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5th Dec 2016zim commented on:
When do you stop buying Christmas presents for nieces, nephews and godchildren?Hi Marley, I must say I agree with you it can go on and on and can become so expensive and have you dreading Christmas instead of enjoying it, I think when nieces and nephews reach 18 it's acceptable to stop buying as they are no longer children and probably don't expect it anyway it can be nicely explained to them that now they are adults it's getting more difficult to think of presents for them so you are going to just buy for the children I'm sure they will understand. I had a chat a few years ago with mine and stopped buying and they were great about it.ViewDate:
16th Jan 2016zim commented on:
How do you cope with your aches and pains?Hi, I'm wondering how people cope with chronic pain, I'm 57 and have been busy all my life working full time in a stressful job and raising a family, however 3 yrs ago I started suffering from chronic pain and have been seen by various specialists who have diagnosed me with six different conditions ranging from my spine to nerve damage in my arms and legs and also fibromyalgia, I won't bore you with the medical details of them all but my mobility is severely compromised and I'm in chronic pain, I have been tried on so many pain killers including morphine to no avail. However my two grown up daughters with children of their own seem to not accept it and either think I'm exaggerating ( I wish I was ) or that it's because I'm a little overweight, I'm currently on long term sick leave from my job as a mental health nurse and occupational health are supporting Ill health retirement, I feel so frustrated and useless.ViewDate:
14th Jan 2016zim commented on:
Should ear-piercing be banned for babies?Definatly should be banned it is child abuse and they don't have a choice, it also looks chavy in my opinionViewDate:
11th Jan 2016zim commented on:
Relationship break downsI have been through this myself with my daughter through her selfishness, it broke my heart not seeing my two young grandchildren and I cried every day. They were young but of school age so sometimes I would go to the playground and watch them play I would also put a photo of me with them in my bag to show anyone who became suspicious of me, as soon as they saw me they would run over calling me nanny so obviously that was also proof of who I was. It wasn't much but knowing I could see them and talk to them eased my pain a little, obviously I was lucky as they lived not to far away. But it is heartbreaking knowing your own child has that power over you and can hurt you so deeply.ViewDate:
10th Jan 2016zim commented on:
I have just joined up and am here to say Hello!!Hi all, I'm new to this site too, joined about half an hour ago so don't really know what I'm doing yet. I'm 57 and female, I have recently retired from work due to ill health, I worked as a Community mental health nurse for 25 years, I'm married to someone with the same job as I did so there's no getting away from it ha ha, I have six grandchildren ranging from 21 down to 4 yrs old. I'm determined to go away for Christmas period next year as the little ones will all be going their other grandparents. Anyone know of somewhere nice which is dog friendly as we have a spoilt 8 year old Westie. Sorry I forgot to say I live in South Wales.ViewDate:
10th Jan 2016zim commented on:
How do you cope with your aches and pains?Hi Marline, I only joined this site ten mins ago and was wondering what was on here when I came across your post, I'm so very sorry to hear about your husband and I imagine it's difficult raising a teenager on your own at the best of times but when you are grieving and in pain in must be so hard. I can empathise with your physical pain as I have recently had to retire through Ill health and in pain day and night with numerous physical complaints. I hope your granddaughter is a good girl and not giving you any trouble, although being a thirteen year old girl is probably problematic in itself for her as most of us remember the hormones and moods kicking in. My thoughts are with you do you relate well with her and do you have any family support, I so hope you do.