Sorry

[Kerry-Ann Howitt]

I decided to set up this group for myself, basically. I'm not saying that I don't actively court correspondence with anyone, because it would be lovely, but I've been thinking about the experiment a lot lately, and a lot of stuff has happened to me that it has had a direct effect on, so I think it's the time that I start to document my findings in as clear a way as possible.

In familiar style, I can't start it yet. It's bonfire night, and I have a duty to help my children grow up with an inate knowledge that the monarchy is superior and 'don't even think about it'. So I'm off to make fire ... Uuurrrgh!

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[hippymummy]

Bonfire night...........
Did you know that i'm the most selfish, unfit, terrible mammy on the planet? No? Well, it's all down to me not buying any fireeworks thus creating the worst bonfire night EVER!!!! I'd like to say, in my defence, i'm terrified of fireworks, have two nervous wrecks for dogs and basically couldn't afford any even if i'd had the courage to light them. it makes me feel rather sad that my kids (well, little miss at any rate) actually BELIEVED that i really was a bad mammy for not buying any, ALL grown ups buy them for their kids if they love them.........
i don't know what's changed this year 'cos i NEVER do fireworks, never have, so the logic declared by little miss was a bit of a puzzle for me. Apparently someone at school - whose mam is clearly NOT afraid of fireworks and isn't living on state benefits - informed my youngest that "everyones mam" does firework parties for their kids. Can't compete with that really so i'm going to drag my selfish, cowardly, unfit, uncaring, unloving fat arse off the couch and gp to bed before the guilt weighs me down so much that it wont let me stand!!!
Fancy boycotting it with me next year? At least i wont be guilty alone then, lol!!!
Hope you're feeling better hun and didn't freeze your a**e off!

[Kerry-Ann Howitt]

Don't let it get to you bab, kids are amazingly adept at emotional cruelty. They don't understand the concept of money yet, because it's not something that's natural to us as humans. Thusfore it must be educated into us, changing our emotional view of the world forever and rendering us something that we weren't naturally born to be. As they have been doing for generations untold.

... oops! Just can't help myself... soz

You're not a bad Mum because you have personal preferences hunni. As my Mum's always put it "It takes all sorts to make a world". If fireworks aren't your thing, they're not. There are oodles more ways that you prove yourself to be an amazing Mother and friend to your children. They're what will shape their future for the better. A sense of love and belonging is soooo worth more than any numbers you care to put on the table. Unfortunately, we're purposefully educated in the opposite... well for now anyways!

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