PTWM #197 Mrs Marshall the Second

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So the Dec prize draw has ended and here is her break down of how it will be spent, the total was £6355, not sure whether the £375 left over goes back to the centre 🤔
Why would there be 10 mums but 7 children at the maternity unit?
 
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So the Dec prize draw has ended and here is her break down of how it will be spent, the total was £6355, not sure whether the £375 left over goes back to the centre 🤔
That £800 for the 40 children under Children's Services isn't needed, as another company have fundraised and provided the gift bags. No doubt it went towards the new Vicky B hat and scarf, and spends for cocktails in Krakow.
 
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Does Betsy work in a SEN school or a mainstream? How did she get the job she has no qualifications, no experience or is she working whilst training? Looking at her Instagram if I was the head teacher id be asking her to buy it to private (which I thought all teachers had to do anyway)
She's working in a SEN school, not that many in the bay. They do take on unqualified but they then train them at level 2, 3 4 etc, I know this as I used to be one of the tutors for them. They do invest in their staff. I am surprised that her insta doesn't appear to be a problem though! It is a very good school with a lot of staff. She could fly there if she applies herself.
 
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Why would there be 10 mums but 7 children at the maternity unit?
I don't understand how she has a figure for the maternity unit at all, especially as specific as 10 mums and 7 children. Is she psychic knowing when the babies will be born?
 
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I'm finding it absolutely bizarre that the sheer volume of people she's posted as caring for Wibble this week has had no impact on her followers. I'd say that it's bizarre she's sharing it all but then I remembered she has no shame gene.

When she snapped on that post, I read some of the comments and there was a few followers like her that evidently thought their kids were a burden, but I really struggle thinking that all of them are like that. It's really no wonder the services, education and healthcare are under pressure if there are an increased amount of Rachael type parents about.
 
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So the Dec prize draw has ended and here is her break down of how it will be spent, the total was £6355, not sure whether the £375 left over goes back to the centre 🤔
What are there 43 non descrip £20 vouchers for at the bottom of the total? They don’t appear to be allocated to anything 🤷‍♀️
 
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I'm finding it absolutely bizarre that the sheer volume of people she's posted as caring for Wibble this week has had no impact on her followers. I'd say that it's bizarre she's sharing it all but then I remembered she has no shame gene.

When she snapped on that post, I read some of the comments and there was a few followers like her that evidently thought their kids were a burden, but I really struggle thinking that all of them are like that. It's really no wonder the services, education and healthcare are under pressure if there are an increased amount of Rachael type parents about.
It’s people like her on social media telling people that you can have it all - work, family, pubs, gym, holidays - and making you feel like a failure if you just want to stay home and watch tv with your kids, that’s ruining this country and next generation.
 
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That £800 for the 40 children under Children's Services isn't needed, as another company have fundraised and provided the gift bags. No doubt it went towards the new Vicky B hat and scarf, and spends for cocktails in Krakow.
I think you might have named that tune in one
 
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It’s people like her on social media telling people that you can have it all - work, family, pubs, gym, holidays - and making you feel like a failure if you just want to stay home and watch tv with your kids, that’s ruining this country and next generation.
Do you know, I just really like my kids. I've said it before. So whilst they still let me (because it doesn't last forever, they grow up and their lives become bigger than just family,) I'm staying as close as I possibly can. My youngest will be at University in two years and then I'll do some of the things I've not already done then. It's worked well for me so far, there has been no hiccups with their lives 🤞. The pub, holidays, not the gym 😩, and everything else can wait. None of it's going anywhere, so I'll turn up when everyones ready 👌.
 
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I often wonder (usually after scrolling Instagram and looking at people like Rachel) whether I’m the weird one 😂

I’m a single parent and my favourite time of the day is when I’ve finished work and my children are home from school and we just chill together. Sometimes that’s doing homework, devices, chatting, playing or watching TV. We don’t do anything special as money is tight and my eldest is autistic and likes routine.

Their favourite thing is to go for a drive to look at Christmas lights. I never go out in the evenings and although I have friends, I don’t socialise with them because I’m always at home with my children. I really like my house and I enjoy being with my children…But some of these influencers make me feel so bloody inadequate sometimes! Almost like I’m failing somehow by just being content with how small and safe my world is at the moment.

Thank goodness for Tattle and the injection of reality you all bring, because Rach would have you believe that it’s perfectly normal to offload your children on a regular basis to love your gross husband the hardest.

Some of us don’t have any childcare let alone the millions of minions she manages to bully into ‘loving her babies’. 🙄
 
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So the Dec prize draw has ended and here is her break down of how it will be spent, the total was £6355, not sure whether the £375 left over goes back to the centre 🤔
There was 39 mums and one woman who didn't have children so she's cocked it up again.

She's already started spending the Christmas fund.
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I often wonder (usually after scrolling Instagram and looking at people like Rachel) whether I’m the weird one 😂

I’m a single parent and my favourite time of the day is when I’ve finished work and my children are home from school and we just chill together. Sometimes that’s doing homework, devices, chatting, playing or watching TV. We don’t do anything special as money is tight and my eldest is autistic and likes routine.

