Tricky dilemmas...
Okay, I'm back, I had a friend tell me a tricky dilemma at the weekend. She is thinking about moving in with her boyfriend really more out of convenience than love.
I told her about an article I once wrote for the Mail on Sunday about relationships of convenience. I never play "agony aunt" and give advice to pals - it just doesn't work. But as a friend I mentioned to her some of the things I've written about in that article. The main one being does your partner know they’re simply ‘convenient’ for right now! Because that's the ‘biggie’ - if they see you as the love of their life it's hardly fair. I think she's thinking about that one and I love her to bits and hope it ends happily for both of them.
Looking forward to chatting to the fab Martel Maxwell on Sun talk radio at 330 this afternoon - if you've got a moment listen in on the net as we'll be chatting about aspects of happiness and unhappiness.
Back to the Rothbury tragedy - people are asking why Moat was tazered. Well, those are the very things an enquiry will reveal - but I can only guess because the police believe there was a threat to them while trying to talk him down - or they felt if they tazered him, they'd prevent a suicide - they didn't want blood on their hands. What else would it be? A stun gun is for stunning someone so they don't do something horrible! It's the way people have asked that question that makes it sound like they think the police did this willy-nilly and without any thought. I think not!
Well I was cheering for the Dutch last night because one of my best friends is Dutch but they couldn't beat the mighty Spanish team who've had an extraordinary track record the last few years.
Apart from a not very inspiring game (well, as an only ‘part-time football fan’ that sort of game doesn't do it for me) it was a great weekend of barbecuing and catching up with friends. Yippee, I didn't poison anyone!
TODAY’S THOUGHT: seeing in the paper today that, to be happy, people think they need a £1.6 million home (dream on for the majority of us!) I've got to say the one thing I'm repeatedly told about that makes people happy are the small moments with loved ones.
Doesn't have to be a big occasion, doesn't have to be champagne flowing, it's just about a lovely chat, a hug… the simple things shared with people you love. And the cats you love - one of our cats Tinker is such a homey-girl - never happier than curling herself around our feet. Practically never seen such a loved up cat - and I've had cats all my life - she's one in 1 million!
Although we once had a family dog who was incredibly affectionate (and I don't mean in the embarrassing way, when guests come over, and their legs get attacked - no, Luke didn't behave badly like that!). Our family always had dogs but we sadly don't have the lifestyle where we can look after a dog properly. Cats need TLC and food - but dogs need so much more - none of us could be around to walk them regularly.
Happy Monday, love Pam X