I had a hard nosed 'pig' (literally) of a manager who decided to pick on me. I ended up with all the anxious symptoms took time off, went back, same thing so we went to court. I won and then I quit. Felt good.

I reuse bags for shopping ,I have a worm farm and I recycle most things and have only 1 small garbage bag in the bin every week for waste

I was booked for being in an overtaking lane when there were no cars on the road at all. That scored him his points for the day. The fine didn't make me a better driver. It made me have less respect for police. Where are they when you really need them? Probably having coffee at McDonalds.

When I was 15 I went to the hair dressers & got a perm...cause that is what you did back then. I ended up with an affro, not a good look on me.lol I wore hats for months.

As an ex Aged Care worker in-home care, aged care homes, and now caring for my husband,, I feel sorry for all concerned, Age Care is hard work but very rewarding, however, each State Premier, should get some of the young useless kids that just want handouts from Center Link, and put them through the Age Care Course so they can fill the gaps , I wish I could I could go back but with my complicated life they don't even want me to help with house cleaning, regardless to saying I don't need a wage, but that apparently is against workforce rules, I helped my Mum look after my Dad, until I was so worn out I had to quit, and she looked after him until he died , and like wise with Mum, but the doctors took our rights away to look after her, so much so she only lasted 1 month in rest bite and was going into full time care the day she passed, If they had let us continue her care with the help of Age Care support, she would; not have died from a broken heart

You find feminine products distasteful, Shirley? 50% of the population need, will need or used to need them! Mum bought me old-fashioned Modess when I was a kid - then I found out about more modern options & was incredibly thankful for them. My Nan never got the period talk, so she thought she was dying when it happened - a stranger had to comfort & explain it to her. That's outrageously unfair to a kid! Nobody wants to talk to their kids about condoms, either, but it's better than having your kid contract HIV, hepatitis, &c. Ads can prompt questions or provide a lead-in to further discussion.

I will supply my delivery details if anyone has a surplus of chocs- particularly caramilk and/or milkybar and flowers, ooh and trinkets also accepted :)

Walked and rode my bike to school and around the area where I lived without having to worry about being kidnapped or attacked. Playing hopscotch, reading books and feeling like Not a Care in the World. Could amuse myself being an only child until 8 - not like these days. NO politically correct rubbish & discipline for the naughty people at school, which had no effect on them later in life. Glad I grew up in those times.

We do need politics & politics is supposed to be about what's best for the majority, elections & politicians are about a popularity contest & not a popular vote - which is why I don't trust them. We vote for the person the party thinks will win not necessarily the best leader. 'Political donations' (basically legal bribery) need to be outlawed. Calling out & jeering in parliament needs to be banned. You don't have to agree with what everyone says - that should lead to intelligent debate not being put down. Example, Ex-PM Julia Gillard seems to be strong, independent & intelligent person & not a puppet, so she was attacked for who she wasn't married to & what she was wearing - not her politics. Not everyone who reads this will agree with everything I wrote, hopefully leading to an intelligent chat & not that I spilled coffee on my t-shirt.

I’m a rubbish sleeper. I get 4-5 hours per night. That’s prolly why I enjoyed shift work all my life and why I have hypertension and arrhythmia and a whole lot of other woes. Would I swap if I had my time again?……not on your nelly, it was a hoot, loved every minute of it. Slowing down now though….lol

There is no way that you could use more handwashing dishes. Not unless the tap was on the whole time. It's like comparing having a wash at the handling to having a shower.

A courier delivered a parcel of ours to a neighbour two doors away and once we discovered the error my partner went to the neighbour's house only to discover one of their sons (about 16yrs old) in the middle of eating some of the chocolates that he'd stolen from our parcel. The Warehouse were good about it though and redelivered the items no charge.

i think they are still relvent,learnibg skills that arnt taught anymore,i have taught my children how to fish,hunt,grow their own food and find water and make a fire if they need too,These are skills i learnt as a boy and have never forgoten,if the sh#t goes down i want them to be able to help themselves instead of relying on others,unfortunatly a lot of these skills are not handed down anymore

I still think that people need to work in order to retain their sense of dignity, purpose and pride. I think a "top-up" system is okay, as long as you still need to work. Getting money for doing nothing does not help people.

I am absolutely astounded by these so-called 'influencers' on social media. Why would anyone follow someone who believes they can control other people to follow them, listen to them and copy them? If they are not the ultimate narcissists I don't know who is.

