TurkishDelight Forum Posts (3,998)

RE: Shooting in the north

Oh Jesus...thats awful...I do not want it to go back to our old way of life. Life has changed so much for the better these past few years...all you have to do is look at the traffic heading north each weekend for folks to do their shopping...

Life has changed so much up here that its unrecognisable from the past..........none of us want to go back to that horror

RE: who likes Neil Diamond's music?

I love Neil Diamond's music...having been weaned on it along with Nana Muskuri ( Spelling?)

I have seen him live 5 times now and to be honest was very disappointed with his last concert...making a bloody video and he talked most of the time during the concert.

My favourite is "Forever In blue jeans"

RE: what is the most attractive part of a mans body?

It has to be the eyes, especially if they have a twinkle in them

I was in town today having a nosy around the shops and came across a piece of furniture that I had bought recently and realised that I had ben ripped off.
Then a lovely gentleman who was standing beside me got into a conversation with me about the rip off Irleand that we live in today, I got very distracted by his beautiful eyes.

They were amazing! I have never seen such eyes as his before, he had golden discs around his pupils with a cirle of dark brown around them, and the most amazing thing of all, he had another disctinct ring of blue that was bordering on purple around the brown, they were truly a sight to behold.
I could have looked in them all day if I am honest

The next thing I know his wife is tottering along joining in the conversation

Did I forget to mention that they were about 80 years old

I complemented him on his beautiful eyes and watched as the man blush to the roots of his hair..bless him, they were lovely, she laughed and said I had just made his day.

RE: just to say thanks!!!

Good luck and God bless Noodles Check your mail

RE: Parenting and Autism

Have you noticed on the left hand side of your screen and advertisement for Autism

Thank you for such a great thread, alas, I have to go to bed, its 2am here My body clock is still on early years Autism time

RE: Parenting and Autism

Whats your technique for handling thes difficulties

Me Did everything that drove him nuts till he became Desensitized. Hated touch..so touch him all the time and got everyone around us to do the same. If a sound bothered him, made it till he learned to tune it out Some say its cruel, but hey it worked

RE: Parenting and Autism

Hi Jan

I couldnt agree with you more Children are so full of "E" these days its no wonder they are becoming so anti-social.

When my son was 6 months old he got very sick, ened up on antibiotics for 6 months. He developed an "IGA" defiency as a result.
He hasnt had one since and to this day is never sick.

Granny used to say.."a child will eat a Lb of muck, break a limb, have stitches and a bald patch before they go to school...all normal things in life" She was a midwife...

RE: Parenting and Autism

Bloody hell woman Your worse than me

RE: Parenting and Autism

Due to the lack of support in my son primary school, he was been written of by the Education Board and I was advised to send him to a Special School who may be able to cater for his needs much better. I didnt rule it out, had a very informative chat with the Headmaster of that school who was fantastic support for me. He advised me to keep going ther route I was on as his school had little to offer.

Thankfully, the Secondary school mylad attends is fantastic. He had thrived in their care and made "Prefect" year after year for his diligence and hard work.

Are any of you dealing with Sensory Issues Dude has acute sensory difficulties in which he cant touch paper for an example. At the time of admission to his present school he was plasses in a class that would not pushed too hard eduactionally as he was unable to read of write at 11yrs. He broke his thumb and fingers during PE, he has Dyspraxia also, when the school provided a scribe for him. As a result he passed his exams 100% and they tested him with higher level papers, resulting in him being moved up 5 Grades. He is now sitting his GCSE's a year earlier than expected...and this was a kid who couldnt read or write

RE: Parenting and Autism

I love this!! Reading this is like going back in time with my lad for the exceptionof the injection. I remember the sleepless nights and the trauma filled days not knowing how to deal with it..Hard going my friend
If its any comfort, it does get esier, for some strange reason after the hormones have settled in the teenage years, there tends to be a happy medium that falls into place.

RE: Parenting and Autism

Does she understand the concept of change Maybe she doesnt as it may be too abstract for her. Have you tried given her an alternative to her behviour

RE: Parenting and Autism

Hi Vonney
Are there no support Services in your area to provide respite, I know that there is a group in County Clare who have fantastic services

RE: Parenting and Autism

Hi there

Fab thread

My lad was Diagnosed after 3 years of arguing with the Medical Services here. The response I received varied from Doctor to Doctor as my son went though turmoil until I found out what was happening to him. I had put his behaviour down to possibly being aware of the trauma at home at the time. I have even been told by a doctor he was behaving at the time because I was a single female raising a male child
When Dude and I got the verdict I was delighted because I knew then what track to take. As a result of the diagnosis 6 others in our extended family have been included in the batch
I for one, do not support the vaccine arguemenyt as my son has never been vacinated and neither have the others. I come from a background were we believe that nature takes care of chilhood ills very well without intervention..

I am not a parent who is into the drug route personally, as there are too many complications with the side effects. My friend that I spoke about earlier today did that, and now has a wee lad who cannot function without medication.

