Thank you for all your amazingly supportive comments.
I am exhausted. I had a long conversation with my ex last night followed by a long conversation with Builder Bloke and it is all a complete mess and I hardly slept.
I am meeting BB for a drink tonight to discuss, so will wait until tomorrow to write about it.
In the meantime, I will leave you with my 8 year old son’s quote of the weekend:-
“Mum, I’m thinking about changing my name. It’s too boring. I’ve got three new names – which one do you like best – Dave, John or Shrek?”
Dumdad
May 11, 2009Shrek, definitely.
Wife in Hong Kong
May 11, 2009Shrek! Love it! He has to change it to Shrek! I told my children that if we had another baby I would call it Shrek. I think they know me well enough to realise I was serious and spoke in earnest tones to their father about contraception. Tell your son that if he calls himself Shrek he’s always welcome at our place!
Janelle
May 11, 2009oh GOD lulu..sounds hideous and ominous…treacherous times…so awful and wish for a peaceful resolution…but all so heart breaking…BIG ENORMOUS HUG XXX j
Mud in the City
May 11, 2009Sending love and hugs for strength.
Surely there is no contest? Although he may have to submit to being dyed green for the foreseeable future.
Motheratlarge
May 11, 2009Good to keep your options open, namewise. And sounds like he’s an imaginative lad.
Expat mum
May 11, 2009Definitely Shrek. Bless.
Nicola
May 11, 2009Good luck with the conversations. You don’t have to rush into a decision – trust your instinct and judgement and don’t be swayed by anyone else’s. And anyway, decisions made today or tomorrow might not be forever.
ps. I actually vote Dave!! ha ha
Reasons to be Cheerful 1,2,3
May 11, 2009Good luck, thank goodness for children’s humour eh?!
Littlemummy
May 11, 2009Good luck, it’s gotta be Shrek, seriously though, how long before some smart ass calls their kid shrek?
Working mum
May 11, 2009Shrek, definitely. At least it will give his teachers a giggle. (I once taught a “Merlin”, for real! I had to keep my face straight and avoid all magic jokes)
Fat, frumpy and fifty...
May 11, 2009crikey, ive just caught up with the last few posts as lve been out and busy for a change..
I’m in awe that you went to Florida l thought it was Paris…serves me right for making an assumption!
and the counsellor said WHAT…???? I’m gobsmacked.. I have had councilling on three separate occasions and never, ever have they TOLD me what to do. General Advice yes. recapping yes. perhaps if something illegal or immoral involved they may cross that fine line… but boy she crossed it proper didnt she. I hope she wasnt giving you advice back in the day.. sounds pretty barmy woman to me!!
Crikey..I think the gang in blogland gives better advice actually…
Have you tried a bit of reverse psychology on your ex?
fff x
Shiny
May 12, 2009I was here a couple of months ago and missed out on, good grief, a whole lot, but am back now, have caught up, and am going to attempt to do the connect your blog onto mine thing (which I’m not very good at so hope it works) so I can keep up. Just wanted to say, in an anonymous bloggy kind of way, that you should hang in there, despite all the chaos, your children sound fabulous, as do you x
Exmoorjane
May 12, 2009No, have to disagree. Dave. Love the name Dave. Always makes me laugh. Generally because most of the most revolting boyfriends I had were called Dave…or Pete…or Nick. My ten year old has a friend whose real name is Alexander but they all call him Dave. Why? ‘Because it suits him.’
On serious note, sorry it’s all crap…..courage ma brave….
jxx
A Mother's Place is in the Wrong
May 12, 2009Oh, that made me laugh. And you I hope – just what you need! M xx
PS. Can you believe it, my word verification word is “prowl”!