Whats the difference between outlaws and inlaws?

As the joke goes outlaws are wanted and I never thought it would be that true. My mother always says how much she loved her mother in law, my husband likes his, my best friend likes hers, my sister in law (his side) pretends to like hers (she used to slag her off before having kids and discovering free babysitter, cleaner, money giver etc) but me and mine - NO.

It has pretty much always been the same way except I put up and shut up not to upset hubs but then I had a baby and there was no way I was going to be told how to raise my child nor was I going to let him go through what I and a few other family members went/go through with her. You see she is quite subtle at insulting someone but making you think you are paranoid in thinking its a jab at you and then getting upset because you took offence. For example to her great aunt "you and your daughter are so alike - all belly and no waist. Im lucky I have a waist." Then about her niece in front of someone she barely knew "oh so and so needs to do more exercise, more running because her thighs see they rub together." Now this girl at the time was under 5ft and barely a size 10 now she is closer to a 6 and is a professional dancer so her legs are muscle.

My son was 1 day old getting ready to leave the hospital and my friend popped by to see us with her 3 yr old, who was so proud that she could say the shortened version of my sons name when my mother in law went after her correcting her saying " No his name is _____ not __" I was furious!! As well as that when he was first born my son according to my hubby looked like my nephew, oh if we did. There was no way he looked anything like my family he was the spit of my husband as a baby and that was that even my grandmother in law was the same. So as you can tell my 1st days of motherhood were marred by a woman and her mother chastising me for having him cold (when you know a babys temperature is checked by its core body and not the extremeties), refusing to believe he was a part of my family, buying clothes becayse the outfits we had we scruffy (even though they were brand new because he was too small for the stuff we had been given so had to buy new onesies) oh and buying him a blankie bear because her granddaughter loves hers so much and doesnt go anywhere without it (so she buys something hoping to make it his comforter - lets just say I have no clue where it is lol)

Thats another thing im making a rod for my back because OMG i breastfeed and (as if that isnt shocking enough for you) I have a CLOTH BUMMED baby!!! I know I know how have I still got custody? Apparently Im ruining my hubbys experience by not bottle feeding as well as all the washing im going to be doing with the dirty nappies. I dont for the record spend all my time washing nappies they go on every few days just like the normal washing.  She hadnt even seen or heard anything about the new nappies and to be fair even friends who had kids thought we were stupid going down the cloth route but at least took time to listen and didnt pass judgement unlike some.

Now you are thinking it cant possibly get any worse and she cant be that bad ha lets take you 6 weeks after my baby was born to my wedding day. I dont recomment getting married 6 weeks after you have a baby mind leave it at least 12!! Anyway what do you generally say to the bride regardless of who you are to her?

Thats right things like nice dress, nice church, nice service, nice venue, nice buffet even  a welcome to the family what did I get on my wedding day? Oh is he still sleeping? Is he STILL feeding? Shall I cut the cake up now? No seriously that is all that was said to me on my wedding day by his mother. Now surely the rest of his immediate family said something let me think nothing off his nan nothing off the sister in law oh and a stand up routine by his brother that had nothing to do with me or the wedding and was just an excuse for him to portray how unfunny he is. Maybe it had something to do with the fact the granddaughter wasnt bridesmaid I only had adult ones and she was too young and her mother wasnt a bridesmaid. Not that I wanted her as one anyway. 

Well boy what a rant that was but it does feel quite cathartic to get it all out especially as she is coming around tonight to drive me insane.

I do feel saddened that it has come to this and I am aware how lucky I am to have a husband who defends me but I cant let my children be raised amongst that kind of hostility. My husband does ask me to try and I do keep a civil tongue in my head but it has taken almost a decade to do the damage she has done its going to take a lot longer to make amends especially when she doesnt think she is in the wrong. Last xmas was the first in 3 years that she didnt ruin. I want to move far away but failing that get a really big dog (phobia of them)

Showmance - Fakevorce

Well the love story that was Josie and John James is over! 

They split - I know its shocking!! 

Apparently he didnt want to do anything just sit in the flat with the curtains shut and she wanted to go on 3 day benders. How couldn't this have worked out?

The only reason it lasted as long was because of magazine deals, which all last week they were adament they hadnt split and then front page of OK bam they have split. Fair play earn what you can when you can but the thing that annoys me is that they treat us like idiots. Of course we all knew it was a showmance, ok we there were a few that thought oh yeah its true love but the realists knew a guy like him and a girl like her were unsuited.