Their favourite thing is to go for a drive to look at Christmas lights. I never go out in the evenings and although I have friends, I don’t socialise with them because I’m always at home with my children. I really like my house and I enjoy being with my children…But some of these influencers make me feel so bloody inadequate sometimes! Almost like I’m failing somehow by just being content with how small and safe my world is at the moment.

Thank goodness for Tattle and the injection of reality you all bring, because Rach would have you believe that it’s perfectly normal to offload your children on a regular basis to love your gross husband the hardest.

Some of us don’t have any childcare let alone the millions of minions she manages to bully into ‘loving her babies’. 🙄
You sound like a great, fun mum from what I’ve read off you on here. The only thing R “influences” me to do is be a good mum to my boys cos all I’ve seen from her brood is shocking
 
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I have been feeling a bit sad this year as I just can't seem to get festive, and I think part of it is that my kid is now 16, so too big for all the cutesy and magical stuff that you can do with little ones, which has been part of the run up for so long. I know it's easy with hindsight, but they already have 5 older kids between them, they know that their kids will grow out of all this, if I had a younger child I would 100% be savouring every moment. Don't forget it's also Edie's last year at primary, so will be the last time she does a lot of this stuff, and that's special too, and they've fucked off out of the country again - last year they jetted off to Jubai (and am I remembering correctly that Jo put up the Christmas tree while they were away?).

She loves painting the picture of a perfect, massive patchwork family, but the reality is so, so different. What parents actively choose to leave the country for a break away without their kids in the run up to Christmas? tit ones, that's who.
Feel you, mine are teens too and feel exactly the same. Flat.
 
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I often wonder (usually after scrolling Instagram and looking at people like Rachel) whether I’m the weird one 😂

I’m a single parent and my favourite time of the day is when I’ve finished work and my children are home from school and we just chill together. Sometimes that’s doing homework, devices, chatting, playing or watching TV. We don’t do anything special as money is tight and my eldest is autistic and likes routine.

Their favourite thing is to go for a drive to look at Christmas lights. I never go out in the evenings and although I have friends, I don’t socialise with them because I’m always at home with my children. I really like my house and I enjoy being with my children…But some of these influencers make me feel so bloody inadequate sometimes! Almost like I’m failing somehow by just being content with how small and safe my world is at the moment.

Thank goodness for Tattle and the injection of reality you all bring, because Rach would have you believe that it’s perfectly normal to offload your children on a regular basis to love your gross husband the hardest.

Some of us don’t have any childcare let alone the millions of minions she manages to bully into ‘loving her babies’. 🙄
know there are many of us content with the most simplest things when it comes to our children because that’s what being a good parent is all about 🤗
 
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I often wonder (usually after scrolling Instagram and looking at people like Rachel) whether I’m the weird one 😂

I’m a single parent and my favourite time of the day is when I’ve finished work and my children are home from school and we just chill together. Sometimes that’s doing homework, devices, chatting, playing or watching TV. We don’t do anything special as money is tight and my eldest is autistic and likes routine.

Their favourite thing is to go for a drive to look at Christmas lights. I never go out in the evenings and although I have friends, I don’t socialise with them because I’m always at home with my children. I really like my house and I enjoy being with my children…But some of these influencers make me feel so bloody inadequate sometimes! Almost like I’m failing somehow by just being content with how small and safe my world is at the moment.

Thank goodness for Tattle and the injection of reality you all bring, because Rach would have you believe that it’s perfectly normal to offload your children on a regular basis to love your gross husband the hardest.

Some of us don’t have any childcare let alone the millions of minions she manages to bully into ‘loving her babies’. 🙄
I was so lucky with my mum,she crashed able to be at home like you said above. And I can tell you right now that wad our favourite time.best. and stood is in much better steady for future stuff that came.as you said. Nothing special. Home,bowl of cereal homework and cartoons over 3 decades later. I still feel that time in my heart. And we were obviously bloody lucky to have her at home. So your doing perfect.just vy veing there. Lotanof parents obviously can't. She doesn't no how bloody lucky she is.
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Feel you, mine are teens too and feel exactly the same. Flat.
Don't lose heart on that front. 30 years later we've swung back round to land on mum!
Mum is always vocal too about sorting it.so don't think " the mum should never bother the kids" kind of things. And it's special now in a different way. But no less so.
Is there anything you can do now,for you.or them. To make it better?
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know there are many of us content with the most simplest things when it comes to our children because that’s what being a good parent is all about 🤗
It's also more than that though isn't it? You lrmearn things. By osmosis. Cooking.cleaning.watxhing. it's also opportunity always to know mums there. Or to watch and notice things.good or bad on either side.
And always knowing someone was there for you. Not that you needed it at that time even, but it's a feeling for the next time that your mum,or whoever is safe, is there.
 
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