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    #2492
    Necro
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    kitten_k wrote: »
    We got our house keys today :-)

    Congrats kitten, where did you leave them in the first place? :D


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    #2493
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    Necro wrote: »
    Congrats kitten, where did you leave them in the first place? :D

    In the fridge :-p


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    #2494
    Necro
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    kitten_k wrote: »
    In the fridge :-p

    Distractions from Valentine's Day eh ;)

    Anyone do anything nice for V-Day?

    The joys of young children meant we spent it home this year, Steak and Cheesecake were on the menu though :D


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    #2495
    Triceratops Ballet
    Registered Users Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭Triceratops Ballet


    Necro wrote: »
    Distractions from Valentine's Day eh ;)

    Anyone do anything nice for V-Day?

    The joys of young children meant we spent it home this year, Steak and Cheesecake were on the menu though :D

    I didn't think people actually did things for valentines day! well not like real grown up people!


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    #2496
    Necro
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    Triceratops Ballet wrote: »
    I didn't think people actually did things for valentines day! well not like real grown up people!

    We'd usually go out for dinner but not getting the chance this year with work and kids :/


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    #2497
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Congrats Kkkitten!!

    I brought home a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates which were shared out. Too poor after Christmas to do much else :)


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    #2498
    quickbeam
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    Congrats Kitten.

    I came home from work exhausted and vegged in front of the tv. Like always. No special Valentines for me.


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    #2499
    sullivlo
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    Congrats Kitten. Great news.

    My valentines was spent doing physics questions for lesson prep. Unreal craic.


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    #2500
    sullivlo
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    I hate the “AIBU” thing on mumsnet etc, but I am having a “AIBU” moment. (AIBU = am I being unreasonable)

    I have a friend. We are good friends. She has a child, and since said child was born, it’s like I have ceased to exist. I understand that the child takes precedence over absolutely everything, but it would be nice to be able to finish a sentence without being interrupted to look at something cute the child is doing.

    Example. We went for lunch today. The baby is adorable and I really do like her. She’s 1. The baby was chatting to everyone, as they do, but my friend pretty much ignored me and spoke to everyone that the baby looked at to explain all about the baby, ask about their families, and just generally forgetting I existed!!! I reckon I spoke for about 6 minutes in the hour and a half that we sat for lunch.

    I understand that I don’t “get” the whole “being a mammy” thing, but it feels fairly crap to be ignored so that “mammy stories” can be shared with strangers.

    Unless my conversation skills are that poor!!!!!!!


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    #2501
    Baggly
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    It's hormones and Stockholm syndrome combined. Tis a heady mix. I don't think she is doing it on purpose if that's any consolation.


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    #2502
    sullivlo
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    Pter wrote: »
    It's hormones and Stockholm syndrome combined. Tis a heady mix. I don't think she is doing it on purpose if that's any consolation.

    Oh I know it’s not on purpose! It’s just hilarious how invisible one can become!!!


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    #2503
    Baggly
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    sullivlo wrote:
    Oh I know it’s not on purpose! It’s just hilarious how invisible one can become!!!


    If she runs a bank in her spare time you should take advantage of the situation and Rob said bank.


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    #2504
    sKeith
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    sullivlo wrote: »
    I hate the “AIBU” thing on mumsnet etc, but I am having a “AIBU” moment.

    I have a friend. We are good friends. She has a child, and since said child was born, it’s like I have ceased to exist. I understand that the child takes precedence over absolutely everything, but it would be nice to be able to finish a sentence without being interrupted to look at something cute the child is doing.

    Example. We went for lunch today. The baby is adorable and I really do like her. She’s 1. The baby was chatting to everyone, as they do, but my friend pretty much ignored me and spoke to everyone that the baby looked at to explain all about the baby, ask about their families, and just generally forgetting I existed!!! I reckon I spoke for about 6 minutes in the hour and a half that we sat for lunch.

    I understand that I don’t “get” the whole “being a mammy” thing, but it feels fairly crap to be ignored so that “mammy stories” can be shared with strangers.

    Unless my conversation skills are that poor!!!!!!!


    The reasonable thing to do would be to put a brackets near "AIBU" (am i being unreasonable), like that, so others don't have to google it.


    As for new mum, i'd liken it to a friend of yours who doesnt care for bikes meets up with you on a day you just bought a super sick new racer bike, and lots of bike lovers were walking by and complementing you on your sweet new bike.
    But, this maybe happens for a day or two with a new bike, and it lasts years with children.
    Either learn to like the little bags of blubber, or don't. The new mum has an attachment to the new bag of blubber that means more to her than anything she has ever 'owned' before, like maybe a magic flying multicoloured speed bike would be a close comparison.


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    #2505
    Triceratops Ballet
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    sKeith wrote:
    As for new mum, i'd liken it to a friend of yours who doesnt care for bikes meets up with you on a day you just bought a super sick new racer bike, and lots of bike lovers were walking by and complementing you on your sweet new bike. But, this maybe happens for a day or two with a new bike, and it lasts years with children. Either learn to like the little bags of blubber, or don't. The new mum has an attachment to the new bag of blubber that means more to her than anything she has ever 'owned' before, like maybe a magic flying multicoloured speed bike would be a close comparison.


    I think it's more akin to being out with someone who spends an inordinate amount of time talking to other people on the phone. Obviously pay attention to your baby like, but if you want to spend time with me spend time with me not chatting to strangers or on the phone!
    I believe you're not being unreasonable!


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    #2506
    Fourier
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    The baby is controlling your friend telepathically, getting her to ignore you is the baby's way of exerting its dominance.


