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PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

.. I guess some are driven to be serial entrepreneurs and such people deserve our respect.

Or Care in the Community, now we don't lock the loons up

Most people start with a market stall

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

Totally agree with you about THE baby. You will find that when the babies arrive, your OH will similarly be addressed as "Mum".

My parents correct this for years. They would say 'we are not mum and dad, ever, not even to her' funnily enough my mother now talks to other children about asking their 'mum's' not their 'mother's'. She's come a long way , my old mum. . ( just so long as I don't call her that)

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Do you get two chocolate hobnobs for twins?

I bet he's kicking himself he didn't use that phrase ... oh well, it's banked for next time!

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

Totally agree with you about THE baby. You will find that when the babies arrive, your OH will similarly be addressed as "Mum".

The one that grates with me is "MY baby, my child" - instead our "OUR". It's the default "ownership of" state that many mums adopt from day one, which is ingrained in language/thinking so that should they ever split with the father it's as if he never existed and it's never been "his" at all.

Not sure I described that right, but you watch JK or read the relationships/divorce posts here and it's "my, my, my".

LydiaJ

michaels wrote: »

I am amazed he has the time and energy needed to launch an airline with all his other businesses but I guess some are driven to be serial entrepreneurs and such people deserve our respect.

Indeed. And he's not just an entrepreneur, either. He's had other careers too. Don't forget he's a qualified teacher who rose to be Head of Science at the age of 23 or something, before leaving teaching for more lucrative pursuits.

silvercar wrote: »

Do you get two chocolate hobnobs for twins?

I would think it would be a tough challenge to exclusively breast feed twins, both in production volume and tiredness.

I know a mother of twins who did it and said it was fine, although you do have to drink a lot of fluids. She was a SAHM, though - I'm not sure you'd be able to pump enough if you were going back to work and expressing.

PasturesNew wrote: »

The one that grates with me is "MY baby, my child" - instead our "OUR". It's the default "ownership of" state that many mums adopt from day one, which is ingrained in language/thinking so that should they ever split with the father it's as if he never existed and it's never been "his" at all.

Not sure I described that right, but you watch JK or read the relationships/divorce posts here and it's "my, my, my".

Well, yes, maybe, but... I say "my dad" without intending to imply that he's only my dad or to negate the similar claims that my brothers have to call him their dad too. Even when LNE was alive I also said "my son" and "my daughter" without intending to imply that I produced them unaided or that they weren't also his, and indeed ours. Isn't that the same?

Not that I am denying that splitting parents do frequently ignore the other parent's claim to a relationship with the children. LNE and I weren't like that, though. Even when our relationship with each other was over we worked very hard at being good cooperative co-parents of our children, regardless of the possessive pronouns we used to describe them.

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

Well, yes, maybe, but... I say "my dad" without intending to imply that he's only my dad or to negate the similar claims that my brothers have to call him their dad too. Even when LNE was alive I also said "my son" and "my daughter" without intending to imply that I produced them unaided or that they weren't also his, and indeed ours. Isn't that the same?

Not that I am denying that splitting parents do frequently ignore the other parent's claim to a relationship with the children. LNE and I weren't like that, though. Even when our relationship with each other was over we worked very hard at being good cooperative co-parents of our children, regardless of the possessive pronouns we used to describe them.

Yes. I have my dogs and cats, and they are fir's too. I have my parents, and really......any one is welcome to them. GDb wouldn't swap that gorgeous doglet for one. ( harumph). I live in my home ( home to three people) and sleep in my bed ( a bed to which ATM six would like to lay claim. ).

What's mine is fir's really. I still might call it mine though. And while what's his might me mine I really have no use for those horns, the hulking bass, or all those ruddy corporate gifts. Or the cartoony t shirts.

Generali

Mrs Generali is 'mummy', she insists on it. As a result The Girl winds her up by calling her Mum.

I've been clear that the Generalissimos can call me Gen, Generali, Mr Generali, Daddy or Dad as they see fit. As a result they always, always call me Daddy.

Interesting events after work today. I decided to pop in to the bar at the station to watch a few minutes of cricket. This is the second largest station in Sydney.

I'd forgotten that it's a topless bar on Fridays. They had 4 topless waitresses quite aggressively touting for tips. Lots of touching going on. It was very strange.

lostinrates

Did you ask the women if they were in the same predicament as spirit has recently been? Did you tell them you have female friends who have in the past have struggled with bras and this has made other female friends worry about their futures with bras? .

It would be interesting to discuss ramifications of health problems on dressing with someone working for a tip. I expect they'd move on quite quickly if you were also watching the cricket. It depends how easily distracted from the cricket you I are I guess.

ivyleaf

How weird!:eek: At a railway station?!

lostinrates

ivyleaf wrote: »

How weird!:eek: At a railway station?!

There is something about railway stations at rush hour. It makes some want to take their top off, if you can get paid for it.....:D