Friday, January 10, 2014

When they throw caution to the wind ... it will eventually happen ...

OMG ... I am 56 years of age and one of my darling grandsons has decided to make me a great grand mother .... he is all of 20 .. just turned 5 days before Christmas ... and his girlfriend .. who I must admit prefers to be called his fiancée .. whatever she is … she is still only 18 … oh they got engaged when she was 16 … with her mothers blessing …. 

my son and wife are clearly not happy about any of this … and nor is the fiancée's mother … who promptly threw them both out of her house when they broke the 'welcome' news the other day …. 

and as they had already burnt bridges at my son's home before that … 

and as they are both unemployed and now homeless they are selling everything they own to pay for a motel room … 

and .. I just got a 'collective' text message from them to say … 

we are pregnant and even though you all think we don't know what we are doing … we are just fine and need no one's help … …… ……………… 

apparently they sent it to EVERYONE .... 

So I guess they won't be needing help from anyone at all ... including me who never even got the chance to offer any .... mind you .. there would be a slight lecture before any help was offered ... 

did i mention that i was 56 years old .... and have i said it yet ... OMG ... a great grandmother ..... 

this is something i really was not honestly ready for ... but ... hey .. they run around doing things that can make babies ... apparently using NO protection ... yep  they certainly are the Educated generation aren't they ... 

oh ... and this lad cannot get unemployment payments either cos Dad earns too much money so he has to be working ... 

and in fairness to him ... he did have a job at Christmas .... he started working at a local petrol station ... night work and good pay for a 'trainee' .... he started the job on the 19th December and on the 23rd decided he had to have a night off so that he could take the fiancee out to dinner to celebrate the fact that he had a job ... and of course he had a couple of drinks and then could not go to work ... told the boss he was sick ... that was ok ... but then took the next night off too .... 2 shifts in a row needs a doctors certificate ... .... long story as short as i can make it ... he is no longer working there .... but says he will take them to the unfair dismissal tribunal cos he didn't know he would need to 'prove' he was sick ... and this is the 'grown up' who is having a baby ..... OMG ... they are way too young and so am i ... 

so I reckon this will age me without any problem what so ever .... 





Yes ... i understand this is not really about me .... but gee .... read the title of my blog and you will see .... everything is always going to revert back to being ... All about me !!!!... 

and did i mention .... I am only 56 years old .... 




3 comments:

  1. o dear Bobbie ... the joys of children. it's a laugh one minute then a good cry the next....

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  2. oh dear ,i dont know what to say bobbie except they are going to find out about life the hard way,i wish you all the best and boy 56 is way to young to be a great grandmother.xx

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  3. Maybe they sent the same message to everyone to see what they would get back? Sounds like a cry of help to me. Their parents (and grand parents) will get over it (life happens) and they are going to need family like it or not. Congratulations and big hugs all around. Now, lets think positive and start planning a cot quilt shall we?

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