Domestic bliss…

Posted by dulwichmum on Wed 5 September 2007

James has been reading The Evening Standard Magazine again. He thinks he is all the rage, and up to date with everything current in the world of arts and media after just ten minutes undisturbed with last week’s glossy Friday Magazine.

I was telling him all about the horrors of the school gate mafia this evening, pouring out my heart, assuming that he understood my angst – when he had the cheek to tell me that we are all suffering from “Affluenza in Disturbia“! The cheeky devil!

I couldn’t think of a witty rebuttle, so I simply reached down and put his plate straight into the dishwasher and turned it on.

Did I forget to mention that James hadn’t eaten his supper yet?

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 GCSE disappointment

Posted by dulwichmum on Mon 3 September 2007

My darling neighbour Melissa telephoned me a week ago, filled with woe and sorrow. Her divine son Alexi had received his GCSE results, and all hopes for a future career in banking appear to have been dashed.

“Alexi got a ‘C’ in business studies,” she wailed.

I really did not know what to say, she was devastated…

This evening I met Melissa at the train station and the sobbing and screeching has finally subsided, however her eyes were still swollen from sobbing and she appeared pale from lack of sleep. I asked; “What about his other subjects darling friend – how has Alexi fared overall?” trying to sound sensitive and not overly optimistic.

“He got ten A stars,” she said, “Mostly in damned science subjects…OHMYGOD he will be the bottom of the heap. How will he provide for a family? Everyone knows that medicine pays a pittance…”

“The poor boy,” I agreed, feigning horror. “Never mind, perhaps he could still get into a good university if he does well at A level.”

James says Melissa has dulwichmumitis!

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