tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post42699152259591669..comments2024-03-02T18:40:42.922+00:00Comments on Adventures of a Middle-Aged Matron: The Terror of SilenceAdventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-54653467909214591792012-05-21T19:00:18.803+01:002012-05-21T19:00:18.803+01:00Thanks for popping by. Had never heard of Match At...Thanks for popping by. Had never heard of Match Attax until last week when my daughter acquired a sudden fervour for football. She's not let the fact that she's never seen a match, live or televised, get in her way!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-88653536306966263712012-05-21T18:16:14.863+01:002012-05-21T18:16:14.863+01:00Glad you are both ok now. I would imagine seeing y...Glad you are both ok now. I would imagine seeing your child put under like that was absolutely stomach churning.<br /><br />You know in my very best day dreams, I am making bonfires of match attax cards and dancing round them, cackling like a maniac. They're always interupted by one of the children though.Gappyhttp://www.gappytales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-66302438358340001012012-05-19T20:36:23.780+01:002012-05-19T20:36:23.780+01:00What a kind comment. Thank you, Lara. And yes, she...What a kind comment. Thank you, Lara. And yes, she's fine and chattier than ever!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-30457772747763327802012-05-19T19:59:37.000+01:002012-05-19T19:59:37.000+01:00Hope she's ok now? That was a lovely poignant ...Hope she's ok now? That was a lovely poignant post. Really felt your fear but still managed to be funny xxLara Crisphttp://littlemagicbeans.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-85310229293407962272012-05-18T18:39:57.908+01:002012-05-18T18:39:57.908+01:00I haven't! But I'm trying to work out how ...I haven't! But I'm trying to work out how to cook them. The price of greens these days...!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-9522821854305059262012-05-18T18:39:14.088+01:002012-05-18T18:39:14.088+01:00Thank you! Reminders, however stressful, are good ...Thank you! Reminders, however stressful, are good for us. And as ops go this was a very minor one.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-56488536689303459522012-05-18T18:09:42.975+01:002012-05-18T18:09:42.975+01:00That was clearly a very unpleasant experience for ...That was clearly a very unpleasant experience for you. I hope full recovery is under swing now , and you havent thrown yourself into the nettles!Older Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923339244117157344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-34625926500288969452012-05-18T17:45:39.024+01:002012-05-18T17:45:39.024+01:00Powerful post. Hope you are OK in the midst of th...Powerful post. Hope you are OK in the midst of the stress and worry. It is so easy to forget how very blessed we are to have our little ones when trying to find ourselves in it all too. Wishing you all well.Kate On Thin Icehttp://kateonthinice.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-22604552406097578132012-05-18T13:42:26.359+01:002012-05-18T13:42:26.359+01:00Thank you. My tolerance has already dried up, only...Thank you. My tolerance has already dried up, only three days into her convalescence!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-78796009126855472022012-05-18T11:50:32.700+01:002012-05-18T11:50:32.700+01:00Like the other I wish her a speedy recovery.
My e...Like the other I wish her a speedy recovery.<br /><br />My eldest talks non-stop. To us, to himself, to his gang of pretend friends and to the bath ducks. I shall try and be more tolerant in future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-53678315702138745132012-05-17T22:56:38.265+01:002012-05-17T22:56:38.265+01:00Said child went to an organ recital for his 6th b&...Said child went to an organ recital for his 6th b'day. Oh yes. Cathedral choir was made for him!<br /><br />(And so very glad to hear that your daughter is on the mend now...)MaidInYorkshirehttp://maidinyorkshire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-21795390124793663482012-05-17T20:27:09.968+01:002012-05-17T20:27:09.968+01:00Thank you, my dear.Thank you, my dear.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-46308744906035436162012-05-17T20:26:46.487+01:002012-05-17T20:26:46.487+01:00My mother says the silence is the worst thing when...My mother says the silence is the worst thing when we leave her after a stay. I lguess we ought to make the most of our high-volume companions while we have them.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-45857915840667992932012-05-17T20:25:22.585+01:002012-05-17T20:25:22.585+01:00Thanks. She's mending swiftly (and volubly!)Thanks. She's mending swiftly (and volubly!)Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-59786013366679747712012-05-17T20:24:39.729+01:002012-05-17T20:24:39.729+01:00Thank you. So much more frightening for parents wa...Thank you. So much more frightening for parents watching their child go under for serious surgery. I feel lucky.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-48287067917327560552012-05-17T20:23:58.394+01:002012-05-17T20:23:58.394+01:00She is (on both counts!). Thanks.She is (on both counts!). Thanks.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-48091966586264869352012-05-17T20:22:17.560+01:002012-05-17T20:22:17.560+01:00Organ stops? How did you manage that? My daughter ...Organ stops? How did you manage that? My daughter talks only of Lady Gaga!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-26423761282305509632012-05-17T20:21:34.910+01:002012-05-17T20:21:34.910+01:00Thanks, ducks. It does wonders for your street cre...Thanks, ducks. It does wonders for your street cred that you know who BW is!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-3507382568887962972012-05-17T20:20:58.848+01:002012-05-17T20:20:58.848+01:005.30am?? Blimey, I play dead until 7.15am.5.30am?? Blimey, I play dead until 7.15am.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-82282764577443091232012-05-17T20:20:07.312+01:002012-05-17T20:20:07.312+01:00Thanks. Hopefully it is all sorted.Thanks. Hopefully it is all sorted.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-78260905180943846512012-05-17T20:19:39.410+01:002012-05-17T20:19:39.410+01:00Why thank you!Why thank you!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-89510970151874633492012-05-17T20:19:21.103+01:002012-05-17T20:19:21.103+01:00I'm glad to have the reminder to make the most...I'm glad to have the reminder to make the most of it. Although after two days of loquacious convalescence, that reminder's wearing thinner!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-79847778908493706382012-05-17T20:18:21.119+01:002012-05-17T20:18:21.119+01:00Only an operation on her arm. All routine. It was ...Only an operation on her arm. All routine. It was the anaesthetic that was so alarming, just in case she was one of the 0.01 per cent who never awoke from it.Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-30992971579572547152012-05-17T20:02:41.429+01:002012-05-17T20:02:41.429+01:00What a nightmare. So scary. I wish her a full and ...What a nightmare. So scary. I wish her a full and speedy recovery. xxx.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973086892150124148.post-8525419650016266582012-05-17T19:25:01.085+01:002012-05-17T19:25:01.085+01:00Oh blimey, sounds horrible, I hope she's OK? C...Oh blimey, sounds horrible, I hope she's OK? Child silence is scary - I always know F is really upset, or has done something really naughty, when she stops prattling away or crying.Molly @ Mother's Always Righthttp://www.mothersalwaysright.comnoreply@blogger.com