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Date: 09 November 2005 21:18:20
They're collecting the courtesy car tomorrow, having paid us the insurance money. This means that I have to go back to using our old car, which I still haven't got round to putting up for sale. It means that I have to fart arse around trying to get the buggy in and out the back of a car which doesn't really have the room for it. Although, I guess it's my own fault now, cos I haven't done anything about finding another car cos I got bored of looking!
Posted lots of ebay stuff yesterday and today. Just as well really, cos my bank balance is going far far too low again. (The car insurance cheque doesn't count cos we bought that on a credit card anyway!!)
From what Alice said in an earlier comment, one thing that Socks and I have both said, particularly in the first few weeks of having Alien, was how much we admire single parents. It was so hard with both of us, so for single parents it must be a nightmare. I guess they just have to hope that they have good friends or parents close by.
Don't know why that reminded me, but I was listening to Jeremy Vine yesterday on the radio (as I often do!), and he was talking about some campaigners who want to make it law for mothers to be told if their daughters are getting abortion advice. I was only half listening, so I don't know if there was any particular age limit, or if it was for any daughters, or even if it was just for advice or whether it was with a view to having an abortion. It was a very interesting discussion though. They were saying that the sort of girls who mightn't tell their mums are the sort who would try to put pressure on one way or another. Cos it's a phone in show, there were various people ringing in. One woman said that what her grandaughter says is totally confidential and she wouldn't tell anyone. But what if the grandaughter was in serious trouble and needed help but couldn't see it?
Another woman rang in saying something about what would happen if the girl was to hemmorage (sp?) in the night, then the mother wouldn't know why or what to do. Well, as far as i know, the girl wouldn't have been allowed home the night after it without an adult knowing what was happening, and even if she was, surely the girl would be sensible enough at that point to tell the mother if that happened? Or is that just me being naive.
I think the conclusion I came to from listening to all the different views was that a 'responsible' adult should be told, ie a friends parent, or an adult that the girl trusts. Apart from anything else, to go through an abortion without having someone to talk to or support is a nightmare.