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[Sarachka]

who wants to help me decide what rug to get? il post some pictures?

Me me me!

 

[mummyApril]

I just stumbled across a pic of me before I swallowed the baby

https://img.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/snake_toddler__oPt.jpg

oh i thought this was you
https://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRuobtf8QGEq2t1rHiluWWb0H1OhpZtnQhFg4a3_nVlO0clEuOY

 

[Essie]

Sarah that's awful I'm sure you did everything you could for her and she'll remember that. As for your colleague

 

[mummyApril]

The baby from my very first birth - and the reason I got into doula-ing- is going to be at my baby shower His parents have moved back to the city. I'm so excited to see them. I practically delivered him myself because we were in a state hospital along with 12 other birthing women. He's over 4 now!

aw i bet youll be all and

 

[mummyApril]

Thanks April. Don't get me wrong, Im no pushover. If I know someone isnt doing what they need to be doing and have had ample warnings and it's been explained etc, then I have no issue with sanctioning someone but jeez this wasn't the case here. The woman who did it is infamous on trying to "catch people out" and referring them for sanctions. She is the grade below me, and so can't sanction, she has to refer someone with the authority to do so, me. There is no way I would dream of putting a sanction on this girl. She HAD job searched but she'd not written it out perfectly, put dates in the future etc. well I bet filling that book took her ages and she'd tried her best. It must be my hormones. I still feel so upset for her.

aw no id feel exactly the same i feel for her even though im not in that situation, sometimes people need to look at it from their point

 

[mummyApril]

let me try reposting those rugs again...

 

[Sarachka]

And there was the guy who had an epileptic seizure at my desk yesterday. Customers keep making me want to hug them lately!!

 

[TrinityMom]

This is so beautifully written - especially because it was written by a man. Clearly he has deep understanding, Made me think of all the moms going back to work soon

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-lactation-lounge/

I love this:
"Hunched on a toilet behind a metal door with your son’s picture taped to it, listening to the wet wheeze as you work the pump with one hand, you believe that equality between the sexes is impossible, while we are all held to the standards of a narrative ignorant of our warmblooded natures. At best, there is equity out of recognition that all things are not equal. For equality, there would have to be no hormones, no pregnancy, no pain at making way for another to pass through us; or it would have to be the same for both, the mother and the father. We are not that way. It is like this, instead.
You cry. The milk flows."

 

[mummyApril]

1:https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51z%2BGhtTXXL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
2:https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fp6pQxMJL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
3:https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rEFgr4ZBL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
4:https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61d-4Kqn5LL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
5:https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HwjfwhaJL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

 

[mummyApril]

my living room is going to be this colour on most walls
https://www.homebase.co.uk/wcsstore/homebase/images//189562HBO111111M.jpg

 

[mummyApril]

and then one wall something else i havent worked out yet...

 

[Sarachka]

1 or 4, I love damask patterns! We want a rug in our lounge when the wooden floor is layed

 

[poas]

I wish you worked at our local centre Sarah, my 19yr old bro has frontal lobe epilepsy, his seizures have been under control for couple yrs, so he is allowed to drive his seizures now occur rarely and only at night.
Anyways, because of the extra activity in his frontal lobe, at times he can be uninhibited, other times he can find the simplest thing extremely difficult to comprehend-he is very smart, it is just when his activity is high...I digressed again, I am very protective of him, and a couple weeks ago I actually came close to hitting a woman in the j.centre.
He went there ASKING FOR HELP, has never been on benefits and has worked since he was 16 in non-skill jobs so wanted advice on courses-the woman he saw was so condescending, assumed he wanted benefits and when he said he just wants help for a course she said ''are you stupid, do you really think you can just walk in and expect a course'' cue my 6foot rugby playing bro almost crying, and me turning into psycho killer sister...I was very careful with what I said I don't believe swearing or raising ones voice is an effective show of intelligence, so I put her in her place and place a hefty complaint!
I've just ranted, sorry, just wish there were more like you sarah-compassion is free.

 

[Sarachka]

and then one wall something else i havent worked out yet...

OH wants a feature wall too. I have a similar colour on my walls and thEn Ive tried to introduce reds and browns through cushions, vases, candles etc but it's not very evident. I think a feature wall would help!

 

[poas]

So good x
I meant the story trin posted, it didn't quote!

 

[Sarachka]

I wish you worked at our local centre Sarah, my 19yr old bro has frontal lobe epilepsy, his seizures have been under control for couple yrs, so he is allowed to drive his seizures now occur rarely and only at night.
Anyways, because of the extra activity in his frontal lobe, at times he can be uninhibited, other times he can find the simplest thing extremely difficult to comprehend-he is very smart, it is just when his activity is high...I digressed again, I am very protective of him, and a couple weeks ago I actually came close to hitting a woman in the j.centre.
He went there ASKING FOR HELP, has never been on benefits and has worked since he was 16 in non-skill jobs so wanted advice on courses-the woman he saw was so condescending, assumed he wanted benefits and when he said he just wants help for a course she said ''are you stupid, do you really think you can just walk in and expect a course'' cue my 6foot rugby playing bro almost crying, and me turning into psycho killer sister...I was very careful with what I said I don't believe swearing or raising ones voice is an effective show of intelligence, so I put her in her place and place a hefty complaint!
I've just ranted, sorry, just wish there were more like you sarah-compassion is free.

Jesus CHRIST!!! I really hope that lady is disciplined for that, what an awful, unprofessional and rude thing to say! I'd be thoroughly ashamed of myself.

Has your brother been to a local Connexions office? They'd be the best place to go to. Unfortunately everything comes down to funding and so mainly the things we referr people to mean you have to be on a qualifying benefit to be eligible. But Connexions are specifically for his age group and have different funding and I'm sure they'd be really helpful. Wouldn't have been hard for that lady to explain it huh?!

 

[poas]

April I say 1.
In our lounge that is at the mo our bedroom, is cream with a teal wall I love it

 

[poas]

He has an appointment there tomorrow, I looked online and found it...I don't know why I didn't just ask you-d'oh!
He's not even looking for funding, he has saved money, just didn't know how to go about applications etc.
How is Elina today? Moving about?

 

[TrinityMom]

I like number 1 April

I'm off to bed. Pregnancy/ Birthing/ Breastfeeding Conference all day tomorrow

Night all

 

[Sarachka]

He has an appointment there tomorrow, I looked online and found it...I don't know why I didn't just ask you-d'oh!
He's not even looking for funding, he has saved money, just didn't know how to go about applications etc.
How is Elina today? Moving about?

Does he know what sort of thing he'd like to do? Connexions can chat to him and make auggestions based on his interests and strengths etc. is he still working at the moment and want some evening training?

It makes me so angry that colleagues are like this.