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OH grins and chuckles

it was bad enough having to be called "uncle" by my nephew and niece (who are about 20ish now - I think ?) then to be called "granddad" for the last 3 yearBUT! in a few month I reach the true pension age of 60 bloody 5
I'm a trapped teenager come kid in a old knackered body

NO WAY! am I going to grow up
pleased to meet you love

Ah! A man after my own heart.

I take great glee in acting like a child when I am with my "children" (now 41 and 43!). "Are we nearly there yet?", "Oh p-l-e-a-s-e let me have an ice cream, I promise I'll eat my dinner!", "But why can't I go on the swings". They just raise their eyebrows, but it's great fun!

Trouble is - I can't run away from them. They could give me a 20 minute head start and still catch me in a heartbeat!

I'm only a couple of years older than you, but I have a nearly 17 year old grandchild who is already talking University and leaving home

Lovely to meet you too

UG

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If you have a week or 2 spare ? and read my P/S you'll SEE how daft I am

my son will be 29yrs start of next month and daughter 28yrs start of July. Son has his own adapted flat thingy, warden covered type and I was/am a single parent from when they were 6 and 5yrs

I blame some stupid for inventing time/ageI'm as happy as a Lark still in me teens

Some similarities here, I feel. I was a single parent from when my girls were 3 & 5 - not pleasant is it? There was many a night when it was just semolina for tea (semolina was 9p a bag then, and my long suffering doorstep milkman used to let me have the milk "on tick" until Family Allowance Day.)

hard going at times yes, but it's what a true parent is I would have gone through every court in the world to make sure I got my 2because I knew that I'd bring them up raitand have

'Zackly, although my break up was more amenable and he consented to me having care and control, and I consented to him having free access.
Most of the reason we separated was because he didn't like being a father and having all that responsibility, so he wasn't going to fight me for them anyway.

my ex went off with a bloke (57yrs) 22yrs older than her at the time and because HE didn't want tying down with kids, she didn't contest my custody