h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi Meg,

This one showed up. It seems to some times and not at others. Very strange.

So R&E is religion and ethnics. Not necessarily holistic. Shame. As you say, fingers crossed that it continues to develop in the way that it has, which seems a good way to me!

Happy crematoria visiting. If you get the chance to visit one in Woolwich (no reason why you should, mind you), let me know - we might meet for lunch!

Off to get some sleep. For some reason, I've been sleeping really badly for the past few weeks. Might be something to do with hayfever and the light streaming through the curtains in the early morning.

With

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Meg, I don't know what it was, but it wasn't me!

Let's get this thread back on track.

AR1 asked me to pass on her best wishes to you.

Let's get this thread back on track.

AR1 asked me to pass on her best wishes to you.

Thank you! Does she think I'm not talking to her or something? (Scorpio Moon strikes again) I haven't seen her around 360 since before her virtual party. Perhaps I kicked her or bucked her off when I was a unicorn By all means give her my love - wonderful woman! And let's hope she slips over our way sometime soon.

I checked that posting - it was by one of the 'official' DNA people who appears to have been just checking around the site. Rather odd. I think we tend to think we are more private than we actually are

I'm just gettin over my 'healing crisis' - had a session on a 'DreamWeaver' - something that vibrates your body and plays music at you and has pulsing effects on energy centres and had a hideous cough for about two weeks.

But I think it has cleared something major as things are beginning to fall into place now.

How are you?

Hi Meg,

I'll pass on your regards to AR1 . She's likely to be very busy over the next few weeks, as she will be moving house. I gather she thinks its in a lovely location and that there will be facilities for K and a more supportive atmosphere.

Tell me more about the'DreamWeaver' - I've not heard of this, I think.

As for me, well I've started meditating twice a day and I'm finding a lot more clarity at work.

At home - well it's a different story. I've been having real difficulties with little over the last three or four days. Temper tantrums, getting upset with himself for very small (to me) reasons and saying he wants to kill himself. Im not quite sure what today's was all about, apart from the fact that it was hot and sticky. Yesterday and the day before, the issues were his buying salt and vinegar crisps (he didn't notice the flavour, but he chose it) and the day before, breaking a pencil in school. Yesterday, I had him walking in the middle of the road so that cars could hit him.

When I talked it through with him again this morning, I discovered that he didn't really want to die, he wanted the 'naughty' voice in his head to die. You can't believe how wearing dealing with this stuff is. Today, two girls came up to me to complain about his behaviour and it seemed to me half of one and 50% of the other. So, I got each to apologise to the other and shake hands. Then he had a real tantrum outside the school and rushed back inside, where two of the staff talked to him.

By the time I got home, he was almost unmanageable and I put him in the bath. He's just flooded the bathroom and I've given him a mop and told him to mop it up.

Perhaps you were wise, Meg, to chose not to have children.

For me, it's definitely an excercise in patience.

I'm going away over the weekend, leaving tomorrow and coming back Monday late. A child-free weekend! Bliss!

Meg,

This time *I''ve* been moderated! I've asked for a reason. Perhaps real people with real problems are not welcome.

I've just checked the rules and I can't see what rule my posting broke!

Actually, I'm quite distressed at this!

Not surprised you're ...I've read it through (and I've reinstated it BTW) and it got modded because of the mention of 'possible suicide'. They have to be very sensitive about that especially when it refers to children or teenagers.

However, if you read it through it's fine! So hopefully it will stay up now. Usually these sorts of things would get referred to me - but I'm not around quite as much as usual now so I guess they erred on the side of caution.

All email replies to Moderators come to me and I always answer them. I think that's one of the things which will change at the end of the month.

You didn't need any extra distress! Apart from the natural irritation at having to cope with so much, it must be so hard to deal with a child of your own with those 'voices'. How do they get in there?? Are they educated in? I'm sure you're a wonderful mother (no, of course you're not perfect - nobody is ) but there's not much you can do but what you're doing I guess.

Off round the site...back later

Hi Meg,

I'm just back from a long weekend in Newcastle where I was doing a course. Little was looked after for me by a couple of friends and it's been really refreshing to have a bit of space to myself. I've hardly thought of him the whole weekend.

