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My life just seems to lurch from one crisis to another. I feel so tired - why can't life be easy? My dad's just had an operation and has lost all feeling in his foot. I wasn't important enough to be called directly to be told. We're not close, he just likes people to think he's a big family man when it suits him and he's feeling his own mortality and I made a real effort last time he had to go into hospital but since he's been a real ar$e. I know that I'll always come second to his step children. I haven't really got the energy to be worried about him and I am feeling that he's getting what he deserves (what goes around, comes around) - he left my mum (who was horrible as well but he partly made her like it) because he couldn't cope with her being in a wheelchair and left us kids to look after her until she died My sister is in a really bad place emotionally at the moment and I'm really worried about her. I'm not sure if she's going to come through what she's got to do. She's in Coventry and I'm stuck in Wales. I told her I'd be at hers tomorrow but she said she needs to keep things as normal as possible so that she can cope. I just don't know what to do! Sometimes I just want to give up on everything! If it wasn't for my husband and kids I think I would've done a long time ago.

Muckyhen is pming you with her number

I have 9 dogs, 4 cats and 3 hamsters. I know that I have reached my limit of permanent residents. Although I get very tempted we will not adopt anymore dogs until some of ours have passed to the Bridge. All are very much loved and cared for. Yes, we are a busy house but they are part of the family. We're very lucky to live in a large 3 bed semi with huge gardens and the beach only 5 minutes away. I know of other people who have nearly 20 dogs and they have far too many dogs. They have to rely on other people to help them all the time. I think for some people, dogs become a collectors item like stamps or beanie babies. I don't doubt these people love their pets but IMO their animals are losing out. These people get a puppy in when it's cute and then rehome it when it becomes a teenager and then replace it with another dog but still can't see that they are doing anything wrong!

I have two Collie Xs Ollie (JR/Collie/Staff) Gypsy (Working Cocker/Collie)

Thanks for all the good luck vibes that were sent to me. I think they paid off At court we again offered evil psycho bitch from hell the opportunity to see the children at a contact centre (every other week) but she refused "the kids will think I've done something wrong" duh you have you stupid, poor excuse for a mother. This means that she won't see them until October at the earliest which is when we are back in court. We were meant to be back in court in September but the date they gave us wasn't convenient for her as it was her baby's 1st birthday and she "might" be going away for a couple of days - translated to mean that her baby is far more important than her other children, who she won't have seen for 5 months by this time. In the meantime she's got to provide us with letters from her psychiatrist, mental health nurse, social worker and tenancy support worker. We've also got to have a CAFCASS report done which will be fun! The children are understandably upset but the oldest ones are quite pleased in a way they don't have to see her. How she can call herself a mother I have no idea! Our solicitor thinks she only wants contact or joint custody so that she can get a bigger house through a housing association and get more money off the social! After all that I had my Accountancy exam. It went really, really well. I was really happy with what I'd done, I just hope that I'm not going to be disappointed when I get my results. You are all stars and I love you all - thank you

Thanks Mel They're 10, 9 and 7.

Can I please have some good thoughts for tomorrow. In the morning my husband and I have to go to court as his evil ex is apparently going for joint custody of my three step-children, not that she's got a hope in hell as she's an evil, nasty, nutcase who couldn't give a flying fcuk about the kids. To make the day even better, in the afternoon I've got a 3 1/4 hour accountancy exam! Roll on Wednesday So any good thoughts will be very, very gratefully received. Thanking you muchly

She's gorgeous Wendy

I think she is very bootiful :wub:

and me please

Paid for lots 240 & 257 plus some extra to cover fees. Thanks Jill x

Amazing!!! Good luck to you both

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Allie I'm here to help if I can be any use

Did anyone watch Holby Blue? I was on the phone to Sarah so only half watching it. Thought some bits were a bit rooood for pre-watershed! Glad all my kids were in bed

I'm really sorry Claz -

Just had this offered on freecycle: I have an avent bottle wormer that I no longer need, it is in good condition and worms bottles up realy quickly. Blaenymaes area.

Happy Anniversary Mr and Mrs Snow We had a lovely day yesterday. We took a few of the dogs to the local beach. I wish I'd have taken my camera! My two eldest Cavs decided that they weren't nearly 8 and over 11 years old and ran around like puppies. Jim then decided to jump up me and tell me how he loved me and soak me in the process! We spent the rest of the day relaxing and had a games night with the kids - a really chilled out day (for a change). to anyone that needs it this weekend. If anyone has any delicious meat, gluten, wheat, dairy free recipes, please send them to me as I've decided to cook a very lovely meal for my very lovely friend (Mucky Sarah) who's coming to stay at ours for the last time next weekend before she moves just around the corner from us

I'm sitting here feeling all sad. One of my ex-foster puppies has turned one today and it got me thinking about how things were a year ago. I'm really sad that in the last year I've lost a really close friend, someone who I admired a lot. Another (now thankfully ex) friend became jealous and made so much trouble that it's been impossible for any friendship to continue. My only consolation is that one day this nasty person will get what they deserve and will become very, very lonely. To the friend I have lost - I'm sorry, I miss you but I hope you understand how I felt and how I couldn't go on.