This is the only law I really agree with in America. The legal drinking age of 21 and learning to drive at 16. That way they have time behind the wheel before being handed the keys to the pub as well

I don't own a TV! I have not watch TV in decades - this gives me time to do things that I enjoy doing!

I haven't been bitten by anything really dangerous. A small bite from an Alsation dog, but more in play than being aggressive, and of course a bull ant bite for stepping too close to their nest and of course mosquitos. Even my horse escapades didn't cause any bites, so I guess I am pretty lucky.

i think government and big business have made it so its near impossible for unions to operate,no power anymore,theres a reason 20 or 30 years ago,dad went to work,mum raised the kids and looked afer the home,one wage kept a roof on your familys head,food on the table,even a holiday someplace every year,maybe not overseas but a holiday some place nonetheless. This is impossible today,prices through the roof,wages going nowhere,while executives get big fat bonuses for every job they cut. I read someplace not long ago in the 60s and 70s bosses were paid 3 times the salary of a worker,now its hundreds of times more

Mixed feelings about that- it depends what they are being taught- if its to shoot and kill people and fixate on weapons then no but if its to teach hard work,fitness, team work, trade's, and helping people/communities in need in our country then yes for a year. And just to add it would need to be a "healthy" environment that doesn't secretly "allow" bullying and abuse.

A better option would be for people sending personal mail not just text message, email or a phone call. When possible meet in person for coffee cake or dinner would be my preferred birthday celebration. I often have to revert back to letters as all of my brothers and sisters are overseas.

I havent actually seen any name calling on this site,i do read some great and interesting opinions of others,always good to get others perspective on things. You are correct though,free speech is under attack everywhere now,I know people who are too scared to voice their opinions in fear of the attacks that will surely follow,I must be thick skinned or something,the only peoples opinions of me that matter to me all live in my house,what others think because of my opinions is really none of my business anyway

You need to peel the onion then sit it in the freezer for a couple of minutes then take it out and chop. No more tears.

I've discussed this with Grommie, my financial adviser. His wise words are: "in order to make a small fortune, you need to start with a large one."

good old rock n roll, yes, that was a great era, and real dancing. today's act of dancing is shaking your body all over the place, and sometimes is very explicit.. call me old school, rock n roll dancing is still no 1

Definitely masks need to be worn by all while out in public, this is a pandemic we are talking about here, no time to compromise, no need to complain.

Should life skills be taught by school districts - NO! Life skills should be taught by the kids' PARENTS. If a parent doesn't want to teach his/her kids' life skills, then the parent should not have kids!!!

So many people just see as a holiday, it is a wonder it has not been banned by people that come to NZ for a better life but want to live their own way, want us to take Crosses off Clock Towers, off hot cross buns, and do away with our beliefs to fit in with them. Tell me again what are you doing here and would your Country change their customs to suit our way of Life?

How about making the company pay more tax if they don't make recycleable or biodegradeable plastic? At the end of the day it's consumerism and convenience. You can lead a horse to water.....

wait 2 hours for tax dept, telecom, any other govt department and then get someone who has English as their 2nd or 3rd language

We used to have one (small) "dustbin" in the old days for all our household rubbish and sometimes that didn't even get full so we must have been better at recycling back then. Don't forget the backyard incinerators served a purpose and of course if you had a wood stove, well, all those old papers, cardboard and magazines were like free fuel to cook by or warm the house up. There weren't any drink cans and of course you took the soft drink bottles to the deli or where you bought your soft drinks from and had it deducted from your purchases. The rag man and other suchlike individuals would also call by periodically and relieve the households of such unwanted goods. We can almost say the in the old days recycling was a behind the scenes well functioning "industry" almost like backroom workers who were never acknowledged in the way they really deserved.

Xmas has become way too commercialised for my liking. Always got to buy the latest gadget for loved ones, and they do not come cheap.Nowadays it seems to be about who can outdo who and not about the gifts themselves. I actually make my grandchildren presents and as a rule of thumb, I always get them stuff that is educational and nothing to do with technology.

2020 will not be remembered in a good way. What with Covid 19 and the terrible fires & typhoons the earth is not a happy place to live in at the moment. Better days ahead for us I hope

The situation compared to the 40’s & 50’s is so different lots of families need two incomes to cope with huge mortgages,cost of education,cost of utilities & food costs,it is much more difficult to save in one income families.

