tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post671672678574223175..comments2023-10-08T16:27:56.948+01:00Comments on auntiegwensdiary: Relationships - part eleventy millionauntiegwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-36907698017758681982014-03-07T21:37:05.584+00:002014-03-07T21:37:05.584+00:00It has been an age since I visited here! And readi...It has been an age since I visited here! And reading your world awakens the pull of the keyboard again! <br />The New Husband and I have 5 between us! His 3 boys leave my mind boggling some times and I know he considers my 2 girls creatures from another world entirely!<br />Its not easy (thank god none of his are under 18!!) x<br /> Velveteen Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711895975679490071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-5946203026566160512014-02-23T19:33:58.147+00:002014-02-23T19:33:58.147+00:00How to love a teeenager sounds like a title for a ...How to love a teeenager sounds like a title for a book. They are hard enough when you they are your own never mind anyone elses. One of mine proper scared my partner at the time away, oh the stories I could tell! As for 8 year olds? hats off to you. I just couldn't go there. However children are with you for but a brief time and hopefully you will have many years to come with your hubby. Hang on in there cold parks and all.xMrs Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117989108197225509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-81890328588188894502014-01-29T11:33:48.617+00:002014-01-29T11:33:48.617+00:00Sandi - the step parent thing is much harder for m...Sandi - the step parent thing is much harder for me than the parenting, despite the part time nature of it ! xxxauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-19709324983318027292014-01-28T12:45:39.908+00:002014-01-28T12:45:39.908+00:00I was step mum to 3 boys for 10 years, it was not ...I was step mum to 3 boys for 10 years, it was not the easiest time especially as their dad didn't back me up when I asked them to do things eg. have a shower etc. That was a long time ago now, the youngest was around 7 or 8 when we separated and now 22 and haven't seen them for all of that time.<br />I was lucky with my own three, not had any trouble with them, youngest is 23 so past all the teenage angst.<br />xxxsandiarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395329327447746029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-40395955246865935992014-01-27T15:53:09.896+00:002014-01-27T15:53:09.896+00:00Saz - I do hope you can get out to the USA to visi...Saz - I do hope you can get out to the USA to visit your boy x and yes you're right I get divided a 100 ways x<br /><br />Lena - those turtles are making a comeback you know, I've seen loads of them around recently<br /><br />Jay - a blogger after me own heart, we'll start a "we hate the park club" :)auntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-18362378455316249422014-01-26T17:27:25.246+00:002014-01-26T17:27:25.246+00:00I feel so much better after reading your post, and...I feel so much better after reading your post, and we don't have any step children, just 3 awkward ones of our own. Sometimes it's just so hard isn't it? I am with you on the park years, I'm so over all that friends for tea/play and sleepovers and push-me-on-the-swing!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-25924668935543844962014-01-24T02:36:18.183+00:002014-01-24T02:36:18.183+00:00When marriage No2 came along our previous marriage...When marriage No2 came along our previous marriage children were near enough the same age which made the steppy stuff a bit easier. <br /><br />It's never straightforward and got a bit more tricky once our two little miracles of our own came along.<br /><br />I guess making him feel as much at home as possible on his access visits was the intention. I still can picture all those Teenage Mutant thingy things Sean had plastered all over the walls and ceiling! God it's mad to think he's nearly 30 now....!Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-51673247687717656212014-01-23T00:45:16.167+00:002014-01-23T00:45:16.167+00:00yes they do grow up and leave..
remeber how things...yes they do grow up and leave..<br />remeber how things can change on a drop of a phone call. letter . nuance a look...<br /><br />yep...i sometimes am stunned to a halt as i actually realise i am alone, without the kids, husband, no clock to watch, no deadline to meet...it can be shattering..<br /><br />but apart from missing my son at uni in usa, and my daughter who has chosen to hardly know me since my ex split us all up (i thank you now, secretly, not to his face, if ever i saw it again)...<br /><br />i now , 4 years on (14th feb...no joke!!) love my life, love my self employment. that would never have happened, love my friends, most of all I love ME..i am me again...<br /><br />and I live in the present, the moment, I have now found that is possible it's taken me 55 years and how many months...<br /><br />and yes...happier without kids, a couple you ask..of course, cos its just you two..not dvidied 100 different ways..of loyalites, loves, likes, hates, opinions...<br /><br />just be auntie gwenie, dear one...hold him tight...<br />the kids will always flit here and there...but just be you, for you...be present...after all it is what it is..<br />giggle<br /><br />luv saz x<br /><br />apologies for spelling, am im the light of the screen only....xxSazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-83491321119017595242014-01-20T13:15:45.977+00:002014-01-20T13:15:45.977+00:00CQ - we seem to be working on a 1 out 1 in policy ...CQ - we seem to be working on a 1 out 1 in policy too! but 2 down 2 to go, these little things keep me cheerful!auntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-60574126833470475272014-01-19T16:28:42.021+00:002014-01-19T16:28:42.021+00:00We cocked up our timings completely (if unintentio...We cocked up our timings completely (if unintentionally) by having our two 3 years apart. Consequently, just as we were cheering and hanging out the bunting because daughter was off to Uni, son bloody well came home again. Oh the things I would do differently given my time again! Parenting is a nightmare not least because (as I reminded my 21 year old son the other day) they will always be the child and you will always be the grown up and you will always fret about them even when you are 99!Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-40041842655700876892014-01-19T10:14:49.593+00:002014-01-19T10:14:49.593+00:00Jazzygal - yep, might take me a while to miss mine...Jazzygal - yep, might take me a while to miss mine, I'll be busy spending all the money it costs me for their uni on gin and days out!auntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-67681975555786764022014-01-18T15:18:08.472+00:002014-01-18T15:18:08.472+00:00Dropping in via @Looking For Blue Sky who shared t...Dropping in via @Looking For Blue Sky who shared this during the week, looked interesting so here I am!<br />Interesting and entertaining. 'No shit Sherlock' is definitely an appropriate response. Although I only have one child, one of those dreaded teenagers who screams at me one minute then envelops me in the most wonderful hug the next, parenting does encroach on a relationship!<br /><br />Yes, they will grow up and leave. Eventually. Post school, college and anything else that keeps them her. But, will we miss them then?? I reckon I will!<br />jazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-75403197811548853322014-01-18T15:18:05.219+00:002014-01-18T15:18:05.219+00:00Dropping in via @Looking For Blue Sky who shared t...Dropping in via @Looking For Blue Sky who shared this during the week, looked interesting so here I am!<br />Interesting and entertaining. 'No shit Sherlock' is definitely an appropriate response. Although I only have one child, one of those dreaded teenagers who screams at me one minute then envelops me in the most wonderful hug the next, parenting does encroach on a relationship!<br /><br />Yes, they will grow up and leave. Eventually. Post school, college and anything else that keeps them her. But, will we miss them then?? I reckon I will!<br />jazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-9406110537452882872014-01-17T14:08:24.887+00:002014-01-17T14:08:24.887+00:00Mae - hello me dear, long time no speak, yes indee...Mae - hello me dear, long time no speak, yes indeed them pesky teenagers do take it out of you! xx and wine ALWAYS helps xx so does gin!<br /><br />Jean - teenagers can be the very devil at times, mine seem to take it in turns to torment me, thanks for popping in xxxauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-72182967034294750192014-01-17T09:41:43.827+00:002014-01-17T09:41:43.827+00:00I have 2 neurotypical teenagers and a beautiful 9...I have 2 neurotypical teenagers and a beautiful 9 year old boy who has autism. Autism is a piece of piss compared to the older ones. That's all. Love your post XXXJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090661112868706267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-50340936811691063422014-01-16T21:18:59.626+00:002014-01-16T21:18:59.626+00:00Hey there! It never ends....I love being a mum, b...Hey there! It never ends....I love being a mum, but i get what you say about your lovely hubby taking on 3 teens...hard work and love takes time...! I love my weekends 'off' when my boy is at his dads.....he is safe and happy and I'm in John Lewis or Lakeland....My lovely man has 3 children, 2 of whom I never see as his ex has spent the last 10 years pouring poison into their ears...anyhoo, as I said to my lovely man, we came as a package....! And of course WINE HELPS. XXMaehttp://www.deludedwoman.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-64455178216642299862014-01-16T20:36:07.336+00:002014-01-16T20:36:07.336+00:00Excellent idea xxExcellent idea xxLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-75069396099202576612014-01-16T19:46:47.426+00:002014-01-16T19:46:47.426+00:00LFBS - extreme parenting is such an unvalued sport...LFBS - extreme parenting is such an unvalued sport, gin my love? xxauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-76959178979151208972014-01-16T19:14:49.345+00:002014-01-16T19:14:49.345+00:00This has cheered me up for all sorts of reasons......This has cheered me up for all sorts of reasons....I'm probably not supposed to say that am I? Mainly because it made me smile (sorry) and I am doing some extreme teenage parenting of a slightly different kind here, but seem to be unable to write about it in such an entertaining way... xxLooking for Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010049814419812468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-73987483680778025972014-01-16T18:41:38.718+00:002014-01-16T18:41:38.718+00:00Trish - dodged a bullet there my dear Trish - dodged a bullet there my dear auntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-86817300082038325652014-01-16T13:59:31.508+00:002014-01-16T13:59:31.508+00:00My son never had the Park Years. He's probably...My son never had the Park Years. He's probably abnormal but I love him for that. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-54859620159471895142014-01-16T11:14:53.565+00:002014-01-16T11:14:53.565+00:00NB - I know, it can really put a wedge between you...NB - I know, it can really put a wedge between you if you're not careful, and I have to say I think your boy is just marvellous so you must be in the right...this time :)auntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-41837495993671968552014-01-16T10:18:31.465+00:002014-01-16T10:18:31.465+00:00Oh I could have written this (but not so well, nor...Oh I could have written this (but not so well, nor with so much wit). Being a step parent is a nightmare, especially if the offspring are of teenage years. The CM and I have more arguments about the kids than everything else put together...it can be miserable. CM and I have taken different approaches to step parenting and it would be fair to say they are both rubbish....Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-51539534143028366022014-01-16T08:45:41.686+00:002014-01-16T08:45:41.686+00:00Gigi - and there are 4 of them and only 2 of us!Gigi - and there are 4 of them and only 2 of us!auntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-9647893254574210052014-01-15T23:36:29.285+00:002014-01-15T23:36:29.285+00:00Big hugs to both of you - because parenting is har...Big hugs to both of you - because parenting is hard enough; step-parenting is doubly hard.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.com