On reading the earlier posts I now have a mental image of TP, a large bottle of suncream, and a queue of bikini-clad lovelies patiently waiting their turn. :007)
As a completely non football person, yesterday's England win was actually a welcome distraction from the utter disaster that is my life at the moment! It's no fun when your house of four becomes a house of six through choice of your own
I'll have many bottles of something very strong please.
As a completely non football person, yesterday's England win was actually a welcome distraction from the utter disaster that is my life at the moment! It's no fun when your house of four becomes a house of six through choice of your own
I'll have many bottles of something very strong please.
Im with you there CC my one of my daughters keep getting beaten up by her partners, first her daughters father then by a paranoid alcoholic she's been with since NYE
Staying with the Bride and I just now are the Daughter and 2 granddaughters. Daughter's partner flies in soon, then a brother- & sister-in-law. Castle Barbel is getting pretty crowded, I'll join the many bottles of something very strong club please.
As a completely non football person, yesterday's England win was actually a welcome distraction from the utter disaster that is my life at the moment! It's no fun when your house of four becomes a house of six through choice of your own
I'll have many bottles of something very strong please.
Im with you there CC my one of my daughters keep getting beaten up by her partners, first her daughters father then by a paranoid alcoholic she's been with since NYE
That's really bad! My own is my 13 and 11 year old daughters have been removed by social services due to their mothers alcohol abuse issue and an abusive stepfather, I and the kids maternal grandparents have known nothing of this until my eldest daughter self harmed. I'm now trying to facilitate a life for them with me and my wife and our two younger kids. Really bad times.
Hi chriscoop I gather by your kids ages you must be in your late 30 , that's tough man, I'm nearly 60 and we have crap. Going on in our house too with grand kids , I've had 5 years of hell since my dad died , have to look after my mum too ( she's a raving looney) and my wife's op she had (nearly died) but all I can say dear friend . Is that there is nothing worse than death , everything else is just a minor detail ,when we go out as a family , I always see a young couple with their whole life ahead of them and they have a severely disabled child , then I think why am I moaning I have no right . Not that for one second am I suggesting that they don't love their child ,but this is the hand we have been dealt and you have to smile and get on with your life , sometimes if you have no one to talk to it feels worse , if you feel the need to chat ping me a message , but I'm sure and know you are a good man and you will cope (you have too ) take care out there buddy
Thanks guys for the words of support, thankfully my daughters are coping quite well, my 11 year old hasn't struggled as much as the oldest, it's just a shame that she felt the need to take a blade to herself, but that is what brought all this out in the open so now we can deal with it. AS I'm 43 with 4 kids now at home 13 is the eldest and my little boy is 3. As a family we are coping well it's the emotional damage that worries me and 2 girls who deserve a functioning mother are having to deal with one that seems to not be bothered at all. There's lots of work to do to repair them and I'm hoping their mother accepts all the professional help she is being offered. AS thank you for your kind words, I know you've had a lot to deal with recently and I may just take you up on your kind offer.
None of us are professional councelers here (I don't think) but I did once talk a young troubled girl down from a building ledge when I was a rookie cop , but judging by the guys here , I'm sure we have all got a tale to tell on family problems , it's just we are all here for each other if any one needs a chat , I had a chat a while ago with a mate we both cried , which was embarrassing as we was in Starbucks at the time ) and I felt much better just because some one had listened too me .
It's just the nature of life, everyone has problems thrown in their direction now and then, it's how we deal with them that matters, I'm lucky as mrscoop is a fantastic wife to me and a social worker to boot, she specialises in dementia sufferers but even though she doesn't deal with kids at all her advice and help dealing with all the different agencies that have come my way has been remarkable and a comfort.
I've been in some pretty nasty spots before, I've been shot at, once held a man's head together in my lap to try and stop his brains falling out, attacked with a knife the list goes on, and I'm still standing and smiling, thankfully I'm just conditioned to cope calmly and seek a practical response but when it involves your own kids it adds an extra level of issues.
My best wishes to all here who are going through stressful times. This wonderful site throws up such a broad mix of characters who will most likely never meet but are there for each other in times of trouble. Though the site is based around a group of people with a passion for James Bond it is also comforting to know that you can just blurt out some feelings which may not be possible to say to those close to you and receive moral support from AJBer’s. Long live AJB007.co.uk -{
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
My goodness, and sometimes I think I've got it hard. Isn't it interesting that so many people on the internet go on message boards to boast about dating models, being in Special Forces or owning their own island (okay, so we've had a few like that on here too, although they were mostly telling the truth!)? On here we have real people with real problems. Must be why we have so many great discussions, the occasional laugh and lots of truly kind, generous and decent people. Hope that doesn't swell too many heads!
Finally the rain is pouring down and the fjord is covered in fog!
Don't get me wrong - sun and blue skies is nice too. But we've had that for months now and it felt unnatural and wrong, a bit like I was caught in the matrix.
Finally the rain is pouring down and the fjord is covered in fog!
Don't get me wrong - sun and blue skies is nice too. But we've had that for months now and it felt unnatural and wrong, a bit like I was caught in the matrix.
The usual, barkeeper
As much as I love the warm weather I am longing for a bit of substantial rain, it must be 6-8 weeks since we had any in my area. I believe we may get some thunderstorms on Friday, which I hope will help revive the flagging trees.
But then I shouldn't complain considering the devastating events in Greece, Sweden and Japan.
Got to work today to find that electricians working on the building had left the underfloor heating on all day and night - on the hottest day of the year!
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I'll have many bottles of something very strong please.
There is nothing left to pull Im afraid
Im with you there CC my one of my daughters keep getting beaten up by her partners, first her daughters father then by a paranoid alcoholic she's been with since NYE
Remember, you have friends here
I've been in some pretty nasty spots before, I've been shot at, once held a man's head together in my lap to try and stop his brains falling out, attacked with a knife the list goes on, and I'm still standing and smiling, thankfully I'm just conditioned to cope calmly and seek a practical response but when it involves your own kids it adds an extra level of issues.
Wonderful forum friends here -{ -{
I also wish to congratulate Putin with his great victory!
such a long history in the sport .... Qatar
Don't get me wrong - sun and blue skies is nice too. But we've had that for months now and it felt unnatural and wrong, a bit like I was caught in the matrix.
The usual, barkeeper
But then I shouldn't complain considering the devastating events in Greece, Sweden and Japan.