What are you a widow to?!
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Topic: What are you a widow to?!
Posted By: aimeejoy
Subject: What are you a widow to?!
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:34pm
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After much discussion (moaning) to other females, I have come to the conclusion that with our husbands, we are all widows to something!
Its been bugging me lately as DH has been very busy getting his car ready for the Daybreaker rally that was on last weekend. He said he was going to take a break for a few weeks but guess what he was up to on Sunday, and every day since?! So I get to spend another night at home by myself. He says he would happily stay home and watch Hannah if I wanted to go out and do something, but what would I do? I was playing badminton, but too fat now. Ah well, guess it gives me something to moan about. So everyone, make me feel better and tell what you are a widow to  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:40pm
| Horse racing! and very soon,...the Rugby World Cup! Basicaly any sport! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:41pm
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In winter its Soccer (2 practise nights a week and game on saturday)
In summer its Cricket (2 practise nights per week, all day saturday -and normally all saturday night too and since Dh is on the committy hes out at meetings all the time) Also it WAS his job as he is in IT and worked late hours. Hes started a new job and no overtime yet although he has been there just over a week and already done one night till 9pm so who said no overtime??? So yup I am a widow too  ------------- Ann 
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:45pm
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With hubby it is anything to do with Bikes. Use to go on Breakfast runs quite often. Luckily he cant do it here as he will lose his lisence. That is why he will never get a big bike here and didnt bring his racebike and his roadbike over.
Use to be marine fish. These days it is building jet models and flying them ect. Drives me nuts. And then beer drinking after work on a Friday. I swear I am going to kill him when he comes home late again. McKayla always end up acting up and I have had enough come 7. He doesnt get home pissed or anything but I need my break too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:46pm
Lol used to be golf, now its cycling  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:48pm
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Right now it's DH working on doing up our rental unit to sell.
And I have a sneaky feeling that the bowls season is about to start, so it will be that next. (Bowls as in lawn bowls.........he's a 60 year old man trapped in a 33 year olds body!!!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:49pm
For me, it's the opposite. I'm the one that ditches Tobin for my parenting forums 
And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one guilty of it 
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Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:50pm
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I'm a window to.... um... nothing. ------------- Defending the male species since 1980 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:52pm
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Soccer at any time, day or night, not mentioning his own practice once a week and a game every Saturday!
and working. Owning his own business has its perks, but the hours he does are not one of them! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 8:55pm
| Rugby. Always with the rugby. |
Posted By: Bumble
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:06pm
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At the moment...Tauranga.... He has been down there for ages... ------------- formerly known as "Bee" Ethan ~ March 2003 Big 6 year old school boy! Micah ~ Aug 2008 ~ Smiley pants who loves telephones! |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:06pm
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rugby here 2 -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:10pm
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um, in our house it is me that disappears for training, leaving dh in charge of dinner, kidlets and often the start of bathtime, and a couple of hours at the weekend. all this while he is working hard finishing the house to get it on the market. he is wonderful!
but i have had my years of being a rugby widow (2 x practises, and all day saturday from lunchtime) this is a little bit of payback for me. (ooh, i have to be fair and say that he never left me with TWO kidlets though!) AHA! he is going to be playing touch rugby this summer, so that will be thursday evenings... which he deserves as he doesnt have any downtime at all. OH SHOOT! i am trying to feel agrieved and hard done by but it just isnt working! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:12pm
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dirtbike riding - he almost missed Jacks bday party to go riding and I spent my 21st in hospital with him cos he crashed it.
Also doing up hotrods. Today he had just finished painting an HQ Statesman and it was looking pretty good. So he came inside and cooked tea while i lit the fire and Jack stayed outside. Ben went outside to get Jack and he had picked up a piece of sandpaper and had sanded the newly painted car  Ben was not happy at all and now the whole thing needs to be painted again.
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 11:32pm
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stock-car/rally widow here too Aimmee. Next time there's a darn rally or motorsport event you should come over.. guarantee you Mike won't be here too. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 7:32am
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Was a computer widow. Now a firefighter's wodow that has to be the worst silly pager goes off at the worst time's. Oh and it is all he think's about so much. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:05am
Hey Janine I saw Mike on Saturday at stage 7 (just out from kimbolton) taking photos! My theory for the actual race day is to go and be part of it else you feel really left out and sit at home grumpy. Hannah also loves going to watch any car events so I am doomed Daniel is already talking about taking Han to speedway once the season starts 
Makes me feel better knowing its not just me left at home all the time. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:47am
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After my rant we all know I'm a widow to anyone else's building projects! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 9:07am
| Sleep |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 9:28am
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Hunting. Every time off, he's off hunting (provided it's not atrocious weather). Goats, mainly.
Then again, he's a widower to online forums and reading
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 9:43am
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Lets see where do i start - well i'm partner to someone in the military - so it comes first, then there's the computer, and lately RAM - they play at being SWAT.
He was even contemplating going out tomorrow night - its our 7 year anniversary - grr .  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 10:05am
| Sport sport and more sport. anything and everything plus work is right up there to so when he isnt at work he comes home and wants to watch sport and then of course in the summer is cricket to be played which takes all bloody day and is so boring to watch but at least with the kids being a bit older i can take them and they can play if the park has a playground. im always worried they will get hit with the ball though. Oh and now we are doing up our house I have to take the kids away on the weekends so he and his mate can do the renovations so apart from our wine course we do together on a tuesday we dont see each other much.. but he is slowly getting better |
Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 11:54am
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World of Warcraft - a computer game .. just about every night and sometimes on the weekends, although to be fair, usually only when Amelia is in bed.
And also V8's .. whenever they are on ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 12:07pm
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The army the Xbox, and his car... so nothing much really
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 12:40pm
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The navy ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 12:42pm
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I constantly complain that I'm a gaming widow (WoW widow to be exact). In saying that though, I am pretty glad Hubby has something like that he can do that he can relax and be himself in. ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 1:37pm
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BLOODY SPORTS ESPECIALLY RUGBY. Too blinking old to play, but HAS to watch whatever sport is on, no matter what it is (and it sucks that sky has so many bloody channels of it)and god help anyone who dares make a sound during the sports news, do you know how difficult it is to keep a 2 year old quiet for that long? We have had some pretty big barneys about the level of sport addiction in this house (its why I spend so much time on the computer, you just can't talk to him, he's zoned out) I HATE IT AND AM DREADING THE RWC. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 1:41pm
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They don't grow out of it either, my Dad wouldn't move into his new house until Sky Sports was installed - WTF. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 1:52pm
This is me exactly!! Andy will watch any sport and any game, it could be a teeny game of rugby between two high school teams and he will watch it. And I guess I am a police widow too... They are pretty family friendly but the hours and overtime suck. ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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fattartsrock wrote:Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 3:00pm
yeah whats up with the high skool games, DF is the same. And Fleury, sounds exactly like my other half.  ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 5:17pm
| coastguard, boating, and cartoons on tv! |
Posted By: Rackhell
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 5:28pm
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Sailing, rugby ... though to be fair, a friend and i (so all my own fault) have cooked up a Fathers Day surprise for DH - he's going to the rugby in hamilton on saturday and doesn't even know it yet.
snicker ... i am so stupid.
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:02pm
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I'm a widow to scuba diving.
It's even worse cos it's a pastime we both enjoy. So every time he goes diving I get reminded to something I can't do while preggers. Another 7ish months before I can do diving again
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 8:46am
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Use to be everquest then WOW,but now he not have time and rather does programing on hte computer instead. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 10:18am
Me too. And work. He has no other interests. Except rugby but he always falls asleep watching it ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 11:59am
And who said men can't multi task? |