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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 27, 2021 18:38:08 GMT
I third it...
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 27, 2021 18:48:44 GMT
Our son adopted our granddaughter when he married DiL. He was 21 and DiL was 27ish (I don't know her EXACT age) they'd been together since son was 16...he'd told her he was 18...so technically the baby will be a step-great-grandchild...but Vikki has always said that she regards Matt as her Dad and has nothing to do with her biological father or his family. DiL had Vikki when she was 14. It's very kind of you to say that I'm too young to be a great-grandma....but I assure you I am a raddled old bag and deffo look the part I've ordered some AMAZING fabric for a cot quilt....
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Post by htmb on Jul 27, 2021 19:38:45 GMT
There’s nothing like having a new baby to snuggle! Best wishes, Cheery!
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Post by questa on Jul 28, 2021 1:08:42 GMT
Do they want to know the gender of the baby. I ask because if he is a boy he is going to have the greatest boy's collection of dolls and teddies in the UK. Of course a girl-child will have the doll collection from Heaven
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 28, 2021 20:27:20 GMT
We know that it's a baby girl....granddaughter had a scan on Sunday as it was her partner's birthday so they paid for an extra scan. Both parents love the sea and live only a short distance from the coast...they spend a lot of time in and on the water, paddle boarding, swimming and kayaking. The nursery will reflect their love of the sea so the fabric I've ordered had nermaids, coral, jellyfish etc in the pattern.
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Post by casimira on Jul 28, 2021 22:29:20 GMT
See what I was talking about? Your being the coolest of grandmothers has already begun with the decorating of the nursery with an aquatic theme!! Love it!!!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 28, 2021 23:48:52 GMT
Ohhhh ~ the little new mermaid princess!
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Post by Kimby on Jul 30, 2021 13:44:46 GMT
(Wish it was possible to be a grandparent without having to “endure” parenthood…)
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Post by casimira on Jul 30, 2021 13:56:01 GMT
(Wish it was possible to be a grandparent without having to “endure” parenthood…) I have thought the same Kimby on many occasions. I was pregnant twice and miscarried both times. The first one was pretty early on but the second one I was quite far along and it happened at @4:a.m. It was horrible. After that, I just had to accept that my body wasn't tolerating or whatever carrying a child to full term. I was severely depressed for quite some time after that but able to move on eventually.
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Post by bjd on Jul 30, 2021 14:31:15 GMT
If parenthood was only a question of endurance, there would be no population problem. Sure, there are times when you get tired or pissed off or things don't go as you want, but personally, I am very happy to have children (and grandchildren) and find that the positive stuff greatly outweighs the bad. Or maybe I was just lucky.
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Post by Kimby on Jul 30, 2021 14:36:01 GMT
Parenthood is one of those things where if you don’t have kids (and weren’t denied kids for medical or other reasons), you “don’t know what you’re missing”, so you don’t miss it.
Till all your friends are having grandbabies…
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Post by mossie on Jul 30, 2021 14:52:46 GMT
There are highs and lows to parenthood, hopefully many more highs.
Most coincidentally I met today a neighbours daughter who is just a few months old, who gave me a little smile.
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Post by htmb on Jul 30, 2021 15:01:46 GMT
My grandchildren are now ages 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 and 7. They were cute and snuggly as babies, but I could also pass them back to their parents when they got fussy. Now that they’re getting older, I find them to actually be even more interesting. For example, the twelve year old took three classes for several weeks this summer: a high school credit cooking class (taught by the owner of a local restaurant), wood working (where she used a table saw and built a small cabinet) and a zoom drawing class taught through an art school in NYC. The rest have their own interests, including very competitive soccer. It’s fun to watch them each grow and develop their own individual personalities. There are also at least three more who seem to have the possibility of becoming step-grandchildren. Time will tell.
Aw, Mossie! A baby’s smile can light up your day!
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Post by whatagain on Oct 8, 2021 18:38:07 GMT
The mother in law got back surgery. She was bent and crooked like Quasimodo, now she could run. Could. Coz she is afraid, so she won't walk. She walked quite well with her daughter at the hospital ... So yes, as i suspected and suggested to my wife, she will be at our home at least a few days. Bah. I hope she will like it and i hope i will nit dislike it too much.
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Post by Kimby on Oct 8, 2021 19:35:46 GMT
My memory being what it is - and doctors appointments being so short - I have started a list of my medical “issues” in advance of my January annual appointment (which I have skipped for both pandemic years, BTW.)
So far the list is only one page, but I keep thinking of new things to add. But they’re already there. My memory being what it is…
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Post by Kimby on Oct 10, 2021 22:12:40 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Oct 16, 2021 21:40:02 GMT
The ban on visiting hairdressers early in the pandemic resulted in a lot of us stopping coloring our hair. After 20 months, my hair is completely white-blond. I have been able to get an occasional haircut, but no need to get highlights. Ma Nature has blessed me with well-placed white streaks around the crown of my head. I’m a natural blonde again. For free!
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Post by questa on Oct 17, 2021 2:08:01 GMT
Amen from me as well.
