tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post4390918411089110933..comments2024-01-01T06:44:24.089-06:00Comments on Some Mothers Do Ave Em: Show me the way to go homeNicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-65356243117370084852009-02-15T09:02:00.000-06:002009-02-15T09:02:00.000-06:00What a PITA situation! So many things we never thi...What a PITA situation! So many things we never think about when we marry & have kids . . . Even if my (happily married) DH and I wanted to move back to the UK together, it would be monstrously difficult now - even without the complications of divorce and child custody issues it's not easy to move from one country to another. Doesn't stop me dreaming about it, but it ain't gonna happen!<BR/><BR/>The whole friend thing is hard. Someone I know slightly actually invited me to a stitch & bitch a couple of weeks ago. I was SO happy! It was just nice to have an excuse to go out (without children!) and NOT be with a) people from work or b) DH's friends. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there!Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-11128465215690708102009-02-13T20:09:00.000-06:002009-02-13T20:09:00.000-06:00Iota - of course you're not being smug. patience ...Iota - of course you're not being smug. patience is a virtue that i am not naturally gifted with but i know you're right. i'll just keep plugging away...<BR/><BR/>Mum's the Word - yep - all your fault you traitor!!! (love you really)<BR/><BR/>Home Office Mum - how lovely of you! virtual spoon of Haagen Daz right back atcha. so nice to connect with other women, if only on a 'virtual' level. thanks so muchNicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-76775168634052235182009-02-13T14:30:00.000-06:002009-02-13T14:30:00.000-06:00I don't even know you but right now I want to ...I don't even know you but right now I want to hop on a plane and come over there and drink wine with you and eat ice cream (can't do the shrimp otherwise my head will swell up and you'll have to rush me to A&E). I've lived in the UK for 6 years and I still don't feel as though I've made real friends. My friends here are the wives of my husbands friends and although we are good friends, I've not made many of my own friends. It's hard. Bloody hard. And you not being able to leave because of the legal issues - well that just sucks. <BR/><BR/>Lifting a virtual spoon of Haagen Daz to you.Home Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-21866316380730311992009-02-13T04:19:00.000-06:002009-02-13T04:19:00.000-06:00After reading your blog, I feel like a crap friend...After reading your blog, I feel like a crap friend for leaving you in Chicago. And then all I seem to do is grumble about my ex-husband and his issues.<BR/>I'm so sorry you're going through this and that it is taking so long.<BR/>I'm here (yes I know its London, not Chicago) for you, day or night.<BR/>xxxMum's the wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955120503048845056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5778330150286788997.post-70204107069661296032009-02-12T16:03:00.000-06:002009-02-12T16:03:00.000-06:00I can't tell you how many blog posts I've read on ...I can't tell you how many blog posts I've read on how difficult it is to make local friends (I guess this is one reason why we take up blogging). So don't despair. You are not alone. I think you just have to hang out in the right places, and be patient. Sorry - dreadfully smug advice. Didn't mean it to sound that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com