tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post6529627062827009395..comments2023-10-16T08:09:06.865-07:00Comments on Mom or Mum Wars: Manic MondayMom/Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-68839864161831440892008-11-19T09:14:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:14:00.000-08:00We should get your kids and my kids together and ...We should get your kids and my kids together and see if they can manage to burn down a building or something. I think they could.<BR/><BR/>Mine are the worst behaved children in America in any type of quiet or business setting. WORST. I like to draw attention to their poor behavior by totally loosing my you know what in the loudest manner possible. It really ties the whole thing up nicely. :)The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-17209029055823537042008-11-19T07:38:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:38:00.000-08:00hello WM - Honestly, internet food shopping is one...hello WM - Honestly, internet food shopping is one of the things I miss the most from the UK. It bugs the 'eck out of me I can't do that online, when I can do so much else online. <BR/>There's not the call for it in Michigan - I guess, being The Motor State and lack-of-public-transport State business relies on the car driver. <BR/>As for the mail (<B>love</B> that you call it the Royal Fail!) it seems to be a bit more reliable than in the UK, but, like everything in the US - you pay bogtime for that premium...just don't EVER ask for 'free' parcel tape!Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-40103119739798603982008-11-19T07:33:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:33:00.000-08:00HT - Ah thank you for your lovley words.I'm keepin...HT - Ah thank you for your lovley words.I'm keeping my fingers crossed for lots of things and lots of people in these trying times! Bless you x<BR/><BR/>FF - Ah hello and thank you so much for visiting my blog and your nice comment. It's great to meet new people in blogland. I will go say 'hi' at your place too....<BR/><BR/>TD - I really need to <I>live</I> in a winery. Clearly.<BR/><BR/>NDP - Now, I like the way you talk! danger money - yes please! And a week away after the naughtiness? Bring it on! As long as it's somewhere kid-<B>unfriendsly</B> with plenty of sunshine, loungers and sparkling clear water. Oh, and a fully stocked bar of course.<BR/><BR/>AG - Hello lovely. The Whisper. Yes, that's the one my mum used with me whe we were in public! I too have tried it on occassion as I hate to be a screaming fishwife on the street. But, sometimes, The Whisper still isn't heard by my rambunctiouys boys.<BR/>I take heart though that you've been there and survived. P H E W!<BR/>There may be light at the end of the tunnel....Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-2493687126264017902008-11-19T02:30:00.000-08:002008-11-19T02:30:00.000-08:00I'm with Tara and Nappy Valley Girl - thank goodne...I'm with Tara and Nappy Valley Girl - thank goodness for the internet. Even Tesco deliver my shopping so I don't have to brave 'boring' shops with daughter.<BR/><BR/>PS Is the post any better in the US? Royal Fail just delivered my sister in law's card three days late for her birthday and I posted it two days early!Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243697047355131343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-78843029215046483252008-11-19T00:20:00.000-08:002008-11-19T00:20:00.000-08:00Aawh sweetie, I feel your pain, I was always "Quee...Aawh sweetie, I feel your pain, I was always "Queen of the Nasty Whisper"<BR/><BR/>far too middle class to shout at my children in public I would whisper very firmly in their ear about what would happen if they didn't do XYZ...<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, we've all been there and as someone who's toddlers have grown into teens, they'll survive and so will you, you're doing a brilliant job so don't beat yourself up about the days it goes a bit pete tong xxxauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-29353808297756438752008-11-18T22:19:00.000-08:002008-11-18T22:19:00.000-08:00Even without the naughtiness shopping with childre...Even without the naughtiness shopping with children is a high stress engagement that ought to get danger money thrown at us by all those who benefit from it.<BR/><BR/>So when we have to take them with, and they are naughty, we should be sent away for a week of recovery!Mom de Plumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763454082893724945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-72284355462962385292008-11-18T13:46:00.000-08:002008-11-18T13:46:00.000-08:00Just make sure there's plenty more wine - for next...Just make sure there's plenty more wine - for next time!Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-39116974856102576172008-11-18T11:39:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:39:00.000-08:00I found you over at Hadriana's, liked the sound of...I found you over at Hadriana's, liked the sound of you and came to find out more. I am so glad I did - you are funny and sad and touching and this is a good blog. I'll be backFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-20758061849947916752008-11-18T10:14:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:14:00.000-08:00How about chocolate and wine? Just for you. You de...How about chocolate and wine? Just for you. You definitely sound as if you deserve both. I know all the books talk about distraction techniques but it is easier said than done. Thank you for coming over to my blog...hope your house project gets back on track! HxHadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-33369478750280069552008-11-18T08:36:00.000-08:002008-11-18T08:36:00.000-08:00TT - thanks you for your comment. It is so giid to...TT - thanks you for your comment. It is so giid to know I'm not alone in my experiences of the hell of parenting!