Babies Born May 2006 #45

[~Kim~]

woohoo - not.....she's worned herself out. Seeing as she kept me up until 5 this morning (and them got shirty when I had to get her up at 6.30 lol) I'm not the slightest bit surprised.

Lorelle, your post has got me thinking. No I don't have a prob with women 'your age' or anyone elses age. Three women that I count among my closest friends are my mum's age. It's odd. Different people have different life experiences. I have been exposed to a ginormous range of people in the population (I'm in the cops and before that I was a nurse for some years) - maybe that's lessened my boundaries or something. I try really hard to have no biases (but I can be nasty like everyone else) - some people aren't even aware that they have any IYKWIM?

Jodie that's so sad for Yariv I hope you took lots of pics and video so he can remember well. I remember when it seemed like months until she got here.... We love the drive-ins too. We have a vintage car (1964EH Holden) that we love to take. It's so funny to see all the 'kids' running over to have their photos taken with an old car at the drive-in.

[smiles4u]

KIM, ...thanks for confirming just what I was thinking !! It felt so silly to ask but I've just never ever been in this situation before. I have friends from 21 (Krissy, who affectionately calls me her big sis as she has no siblings (Met her at work, in which I was training her at the age of 17) ... And to the oldest 76 (Alice, a wonderful New Yorker whom resides in QLD, met her in China of all places about 10 years ago) ... Haven't seen her since but we keep constant contact and have the biggest laughs on the phone. She's outrages and is often my inspiration in my life choices. As for my others friends they are 24, 28, 31, two are 37, 42 and 54. My partners sister is 26 and his sis-in-law is 27, in which luckily I get on great with (though one is a little moody and the sis-in-law didn't like the idea of me until I made her and Auntie in May 2006 ... And all's super there : )

KIM, let us know how you went at the Doc's with your lil one. Poor little thing !!
(You remind me of Xmas day, I had a hold of a 3wk old bub, her Mum is a Kim and I grew up with her and her sisters).

JODIE, gee I haven't been to the drive-in's since New Years Eve about 1994. When a bunch of mates and I piled into a two door coupe with our esky of champs and we all got bitten by mozzies. Damn hot night, but boy did we laugh.
Hey, I lived in the Sth East of Melb in Ormond (closer to McKinnon) for a few years before I moved to Ballarat 3yrs ago. Whereabouts are you ??
Yes, gotta admit the Pusuit of Happyness (I know I thought it was written wrong by a friend on the DVD) was a movie I enjoyed the MOST with Will Smith. I can just never get that scene out of my head, where he is with his son sitting on dunny paper in the toilet, as accommodation for the night. Those tears looked real.
Saddened me, as it reminded me of my own parents in how they kicked me out of home at 18 for no apparent reason. I was such a great kid, quiet and caused not an ounce of trouble ... Well, I was terrified of my own Mother ... That might explain ! Sadly my Mum had a lot of issues and still has. My mother did not contact me until I was a 30yr old woman. She chose to miss out on so much with me.
But, because of it I would honestly say it has made me such a stronger person in having no where to go at 18, I knew what homeless felt like. Without blowing my own trumpet I have truely done well for myself as a person through life and my biggest supporter and friend is MY sense of humour. It has driven me through every obstacle ... I so hope my daughter will one day tell me that I have done a super job as a Mother when I simply didn't have a Mother to learn a lot from.
My longest time friend Ann (I met her at a slumber party at 13) said that I may not know the right things to do because of what my Mother put me through BUT I certainly know what the wrong things are to not do ... And she felt that is more crucial. For that she saved me and I go about Motherhood with the biggest smile and greatest pride and accomplishment, ... more than any wonderful career I have ever had before having her.

So, I don't end this message in sobs I shall tell you my favourite poem that I often would read to my younger sister Elise in bed as kids - "I scream, You scream, We all scream for what - ICECREAM "!!! ... Now who doesn't like icecream : )

Cheerio to all of you lovely Mum's, until next time here's a huge hug from me :