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Posted May 15, 2008
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Splitting up
Posted Apr 21, 2008
Roy and I had a long talk over the weekend. We're going to split up.
A bit before the talk, little 
called a family council and asked that he and I spent a bit more time together and for Roy not to come round every weekend and we agreed one weekend off at the end of each month. It was after that that we had the long talk. We've not told little yet. Roy wants to leave it until the weekend after next. Next weekend is the one we agreed little and I would have on our own. Not quite sure how little is going to take it as he's very close to Roy.
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Roots
Posted Jan 15, 2008
What with my parents getting older, I thought it might be a good time to talk about their families before the information died with them. Dad was an only child and I know next to nothing about his family. I gave a friend their birth details and within a couple of hours she had traced people back to 1805 and I suddently have more of a picture of where I came from. When I told my dad, he was really excited. Seems on the patriarchal side, we come from Herefordshire of gamekeeping stock. Talking to my mum, I find that my son's name is a family name, which I don't think I knew before. I'm really impressed with my friend's research skills.
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And they're off ...!
Posted Dec 6, 2007
The brace finally came off yesterday after 19/17 months (bottom/top teeth), which I think is pretty cool. 
I thought it would take longer. I now have a couple of wires behind my front teeth where I'll have a retainer in a week or so which I'll wear only at night to make sure the teeth stay where they're put.
It will be so much easier to clean them now and I'll be able to eat more easily too. Yay!
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Housework and anger
Posted Oct 7, 2007
I've had a difficult day today. Little told me that he didn't want to learn an instrument at school. I flipped. I've wanted him to learn an instrument for such a long time. His primary school said that he could learn trumpet, then he was offered recorder instead, which he didn't want. His secondary school said they would be happy for him to learn trumpet. We discussed it at length. In the process, he seemed to prefer guitar, but still seemed keen. Today I had a conversation with him. It seems he failed to turn up for the auditions for instrument classes. He'd prefer to have something to eat in the break-times instead of learning the trumpet (or another instrument). He's overweight and I truly saw red. I recognised that it would not be good to force my opinion on him, but I was truly unhappy, frustrated and downright cross.
He went to a party and I had a period of reflection. Afterwards he told me that he did really want to learn an instrument, but not in school, when it might be a burden. So he doesn't want the free lessons; he'd prefer that I paid for them! Rise on the incandenscenceometer! I've found it really difficult to speak with him.
Then there was the episode of him having stuff on the internet to do to help with his homework. But then he threw my suggestions and help back in my face. Another rise in winding me up.
What I have found it much easier to do is to throw things away (like broken and mended pottery) and photographs and doing things like polishing and cleaning the carpet. Being good and mad certainly gives the impetus to get things done. So it's not all bad!
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