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Lost Yorkshire Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Turns out it's not even sither!! > DADS REPLY: > > Ey up > > You should indeed be ashamed of yourself, you'll > be asking who the Terriers are next. > > Its sithee i.e see thee or look here you. > > Dad You chump, I could've told you that. I wish we still used thee and thou to talk to our loved ones. sigh.

This is going to cement my reputation as Bad Mummy of the forum, but one thing you will find time for if it kills you is playing with your baby, putting your baby to bed, and so on. Your life will soon become bouncing between getting enough time at work and getting enough time at home - it can be fun, and it can be a great balance between the job you like and the baby you love, but... ...what you won't have time for is You. So my advice is have lunch, have coffee, have a pedicure, get a haircut, read a book while bubs is sleeping. Oh, and either get super-organised with laundry, housework and so on, or get used to the mess and ignore it. Best of luck. It does work, honest.

... you take your own Waitrose plastic bags to Sainsbury's, like the guy I saw today. Made me chortle.

I'm blushing writing this, but:- "Noooo, don't lick the cat's bottom!"

Ha ha, was about to post to suggest Quids gave it a rest, but I see Rosie has the situation well in hand.

????, I can't agree with you either. Occasional slippage from any moral standpoint is surely an inevitable part of being human, no-one is claiming sainthood, are they? And admitting it is not hypocrisy, it's honesty. Specifically with regard to RosieH, I think she has a right to be angry with what you wrote.

Duh, they have claws! I guess they might have trouble with the screwtops though. They'd have to cut a deal with some monkeys for those.

Loads more cats in ED these days, since snorky went missing. They'll be the culprits, the furry little ethical vacuums.

Good things come in small package. Carry on. (Alan Modic, do you mean me? 5'3"? Have you been spying on me?)

Languagelounger, if you sent the email at the same time as your first post Admin has only had one working day to respond. I'm sure Admin will respond when they have time, but please remember that it is run in the Administrator's spare time, so it's not always possible to respond immediately.

Since when is 5'8" tall?

Curses! Failed such an obvious test. *goes off, trailing teddy bear*

I did, yes.

Mockers, so sorry for what you are going through. I have been wondering how you mother was since her op, and can easily imagine your pain and frustration. I don't really have familiarity with your situation, as when my father had cancer he took every treatment going and had a bull-headed determination to live as long as he can, which I think helped him live longer than was predicted. Is it possible that your mother isn't mentally ready to accept that she cannot really be cured of her cancer? Belle makes a very moving and excellent point that your support may make it possible for her to discuss this with you, and listen to your persuation. Have you got other supporters in the family that can help by talking science rather than faith? I'm sure she feels she has a great deal to live for, but perhaps is afraid of really looking at statistics. My very best wishes to you, and all of you.

I don't know for certain but since a nanny is an employee not a service provider I'd have thought the employer would be liable for any business expenses. Presumably she wouldn't need the extra insurance for herself? You might want to check with one of the nanny payroll agencies, I'm sure they'd know. Good luck sorting it out.

I don't think there are any Margarets left. It hasn't even been rediscovered yet, there are no baby Margarets. People are too busy naming their daughters Pinky, Obsidian and Cornwall.

(cross-posted with Molly)

I have an Ergo and have just starting wearing Twosling on my back, although he's still light enough to carry on the front too. (He weighs about 8kg now.) I really like it, though it's only my second sling after the BabyBjorn which I didn't get on with. Welcome to come and have a try if you like?

Hurray for the Ottas!

Bah.

I flew this week with my two on my own, although only an hour and a half's flight. 4 year old was an angel, am v proud of him. His own little wheely suitcase with his toys plus a few snacks and a couple of new tiny sticker books (60p from Just William) and he was grand. Twosling, aged 8 months, was a bit trickier - he missed a nap (plan was he'd have it in the buggy at the airport - duh, far too exciting) so was flushed & hyper throughout. I got into that disastrous spiral of offering Everything in faster & faster succession... Toy? Breastmilk? Food? Different food? while he wailed. Not cool. So my advice is, if your charming baby turns into a wet gremlin, keep calm, ignore the glares, apologise with a smile to the people around you and just let it wash over you.

Fair enough. For what it's worth, my four year old boy is a rather reluctant tooth-brusher and needs a lot of supervision, otherwise he just chews his brush for a few seconds and declares Finished! So, I think we are a long way from his doing it all himself, but I'm keen to ensure he at least starts to understand the process.

If she does a good job, why are you reluctant? Maybe if you're nervous schedule some extra dentist checkups. The dentist will soon point out any areas that are not being well brushed, or if she's accumulating plaque.

Sheesh. I was just trying to help out.

Antsy in the pants, I believe.