I found ove the years that behaviour manaegment worked best for me and thankfully it has paid off. He was diagnosed with Classic Autism and is attending a mainstream school achieving grades on par with his peers.

For those who..

To all of you...Thank you so much, your kind words are heart warming....

This I have to say is one of the times when my faith is been questioned...
I see folks who glide through life and then look at her and wonder what more will life throw at her. She lost her mum as a child, then her husband 7 years ago followed by her father 2 years ago. She then had to give up work to look after her son and now this...sorry in advance for the swear word...but F*** it!! Why her..

We met many years ago just after she lost her husband at a group for families with children like ours. She has been a voice in Northern Ireland to fight for better medical and educational provisions for our kids not to be written off. We fought many a battle with Government bodies in order to make life easier for these children and many like them...and now her voice is gone.

For those who..

Sorry for ther spelling errors

For those who..

Am I being selfish when I say I am scared...about loosing her, what liesahead in helping her, trying to sort her wee lad out.
At this moment in time mt emotions are like a roller coaster, one moment I feel stroing and ready for waht lies ahead the nect I am scatred witless.
Another thing if I am honest is that I am dreading when we get round to sortibg her childs plans for the future..I know I will be asked to take him but I cant, I am so much on my plate as it is, yet filled with such guilt...

For those who..

Hi Ken

Its rattling around my head for days since she told me, I can only imagine what its like for her. Such a horrible disease.

Yet we see or hear folks in this world who moan about their lot in life, yet if you knew her, we would be all ashamed about complaining, she just gets on with it.

She is incredible, and I am heart broken at the thought of loosing my closest friend. We cant argue any more, that I am missing already, she has to control laughing or crying as it literally chokes her, ...jesus...its hard to watch

For those who..

Moan about their lot in life, for those who complain yet they have the world at their feet..for those who complain about the little things in life...

My Friend, aged 44 is a single mother with no family other than our friendship, a mother of a boy with considertable special needs is dying.

She has been diagnosed with MND this week after months of misdiagnosis. At the begining the Docs put it down to stress, given that she is the sole carer/provider 24/7 for her lad. He needs intensivce therapy on a daily basis etc and she is the only one that provides it, as she is a proud woman and wont seek help outsaide her home. She gave up work to concentrate on him and I am the only one who she will leave him with when she needs to attend happoinments etc.

Can you imagine what is going through her head? What will happen to her son when this dreadful disease takes hold completely..its horrendous what lies ahead of her.
She rarely talks about her feelings and now that her throat is affected, she has minimal speech which is very hard for her as she now depends on help for doing some basic things in life as her shopping, its hell for her trying to ask snot nosed assistants for help.

I cant get my head around it at all, life is so bloody cruel.....

RE: CS couples

AHem...coughing politely here

Mise ansd "Him indoors" are a couple.....moving in together at the end of the month

RE: any success stories or just we're wasting our time?

"Him Indoors" Formerly known as Skaterle..the cat in the hat from here many many moons ago on here

RE: any success stories or just we're wasting our time?

My buns are just fine

RE: Famous People Chain

Ingrid would be immortalized forever when she landed the role of the lead female character in “Casablanca” alongside Humphrey Bogart

RE: any success stories or just we're wasting our time?

Me and "Him Indoors " are a success story thanks to CS..... so far

Now together over 2 year....joining our two households together in the next few months.

RE: Vinny Good Luck

Best of Luck Vinny

Just take a deep breath, and enjoy..

God bless and have fun

RE: How to get by the day in a long distance relationship

Me too And here I was thinking I was a cynic who was in the full flush of

RE: children

Having reared my son from he was 11 months old by myself, "Him Indoors " brougt a healthy balance to our relationship. He gave me the nudges that I needed to loosen the reins a little with my lad, who has benefitted greatly from it. I realised then in protecting my son, I was smothering him and preventung him from reaching his full potential. Maybe I am just one of the Lucky few and see it as more of a positive thing

RE: children

Ah..I see, I thought you were seperating the two Your child is your child no mattter how you came about getting them (imo)

RE: How to get by the day in a long distance relationship

We will do grand...just a few jitters now and again when I think about it. Big changes in lifestye ahead,having lived on my own for so so long it will be strange having "him indoors" tocome home to

RE: children

I agree yet I disagree with this point, for those who have adopted does that change the outcome My ex and I had differnt views on how to raise our lad, he hadnt a clue about how to deal with "dude" the way he was. To be honest he wasnt to bothered about him at all yet he was the one he pushed and pushed to have a child.

"Him Indoors" on the other hand, is a complety differnt kettle of fish, he has taken on board, who some would deem a very difficult situation, even my sisters have told him so. He has made the effort to see past the "mammy" in me and saw me for the woman that I am, alongside my role as mam/dad/employee etc.

It depends on the maturity of the individual, dont you think in how a situation is handled.

RE: How to get by the day in a long distance relationship

Cheers Vinny Scared out of my wits though Big step for me and I feel I am ready now to take that plunge, come what may it wil be an adventure