Comments on The Potty Diaries: Go on, you know you want to...

GPM, definitely too extreme. Don't worry, I was p...

2008-03-12T00:07:00.000Z

GPM, definitely too extreme. Don't worry, I was perfectly capable of going for the chocolate whatever the comments - as you saw...

And the African Bird thing; too subtle?

Ah yes - the African Bird. Ididn't twig, or follo...

2008-03-11T20:03:00.000Z

Ah yes - the African Bird. Ididn't twig, or follow the link. I am so guilty for encouraging you... I'll go self-flagellate with birch twigs or something to make up. On second thoughts, maybe that's a bit extreme.

GPM, so sorry, I feel I've let you down... The th...

2008-03-11T09:50:00.000Z

GPM, so sorry, I feel I've let you down...

The thing is though, the main reason for my not eating it is nothing to do with a surfeit of willpower, and all to do with the effect that excessive amounts of sugar have on my body - namely, thrush. And the thing is, yes I know I could just have the one egg, but once breached, that wall will come tumbling down and I will have to eat the whole bag. So it WILL be excessive amounts of sugar. And I've experienced the results of that too recently to want to go there again (sorry, too much info I know). Once the memory of it has dimmed a little though I will be back to my normal chocolate hogging days, don't worry....

You slacker! I've eaten mine, thinking I was in g...

2008-03-10T23:54:00.000Z

You slacker! I've eaten mine, thinking I was in good company, and what do I find? It's still in your fridge! Well, Ok, I've only eaten half of it - I've hidden the rest so no one else can eat it. My other half's only away Wednesday & Thursday so I don't have that excuse.

OK Pig, your Friday definitely tops my Wednesday b...

2008-03-10T22:19:00.000Z

OK Pig, your Friday definitely tops my Wednesday but I'm afraid internet shopping for chocolate does not top actually having it here, available and delicious, in your own home.

Quits?

You're not telling me it's still in the fridge?! ...

2008-03-10T22:02:00.000Z

You're not telling me it's still in the fridge?! My hubby has gone to India until FRIDAY (i see your wednesday and raise you friday), that must entitle me to all sorts of internet chocolate purchasing musn't it?!
Pigx

That's the thing, GPM. It's milk chocolate - so i...

2008-03-10T21:08:00.000Z

That's the thing, GPM. It's milk chocolate - so it has very few redeeming features other than it's complete deliciousness...

J's Mommy; I note that all this encouragement to eat the stuff is coming from people who freely admit they don't have any in their own homes!

Oh gosh....I have no will power with this kind of ...

2008-03-10T14:09:00.000Z

Oh gosh....I have no will power with this kind of stuff.

God bless you and enjoy the chocolate. I know you'll cave. you will.

And I will live vicariously through you!

Is it dark chocolate? If so, then it's good for y...

2008-03-10T11:17:00.000Z

Is it dark chocolate? If so, then it's good for you. All that iron - I'm sure you'll find you need it. Which reminds me, I have a bar of Coop Fair Trade orange oil & spices chocolate in my rucksac which I neglected to eat at Red Tarn yesterday. And I know I have no haemoglobin. Time for a chocolate break I think. I will if you will. gpm

It seems to have struck a chord, this chocolate si...

2008-03-10T11:06:00.000Z

It seems to have struck a chord, this chocolate situation, doesn't it? Can't imagine why...

GBS, I know what you mean, which is why I normally don't let the stuff through the door unless I'm feel super skinny. Or very weak willed. Guess which is the more usual situation around here? (Haven't felt super-skinny since, oh, around 1995...)

EPM, those early morning starts are a killer, aren't they? Must admit that this airport drop-off on my part was a very rare occurrence, and following Saturday's performance, probably won't be repeated for a while. Hope the conjunctivitis doesn't appear!

Hi Tattie, good to hear from you, hope all is a bit calmer at yours now. As for the chocolate, I know, I'm a failure as a mother. Must try harder - to eat all the chocolate. For now though, G&B's hot cocoa is keeping me going. But it's a slippery slope. Now I've got the taste for it, it's just a matter of time until the Selfridges bag is in shreds all over the kitchen floor.

How COULD you! I mean HOW could you possibly NOT h...

2008-03-10T10:11:00.000Z

How COULD you! I mean HOW could you possibly NOT have scoffed the lot by now????
Chocolate si a sin and all sins MUST be eradicated. It is your duty as a mother....
Brilliant as usual and just perfect to start my working week with!!!!

Loved your airport scene. We don't take him to the...

2008-03-10T02:53:00.000Z

Loved your airport scene. We don't take him to the airport anymore - it's would be a 90-100 minute round trip and with a little one in the car? I don't think so. It's enough that he's getting up at 5am and leaving me with a consumptive cold till Thursday, and a possible trip to the doctor's with pink-eye 4 year old tomorrow morning. I remember a school Latin phrase that works well now - O Me Miserum.

It's a well-known fact that chocolate and crisps s...

2008-03-09T23:29:00.000Z

It's a well-known fact that chocolate and crisps survive only momentarily in our house. In times of strife, nothing else will do. Go on ... EAT IT!