However, these episodes are distressing when they happen. I think it's a brilliant strategy for him to get attention. I don't get the feeling he really would harm himself - he doesn't like pain at all, but I can't afford not to take him seriously in case he does do something rash.

I did talk to an educational psychologist a while ago. She said that she thought I was handling it well and to get back to her if things got worse. I'm not sure where the voices came from.

Actually, having spoken to him on the morning I was going away, I found that he was doing it because he didn't want to stay with one of the people who agreed to look after him. He says that her daughter hates him (and me). She may well. The last time I had her, I think she was sent to me as a punishment, because she'd done something her mum was livid about and couldn't cope.

It will be the school holidays at the end of the week and I have the first week off with him, before he goes to summer play school. Hopefully, that will change the energy.

Almost couldn't have next week off due to a misunderstanding with a colleague at work, who thought I was doing cyclist training next week. I'd already cancelled a work engagement with him earlier because of lack of childcare that week and put in for leave. I'd assumed that he'd arranged for someone else to do it. He assumed I was doing it because I said I would be available a year ago (when the dates weren't known). I then arranged emergency childcare, not wanting to let my staff down, he thereupon found cover and I unarranged my childcare.

Mercury retrograde again?

No...could be something to do with Saturn going into Cancer - restrictions and holding back in areas of Motherhood/projects?

Not entirely sure.

I think you're doing a wonderful job. The thing is that you engage and you care...my Mum used to hide from any problems I might have had.

My Mum's staying for five days - so I've got the other end of the spectrum. I'm affirming that it's going to be great because always before it's ended up being a bit of a strain. It's my stuff not her...

We had a friend down earlier in the week and she's got a Virgo Moon and is a mother -and she is very tidy. She changed something in the kitchen (on automatic) and it didn't worry me a bit - in fact I was interested and liked the idea.

When my Mum does that I used to get annoyed as I took it as personal criticism. Maybe I won't do that this time!

(she wants me to take her to the crematorium to look round! And she doesn't have anything in Scorpio either!)

Oh, I remember what you said earlier about your mum and I remember saying 'she can come and clean my kitchen any time she likes'! Particularly now - I think my fridge has died. I came back from the weekend to find everything in it covered in mould. Saturn going into Cancer, did you say? Now I've neither fridge nor freezer!

Actually, my mum used to hide from any problems I had too. A bit frustrating that - in a way, denying they existed (whilst it meant she hadn't to deal with them) was almost denying my truth, and at root, me!

I hope you have a great time with your mum!

My BB comes back from Spain where he's been for five days with his ex girlfriend doing work around some workshops and I'm looking forward to seeing him tomorrow. I've met her - she's nice. I've also met her partner - he's nice too. I must admit to being a little envious. Not jealous. I would love a holiday in Spain and I'm feeling more than a little whistful.

Well if you can afford a tent and £44 air fare you could fly a certain 'Easy' aircraft to Spain if you catch their winter fares early enough They're offering flights at £11.99 one way (although there's tax on top).

Sorry about your fridge freezer...now of all times! But at least you're having time in the sun here now I suppose. When we were in Spain for the conference back in April it was freezing and wet while the UK had a heatwave.

All's well on the Mother front so far!

Well if you can afford a tent and £44 air fare you could fly a certain 'Easy' aircraft to Spain if you catch their winter fares early enough They're offering flights at £11.99 one way (although there's tax on top).

Sorry about your fridge freezer...now of all times! But at least you're having time in the sun here now I suppose. When we were in Spain for the conference back in April it was freezing and wet while the UK had a heatwave.

All's well on the Mother front so far!

Oh, I obviously missed you when I went to pick up little .

I've been so snowed under at work, I've hardly room to think and of course, I've little to consider.

I like the idea, though.

Just had a text from the airport - duty free. Asked if I wanted anything, and I said just him!

Turns out that *someone* had switched off the fridge. So it's not so bad as I thought. Phew!

I hope everything *stays* on the Mother front!

Amazingly so far! The best visit ever - so far!