Impressively prompt Ditty

'ello!

not often I get called "impressively prompt" 

Afternoon Ducky - how are the celebrations coming along?


Z.

Very well thanks Zaph. Despite the weather doing it's upmost to spoil our plans.

Back on the road now......see you all in a few hours.

laters Ducks xx

Have you checked?

Laters Ducky .. Hiya Peter


Z.

Hiya Zaphod

Isadora 
you may  already have this but will leave the link in case 
 http://www.dailytelegraph.com....freuzr-1111115957273

Afternoon everyone 

I have not been in here for ages. Can we have a list update Ducky?

Try here .. http://talk.gagajoyjoy.com/dis...6#174953805272911976

71 dedicated members


Z.

Evening Shackers

Thanks for the link MrsH...I hadn't seen that before.

uh huh!     if he were a dog I reckon he would be a St Bernard 

but if we are doing animal representations as a whole...  then I would peg him as a silverback gorilla  ....    though my son's pet name for him is Sea Bear! (don't ask me... I have no idea where that came from..   my son's pet name by him is Aqua Chimp!)

yeah...  thanks from me too MrsH...  neither had I!

after reading that I am quite surprised John James didn't freak out more at the freak storm that flooded the BB house!

Your family nicknames are very much watery based Ditty.

they are not really family nicknames (I don't call either of them Sea Bear or Aqua Chimp)... its a boy thing!

I tend to call the boy "puppy" ....    & the girl is "Mossop"

and I am "Mum", "Mummy" (when they want something), or "Muvva" (when they are not happy with me!)

hubby has always called me "bird"...   after we married it respectfully became "MrsBird"

I remember opting out of the water based name thing...    twas years ago and hubby said to the boy "What is Mummy then?"...   the boy paused...  he paused too long...  which got my attention and made me give him a stern look... 

he said "I don't think you'd like water buffalo would you mum"...

bloody hubby was sniggering away like a loon behind him!

That's interesting.. mine just usually involves questioning my parentage


Z.

we can't use that one in our house...   cos its kind of stating a fact rather than name calling  

I don't think I have one.

Although my niece calls me Aunty Panda....... due to it rhyming with my real name.

Or maybe it's the dark circles under my eyes after too many late nights on the forum?

rrrr guys well hes gone now, and the show is over, ......Josie to win

Absolutely!!!!

It was great while it lasted Lockes! And luckily he lasted till 96 hours before the end. So not bad going really.

yay....   Josie to win!

your welcome - I found it a few weeks ago while researching the ins and outs of John James 

what impressed me was the fact it is only 2 years ago and the investigation and settlement is sorted - they work a darn sight quicker than the UK it would have dragged on for years here  

really looking forward to hearing more from Isadora

You were very thorough MrsH

Ditty did a bit of investigating and failed to get further than the shower pics.

2 years is nothing isn't it!

It makes the taunts of him being "a mummy's boy"... something admirable from my perspective...   course he's gonna stick close to her...  she's lost her hubby.

that is SO true as well!

I agree and maybe, just maybe if josie wins he will go in UBB

some of the comments about his Mother have been deplorable regardless of whether he had lost his Dad or not - I think he is an only child so yes he would to some degree have taken his Dads place - doesnt immediately make him a Mummys boy but to some degree maybe he hid his grief to help his Mum and instead of letting it out we get the anger side of him

I can see this as my Nephew and John James have similar traits and my Nephews came about when he lost his Mum at the age of 35 and he 14 - a very vunerable age and when he most needed her in his life 
Mums and Sons often have a special bond - I know I have one with my Son - the bond between him and his Dad is completely different

If I was the winner of BB11 I would take the money and run and let the Z Lists fight it out amongst themselves


Z.

I agree.

The ones commenting about how it was wrong that he had a "sibling" relationship with his mum were the most strange to me. I can't see the harm in that at the age of 24?

I have 3 tennage daughters, and was very young when I had them (dont tell jeremy kyle), and I would say we had a sibling relationship, wtf the harm in it

all pics are compulsary during an investigation I believe - stored for infinity in a hidden folder on ones 'puter  

I don't think there can be any doubt that I have a "sibling" relationship with my daughter! 

Hasn't done her any harm...   seems to be a good thing IMO!

As long as when it reeeeeeeeally comes down to it, they know who is boss sibling..... it works damn well in my experience.

oh yeah!

goes without saying...   there are times when the parent head has to me put on!

Ducky my Lad is 20 and the relationship I/we have I feel privilidged to have - not every one can say that and as long as it continues I am happy - whether it is considered a sibling relationship I dont know or care - some of his friends arnt so lucky and the relationships are sour - I dont understand them or how parents cantreat their children like it - I will lap mine up while I have it 

I'd go along with that. I'm good friends with all my kids and their friends too .............it was always our house where they all flocked and I had a few living with us temporarily for various reasons. I miss the busyness.

However as you say ...........you can be friends but ...............they always knew not to push it. I'm sure (rightly so) that there are things they've done that I have no knowledge of but ..........................we are good mates!

Awww

I feel the same way about my son, he's 18 now.  Long may it last.

I am like that Soozy - firstly I have always liked to know his friends and if I cant help and do my best - who can - have 3 spare beds always made up and most weekends they are full