Hi Virginia, thanks for hopping over and commentin...

2008-03-09T21:54:00.000Z

Hi Virginia, thanks for hopping over and commenting. Are you visiting everyone in Lindsay's comment box? That should keep you busy... As for the chocolate, it's still there; I am holding on by my fingertips and eating an apple as I type. Boring, or what?

I feel your pain with the chocolate - stay strong!...

2008-03-09T20:26:00.000Z

I feel your pain with the chocolate - stay strong! Or if not - eat it all at once so that the guilt is confined to one day :-)

Suburban Turmoil Blog Hopping Weekend...Virginia

Hang on Aims - you have Godivas left over? From C...

2008-03-09T20:15:00.000Z

Hang on Aims - you have Godivas left over? From CHRISTMAS? You better eat those fast - they don't last forever. (Sorry, not what you want to hear, I know). Anyway, you are a better woman than I...

N-H Mum, I'm not going to tell you. It's for your own good. And frankly, if you find it in spite of that, then you will have burnt off some calories looking, so you deserve it. (And I KNOW you won't be interested, but they had a sample bowl on top of their counter for whilst you were waiting to be served... Obviously, I didn't partake. But Husband did. The rat.)

No, no, no, don't tell me that!!! I'm going to Se...

2008-03-09T18:49:00.000Z

No, no, no, don't tell me that!!! I'm going to Selfridges on Tuesday. And I have no self control or will power where the good stuff is concerned and even though I've so far avoided all that Cadburys and Galaxy have to offer (hot chocolate doesn't count as you can't actually chew it) I am DESPERATELY DESPERATE for chocolate.

Okay, now, where EXACTLY is this stand within the food hall?

Honey - try some of that...Failing that - eat the ...

2008-03-09T16:20:00.000Z

Honey - try some of that...

Failing that - eat the boy's eggs - (so easily replaced)..then - if that fails...well um...

I always keep some chocolate chips in the cupboard - they can be made into supreme chocolates at any given moment with a dash of this and that...

With all of the above - you're not going to believe me when I tell you I still have some xmas chocolates left! I do! I've amazed even myself - but then - when I look in the mirror whilst putting on my exercise gear - I know why...

However - hearing the Godivas calling me - it's been tough I tell you.

Iota, thanks for the tip, and if things get really...

2008-03-09T14:30:00.000Z

Iota, thanks for the tip, and if things get really bad we may take a trip to Edinburgh airport just to see the planes...

Lindsay, it was funny. But I just thought that if started to laugh I would simply look even more like an evil child-stealer, so held back the giggles. Of course, there may have some hysteria thrown in there for good measure too...

And both Iota and Lindsay, shame on you for doubting me. The chocolate is still intact in the fridge. However, I had a glass of wine at lunch time, so willpower is low right now. All bets are off for the rest of the day...

I'm also guessing that by now, that chocolate has ...

2008-03-09T03:25:00.000Z

I'm also guessing that by now, that chocolate has TOTALLY been eaten!

I loved your airport story, too. I laughed out loud, although I'm sure at the time it wasn't funny at all.

Hang in there.

If you ever fly to Edinburgh, let me know, and I'l...

2008-03-09T00:48:00.000Z

If you ever fly to Edinburgh, let me know, and I'll let you into the secret of where you can stand with plane-obsessed small boys watching them land and taxi, and close enough that you can wave at the pilots, and, best of all, see them all wave back at you (only one didn't, but I think because he didn't spot us, not because he was being snooty). Small boy heaven.

And the chocolate? It's obviously pointless to comment, as you've already had some, haven't you?

ElizabethM, thankyou (I think!). Sadly, I have th...

2008-03-08T22:40:00.000Z

ElizabethM, thankyou (I think!). Sadly, I have the sags and bags as well as the young children. Ah well - it all still works. And the chocolate is still unsullied in the fridge. Though not for long, if I listen to the comments on this post!

Rosie, feel better; of COURSE I will eat chocolate, and no doubt it will be the kids eggs. (Is there any more guilty pleasure than eating your kid's sweets?). Am just trying not to eat THIS chocolate. But it's looking increasingly unlikely I will manage that - especially since I just remembered there's a Leonidas outlet just up the road at High st Ken...

Please eat it, yesterday I ate an Easter egg that...

2008-03-08T22:30:00.000Z

Please eat it, yesterday I ate an Easter egg that my daughter had bought for her 4 year old friend, so it would make me feel so much better!

And I forgot to say, SB - thanks for the visit!

2008-03-08T22:27:00.000Z

And I forgot to say, SB - thanks for the visit!

I think your blog should be prescribed as a therap...

2008-03-08T22:26:00.000Z

I think your blog should be prescribed as a therapy. I stand at the mirror and see the sag and the bags. And then I read your blog and life with small children leaps out with all its vividness and none of the softening blur of time and nostalgia. yep, don't regret it, children remain one of the great achievements and pleasures of my life (in their 20s now) but boy, was it hard. Being 50 is just fine.