General Chat

Sue
My mother never realised I was a grown up, even when I was in my thirties with one child at high school and one at primary. She didn't like my OH which made it doubly difficult. But she did say to me once that he was a far more considerate driver when she and my dad were in the car than I was, he drove very slowly and carefully for them - I just thought he was doddering about.
I am more like my father - but there is the odd (very odd) bit of my mother that comes through at times - it even surprises me.

Pxx

I'm more like my Dad too. Laid back and easy-going. I look for the best in everything that comes along - although my Mum was like that too. One big difference is that my Mum always worried about "what would the neighbours think?" - as if they would ever be interested??? I could never understand that for a woman who never poked her nose into other people's busines - how could she worry about others doing that to her???

My OH always appreciated my parents because they never told us what we should do - just accepted what we did and were always there for us. I have tried to be like that - and I hope I have succeeded. These days, I try to tell them to get medical checkups, eye tests, eat properly, etc - but it falls on deaf ears - so maybe I should have been more insistent in the past. It's a bit late to start when they get to their forties!

No wonder Diane - looks to you for motherly advice Berona.

Good Morning Everyone,

Berona, Thank you.

I hereby declare that Berona is of now, my Big Sister.
As I've never had a big sister it will be rather nice - just so long as she doesn't turn out to be a "bossy" big sister.

Sue....I think we do all have times when we could run away screaming to somewhere away from irritations, telephones, even people we love. Just to recharge our batteries, and feel more able to cope with it all.

Perse - Sorry about the snow on the office floor - pass the mop.

Allan - Hope you're not suffering the heat today

Tec

I was going to thank you Tec for taking your boots off and not getting snow on the floor - I thought that wet patch on the floor was from Polly on another thread throwing a snowball at me from Yorkshire.

OH wants puta so must go - he is bidding on Trade me yet again!!!!!!!!

~~~~~~~~ to Janet as have not seen her around in awhile.

Hello to Pat have not seen you for a few days - maybe your room is all decorated now and you are too busy admiring it.

~~~~~~~~~~ long wave across the waters to Mexico - to our Linda.

Catch you at some ungodly time Diane
Hello to Ali cat
and talk to you later Carole

Bi all

Persephone

Tec - do you realise that you are now Diane's uncle?

Hello Tec:-)) Run away screaming is just about right.

Berona - both my parents cared about what other people would think. Funny isn't it?

Sue xx

Tec - I won't be a 'bossy' big sister. Pity I wasn't to my own brother. He is twelve years my junior and takes no notice of me whatsoever - in fact, he seems to think that I'm the one who needs the advice! Although I used to push him around in his pram, I was married by the time he was twelve, so I'm more like an aunt than a sister.

Goodevening/ morning all

Sue, I know how it feel's when you can't do right for doing wrong lol, my mum is not around so I haven't got the problem with my mum but a lady who I have called Aunty since I was 9yrs is like a mum to me and for nearly 15yrs I was there for her like a daughter until last year. I did all the thing's a daughter would do and more, I often had time's when no matter what I did it was wrong.Cut a long story wrong it got me down sometime's and I felt trapped, the last straw came when she offered me £50 to bring back 2 cardigan's she said I had stolen, you can imagine how hurt I felt.
She is now in a nurseing home after 12mths of having to rely on her nephew who was not able to do all the thing's I had done and also not being safe on her own in her house. I feel I have let her down but in reality I know I did my best, she had no children of her own and I even gave up my house to move into this flat to look after her. Oh my god don't I waffle on, all I wanted to say was you can only do so much, so don't feel you are moaning hun I truely understand how you feel at time's and it is allowed lol.
you have probably gone by the time I have finished writeing all this.

Diane

We receive constant financial advice from my brothers in law - one is OH's brother and the other is OH's brother in law. Neither of them have looked after their money well and neither have received any advice from professionals but they delight in telling us how to spend and invest our money. Both have told us to get rid of our financial advisor and not waste our money on fees.

Sue xx

Still here, Dianne:-)) I think I'm the one waffling on but as I said things are getting me down at the moment. Never lasts long and I always believe that when you feel down you should be kind to yourself and realise that it is a feeling just as happiness is. So that means I won't moan at you all for long:-))

Sue xx

Hello to Berona, Diane and Tec and anyone that I may have missed

Allan

Good Evening Diane,

I am now your uncle - hope you need an uncle!

Hi Allan - Have you been on a late walk?

Berona, Pleased to know you're not going to boss me about

Tec

Sue as I know moaning help's lol, moan all you want we don't mind you know we are here to listen ( as you yourself often say ) hun.
By the way you said you are going away, were are you going, I hope it is somewhere nice and relaxing hun.

Hi Tec or should I say Uncle lol, how are you today.

Perse sorry I missed you, I made it before midnight lol.

Hi Berona ( mum ) lol, I'm hear a bit earlier

Hi Allan hope your well today hun and the weather were you are isn't to hot, like Tec we have snow again, and I'm not happy about it GRRRR

Hello to anyone I may have missed~~~~~

Diane

ps internet is playing up so if I suddenly disappear don't think I'm ignoreing you all.

Hello Tec, I was back a little later than usual, but unfortunately I haven't felt very chatty. I must be sickening for something....I was in bed at 7.30 last night.

Diane, the weather, while still on the warm side, is now becoming more bearable and we don't need to put the air-con on until late afternoon.

Allan

Diane - we are going to a family wedding. As there are people coming from overseas and interstate it will be a great family reunion and what better place than at a wedding. We are staying in the hotel where the wedding reception is so we can both relax and not worry about driving. We're not big drinkers but it is nice not to have to worry about being over the limit. We're going for a few days so we can catch up with everyone and the best thing is.......at least two are keen of family history:-))

Sue xx

Sue, a great way to unwind and please forget all else other than the wedding and the family history1

Allan

Allan myabe you have been over doing the gardening with OH hun and you need a break, we all get time's when we don't feel chatty so don't worry to much we enjoy the peace ( just messing hun ).

Tec how did you get on with the decorating you were doing, can't remember were you were doing, just remember you mentioning you were doing it and I think it was Linda ( though I'm not sure about that either ) asked when were you going to do the other room ( dineing or liveing room ) you will have to excuse my memory it is hopeless, anyway did you get it finished and if so did it come up to the expectation's of OH.

Diane

Allan - Maybe the excessive heat has taken it's toll on you, causing you to be tired and a bit wrung out - hope it's not your diabetes causing that.
I sometimes have times when I just need to be quiet, not intentionally anti-social, just the need to be quiet - I usually curl up with a good book and get lost in it.

Diane I'm fine thanks - disappointed to see the cold weather back though

Tec

In bed at 7:30? Allan - how could you sleep? or did you think you were back in the UK?

That took me back to when daylight saving first started here - in the sixties - and I had two little boys (about 2 & 4) and I tried to put them to bed in the daylight!!! They thought I was putting something over them!
Then, while I was cursing the situation - who should come rolling down the road - but Mr. Whippy - taking advantage of the extended daylight. I'm sure the kids thought I was putting them to bed so they wouldn't hear him!