very confused then when I got it thought it very clever.

SugarSpun

The computer guy at a place I used to work told me that if you have a fake email address at the top of your contacts list (something like [EMAIL="aaaaaaaaa@aaaaaaaaaa.com"]aaaaaaaaa@aaaaaaaaaa.com[/EMAIL] to make sure it stays first on the list, then that email will always fail to be sent, and if it fails then the email itself fails, so your other contacts are safe from the spam emails.

I've no idea if this works on anything but Outlook, or even if it still works on Outlook, but if it helps someone then

Ignore the uncle. I've received emails like that from strangers and it just makes them look foolish. Send out a brief apology to everyone, explain that passwords have been changed and put it out of your head.

I've just been reading the news - a woman's laptop was stolen and the burglar used her "remember me" option on Facebook to post status updates as her - "on my new laptop" and "listening to music on my new phone". Hopefully he's not stealing wireless and can be identified from IP logs...

chopsticks

Hi ladies,

Just a quick note from me to say I am still around!!

We've had a bit of a nightmare week with the Doctor and Caitlin's sticky eye. Those on Facebook might have seen the story, but to cut a long story short, we saw a locum Doctor on Monday and she prescribed the wrong cream for Caitlin's eye :mad: - a cream that isn't to be used in or around the eyes. I only saw the warning on the side of the packet after I'd put some in her eye!

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She slept for NINE hours last night!! We have been terrible parents and put her in her cot in her own room. She has always hated her moses basket. She's quite a wriggly baby and her arms and legs are always moving around when she's asleep. When they hit the side of the basket, it woke her up. She doesn't have that problem in the cot. She didn't even wake for her last feed last night. Obviously it could have been a one off, but she's been asleep since 7.45 so far :j

I've been reading a bit over the past few days but have lots of pages to catch up on, so will do that now. Not sure I'll be back to post again though as planning an early night