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    #2507
    Baggly
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    Fours right. Classic power play


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    #2508
    Fourier
    Registered Users Posts: 10,558 ✭✭✭✭Fourier


    Exactly and also sKeith above has said the baby is a bag of blubber, this means it's a cetacean and thus has an advantage in water combat. That sounds like a tough opponent. I'm not going to lie to you sullivlo, I don't like your odds. Good luck.


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    #2509
    sullivlo
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    Triceratops Ballet wrote: »
    I think it's more akin to being out with someone who spends an inordinate amount of time talking to other people on the phone. Obviously pay attention to your baby like, but if you want to spend time with me spend time with me not chatting to strangers or on the phone!
    I believe you're not being unreasonable!
    This. She had the following conversations while i was there:
    - the man beside us: just a quick “she’s fascinated by your beard” type of conversation
    - the waiter(s): we were ages waiting to order food because the waiters all had to have a cuddle with the baby
    - a woman she knows: twice, 2 minutes the first time, longer the second time
    - the women at the next table: entire life story. I know more about those two women than I ever needed
    - the owner of the coffee shop: 4 minutes (I made a phone call for this one)
    - another waitress: discussing how she looks like someone she knows, and then spent ages finding photos to show her to compare

    All of this in 1h30m. I have a lot of RL stuff going on. She knows, but didn’t once ask about any of it.

    And Keith - absolutely not like a new bike!! It wasn’t the kid that was the issue - I love the kid. Had it been an opportunity for me to sit and chat to the kid, I would have been fine with that. I was essentially ignored for the entire time we were there.


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    #2510
    Banjo
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    Triceratops Ballet wrote: »
    I think it's more akin to being out with someone who spends an inordinate amount of time talking to other people on the phone. Obviously pay attention to your baby like, but if you want to spend time with me spend time with me not chatting to strangers or on the phone!
    I believe you're not being unreasonable!
    I think that's an incredibly unfair comparison, but a lot depends on the age of the baby. It's not usually wilful neglect of adults.

    Generally speaking mothers of young babies are subsistance sleeping and have nothing in their head but "baby baby baby" so it's all they're capable of talking about even if they might rather be out talking about and doing and thinking other things. Sulli, Instead of catching up with your friend, offer to take the baby while she has a lie down or god forbid a ****e with the door closed. In years to come she'll remember that you did.


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    #2511
    sullivlo
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    Banjo wrote: »
    I think that's an incredibly unfair comparison, but a lot depends on the age of the baby. It's not usually wilful neglect of adults.

    Generally speaking mothers of young babies are substance sleeping and have nothing in their head but "baby baby baby" so it's all they're capable of talking about even if they might rather be out talking about and doing and thinking other things. Sulli, Instead of catching up with your friend, offer to take the baby while she has a lie down or god forbid a ****e with the door closed. In years to come she'll remember that you did.
    The baby is 1. Sleeps through the night, and no matter how many times I have offered she never accepts the offer of minding the child.

    When she was still a baby baby, I went to her house every Monday and let her have a shower and watched the baby.

    She was perfectly capable of having a conversation with everyone else, she just ignored me!


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    #2512
    Banjo
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    1? Feck her so! :)


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    #2513
    Triceratops Ballet
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    Banjo wrote:
    I think that's an incredibly unfair comparison, but a lot depends on the age of the baby. It's not usually wilful neglect of adults.

    It's not really about the baby though, I have friends with newborns and obviously they pay attention to them while we're chatting. They have to, and they want to, and that's normal. It's the agreeing to go out with a friend and then ignoring said friend in order to have chats with absolute strangers about the baby. Like if you have a baby and want to talk to strangers about it, that's a totally viable option ppl love to talk to new mom's in parks etc. Just don't sit there and ignore your friends to talk to someone who literally means nothing to you


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    #2514
    sullivlo
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    Triceratops Ballet wrote: »
    It's not really about the baby though, I have friends with newborns and obviously they pay attention to them while we're chatting. They have to, and they want to, and that's normal. It's the agreeing to go out with a friend and then ignoring said friend in order to have chats with absolute strangers about the baby. Like if you have a baby and want to talk to strangers about it, that's a totally viable option ppl love to talk to new mom's in parks etc. Just don't sit there and ignore your friends to talk to someone who literally means nothing to you

    Particularly when the friend has bought lunch ;)

    She asked me to go out for lunch. I obliged. She spent the entire time talking to strangers about the child. That’s my issue. Not the child.


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    #2515
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    I never want to see a zambuca again. Ever


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    #2516
    Triceratops Ballet
    Registered Users Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭Triceratops Ballet


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    I never want to see a zambuca again. Ever

    SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS!!


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    #2517
    sullivlo
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    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    I never want to see a zambuca again. Ever

    I had that feeling the night of my 18th birthday. It never really passed.


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    #2518
    Banjo
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    When the fire didn't kill it, that should have been warning enough....


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    #2519
    Triceratops Ballet
    Registered Users Posts: 4,894 ✭✭✭Triceratops Ballet


    so I'm watching this super cute video of cutie otters eating with their little handies and then into my brain pops "otters rape for fun you know"

    DAMN YOU SULLY!!


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    #2520
    Necro
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    Work likely think I'm mental now. Got a survey out from the social club about games/activites we'd participate in. Had the usual stuff on it; Draughts, Chess, Darts, Cards, Pool etc.

    And in the 'Other' option Necro recommends: Werewolf, D&D and other tabletop RPGs :pac:


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    #2521
    Baggly
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    This is how they will find out how much WW you have been playing during work Necro. :D


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