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MSE Parents Club Part 14

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  • redmel1621
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    Back again

    Well after much discussion with the boys...ds2 is now having a lazer party, and ds1 MIGHT be having one of these:eek:
    Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
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  • Oh god we're gonna have another bad night here I can tel, e has already woke up twice for his dummy :(
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  • SugarSpun
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    :( WM

    Approved Food has loads of baby food for cheap cheap cheap.
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  • That looks awesome, Mel. Can I come?

    My fairies have a paperback copy of Gill Rapley's Baby Led Weaning book. It's the one that was free with one of the parenting magazines a while ago. No pictures or anything in it, but quite useful. Shout up if you would like it.

    Kindof- my fairies still haven't made it to the post office, I'm afraid. I will suitable reprimand them and send them on their way!
    :DYummy mummy, runner, baker and procrastinator :p
  • Becles
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    Not caught up so *hugs* to all.

    Busy day here. Worked until mid afternoon, then came home and took the dogs out. I bumped into a lady who said it was weird seeing me walking without a bairn hanging on my arm and it made me feel a bit sad :(

    Picked Charlotte up from school, cooked tea and went to boot camp. It was lashing it down with rain when I left home, but luckily it dried up a a bit. Only six turned up. I like it better when it's a small group as it's more like a personal training session.

    Just found out my Mam's friend died of breast cancer yesterday. She was only late 50's and I used to go round and stay some days as her daughters are slightly younger than me and we all played together. Sad news :(

    Better go for a shower as I stink :o
    Here I go again on my own....
  • CAFCGirl wrote: »
    Awww w'mummy... that sucks

    ..

    Now its all "are you sulking at me?" fcukwit!

    I'm off to sort out the dreaded clean underwear and sock basket. Need to find joes football socks for tomorrow! What an interesting life I lead!
  • CAFCGirl
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    SugarSpun wrote: »
    :( WM

    Approved Food has loads of baby food for cheap cheap cheap.

    im having a right moment and cant find this cheap food of which you speak....
    :(
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  • MichelleM wrote: »
    Thanks, I am trying to put it into perspective. :) She is gorgeous and a very calm baby so I am very lucky in that respect. I might just try to put my feelings/tiredness to one side until this time next week and see how I feel then. If its the same then I may need to get DH to do some of the feeds- possibly only at the weekend though. He is currently running me a bath after handing me a small alcoholic beverage. :p

    I also meant to say earlier that lots of us have given formula to our babies on an occasional or regular basis - it is entirely a matter of personal choice and what is best for you and your family.

    Benjamin used to have the odd carton here and there, or a bottle of expressed house white to give me a bit of a break but also because by the time he was A's age I had sneaked my first night away ;)

    But I think the point was it won't neccessarily make her sleep ;) but then it might *shrugs*
    r.mac wrote: »
    please listen to MFD - she is a wise woman :D
    Proud Mummy to the gorgeous Benjamin John born 14 March 2009, 8lbs 14oz
    A new little seedling on the way, due 30 September 2012
  • 3onitsway wrote: »
    Aw Kazza bless her - it must be horrible. I also remember girly nastyness, but as you say, it was in senior school. Does she have any friends out of school from other clubs/interests? My DD has some nice friends at gymnastics from different junior schools to ours. There is every chance some of these will end up in the same senior school so she'll already have some friends when she gets there.

    One horrible thing our group did, was one girl (not from the group) was having a sleepover party and invited 4 of the 5 in the group. My DD was stressing about it, and told me that the one who wasn't invited had told the invited 4 that they were to say they were going, but not turn up on the night, basically to ruin this poor girls party! My DD felt it was wrong and didn't want to do it, but didn't want to be kicked out of the group for going to the sleepover. :( This was early last year, thankfully my DD has realised what a bunch of horrors these girls are, and made new friends.

    She does have friends from Brownies but if she goes off and plays with other children, then they entice her back, are nice to her for a couple of days and then they start with the nastiness again.

    She has/had two main friends girl one, which she saw a couple of times in the 6 week holiday, and girl 2 who kept making excuses that she was busy and she had no contact with. My daughter is like the gooseberry between the two. When she spent time with girl one, she was told that girl 2 hated her and that she had been told to have nothing to do with her after the 6 weeks holiday!

    Today she was told that she has been kicked out of "the gang" (one of which has had a couple of bullying accusations with other girls!) and she played with someone else.

    She has been onto childline the lasy two evenings and she found that quite comforting to have someone to talk to. I was really impressed with them.
  • SugarSpun
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    Here, CAFC :)

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