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Me
April 30, 2009
I came across this delightful meme on Belgian Waffle earlier today. As Mdme Jaywalker has opened it up to all, I thought it would be fun to give it a go.
1. Are you a male or female: Red shoes, red nail varnish…yes, I’m a bloke.
2. Describe yourself: Snow White with roots – plan [...]
Posted in Family, Friendship, Life, Love, Relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged: Dumped by Gerard Butler (sob), How Snow White might look in her mid 30s, Long Suffering Parents, Meme | 14 Comments »
Son (to shiny new boyfriend): I want a brother.
Shiny new boyfriend (to son): Oh that’s nice.
Me (trying to change subject): So what do you two fancy for supper?
Son (pointing at more than ample bulge in shiny new boyfriend’s trousers): If put your zizi in my Mama’s kiki (now pointing at my essential equipment) you [...]
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I have come to a decision. I am not going to confront my ex about K and her 6 yr old daughter (I forgot to mention that she has a daughter in my last post) moving in, I am going to wait for him to tell me. I have my reasons for this:
If I initiate [...]
Posted in Family, France, Life, Love, Neighbours, Single Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged: Putting the children first, Thinking before acting, Treading carefully | 7 Comments »
Reeling
November 12, 2008
A conversation over dinner with Sonny:
Sonny: “K is moving in with Papa.”
Me: “What do you mean?”
Sonny: “She is not going to live in her house anymore.”
Me: “Do you know when she is moving in?”
Sonny: “In December…I think.”
I knew this day would come, but I wasn’t quite sure how I would feel about it when [...]
Posted in Family, France, Life, Love, Single Parenting | Tagged: Divorce, Moving on, Trouble with the ex | 11 Comments »
Tomorrow I am going to visit ‘the family.’ Not just my parents but my grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins. The last time I saw them was just before I moved to France 6 years ago. I did the ‘goodbye tour’ thinking it might be the last time I would see some of my grandparents – [...]
Posted in Family, Holidays, Single Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged: failure, Family, family holidays, grandparents, Single Parenting | 3 Comments »
I ‘do’ camping but I don’t ‘do’ the relaxed clothing that seems to come with the territory. Tracksuits, shorts and fleeces just make me look
fat(ter). Yes, I’m the kind of girl that goes camping in high heels. You are probably thinking that I’d be much better off in a hotel, and you would probably be [...]
Posted in Family, France, Holidays, Life, Single Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged: Camping, Driving, Embarrassing situations, Fish out of water, Holidays, Mum on the run, Tents | 1 Comment »
“It all started with the van not starting. Fully loaded with anticipation, two anxious adults, a teething baby, one fidgety dog and mountains of badly packed furniture; key in ignition…nothing. A flat battery meant everyone out and a two-hour delay while it charged enough to take us to the channel tunnel. Broken windscreen wipers and [...]
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