My mother was brought up in a very victorian manner- and my dad always slagged her at how prim and innocent she was. She later became a family planning doctor- and we used to laugh thinking about how embarrassed she must have been when talking to patients and my sister reckoned that is what she said to the women- ''I just need to look at your front bottom!''- can you imagine
just trying to picture my mum using the word 'growler'
throught the years I have been involved in all kinds of music, from 'classical'- Higher music at school. the original crapy pop-- slik- donny osmond, david cassidy, right through to punk, house and present. My choicew are completely dreepy, from my years in Texas, embroiled in the terrors of 'country'!!! and most are related to sad occasions
'holes in the floor of heaven' steve wariner- for the friend that had a still birth before my first was born Desperado- for the pal that died while at uni- he had a rich Dad and a cool car ( that he died in) and we used to run around in it, all singing the words at the top of our voices! Adam and the ants- for that one song, at the union dico, that could get everyone dancing by the second beat of the introduction :::: drum sticks being banged together::: ant music!!
i will look up and see if there is a cuidiu group in your neck of the woods- it's the irish chidbirth trust and it saved my sanity if not life when i moved here
when i told my family i was pregnant with #3, my brother said ' now you realise, just because you're married to an Irish catholic, you don't have to have a baby every year??'
ahhh- don't worry- we all feel that way at times I thought after so many years of wanting a baby, that i would be a- real 'earth mother'- 3 1/2 years and 3 babies later I realised that it was damn hard work.
there are times when i could see my kids far enough, but the truth is- i'd be lost without them. Do you get out much with him??- I found at that age, that getting together with friends, especially those that had kids of similar age, was my saving grace
i agree elise- i have in the past had a friend with many problems- i supported her through as many as i could, but realised that it was unhealthy for me and my kids to be around her, so backed off. you have to be aware of how draining a 'toxic' friend can be, and you have to put your own family first. i would still be and am,there for her, but not a 'close' close friend
RE: heard that this is mans worst fear