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I'm sorry to hear that you're still unhappy Abby. Is there anything we can do to help you? I'm worried that all this drinking and american comedy is going to make it a lot harder for you to get through this Posts: 3821
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you should have thought about that before you went runnin your mouth. See, Tommy doesn't like it when his friends start talkin. Makes him nervous. And Tommy doesn't like being nervous. He starts looking over his shoulder, not feeling safe in his own bed. Sits awake all night, holding that watch of his. Turning it round and round in his hand. Round and round. Round and round. Worries himself to death. But, me. No, that's a different story, son. I like it when Tommy gets nervous. It's what I live for. Shall I tell you why? Because that's when I get paid. You're doing me a favour.
In my mind, this is what all children are like up North.
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quote:Originally posted by Cherry In Hove: Well, he's not actually her dad. He's just married to her mother. He doesn't really have any interests at all and doesn't do anything other than go to the local pub so we have very little to talk about. I don't think he really likes children so he won't be interested in Amelie and what she's been up to. Generally we sit there drinking coffee in tense silence with the TV on and he'll hand me the remote and say "You choose what we watch now" and I feel like it is some sort of test and he wants to see what I'm going to put on.
I generally only watch cookery shows and comedy on TV and as it is going to be afternoon the comedy will consist of awful things like My Family or some other unwatchable shit. He has no interest in cooking and so I don't really feel I can put the cooking channel on so I end up trying to think what he would like to watch and finding American Chopper or something like that which I have no real interest in but isn't actually offensive and we'll sit there while he talks to me about motorbikes and how amazing the one they are building is and I'll nod and making appreciative noises but not really have anything to add.
Well I think he sounds like a good guy. Likes motorbikes, watches American Chopper... I don't see the problem.
Maybe it's unfair of you to say that it's all his fault. Maybe you're falling into that trap that most new parents do, where they automatically assume everyone wants to hear about how their baby does the exact same things as everyone else's. Maybe he's so bloosy bored by hearing about how she can say certain words, or how she made a picture in her toddler group, that he would rather just hand you the TV remote in the hope you might find something distracting enough to stop you talking about it for five minutes.
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quote:Originally posted by Ringo: Maybe you're falling into that trap that most new parents do, where they automatically assume everyone wants to hear about how their baby does the exact same things as everyone else's. Maybe he's so bloosy bored by hearing about how she can say certain words, or how she made a picture in her toddler group.
But that stuff would be amazing! If CiH's baby was speaking and drawing pictures it should be on the flippin' news. "Oh yeah, yeah, your baby's talking and drawing blah blah blah miracle of development blah-de-blah scientifc community dumbfounded yadda-yadda-yadda. Shut up while I watch American Chopper". Guy sounds like a jerk.
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I can imagine him now. 'What's so good about a baby though? What? You fucking WHAT?! You can't open up a baby on full throttle and feel the wind tussle in your hair. What? Yes I do. Drink your coffee'
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or one where recent college graduates cynically dismember mainstream media in self-congratulatory wankfest of unfunny 'comedy'.
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quote:Originally posted by New Way Of Decay: I can imagine him now. 'What's so good about a baby though? What? You fucking WHAT?! You can't open up a baby on full throttle and feel the wind tussle in your hair. What? Yes I do. Drink your coffee'
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or maybe one of those lame american sex tv shows that come on after 11, and I can look at in mock confusion muttering about 'thinking south park was on now' while pretending to try and change the channel.
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Well, I'm sure to parents babies are pretty rewarding. But unless your baby has some kind of proper amazing talent, they're all just basically the same at that age. Lay around gurgling, poo themselves, that kind of thing.
But motorbikes.. I mean, come on. The motorbikes they make on American Chopper are unique!
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if you're feeling a bit low, carbs are great. I had a large spag bol last night with an ass-load of spag, boiled to perfection in a pan of my own tears.
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I can't believe she said that. FFS Abby. You could have let him down easier, you don't have to just come out and say that. The man has feelings Posts: 4934
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See again I try to help someone out and all I get back in response is just a load of abuse. I just want to be useful but not be mean like froopy. Why isn't there an easy balance?
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I talked to Abby at a meet once, and Raz, blind drunk and - I think - having taken a load of codeine staggered over to us and yelled in my face "So are you two going to fuck or what". That was quite tense and then he said "But you've got a girlfriend" (I didn't, at the time) and I got some spittle in my eye. That was quite unpleasant.
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