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Re: Told off by MIL for expecting my husband to do his family's presents.

I am trying to imagine this story with the roles reversed. Man embarrassed because woman he is married to didn’t buy own parents a present, after many discussions. Woman’s parents blame man she is married to and say he should have bought it. Still can’t. Trying to imagine this story within a non-het...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Told off by MIL for expecting my husband to do his family's presents.
Replies: 8
by GigiBuffon
Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:35 am

Re: Will you let your son play rugby?

My message is not as current as those of most responders here but here goes. I saw my brother’s experiences of playing rugby 20 and 30 years ago and they were not pretty. His first experiences of getting fall down drunk were all after childhood rugby matches in secondary school, continuing with gett...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Will you let your son play rugby?
Replies: 10
by GigiBuffon
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:20 am

Re: Permanently grumpy husband

This is a man who shouts at his children in the short hours he is with them. There is being grumpy and there is also being depressed. And there is being bread winner and there is being the bread winner and still having reasonable relationship and parenting boundaries. While your husband may excuse h...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Permanently grumpy husband
Replies: 22
by GigiBuffon
Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:17 pm

Re: I have two boys and now really want a baby girl.

Not going to shoot you down one tiny bit just going to say the methods of producing girls through diet don’t have any science behind them, so won’t reliably change the dominant male theme. I would also add the cautionary note - how would you feel if your third child was twins? It has happened to a c...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: I have two boys and now really want a baby girl.
Replies: 13
by GigiBuffon
Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:58 pm

Re: Best divorce letter!

The **** word read p**n. As you might have guessed.
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: Best divorce letter!
Replies: 3
by GigiBuffon
Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:25 am

Re: Best divorce letter!

Admin, this item doesn’t meet the standards for this group. It’s going to offend people because its material and tone belongs more in a ****** mag than on a family and community orientated website. There are a few misogynist dinosaurs left in the world but, thankfully, this isn’t their platform. Ple...
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Topic: Best divorce letter!
Replies: 3
by GigiBuffon
Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:24 am

Re: MIL stayed for 2 months over Christmas and is back in 5 months

You are a stronger woman than I, to have your MiL stay for so long. And twice a year. You should feel incredibly proud for doing so, given the fact that you are the one who takes the brunt of it. I find my MiL so difficult that 1 night is a feat of endurance for me. I hope your husband recognises wh...
Forum: Got a Question?
Topic: MIL stayed for 2 months over Christmas and is back in 5 months
Replies: 14
by GigiBuffon
Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:52 am

Re: expensive present requests from family

PS. How is it that men so often escape this heavy lifting, at Christmas and other times, even when it involves their own families? Wild generalisation, I know, but is a question borne out of genuine curiosity. Will the emotional stuff always be borne by women or will we (you) expect / bring up our o...
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Topic: expensive present requests from family
Replies: 15
by GigiBuffon
Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:42 am

Re: expensive present requests from family

Am I right in thinking these present requests are all from their teenagers? I think a word with your SIL is a good idea, to tell her that you haven’t bought as major presents for each other in the past and wouldn’t expect her to do so for your kids in future. These are all presents of the “what to g...
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Topic: expensive present requests from family
Replies: 15
by GigiBuffon
Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:38 am

Re: New partner is overly strict with his son

Your post wasn’t long - if anything it would be good to have more detail. Is he most of a bully to his son in relation to rugby or does he is always playing too much the bad guy? It sounds as if that was just one example and you have more up your sleeve. 8 is little. Is he / has he been good to your...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New partner is overly strict with his son
Replies: 13
by GigiBuffon
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:11 am

Re: Cases of mumps quadruple in a year, with young adults in London at risk

What K1999 said 👆 .
I echo.
Forum: Local News
Topic: Cases of mumps quadruple in a year, with young adults in London at risk
Replies: 2
by GigiBuffon
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:40 am

Re: Looking for people with hypothyroidism symptoms or long term fatigue

I have hypothyroidism / Hashimoto's and extend my sympathies. Feeling all the shades of ill and not having any reasons why is an unfriendly place to live in. I am no doctor and so have only anecdotal stories to go by, but here goes: Have you considered all the other GI conditions (apart from food in...
Forum: Activities
Topic: Looking for people with hypothyroidism symptoms or long term fatigue
Replies: 13
by GigiBuffon
Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:06 am

Re: Wanted: Baby Jogger City Select/Mini/GT

I will do. Am very grateful - thanks.
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Wanted: Baby Jogger City Select/Mini/GT
Replies: 2
by GigiBuffon
Tue May 09, 2017 10:50 am

Wanted: Baby Jogger City Select/Mini/GT

Hi I am looking for a buggy to take on a holiday I am going on in 9 days' time. I have an 8 month old baby who has so far travelled everywhere in a sling, and a 2 year old who walks or goes about in a pretty nasty 'umbrella stroller', as the trade lingo has it, that is a bit bumpy for a baby to trav...
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Wanted: Baby Jogger City Select/Mini/GT
Replies: 2
by GigiBuffon
Mon May 08, 2017 10:08 pm

Re: For Sale: Maxi-cosi Pebble car seat and Family fix (Isofix) with accessories

Hello
Is this still available?
Thank you!
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: For Sale: Maxi-cosi Pebble car seat and Family fix (Isofix) with accessories
Replies: 4
by GigiBuffon
Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:06 pm