The only BB couple that I thought would make it was Helen "I love blinkin' I do"  and Paul. At least they lasted 5 years and didnt stay in the public eye which I think showed it was more genuine than the others. 

Then you have the arsehole formerly married to Jade who puts on a show at her graveside (which im sure she is turning over in thinking why did I marry this tw*t) all tears and heartache then that night go clubbing and hooking up with randoms, then doing a heartbreak interview in OK (seriously OK you are becoming the UK Enquirer but at least the National Enquirer is interesting). 

Then you have "suicidal" Alex Reid who is so devastated by Katie's new guy that for the last few weeks (months) he has been seen cosying up to numerous women and afain out on the lash. Ok maybe he did really love her but if that was true why do that - last I checked suicidal people dont go clubbing. She is the same though. You split from your partner you go out and get hammered but its like honey did you not learn from your 1st divorce? Dont give the public anymore ammunition to hate you. 

Now we have Leandro "no speaken de english" and she is letting him be around her kids, she will eventually learn from her mistakes maybe on her 40th marriage. 

So celebs - Showmance + Fakevorce = lots of money for both 

then they hopefully fall off the radar if we are lucky!!

April Fool: School Friends no good after school?

April Fool: School Friends no good after school?: "Its so funny to think that through school you are so close with a group of people and as you get older and move away that group gets smaller..."

April Fool: Well Lets Pop My Cherry

April Fool: Well Lets Pop My Cherry: "Well Ive heard a lot about blogs and blogging as well as following the King of Celeb blog so I thought well I seem to have an opinion moreso..."

School Friends no good after school?

Its so funny to think that through school you are so close with a group of people and as you get older and move away that group gets smaller. There were a handful of people who I considered close friends but have recently discovered that whereas I held them close the feeling isnt necessarily mutual. 

• My best friend for 10 years went AWOL and literally fell off the grid. Noone has been able to track her down or has heard from her for 2 years at least which has worried us all sick. 

• Another friend I travelled to her wedding because it was her - there was no parking and we ended up driving round for hours getting lost - I was late but couldnt miss it because it was her. However when it came to my wedding no show. Now i discover she is pregnant and not far off her due date.

• A relative I grew up with had a bf who tried to do something he shouldnt to me I told her and lets just say water is thicker than blood. She was a noshow at my wedding, didnt mention she was pregnant nothing until another friend mentioned the worst had happened (well over 3 months).

• A bridesmaid of mine - refused to sort her dress out for the wedding until literally the last minute, did nothing to help before, after or during, hasnt given the money I asked her for almost a year ago and has now moved to a different house and I heard nothing about it. 

None of them sent wishes to me for my sons 1st birthday when i wouldnt think twice on sending cards for their 1st wedding anniversaries etc it remains to see whether they will post for my 1st anniversary.

 Not all of them are bad there is one schoolfriend that I communicate with on a fairly daily basis and I have my uni friends who we all travel to meet up and talk often.

It does just sadden me that I have been friends with these people for a good 15 years and now we have no contact. I even contacted the one just after New Year and said look Im fed up of asking for the money we havent spoken since your wedding which was 5 months ago so lets just call it quits and she was like no i need your friendship blah blah blah I'll ring you in the week and that was what 3 months ago and still nothing. 

I know life can get in the way of things I am terrible for forgetting to get in touch but I always make sure birthdays anniversaries and the important things are covered with a card email or text which is more than what they can say. 

So it appears that I have school acquaintances but friends we arent close enough for that anymore.

Well Lets Pop My Cherry

Well Ive heard a lot about blogs and blogging as well as following the King of Celeb blog so I thought well I seem to have an opinion moreso since I had my baby, especially with all the bumpf in the media these days with weaning, discipline, breastfeeding and cosleeping. Then you turn the TV off, close the paper and you have members of your family in your ear about everything, your choice of bf, then your choice of husband, your wedding, where you choose to live, your decorating, how you raise your kids, what you eat and drink. 

So why is it that these so called friends and family members feel they have a right especially when you turn 21? (technically you are classed as more responsible as you would have finished uni - time to grow up and get a job lol) 

Goodness I wish I knew why people butt in and give their opinions and have you noticed theirs are always correct and there is no other way. 

Anyway I decided I needed a rant outlet as Facebook isnt as "secure" from prying eyes and so here is my first post as a blogger. I hope it makes some sort of sense.