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Felt a million times better today and can honestly say all the lovely comments helped. What a wonderful community blip is! You're all right of course. Am doing my best. She's only two. It's my parenting style and love for her that counts. So feel quite determined not to let those comments hurt any more. Thanks again.

We had a lovely day together today too. I spent an hour getting the downstairs ready last night (I never do this normally, am way too tired!) I laid out all her toys in different formations and dragged things out of cupboards she hadn't played with for ages. The look on her face this morning was brilliant! She was so happy to be met with that sight! Worth every minute spent preparing it.

I worked a little this morning while she played then we drove out to the Trafford Centre (see pic). She's obsessed with Doc Mcstuffins on Disney and so I managed to find a £6 figure in John Lewis. She loves it! It bought me a quick scoot round Zara and a frothy coffee. Priceless!

Home for a bit more work (for me) and then a lovely play date with our neighbours. We have tried to have play dates before and they always end in disaster with one, two or all three children in tears. There's something jinxed about the combination of girl and two boys or maybe just Squidge and any other children come to think of it!?! Today wasn't much better but we persevered and managed a ten minute interlude of adult chat between crying children!

Angus bathed Squidge and cooked me steaks tonight. Had some lovely wine and a watched some trash telly. Big day tomorrow for work so having my usual stress about printing documents and what to wear!?! Why don't I prepare for days like this earlier, I do annoy myself sometimes!