University isn't for everyone plus l think it's over rated, What you learn there is not for every day living on the real world

I simply will not buy any Imported Meat, Fruit and Vegetables. If that means I have to go without something when it is out of season in Australia then so be it. Why support the economies of countries which don't give a damn about Australia? Why support Farmers in other countries when our own are doing it tough and in any case at least we know that our Farmers - be they Fruit, Veges or meats at least try to obey the rules when it comes to the use of Pesticides, Herbicides and other Carcinogens? Do we Really need those Grapes from the USA? Do we Really need that Asparagus from Peru or Mexico? Do we Really need that Pork from China and the USA? Of course we don't so Buy Australian!

I am Irish born and simply cannot believe the absurd amount of drama which has been generated, for which the media in general, but in particular those so-called "celbrities" from Commercial TV all chattering about a) How we should all behave and b) The terrible mental strain it has been for them! People, and in particular children and young ones, whinge about being alone, isolated and yet prior to Covid19 they all lived on their mobile phones - with one Adelaide family admitting the only way they could get their children out of their rooms (in the SAME house) to come to the dinner table was to contact them via their mobile phones! and now they are complaining as to how lonely and mentally stressed they are! What a load of nonsense and heaven help them and Australia if they ever have to face a Real War, be held in some ghastly prison camp with little food and no comfort!

I agree. Kids are inside and everything is disinfected these days. I say let them outside and eat dirt. Builds up the immunity like Tech never will

Waiter, there is a chicken in my soup..! Shhh, keep it to yourself or everyone will want one..

Sounds delicious and the slow cooking is very good advice. There's the Sunday Roast taken care of! Thanks for sharing.

Usually, people like hearing about my dreams because they are so crazy - even in childhood. I had a recurring nightmare that my little sister and I were in the Munster's house when they were away, and we were in Eddie's room, and I was reading my sister one of his books. We heard the Munsters come home, got scared and hid and then I'd always wake up. I was also a sleepwalker and one time my parents found me in the backyard crying.

Didn't we just have this question, or is my mind going? My last answer was, Yes and, after pushing back, we became friends. I think I also suggested standing your ground, and most bullies will back down! They're feeling bad about themselves, and trying to make themselves feel better, the wrong way. \ud83e\udd17

Sounds like he maybe he found someone else? Not sure if this was a friendship or relationship but I never take anyone for granted as I lost my husband to cancer and know all about loss.

no grommie he is clueless, he has no intelligence he is making up stories telling folks it be over soon, but he will not be in control much longer,, so yes it maybe, but this war is not going to drop in one day, a billion a day, and we have homeless vets, people, he has cut Medicaid etc, to give his rich donors tax breaks, it won't be long and the next kotex he wears will be on his forehead,, but I wish him no I'll will as you can see,,,

Never mind the matching - I think it's disgusting that no one cares how they look anymore. At least in the U.S. People wear pajamas and house shoes in public, clothes that should be in the trash and unwashed hair. No one seems to take pride in the way they look anymore. I know prices in retail stores are high, but there are always thrift stores where you can find nice things for very reasonable prices.

After leaving a rental house, during which time the bottom level was a few cm under water after a flood, I got a call from the landlord saying the house wasnt clean enough. I had scrubbed it and told her about the water downstairs which she had been kept up to date with for a few days previously. She told me the fans were dirty. I asked had she got up on a ladder and checked them which she replied no. I answered I had scrubbed them top and bottom and they were just old with flaky paint. After going back and forth for a while on different things she realised I had cleaned properly! Some agents are just rude and nasty

When I had my hobby farm...(not far from where I live now...it was rented and the farmer's sheds were out the back...) I noticed my knickers were disappearing from my clothes line... One day he was helping me do something in my yard and sent me to the shed to get a tool. I saw his boat, got in it and found my knickers, a very sticky Playboy magazine and an ounce of grass.... So I left him a note..." You can keep my knickers, the Playboy magazine but I'm taking the gunja".. Got the tool, finished the job and said nothing... That farmer was a pillar of the community...a Salvation Army man..and his wife a toe tapping tambourine player...Go figure !! I have too many stories to tell on this subject....so best I leave it there..

I 'do not' believe in farewell parties for leaving or retiring from a job. However, I 'do' believe in severance pay for leaving or retiring from a job.

I am a vegetarian so wouldn't eat it. But thank you for taking the time to share your recipe I am sure there will be people who will enjoy it.

YES! These rules and regulations are no just for the people who consume the stuff but for all those that don't. Protect yourself and others. Blow the whistle to stop endangering everybody's health.

Loopy said the answers were going to come slowly...so I'll check back in a month...see how we are going then...