I was very impressed by the way Balinese society divides the village customs and responsibilities into various age groups. A baby under a year is played with by other babies under the close eye of grandparents and younger children up to about 3 years. Then Baby starts to do chores with older kids teaching. Around 7 years they are learning temple ceremonies, Boys sit with the men and start to learn playing gamelan. Girls are learning the traditional dances from the aunts and grandmothers and usual domestic skills. The important age group are "Remaja"...the "young generation" where the girls are expected to become adept in all the Temple customs and domestic skills. The boys also learn these as well as providing for a future family. If a person does not marry they are counted as being "stuck" at this stage and can't proceed into full adulthood until they marry. The remaja are responsible for temple maintenance and often hold money-raising social events to raise funds for this.
The 'householder' is the adult married, kids etc, life until the grandkids arrive. Grandparents are there to advise, support, baby-sit and compare with other babies. They take over some of the house and cooking jobs. The cycle now starts to repeat. Once the person is a great-great grandparent they are now seen as a young child. They have no official duties except play with the toddlers, make kites, sing songs and hang around the Temple with the other honoured elders. I asked what happens after that, thinking of our 6 and 7 "greats". As no-one can remember them personally they become the family 'gods'and special ceremonies are held where they are invited to spend 10 days of offerings. dancing and feasting to entertain them. Then, like all good guests they go home to the Heavens.
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 4, 2021 15:03:51 GMT
Needed some blood pressure tablets so decided I'd find a doctor in Sarajevo. Plus every Autumn and Spring I have a check up and combining them killed two birds with one stone. Found a private clinic, rang up this morning and told me to come at 2pm. They did the usual heart, lungs, medical history etc and so on. Took about an hour. Twenty five minutes with the doctor, the rest with the medical staff doing stuff to me. Total cost was equivalent of 36 Euros and an expression regarding a butcher's dog comes to mind.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 4, 2021 15:57:34 GMT
It should be good to have the information on file where you are living, just in case. You never know.
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 4, 2021 16:07:14 GMT
Just come to Bosnia and ask anyone for where I live. They'll put you right. If that means anything to anyone..... At least it's regular -
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 4, 2021 16:29:29 GMT
That looks just like my cardiogram from 15 years ago.
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Post by casimira on Nov 4, 2021 16:39:36 GMT
I lost my balance, not the first time but, this fall caused me to severely sprain my right wrist. It severely limits what I can do in terms of lifting or using it in any way that requires movement in almost any direction. Because I am left handed I can at least still write and some other things but I don't think I will be able to drive a car without being a hazard on the road. I am using a wrist immobilizer that has a stainless steel rod through it. I remember having to wear one of these when I had carpal tunnel syndrome many years ago. It is especially helpful in helping me limit use of the wrist. Most especially at night when I have a tendency to curl my hands, almost fetal like just as I did when I had the carpal tunnel syndrome. It's especially frustrating when at this time I am needing to move things at the old house and have rely on others to do it for me. I am taking naproxyn for the pain and it does help some. It couldn't have happened at a worse time and I feel useless.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 4, 2021 16:46:10 GMT
That sounds like a very serious sprain.
I am losing my balance more and more, too. But I have also redoubled my caution, maybe even retripled. The next time I fall, enough time should have passed that I will break into a million pieces.
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 4, 2021 16:51:39 GMT
Not good you two.
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Post by onlyMark on Nov 4, 2021 16:56:23 GMT
That looks just like my cardiogram from 15 years ago. You have a heart? Casi, do you now find you itch a lot more in the places you can only reach with your right hand?
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Post by casimira on Nov 4, 2021 17:19:03 GMT
No Mark, so far, I haven't had any urges to have to scratch but, sooner or later I will and will rely on whomever is around to help me with that or manage to use a back scratcher with my left hand. What I can't do is shower and wash my hair. Even brushing my hair is a painful process. I may have to break down and go to one of those cheap hairdressers that we have here, SUPERCUTS, and have them wash and condition it and perhaps have them trim my hair while I am there. My hair tends to be on the dry side so it doesn't look all greasy very much.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 4, 2021 17:38:48 GMT
This just in: OnlyMark is not the Tin Woodman.
Congratulations on your good health, Mark, and oh that fee!
So sorry that happened, Casimira! I have noticed that I'm more clumsy & more likely to fall or blunder into something when I am stressed or depressed. Considering your life at this time, it wouldn't be surprising if you're suffering from those things, along with the pain in your wrist.
I know I am a broken record about this, but ~ arnica gel. It will help with healing and reduce pain & discoloration & will not interfere with your use of the wrist brace.
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Post by Kimby on Nov 4, 2021 17:44:32 GMT
Casi, I am so sorry to hear about your wrist. This is just what you did NOT need at this time. Perhaps this is your body’s way of telling you to take it a bit easier?
Positive thoughts headed your way for a quick healing - and quick rebuilding!
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Post by lagatta on Nov 4, 2021 17:46:11 GMT
While that passage was beautiful and I live in the same sugar-maple climate, I loathe winter.
As people here might know, I had a very odd stroke some months ago - odd in that I had a problem assimilating some vitamins, although I generally eat properly. I loathe talking about health issues at least as much as I hate winter, and for the same reason - a loss of mobility. While I walk much better and my memory has returned, it will be a while before I can cycle again and walk enough to make travel worthwhile.
Dependency is living death, or at least life not worth living. Whatagain, perhaps Mme Whatagain can tell her mother that she has to walk daily and do other exercise assigned by meds or physiotherapists.
I'm sure casimira is ornery enough to fight the balance issues.
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