It's Saturday and an early start this morning with the dog doing it's best to squeeze under the stair gate at the top of the stairs, and making one huge racket while doing so!! We have several stair gates here; one at the bottom of the stairs, one at the top of the stairs, one on the toddler's bedroom door, and one on the kitchen doorway. Think daughter is OTT on health and safety at home lol. The boyfriend called in for 15 mins. then left again. Daughter was hoping he would go with her to look at a car she wants to buy, but the rugby took priority lol. We did go to an open day charity fete at a local city farm which was really good for the toddler with lots to see and do. I think the bouncy castle was the favourite. Back home I looked after toddler while daughter went off to test drive the car. She slept while I cleaned up the kitchen and put the house back together after being out all day. Lucky with the weather as it didn't rain until we came home from the fete.
OH went to work today which was not what we planned. He has 3 staff off at the moment so that just leaves himself and the apprentice to do the work. One is on holiday and the other 2 are off sick. Really hope he is home tomorrow when we have the toddler, as I do find it hard to go shopping with her on my own. It is doable but not easy! Babysitting again this evening as daughter and OH went out to the cinema. It was all good though as she went to bed before they left and slept straight away. My sister Amy called in for a coffee and a catch up as I haven't seen her for ages. Her daughters and granddaughter all have this throat and cough virus that my daughter has too.
Need this sign lol
OH and daughter came home early from the cinema but it wasn't a great evening afterwards. Me and the daughter had another of our many arguments. The main problem is we have very different ideas on childcare and I am a very outspoken person I'm afraid. Also, the amount of times she expects me to look after the toddler is really getting me down. I do love them both but never planned to live with little children after I finished childminding and retired, so it is unfortunate that this is the situation we are in now. Daughter can't afford her own place until she qualifies as a teacher. This will be in a few years time so meanwhile we are both stuck here in an impossible situation. Naturally, she wants to do things her way and this really clashes with my ways and experiences of working with children.
Sadly there are too many families in this situation
I expect a lot of parents are in the same situation with adult children still living at home, due to the very high cost of housing (both buying and renting.) This is well beyond the means of most single people, and the Local Authority housing is very oversubscribed with long waiting lists. One of my nieces has recently been forced to give up the home she rented as the rent was £850 per month. After she split with her partner there was no way that she could afford this amount, and Housing Benefit would only contribute £600 maximum. She has moved in with her mum, mum's partner and an adult sister. They only have 2 bedrooms, so she is sharing a bedroom with her adult sister and her 2 children. They are overcrowded, but the Local Authority is not in any hurry to find her alternative accommodation; they are just on a waiting list.
Bye for now All the best x
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