Here we can all be heard for a little while

calleyw

just to say that I am now a step grandmother.

My step daughter has her baby. Is about two months early. But mother and baby are well.

And fingers crossed I will get to see the mother and baby tomorrow.

Yours

Calley

Waves_and_Smiles

Aw! Congratulations, Calley! That is lovely! Please tell us about how adorable the little one is if you visit tomorrow!

calleyw

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

Aw! Congratulations, Calley! That is lovely! Please tell us about how adorable the little one is if you visit tomorrow!

I will do. Got to rush round and get a present now.

As thought it would be a little while longer LOL!!!!

And I will be a step gran mother thanks to my stepson in october as well LOL!!!


Yours

Calley

whitewing

Big congratulations, step granny. What will you be called - granny, gradma, nan?

Sloth:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3121725/Baby-sloth-cries-help-tourists-struggles-climb-pole-sanctuary-Costa-Rica.html

oldestgnome

Congrats calley.

On a bad night with a long time ago ex I used to get out of bed and go round the other side and get back in as otherwise i would be in danger of falling out as he would get closer and closer to me and i hate sleeping cuddled up next to someone so would run out of space!!

Georgiegirl256

Congrats Calley! Hope you get to see them today!

Popping round my Mam's in a minute to collect something my Aunty gave her to give me. It's a powder compact with The Tower of London on that my Dad bought my Aunty when he went down to the 1966 World Cup Final! I think that's so lovely of her to want me to have it, and it's bound to be awesome as my Dad bought the coolest stuff! It's a lovely keepsake to have, can't wait to see it!

Stoodles

I'm a step grandma to three - it's a rather nice relationship. I suspect though that being a blood grandma is probably a more intense feeling. I was amazed when my children were born at how totally you fall in love with them on sight.

jobbingmusician

Gosh, we do cover a load of subjects in this thread! I love that some of the posts are about mental health support, but loads of others are about everyday stuff, some are about diawoowoo(!) and others about serious things.

I was thinking especially about this as someone at work said that people only seem to talk to her about mental health stuff ('how ARE you, dear?' ) and she feels inhibited as almost as if she has lost the right to change the subject and talk about normal stuff to her family. It's nice that we can talk about anything at all here, but we are all still around if anyone has a problem or wants to join in and say they are feeling bad ((((()))))

Free hugs! Take one if you would like one today!

Waves_and_Smiles

I do love that about this thread, JM. Before this my life was mainly focused on my mental health, I didn't have anyone to discuss the ordinary everyday things with. It makes me feel far more grounded to be able to talk about other things and I feel not so removed from others lives. I also love how supportive everyone is when someone is having mental health problems. Although we talk about so many subjects everyone is also ready to listen if someone is suffering and offer support and understanding. We have struck a wonderful balance.

seven-day-weekend

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

I may as well sleep alone , Calley because i am a bed and duvet stealer! Wasp usually ends up with a few inches and clinging to the edge of the mattress while I am stretched out over the rest. He often gets up and sleeps on the couch and I don't even notice, i just grab the extra few inches!

I can understand that, Pyxis. As much as i had little relationship with my mother I still felt like an orphan when she died. My teacher friend does make up a lot for that, though. I have never really become an adult to him, he is extremely protective of me and does treat me as if i am still a child which I actually really like. He always says I am the daughter he should have had, other than biologically we are very much father and daughter and always have been. He is 74 now and I do wonder how I will cope when he isn't here anymore, he has been a constant in my life for 33 years through all of the worse times.

Your teacher friend sounds wonderful. You and he are so lucky to have each other. Thank goodness he noticed the little girl who needed a friend and became that in your life.

My husband has a teacher he always values and remembers with gratitude (the teacher is still alive, although my husband is 66). He was the Geography teacher who allowed my husband to clean fossils instead of playing football, or tidy up the mineral display instead of being bullied in the playground at lunchtime. My husband phoned him a few years ago and thanked him for being the right person in his life at the right time. He didn't have terribly happy home life, so the Geography room was a haven of peace to him.

My husband went on to become a well loved and inspirational Geography/Geology teacher himself .