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Jessica, female
15 years old

Ben, male
11 years old

Lauren, female
10 years old
 
 
 
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Lauren, Jess, Ben, Xmas 2008
Lauren, Jess, Ben, Xmas 2008

 

 

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I'm a single mum of 3 ferals... oops! I mean darlings, lol. When their father left, Jess was 4, Ben was 10 months, & I was 7 months pregnant with Lauren - I've had them on my own since. Their father saw them when Lauren was about 6 months old. Not long after that his Child Support stopped & so did his contact.

I have no regrets. I've learnt that I am a strong person. I have had the joy of watching my children grow, learn, & develop, & I wouldn't change that for the world. While with him we were in a dead-end town where we didn't know many people so when he left I packed up the house & moved to my current location (Campbelltown) to be closer to my own father.

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I've completed a course in Child Care as I love working with kids. I help at the kids school & look after friend's children when needed. I also did a lot of work for Parents Without Partners for a few years where I organised children's activities such as craft days, picnics, discoes, games, dinners, etc.

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I'm a country girl at heart, growing up in Grafton, northern NSW, so I love the outdoors. I also like BBQs, picnics, fishing, rugby league, scrapbooking, reading, puzzles, music, movies, & going to the gym. I take each day as it comes & try to enjoy life, having a lot of fun with my kids. I don't judge others, accepting them they way they are. I don't take crap from others & I tell it as it is. Don't let that scare you, lol, I am a nice person!

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16
Jun
2008

Why we love our children

Comment Published at 18:4718:475 comments5 comments29 Visits29 VisitsReport

Why We Love Children...



1. A nursery school pupil told his teacher he'd found a cat, but it was dead



'How do you know that the cat was dead?' she asked her pupil.


'Because I pissed in its ear and it didn't move,' answered the child


innocently.


'You did WHAT?' the teacher exclaimed in surprise.


'You know,' explained the boy, 'I leaned over and went 'Pssst' and it didn't move



2. A small boy is sent to bed by his father.


Five minutes later.....'Da-ad....'


'What?'


'I'm thirsty. Can you bring a drink of water?'


'No, You had your chance. Lights out.'


Five minutes later: 'Da-aaaad.....'


'WHAT?'


'I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of water??'


'I told you NO! If you ask again, I'll have to smack you!!'


Five minutes later......'Daaaa-aaaad.....'


'WHAT!'


'When you come in to smack me, can you bring a drink of water?'



3. An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief,


finally asked him 'How do you expect to get into Heaven?'


The boy thought it over and said, 'Well, I'll run in and out and in


and out and keep slamming the door until St Peter says, 'For Heaven's


sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!''



4. One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was


tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he


asked with a tremor in his voice, 'Mummy, will you sleep with me


tonight?'


The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.


'I can't dear,' she said. 'I have to sleep in Daddy's room.'


A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice:


'The big sissy.'



5. It was that time, during the Sunday morning service, for the


children's sermon.


All the children were invited to come forward.


One little girl was wearing a particularly pretty dress and, as she sat


down, the minister leaned over and said, 'That is a very pretty dress.


Is it your Easter Dress?'


The little girl replied, directly into the minister's clip-on


microphone, 'Yes, and my Mum says it's a bitch to iron.'



6. When I was six months pregnant with my third child, my three year


old came into the room when I was just getting ready to get into the


shower.


She said, 'Mummy, you are getting fat!'


I replied, 'Yes, honey, remember Mummy has a baby growing in her tummy.'


'I know,' she replied, but what's growing in your bum?'



7. A little boy was doing his maths homework.


He said to himself, 'Two plus five, that son of a bitch is seven.


Three plus six, that son of a bitch is nine....'


His mother heard what he was saying and gasped, 'What are you doing?'


The little boy answered, 'I'm doing my maths homework, Mum.'


'And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?' the mother asked


'Yes,' he answered.


Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher the next day, 'What are you


teaching my son in maths?'


The teacher replied, 'Right now, we are learning addition.'


The mother asked, 'And are you teaching them to say two plus two, that


son of a bitch is four?'


After the teacher stopped laughing, she answered, 'What I taught them


was, two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four.'



8. One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken


Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken


Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, '.... and so Chicken Little


went up to the farmer and said, 'The sky is falling, the sky is


falling!'


The teacher paused then asked the class, 'And what do you think that


farmer said?'


One little girl raised her hand and said, 'I think he said:


'Holy Shit! A talking chicken!''


The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.



9. A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, I'm Mr.


Sugarbrown's daughter.'


Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, 'I'm Jane


Sugarbrown.'


The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said, 'Aren't you Mr.


Sugarbrown's daughter?'


She replied, 'I thought I was, but mother says I'm not.'



10. A little girl asked her mother, 'Can I go outside and play


with the boys?'


Her mother replied, 'No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough.'


The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked,


'If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?'=0D



11. A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father.


She stands next to the barber chair, while her dad gets his hair cut,


eating a snack cake The barber says to her,


'Sweetheart, you're gonna get hair on your muffin.'


She says, 'Yes, I know, and I'm gonna get boobs too.'



 

03
Jun
2008

Ben won a prize

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Ben, my 9 year old, received a letter today informing him that he has won a 'Jasco Texta Colour Fun Activity Roll. I have no idea what that is, lol, but he'll thrilled just at the fact that he won something! He won it for sending in a joke to Disney Adventures Magazine (submitted online), which will publish his joke in the July issue. The prize will be sent within the next 28 days. Ben will be stoked! Can't wait til end of school to tell him!

23
May
2008

Party night

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I had my night out last night to celebrate my 40th & I had a blast! We had a nice dinner wtih drinks before heading up to the cocktail lounge. I had the Fluffy Duck I'd been waiting for, lol, yum yum. The nightclub (Fever) opened at 8 & it was awesome. Fever is for over 30's though under 30's can sometimes get in, it depends how far under the 30 mark they are & whether or not they are with a group. Anyway, we danced all night to a band & DJ. I drank southerns all night & I tell ya, either it is not as strong as it used to be or I'm becoming immune to the effects of the stuff, lol. I was merry, but not drunk. I feel great this morning, always do after a night out drinking. I don't get hangovers which is great.

I got to meet a friend I made in myspace, too. She lives in Woollongong so isn't far from me. She's a total crack-up - it was so good to meet her at last! Funny thing, too, another friend with me met up with her cousin & brought him over to our table - he had a friend with him & when he saw my myspace friend they were both stunned as they met on tagged & hadn't met face-to-face before!

Anyway, it really was an enjoyable night. Anyone in or near the Campbelltown (NSW) area who is over 30 & wants somewhere to go for a night out, I highly recommend Fever Nightclub at the Campbelltown RSL Club.

Have a great day all!

22
May
2008

A nice day

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I had a lovely time today with my brother, sister-in-law, & my 2 beautiful nieces. Brodie is 4 & a real little character & Cailtin is 3 months & simply gorgeous. We went to the RSL for our lunch. My brother & sis-in-law surprised me by ordering me some oysters, yum! Following those I had a seafood basket, yum again! Nice food washed down with a couple of southern comforts - what more could I ask for? lol

For my birthday present they gave me a lovely watch & bracelet set, gold & diamond-like. They're so pretty!

The kids had the day off school due to a strike so they enjoyed the lunch, too. The RSL has a playroom so Ben & Lauren took Brodie in & they had a ball. I think, though, if school had have been on, I would have given them the day off anyway so they could see their favourite uncle, aunty, & cousins. We don't see them very often.

Overall, it has been a fantastic day!

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