I have never been a traveler, but more a homebody myself. I find if I'm away from where I call home more than 2 hours, I start feeling anxious. When I was young (I'm 77), I used to think about traveling around the USA, living in a motor home or travel trailer, and enjoying the beauty of the earth...Now I think about being in my recliner, holding my little puppy, Lacy, and watching travel shows on TV! ;-D

Ah finally found this page again ! Just in time for Christmas.. \ud83d\ude09 https://youtu.be/q4MSQzlhJ2M?si=qjFu4F1GiTDijC3C

Bad food combining. A better switch? Do this.... No oats. These are COMPLEX carbs and bad "sugar" for you. Eat the eggs by themselves. Then, for a snack, eat the fruit by itself. There. Now it's healthy.

I'll never forget hearing my stepmother say, "You're 18 now. You can get out.", or something very close to that. I married my boyfriend in March, after he turned 18 in February, found a studio apartment while he joined the Marines to support us (1966 during the Viet Nam war), and had to go to war in May. I got a job babysitting where I lived. Dad brought me groceries until I got an allotment check. And started my life of constant failures, not that my childhood was any better... ;-(

WOW, IN OUR FAMILY, 7 KIDS PLUS MOM AND DAD. NOW THAT I HAVE LOST MY MOM AND DAD, I KNOW NOE HOW MUCH WORK THEY HAD TO DO FOR OUR FAMILY. RIGHT NOW I THINK BACK AT THE BAD THINGS I DID, NOT BIG ONES .NOW I CAN NOT SAY THINK YOU MOM AND THANKED ENOUGH. FOR BEING THERE FOR ME AND ALL OF USE. THANK MOM/ DAD LOVE YOU

You should live in Australia ! The 1 hour news starts with sport usually, if not you get a sports segment at 15 minutes, telling you about the sport that is coming on later.....then from not long after the half past you get ALL the sports, between that and the adverts there is not a lot of news and if you can sit through all that you FINALLY get to the weather forecast... If the showed the weather forecast first, I could then watch the first bit of news and switch off ! I HATE WATCHING SPORT

Back of my neck gettin' dirt and gritty, Cool cat lookin' for a kitty, Gonna look in every corner of the city.

From experience boys that age love to run and jump and climb and ride\u2026 so Outdoors - Park/playgrounds, collect shells at the beach, bushwalks or short hikes out in nature. Gardening and planting seedlings or seeds in pots. Trampoline gyms or indoor clip and climb (fake safe rock climbing for kids), At home indoors - Lego, blocks, puzzles, games and books. Or if you know how to make homemade playdough could be fun! Enjoy

We produce numerous spring rolls on a daily basis. We make the wrappers ourselves. The Chinese children that you mention would be doing the same.

One of my classmates went on a cruise ship voyage with his parents as a teenager, discovered a need amongst the numerous widow passengers, and spent his life as a well remunerated gigolo.

For my marriage it is helping each when you are sick. We have been married 43 years my husband got hurt at work then got COPD and emphysema, then I had 5 strokes was paralyzed after my 3rd stroke. He takes very good care of me. I\u2019m glad he knows how to cook. It was good before but you know it\u2019s real after.

Rails on BOTH sides for slopes...AND handrails both sides on staircases too...it is obvious common sense and most of the time its just not there...well done lisa! ...the picture above shows clearly how NOT to do it....we have designers who know all this...why don't they use them?...to save money...and we wait till somebody get seriously injured or dies before we fix things....

The guest of course! Fame comes w/ a price tag called publicity and every aspirant to the arts wants a lot of publicity yet w/o their fans they get little or none! Then when they hit it big-time, all of a sudden they want privacy even from their fans! I myself am a creative writer of fanfictions which I share online and I have a huge following and an even larger number of readers of my works. I elarned long go, anyone in the arts must grow a thick skin and the best example of this is the real US prez and our GOP Savior Trumpy! He could care less what folks think of him! He is quoted as saying 'No, I am NOT a politician, good or bad. However, I am a business man and a damned good one too! If you fail to vote for me, don't come crying to me later when my opponents get into power again!' Good luck today on Friday the 13th. Why is it an unlucky day? Long ago during the Crusades in Europe and the Middle East, the king of France (Phillip the Fair) owed a huge sum to the Knights Templar and to avoid paying what he owed, he made a deal w/ the Pope to have the Knights arrested and tried on heresy which is more lies from the Catholics to steal and lie and cheat and grab lands for the Church and the Crown. Of course, the Knights got wind of this and sailed away on several ships w/ all their loot and money and that treasure trove is still missing! The leaders of the Templars and as many of their followers they could find (which were not numerous!) were burned at the stake or hanged! Then the greedy Pope and King raided the Templar churches and found 'housekeeping funds' amounting all told to a few thousand French Francs- maybe in today's market- $500! If you want to read a good book re the Templars, find Umberto Eco's (He wrote the Name of the Rose too) novel 'Foucault's Pendulum' which advances many theories as to the location of the Knights' treasure trove.

