Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

misskool

parents will be parents. mine stayed up all night to face time me on the phone because it was my first day back at work. no idea why they think i can't take care of myself

somehow, i'm going to paris 16-18 july now

Spirit_2

Silercar that is so sad. It puts my day into context.

I went to the IOW to chair a meeting of a large project of which I am the unwilling SRO. It was a meeting that needed a number of issues disscussed, opposing views reconciled and decisions reached. We covered all points and 'got' all that was needed done. There is a board incl the partner CEO's later this week and I have to report progress. The meeting ended on time (4pm) and I got back in my car to drive to the ferry feeling like "I did that really well", aka ...a bit smug.

Before I reach the ferry I get a call to say that the board of one of the partner organisations...is suspending the programme. :mad: I then have to break the news to several others...and deal with their immediate anxieties about how it will effect people incl them.:(

It is also my birthday. I had agreed not to open my cards/presents this morning as DD had to be at work for 8am and could not be with me. So this evening...she is riding a horse for someone and cannot be in at tea time..so no pressie opening then..nor cake eating. We are going out for supper...DD dresses in faded/washed cannot be bothered clothes and when I say this she decides to stay home and adopts a 'spoiling tactics attitude'. We go out, me feeling a bit miserable Mr S annoyed. She is 25 !!!!!!!!!

On arriving home post supper (really nice gastro pub) I want to open my cards/pressies at last. She is still full of attitude. I decline to open gift/card from her. DD posts my uncut birthday cake into the kitchen bin.

DD is now in tears. I am definitly in I love her but do not like her frame of mind.

zagubov

Happy Birthday Spirit (and also Bugslet) :bdaycake:

- you're not separated twins are you?:think:

PN this might be a phone deal worth looking at- if you're still in the market for such.:beer:

My DD comes home on Thursday night after living in that there London for a year. I don't know at what stage I'll start thinking of her as an adult. The house won't feel quite so empty any more but I wonder what it'll be like sharing with someone who's been used to living away for so long.:o

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

Silercar that is so sad. It puts my day into context.

I went to the IOW to chair a meeting of a large project of which I am the unwilling SRO. It was a meeting that needed a number of issues disscussed, opposing views reconciled and decisions reached. We covered all points and 'got' all that was needed done. There is a board incl the partner CEO's later this week and I have to report progress. The meeting ended on time (4pm) and I got back in my car to drive to the ferry feeling like "I did that really well", aka ...a bit smug.

Before I reach the ferry I get a call to say that the board of one of the partner organisations...is suspending the programme. :mad: I then have to break the news to several others...and deal with their immediate anxieties about how it will effect people incl them.:(

It is also my birthday. I had agreed not to open my cards/presents this morning as DD had to be at work for 8am and could not be with me. So this evening...she is riding a horse for someone and cannot be in at tea time..so no pressie opening then..nor cake eating. We are going out for supper...DD dresses in faded/washed cannot be bothered clothes and when I say this she decides to stay home and adopts a 'spoiling tactics attitude'. We go out, me feeling a bit miserable Mr S annoyed. She is 25 !!!!!!!!!

On arriving home post supper (really nice gastro pub) I want to open my cards/pressies at last. She is still full of attitude. I decline to open gift/card from her. DD posts my uncut birthday cake into the kitchen bin.

DD is now in tears. I am definitly in I love her but do not like her frame of mind.

Spirit, could it be that its time for her to find a house share or something? She sounds a little like she's acting in a younger frame of behaviour in her relationship with you. Was she in halls as an undergrad or a house share?

Happy birthday dear one.

chewmylegoff

Nikkster wrote: »

Yes, I am
Really enjoying it. Think the soundtrack is fab too.

I finally got around to watching the first episode last night. Really impressed, right up there with the best drama ive seen in the past few years. Shame it's in French so I actually have to concentrate throughout!

Nikkster

Oh Spirit, what a day. (Many years ago) I put my mums present in the bin because she refused to open it/ was very non-plussed by it/ something similar. Also had a weekend of equal maturity from both me and mother. Too long to post from phone, but its all resolved now

Happy birthday lovely Spirt. Hope tomorrow is better (not neuter as autocorrect suggested!) X

Nikkster

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I finally got around to watching the first episode last night. Really impressed, right up there with the best drama ive seen in the past few years. Shame it's in French so I actually have to concentrate throughout!

I know... Its made me realise how much I tend to sit in front of the TV doing something else so not paying any attention. Its worth the undivided attention though at least.

silvercar

.DD dresses in faded/washed cannot be bothered clothes and when I say this she decides to stay home and adopts a 'spoiling tactics attitude'. We go out, me feeling a bit miserable Mr S annoyed. She is 25 !!!!!!!!!

Oh dear! Sorry your day was spoilt.

Having a post teen at home can be difficult.

Not sure if the "she is 25" means that she should have the sense to dress appropriately or whether at 25 you shouldn't be openly judging her clothes choice.

I say that with a 23 yr old at home, but maybe boys clothes are harder to find offensive.

On arriving home post supper (really nice gastro pub) I want to open my cards/pressies at last. She is still full of attitude. I decline to open gift/card from her. DD posts my uncut birthday cake into the kitchen bin.

I think you need a break from each other. Declining to open just her gift/card suggests breathing space is needed.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

...feeling like "I did that really well", aka ...a bit smug.

Before I reach the ferry I get a call to say that the board of one of the partner organisations...is suspending the programme.

I had some Proj Man interviews that went like that a couple of years back; went, got offered the job at interview .... they then obviously went straight to their boss to say "Got a team for this project" and the boss pulled the rug from it and I got a call on my way home. Bit of a s0d, but it seems that's the way things work: You get the OK to look for people, if you can get a team together the project's signed off ..... or pulled.

Spirit wrote: »

It is also my birthday.

Happy hirthday

Spirit wrote: »

I had agreed not to open my cards/presents this morning

Not hard for me to do .... I don't get cards/presents any more.

Spirit wrote: »

...nor cake eating.

I don't think I've had a birthday cake since I was about 10!

Spirit wrote: »

She is still full of attitude. I decline to open gift/card from her. DD posts my uncut birthday cake into the kitchen bin.

That's just vicious.

Spirit wrote: »

DD is now in tears. I am definitly in I love her but do not like her frame of mind.

Needs a kick up the jacksy..... cancel her next birthday, pretend you forgot,.

PasturesNew

zagubov wrote: »

PN this might be a phone deal worth looking at- if you're still in the market for such.

Cheers. I am ..... bit pricey that one, at £129. I saw some new Nokia on the telly earlier, with an 8MB camera... but no idea if that one's better/worse than this brand.