tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post2455817459156086962..comments2024-02-01T01:07:51.195-08:00Comments on about last weekend: M-M-MeltdownAbout Last Weekendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-67723886691044045402013-11-23T11:29:20.435-08:002013-11-23T11:29:20.435-08:00Thanks CQ! Love hearing from Mums with older kids ...Thanks CQ! Love hearing from Mums with older kids with reports from Through The Curtain, that given time we will all get to sit in nice seats and sip our drinks together and have nice conversations. Right now sitting back by loos.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-45247112702697378172013-11-22T11:15:08.417-08:002013-11-22T11:15:08.417-08:00Just wanted to say how much I feel for you. Been ...Just wanted to say how much I feel for you. Been there, done that in spades. My kids were right little b'stards for years and years and f@cking YEARS! Now, at 21 and 18 there is the shrugging off of the chrysalisl and the human beings are emerging. You just have to stay strong and united. Sport should be non-negotiable and yr husband needs to play his part in that and take them out running, swimming, whatever at the weekends. No sport? No privileges. Yes, I'm a horrible old cow of a mother and I don't care. You are far too valuable to be treated this way. Big hug from across the pond! XCurry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-74281318180467920692013-11-22T09:51:59.087-08:002013-11-22T09:51:59.087-08:00For sure my friend-I would LOVE that!!! We can whi...For sure my friend-I would LOVE that!!! We can whine and wine-whatever we like :) <br />xx, HeatherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032908426814046368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-37808134181725475322013-11-21T11:20:25.116-08:002013-11-21T11:20:25.116-08:00She wrote back to say she meant "Bushed"...She wrote back to say she meant "Bushed" not "Busted" but I think both work!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-77673577325202782012013-11-20T15:27:04.328-08:002013-11-20T15:27:04.328-08:00Seems inconceivable now (the friends thing) but al...Seems inconceivable now (the friends thing) but all my friends with older kids say the same. Thanks Pat for the voice of reason from the other side...And That menopause is one funny little joke that keeps on giving!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-76788857211981501972013-11-20T15:03:29.821-08:002013-11-20T15:03:29.821-08:00Another email "I'm glad you're better...Another email "I'm glad you're better after your meltdown as I so wanted to write and say I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I've decided that the stupid iPhone had rendered me powerless and ineffective so I've taken some great joy in reclaiming my parenting prerogative and taking it away at the slightest infraction, not replacing it or updating it EVER and using it to locate my kids anywhere and exposing their lies lies lies and not caring one stitch about how mad they are at me and how "unfair" it all is. TOO BAD! Every day is ugly at our house but now I just don't care and think this is the job I'm in and there are a lots of people in the world who hate their jobs....so that's my new take on it this week. I"m not unique! May all change next week but this is where I am now!"About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-68159319596993066052013-11-20T14:56:47.145-08:002013-11-20T14:56:47.145-08:00Some advice from a friend: "The past few year...Some advice from a friend: "The past few years I've heard the parenting adage: keep the kids busy, broke and busted"About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-24325883039181401302013-11-20T03:57:45.168-08:002013-11-20T03:57:45.168-08:00This too will pass.
One of God's little jokes ...This too will pass.<br />One of God's little jokes is usually the menopause hits us when the kids are feeling their bumps and behaving like monsters.<br />Of course - as you know it is vital to get your husband on side. A united front is so important and he must acknowledge this too.<br />I wish you all the luck in the world and that the kids will eventually be your best friends.<br />Against all the odds that's what happened to me.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-66458215102898849082013-11-19T13:41:40.489-08:002013-11-19T13:41:40.489-08:00Remember these times...Hard to get anything doneRemember these times...Hard to get anything doneAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-38970573632622472912013-11-19T13:41:03.460-08:002013-11-19T13:41:03.460-08:00your kids always look so sweet!your kids always look so sweet!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-65277705898075976422013-11-19T13:40:25.769-08:002013-11-19T13:40:25.769-08:00So the jobs the thing
scrubbing Dickensian
style?So the jobs the thing<br />scrubbing Dickensian<br />style?About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-83067696843451239232013-11-19T13:39:14.016-08:002013-11-19T13:39:14.016-08:00I have totally come around to that way of thinking...I have totally come around to that way of thinking after being a proponent of "They have to have loads of downtime" After last week it's " don't come home until 6pm and you've run round the block or even better the whole town"About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-16022246132120777142013-11-19T13:21:16.929-08:002013-11-19T13:21:16.929-08:00Sauvy is the key FF!Sauvy is the key FF!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-30567346717632391002013-11-19T13:20:50.238-08:002013-11-19T13:20:50.238-08:00100 percent happy with this comment that's for...100 percent happy with this comment that's for sure!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-43393291032593334142013-11-19T13:18:18.251-08:002013-11-19T13:18:18.251-08:00Me neither Jenn!Me neither Jenn!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-43505893422441923232013-11-19T13:17:59.442-08:002013-11-19T13:17:59.442-08:00Just Bearly!Just Bearly!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-79896138533488706552013-11-19T13:16:38.335-08:002013-11-19T13:16:38.335-08:00Linda - a total meeting of the minds my friend. In...Linda - a total meeting of the minds my friend. In fact they only bought in summer vacation in the US to enable farming families to use the children to harvest all the fields. Now we don't need the sprogs to do that I say ALL_year-round-school. It's the only way!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-69831028205206307242013-11-19T13:14:57.921-08:002013-11-19T13:14:57.921-08:00Yes have realised when they get to be teens they n...Yes have realised when they get to be teens they need a good bit of running around and to be kept busyAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-55178958606374769232013-11-19T13:12:06.458-08:002013-11-19T13:12:06.458-08:00Or Poltegeists? They have arrived in our house for...Or Poltegeists? They have arrived in our house for sureAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-65452714908757825502013-11-19T13:08:48.882-08:002013-11-19T13:08:48.882-08:00Hmm wonder how to make the IRL family more sympath...Hmm wonder how to make the IRL family more sympathetic like the URL one?About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-67617853889207087322013-11-19T13:07:01.005-08:002013-11-19T13:07:01.005-08:00IRL and URL sympathy is always brilliantIRL and URL sympathy is always brilliantAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-32880967833086890152013-11-19T13:01:28.259-08:002013-11-19T13:01:28.259-08:00I. Am. The. Warrior. Princess with wine. repeat.I. Am. The. Warrior. Princess with wine. repeat.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-66380890992440299562013-11-19T12:47:19.253-08:002013-11-19T12:47:19.253-08:00Magic heartening words: "I can have a drink w...Magic heartening words: "I can have a drink with them," my friend says that too.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-13054532172092642522013-11-19T12:42:17.982-08:002013-11-19T12:42:17.982-08:00Ooh now am intrigued, what a fabulous title!Ooh now am intrigued, what a fabulous title!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5901268365510893153.post-35114676838816713872013-11-19T12:40:47.500-08:002013-11-19T12:40:47.500-08:00TR, yes that all makes so much sense when you put ...TR, yes that all makes so much sense when you put it like that: I think God invented teenagers to make their eventual independence a natural process ... think of how difficult separation might be if they're always sweet loveys." Lovely words, now I'm thinking of them quite fondly (though they're not back from school for a couple of hours...)About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.com