'Steeping back'? i thought this might be a discussion about how to make a good cup of tea!?! guess not...maybe it should be about spelling or grammer...

There will always be thieves, as some do it because they feel others have more than them even if it is not to on sell. Seems those who can't be bothered to either work and/or save for what they want will steal because of their warped sense of 'entitlement'

No I think it is rank. Yes some countries / cultures eat insects, spiders and anything basically that walks the earth including dogs, cats, whales, dolphins, monkeys, birds, fish, in fact all wild life even if some are dangerous and life threatening. Now, companies want us to eat insects and down the track a few years we will be called out for diminishing the insects of the world. The methane can be controlled from cattle, giraffes, elephants, sheep etc. by just adding a tiny bit of a certain seaweed that can be cultivated at a minimal cost but I guess the acreage can produce more vegetables and so a higher financial yield and hence the BS about us needing all to go vegan and eat insects. Give me my meat any day. We developed eating meat which made our brains smarter. Maybe due to less meat being eaten, this is why people are becoming so much more stupider these days.

James Bond movie, Skyfall. Well all the James Bond movies have good intros! https://youtu.be/IPEXyfqfOk8?si=46dnlqMDRQqyGS9f

YES! So many times, but I'll never forget the young man I talked to while waiting to get my hair cut at Great Clips. I was complaining about how much it cost, even with the Senior Discount, to get my hair cut, and how I only got it cut once a year. Well, after my haircut, when I went to pay, I was told "it was taken care of" and, when I offered a tip, I was told "it was paid for, too", by the young man, who had already left! I didn't even get to thank him. And, in the Commissary, after telling a stranger (lady) about how I was abandoned in 2013, how she came back to me, after walking away, and put 2 $50 bills in my hand saying "God told her to do it." There ARE still good people out in the world, and I'm happy to have met them, and that I am one, also. ;-D

no my mum worked at a large store and said they mark them up to put them down for a sale not interested

Mine was back in the 70's visiting relatives I'd never met in Romania "Transilvania the part that used to belong to Hungary before the infamous "Trianon Treaty. That was an adventure and a half indeed.

Prayers should NEVER be in public schools. Not ever. Church and state should ALWAYS be separate. If you want your kids to be subjected to religion they can do it outside the school system and not waste actual useful education time. What prayers do you suggest ? Baha'i, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism, Satanism? oh did you mean Christian prayers only ?

yes had a survey question can your 13-year-old granddaughter answer some questions,yes,1st question how old are you,13, 2nd question are you bisexual close survey immediate response just dumb

In Australia long ago we made our own products and they lasted decades now a kettle may last a year if you are lucky. We rely too much on other Countries inferior products and yes it all ends up in land fill

No idea but as little as possible. Electricity is going up and up and they are saying there is not enough to go around yet they are bringing in EV by the 1000's so go figure. Putting up those horrible wind turbines which harm the environment and biodiversity let alone the animals and catch fire and are environmentally bad news and no discussion with the people who have to live near them. Then they say they are going to turn off the gas, no coal and we have the cleanest coal in the world and to top it off want to bring in nuclear which is so dangerous and I don't care what they say. How many have caused disasters around the world. Our electricity has gone up 100% in a very short time and going up again. Since they privatised it they have just taken the profits and run with them and left a mess for the taxpayer to pay for.

1. Tradies are in demand. 2. Parts take awhile to arrive. 3. If it's under warranty what's the concern? You're not paying for it. 4. Appliances are now mass produced. Forget quality from the good old days. More parts, more technology = more problems.

WE are living in an angry world - so sad - I too have people tail-gate me and sometimes go over double lines to pass even though I'm keeping to the speed limit.

Denzel Washington - in the movies: Training Day, The Pelican Brief, Crimson Tide, and Fallen (just too name a few of his movies).

