tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post709390460285784295..comments2024-03-27T10:43:58.872+00:00Comments on Finding life hard?: On being a single mother (for a week)Liz Hindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-20754441740519851652014-11-13T17:32:46.500+00:002014-11-13T17:32:46.500+00:00That's true, Nick. Sometimes the spaces we hav...That's true, Nick. Sometimes the spaces we have to squeeze ourselves through just to get out of the car are ridiculously small.<br /><br />I'm not entirely sure, Rose, how the banana came to be on the roof of the car! I think i must have put it there while struggling to get said toddler into his car seat.<br /><br />I'm sure it is, Stu - but at least they have plenty of parking spaces!!!<br />Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-56964938990196385622014-11-12T14:54:08.356+00:002014-11-12T14:54:08.356+00:00I can assure you that caring for the wheelchair-bo...I can assure you that caring for the wheelchair-bound and/or Alzheimer oldies is every bit as difficult and even more frustrating as they only go downhill from here :-(Ole Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-84909237742110341242014-11-12T13:19:53.229+00:002014-11-12T13:19:53.229+00:00My curiosity has been piqued ever since I saw your...My curiosity has been piqued ever since I saw your post on Facebook; so glad you have explained it all--well, maybe not the banana, but I think I get the picture:) We don't have any kind of parking spaces alloted for parents with children, but what a great idea. I don't know how many times I've had to squeeze between my car and another one that was parked over the line. I can't imagine getting a toddler out of a carseat and into a stroller in such a situation. Having some designated parking spaces for parents with little ones is a great idea! <br /><br />I have to say, Liz, what a wonderful thing you have done--I don't know how single mothers cope either, especially without family nearby. I wasn't a single mother, but I don't know how I could have managed without my mother always on call when I needed her. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-42186276249386639342014-11-12T10:11:54.551+00:002014-11-12T10:11:54.551+00:00Jon looks after our coal fired Rayburn - it's ...Jon looks after our coal fired Rayburn - it's a good job too because the flaps, dials and knobs required to get the house warm are a mean engineering challenge. Having said all that, I am nice and warm as I type. Reading this post left me feeling exhausted - and angry too at the lack of planning re hospital parking. You'll be languishing at home now, enjoying every minute of it - put your feet up, have a cuppa - you definitely deserve it Liz.mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-10352960915645085052014-11-11T22:00:05.360+00:002014-11-11T22:00:05.360+00:00Sounds like you coped pretty well in the circumsta...Sounds like you coped pretty well in the circumstances. I'm sure I'd have been swearing non-stop.<br /><br />As for car parks, the spaces are usually so narrow I find it hard to get in and out of my car when there's another car right beside me, even without a child in tow. I think we're all meant to be trained contortionists.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-85835989969794096622014-11-11T21:54:45.200+00:002014-11-11T21:54:45.200+00:00Not sure what you mean by old days.. My mum left I...Not sure what you mean by old days.. My mum left Ireland when I she married my Dad (well two years later) , who came from Malta , and we moved about a lot . Saw family but for visits. <br /><br />I have never really lived near family either , Forces married too. <br /><br />But I see my sons as often as I can , which can be hard , work and other family commitments. But we manage. <br /><br /> Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-6023941473999666542014-11-11T20:36:11.813+00:002014-11-11T20:36:11.813+00:00ugh, the car park spaces are horrible. I never be...ugh, the car park spaces are horrible. I never before realised how ridiculously tight they are. And all those empty disables spaces... this is probably a rant that everyone can get on board with,Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055579579637610234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-16428477854505358232014-11-11T17:46:45.299+00:002014-11-11T17:46:45.299+00:00I'm glad I'm not alone in my criticism of ...I'm glad I'm not alone in my criticism of car parks!<br /><br />Anne, in the old days, of course, no-one moved far away so families could always be relied on to help out. It is so much harder these days. Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-11824853381758034572014-11-11T17:01:16.392+00:002014-11-11T17:01:16.392+00:00A brilliant story Liz, and well done. I was a sing...A brilliant story Liz, and well done. I was a single parent for a few years , but with only one, and that was little tough , I did have my mum on the other side of town , but still. and due to circumstances which we could not help , two of my grandchildren live with their mum (dad does help a lot) and with their sister who is not my grandchild and she is autistic. She do have great parents to help her out but it is very tough. But she does her best and if I was nearer it would be so much easier . <br /><br />As for car parking , I totally agree, huge problem in the supermarket car parks as well. <br /><br />Anyway well done , yes looking after a toddler is tiring , and don't mention coal fires , I am rubbish. Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-86219570425995082572014-11-11T16:25:47.203+00:002014-11-11T16:25:47.203+00:00I just think the whole of life is generally geared...I just think the whole of life is generally geared against parents with children frankly. We're in the lovely adult-children-no-grandkids yet stage so don't have to worry - but the continual battle with car parks, restrictions etc. etc. still scars meFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-85675096078254495112014-11-11T16:13:22.430+00:002014-11-11T16:13:22.430+00:00Parent and child parking spaces are something we d...Parent and child parking spaces are something we do not have here. Tight parking spaces is something we DO have.Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399336885633739593noreply@blogger.com