<BR/><BR/>CTTF - Yes, i should have strapped him in the buggy. But sometimes when I do that he manages to escape and even more hell breaks loose. Next time though I'm just going to LEAVE THEM AT HOME! (not, alone mind, just to be clear).Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-50380921464773994332008-11-18T07:20:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:20:00.000-08:00Poor you. I have felt that time and time again as ...Poor you. I have felt that time and time again as mine have chased each other up and down supermarket aisles screeching in delight whilst everyone else (myself included) huffed and puffed about the annoying children. I also boycotted the supermarket shop with my littlest for a good month because she was so horrendously behaved. My advice? Strap the youngest in a buggy so they can't escape, all they can do is an annoying piercing scream. Bribe them with chocolate sweets or toys. Alternatively...never leave the house again. Sometimes it is the only option for sanity...A Confused Take That Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459622010972987709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-80764217808054252062008-11-18T07:11:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:11:00.000-08:00Poor you. Have been in a similar sitution myself. ...Poor you. Have been in a similar sitution myself. My little monkey was so badly behaved in the supermarket once, that I drove home bawling my eyes out and told my partner there was no way I could ever take him shopping on my own again - and I didn't, for about 3 months! Think I had a glass of wine that night too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-40609658653475722412008-11-18T06:52:00.000-08:002008-11-18T06:52:00.000-08:00dave - or should I say, Dave-man? (sorry, bit unfa...dave - or should I say, Dave-man? (sorry, bit unfamiliar with ghetto, but am trying here!)<BR/>Luckily the pain of the day was relieved by aforementioned glass of the good stuff and blogging it all out.<BR/><BR/>Pexiglass post offices - I'd <I>totally</I> forgotton about those....I must be getting a bit too aclimatised sista!<BR/><BR/>Tara - You are right to do it all online. I do try and do most of my errands this way, or at least wait until the weekend when I go off solo shopping. I may be a saddo, but I often find myself really enjoying doing the food shop on my own - it's such a pleasure. As you can imagine - going to all the aisles without drama, tears or 15 extra things in your trolley.<BR/><BR/>However, there are some things that annoyingly have to be done in person. I just made a bad choice in taking my children with me.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I <I>should</I> be able to enter a bank or a post office without a scene shouldn't I? I mean, I see plenty of other Mom/Mums doing their errands with their kids, so why is it so hard for me?<BR/><BR/>VG - I LOVE online shopping and delivery for gifts, and that's often what i use for friends birthday pressies due to the hell that is visiting the post office. But then I fall in love with something in a store, "Oh that's perfect for her/him" and fool m yself that a 'quick' trip to the post office won't be that bad or expensive.<BR/><BR/>I'm always wrong on <B>both</B> counts...Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-54185850020716068072008-11-18T05:24:00.000-08:002008-11-18T05:24:00.000-08:00Oh, you poor thing! Small children and shops are c...Oh, you poor thing! Small children and shops are certainly an explosive combination. Mine would have behaved just as badly- and often do.<BR/><BR/>Here, the government has helpfully closed down our local post office, so that we have to go and queue for hours at a huge one further away. I am actually starting to order presents for people, etc. online and get them sent directly to the person, so that I don't have to go to the post office any more.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-22568341790689728242008-11-18T04:04:00.000-08:002008-11-18T04:04:00.000-08:00And that is why I do everything online. And anythi...And that is why I do everything online. And anything that can't be done online I just don't do.<BR/>Children and shopping/banking/life do not mix. Not if you want to retain any kind of sanity anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648390704444086161.post-85786315153753536092008-11-18T01:48:00.000-08:002008-11-18T01:48:00.000-08:00That is pain I have felt so many times. I know wha...That is pain I have felt so many times. I know what it is to encounter some jumped up job's worth tool faced mother chicken of a counter clerk. Arrrrrgggghhhhhhh!<BR/><BR/>No wonder they had to put in plexiglass screens. They must have got punched a hell of a lot.<BR/><BR/>I feel you pain sista! Hell yeah! (It's OK I'm being ghetto today)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771773153955778530noreply@blogger.com