tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post4982035933214013595..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Attention Family MembersExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-32709556523664898382010-07-14T07:39:36.357+01:002010-07-14T07:39:36.357+01:00Ha! I hope they signed. Liked the bit about the k...Ha! I hope they signed. Liked the bit about the keys and phone ;-)<br />PigPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-85104703530161845852010-07-14T07:28:10.959+01:002010-07-14T07:28:10.959+01:00Love it! You can neve have to much me time though....Love it! You can neve have to much me time though. I wish I had more time with you in London. Next time.A Modern Motherhttp://www.amodernmother.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-75034595776262841982010-07-13T17:54:36.673+01:002010-07-13T17:54:36.673+01:00WHAT?! It's not going to get easier. I need a ...WHAT?! It's not going to get easier. I need a drink....'Cross the Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440785047330329486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-24710399013027907042010-07-13T11:07:33.499+01:002010-07-13T11:07:33.499+01:00This sort of stuff is just constant in a house wit...This sort of stuff is just constant in a house with kids. Is it because we over-nag that they tune us out? I have no idea. <br /><br />I've got a post over at mine today inspired by you. You'll see what I mean... ;)Michellouihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841678308675092702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-76086157192793793882010-07-13T02:55:51.696+01:002010-07-13T02:55:51.696+01:00The phone always goes when I have retreated to loo...The phone always goes when I have retreated to loo - generally with good book and I can here the immortal words on my 10 year olds lips -"She's in the loo" - no better introduction to complete telephone strangers - how they must chuckle in that call centre in India!<br /><br />Am also puzzled by the fact the Drama Queens all seem to view telephone clamped to ear and my lips moving as a signal that they should start an indepth conversation with me, generally beginning with words like "Dad says it's ok if I get a piercing" or "Can my 6 friends stay over?"Just another day in Sydneyhttp://catrionaling.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-51543037666406225972010-07-12T22:00:17.503+01:002010-07-12T22:00:17.503+01:00I haven't even bothered showing it to them. Wh...I haven't even bothered showing it to them. What's the point eh?<br />At least I can comfort myself with the fact that the 7 year old has stopped actually trying to see under the door when I'm sitting on the loo! Sigh!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-15544633585720752882010-07-12T20:30:44.035+01:002010-07-12T20:30:44.035+01:00Oh I can so relate to the key and phone thing. We ...Oh I can so relate to the key and phone thing. We have a spare key hidden and quite often he relies on that spare key rather than actually making sure he has his own. He pulled that rubbish one night when he had been out with friends. At 11:30 at night I heard someone rummaging around the outside of the house and it was him searching for the key. He got a good tongue lashing that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-11656360295997507912010-07-12T18:48:31.138+01:002010-07-12T18:48:31.138+01:00I so know that 'tude. Drives me crazy! Did y...I so know that 'tude. Drives me crazy! Did you get them all to sign it then?If I Could Escape . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/13509446801149736674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-25736121453980655042010-07-12T16:03:55.155+01:002010-07-12T16:03:55.155+01:00And finally, if the door to the bathroom is shut a...And finally, if the door to the bathroom is shut and I'm in it, and you can't hear the shower running, there is a likely reason for this. Think it through. I do not like dispensing advice on where your school shoes are likely to be or running through the menu for tea when performing certain bodily functions. Particularly not if it is necessary to grunt the answer. <br /><br />There are moments when even mummy needs some space.Charlotte Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435934062256119734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-65502493846304374892010-07-12T13:59:32.515+01:002010-07-12T13:59:32.515+01:00Baseball is a sport with waaaay too many games in ...Baseball is a sport with waaaay too many games in a season. My kids are toddlers but I'm thinking that I'll steer them towards chess. I already have the equipment.kimbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-61413675681237942812010-07-12T09:04:20.448+01:002010-07-12T09:04:20.448+01:00100%
Un-gracious children wanting to pull us in e...100% <br />Un-gracious children wanting to pull us in every direction for their own benefit And wanting a fridge full of food to boot!!Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669942398455478155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20219615091209082672010-07-12T07:17:35.373+01:002010-07-12T07:17:35.373+01:00Completely understood!
Maggie X
Nuts in MayCompletely understood!<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-90916978538044918302010-07-12T00:30:00.320+01:002010-07-12T00:30:00.320+01:00Welcome home!
I was up at 6.45 this morning - a S...Welcome home! <br />I was up at 6.45 this morning - a Sunday!!! That's one thing I'll never get used to as a mother.<br />Totally agree on the baseball thing and am hoping my kids don't want to play it.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-2092066851723327962010-07-11T22:52:28.139+01:002010-07-11T22:52:28.139+01:00My husband locked me out of the house last week an...My husband locked me out of the house last week and I am a grown up.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164158638258072166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-82696341731075052352010-07-11T22:09:46.367+01:002010-07-11T22:09:46.367+01:00Brilliant list! Hope they take note!Brilliant list! Hope they take note!Working Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243697047355131343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-13735680791801986412010-07-11T20:13:28.948+01:002010-07-11T20:13:28.948+01:008 at the weekend??? That's just wrong.8 at the weekend??? That's just wrong.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-19824797227905811422010-07-11T17:38:04.750+01:002010-07-11T17:38:04.750+01:00l do, l DO understand..
saz xl do, l DO understand..<br />saz xSazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.com