I deliberately did not live up to the expectations my parents 'had' for me in life (since it was my life - not theirs) - which led to physical abuse. My parents got divorce - remarry other people and had more kids - which led to me being the odd kid OUT ( I know - Life is not FAIR - LOL). I became a runaway at 13 years old (when I finished the eighth grade in the USA). I will be estranged from my family this coming June (2024) - it will be 65 years (pain free - emotionally, mentally, physically, and psychologically) - let the good times (estrangement) - roll forever or least till I DIE! Estrangement from my family has elicited 'HAPPINESS AND JOY' - anyway - for me! In my case - reconciliation is N(EVER) going to happen (under any circumstances)!

When Harry Met Sally https://youtu.be/6pQgbEEFPq0?si=g4RncwjSikEYbVy2 I'll Have What She's Having!

Watch the foxes don't bite any of your animals etc. I know a cat that was bitten by a fox. Apart from the bite it also passed a disease to the cat that was life threatening.

Who knew bins could be so much fun ?! Bin percussion group . https://youtu.be/332MB2zQQ7M?si=VU7Eo0C_h-u5LZph

When I was 17 I climbed into what I thought was my boyfriends Holden panel van to change after sun baking and swimming. When I'd finished changing I noticed two faces I didn't know peering in the back window. I soon realised I was in the wrong panel van....not sure what they thought but I thought it was funny.

This duck walks into a bar, and asks the bartender, “Do you have any grapes"? The bartender says, "No we only sell beer here". The duck leaves. The next day the duck walks back into the bar and asks the bartender, "Do you have any grapes"? The bartender says, "No I told you we only sell beer, and if you ask me again I'm going to nail your beak to the bar.” So the duck leaves. The next day the duck walks back into the bar, and asks the bartender “Do you have any nails"? The bartender says "no". The duck asks “Do you have any grapes

Isn't that the problem with social media? So much fake information I don't know why people keep using it.

These are not Banksy but some are still amazing ! Others silly and so simple \ud83d\ude42https://youtu.be/C575sZIQV6k

Parents should always keep a close eye on their children because it only takes a few seconds or minutes for an accident to happen..leave the phone viewing for when you are at home and the kids are tucked up for the night.

Hey how ya doin?..sorry you can't get through..please leave you name and your number...and we'll get back to you!...I don't remember who it was by....

It is one thing to be a 'snitch'. It is something else to be a 'whistleblower'. You did not provide enough information in your scenario for me to offer a suggestion. Under the scenario you provided - my response is to keep your misgivings (of the individual in question) to yourself!

Who decides what is normal ? Just be yourself and don't worry about others, and just enjoy one day at a time

I was in a loveless relationship for 17 years. We ran businesses together and he was a highly respected person within the Irish community in London. It suited him to have me on his arm at formal events and functions and I was never going to give up the lifestyle! It's not for everyone but it worked for us.

In July I did stacks of Surveys . . . In August I have not bothered with any. Same Points Result !!!!

Not all retirement villages are run like that. I live in a Freedom Lifestyle Village where I get the capital gain if I was needing to sell. We have a great manager and I am very happy here

It\u2019s nice to keep giving you also may need them some day just let them know that your happy to give but could they please come a bit later as you are sleeping and are being woken up

From what you have described, to me it seems like they don't sound like friends in deed but like "friends" in need of having someone handy to vent on or boss around. I'm not sure if it's worth your while at looking around who are avoiding them and they might be more like the friendships you could cultivate.

Get rid of the animals that are other people's (chickens and ducks) that come down to my house and poop in my front doorway :(

It depends on the child, so it is impossible to generalise. However, at no point in their lives do your children leave you free of concern and even worry.

Handy tip Thanks for sharing Carolyn, we just clean ours with a damp sponge after it has cooled some but still warm. We at the moment are living in a construction site as hubby is renovating our little home so things are a bit more dustier than usual. We are pretty clean people to start with so a little bit of dust here and there doesn't phase us. Right now it is just too hard to keep the dust off every thing and I must admit I am messier than my hubby but I am still organised. Things will improve when things are starting to get finished like kitchen and en suite. Who knew there was so much to learn about water proofing and council requirements.

First up, Put Away that damned phone and speak to the Person who is serving you. Make them feel they are appreciated. There is almost nothing more Rude, more degrading of a person's self-esteem if you are simply ignoring them and chattering nonsense on your phone at the top of your voice. In my experience Women are the worst offenders! Give them a genuine Smile, Thank Them and wish them a Safe Day. All of this does work wonders and think a bit as to how you would like to be treated if the roles were reversed.

I have a heart of gold, don't deliberately set out to hurt anyone. Loyal, great friend, honest, funny, March to the beat of my own drum. Proud to be unique.