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@kirstie1971 I’m qualified by experience and have run my own bookkeeping business for more than 30 years. Lack of qualifications doesn’t need to hold you back. Contact with local accountancy firms is a good way to get some outsourced bookkeeping jobs.

I need a new job. I love what I do but it’s time. Would love to work for myself doing peoples accounts etc but I’m only qualified by experience and don’t have that piece of paper. I’ve tried in the past to set up on my own but I don’t have the contacts #newstartup #accountants

@Mr_Husky1 My husband’s mum (RIP) didn’t speak very good English. She was a very good cook and made sure she used up all leftovers. On presenting the leftovers dish to the table she would call it a concussion. She meant a concoction. We always call our throw together meals a concussion 🥰

Admit it: Your kid mispronounced a word three years ago and now the whole family says it that way. What's the word in your house? (We still say 'pasketti' and I’m not stopping anytime soon.)

@Mr_Husky1 My youngest son called a £20 note a twenner. So I still use that word 🙂

@mrscmway I understand. I’m trying to find acceptance in feeling joy whilst being overwhelmed with grief at the same time since losing my son 💔

The weird thing is, you can be devastated and excited at the same time, I’ll never not wish things were different with my husband but I also can’t live the rest of my life in that headspace I have to try and be happy and excited about the future but it’s a double edged sword.

@heavensbvnny Yes - I have 3 (so far). It’s nice to have a choice 🙂

Does anyone else have a couch blanket? Like a blanket that stays on your couch that you use when relaxing or is it just me?

@ClaireCarmalt What a beautiful montage of photos Claire. Such a hard day for you to endure. I hope you have been able to get some joy from the memories of past birthdays spent with Tory. Sending love your way ❤️ xxxx

Happy heavenly 24th Birthday to my beautiful daughter Tory 💙. Missing you is so hard every day & especially so on your birthday. You brought love, sunshine, laughter & colour to our lives. I will be lighting a candle for you as always & thinking of all the happy memories #grief

@ClaireCarmalt That’s a great photo Claire. I hope you have been able to enjoy your weekend with your daughter xx

Mother’s Day today (UK) brings mixed emotions being a bereaved Mum. I became a Mum when I had Tory 24 yrs ago & I became a bereaved Mum in 2022. I miss her every day. But I’m still her Mum & I have my lovely younger daughter who surprised me with a visit this weekend ❤️ #grief

@EftihiaLachanas @saniyafatma1278 Yes - they could be siblings 🥰

@MoonrakerBoo @saniyafatma1278 Looks so much like my Brave ♥️😻

I have no idea whose cat this is, nobody around me seems to know. He is friendly but very thin. The last month he has been waiting at my front door or under a nearby bush/car and follows me when I get home. I’ve taken to feeding him as his bones/ rib cage are showing. Today when I got home after food shopping he ran up to me meowing loudly so I let him in as the weather was pants. After some food, he decided to lie down on my bed. Think I may have been adopted?!

@Sawreygirl @DailyPicTheme2 Same age as my Owen. ❤️ Jamie and Owen ❤️ xxx

@DailyPicTheme2 I light a candle on the first day of every month for our son Jamie who sadly died aged 20 💙

Wednesday 11 March Today’s Daily Picture Theme is ‘Candle Light' RT or reply with your own photo Tomorrow’s theme will be 'Distorted'' #DailyPictureTheme #Candle Light

This is so sad to read. I agree with the everyday affirmation with our children, however grown up they are. My son died suddenly just after his 20th birthday. Every day life is now an emotional mess filled with guilt, the what ifs and replaying the last time I saw him. I hope today goes by as gently as it can do and you can remember the good times ❤️💔

Today is the 2nd anniversary of my son's passing by suicide. Luke was my only child, he was about to turn 23 that year, instead I received a phone call saying he was gone. A phone call no parent should receive. I am tormented, everyday is a repeat of what happened and why. Not knowing what the factors were, I questioned my Role as Luke's Dad, and I blame myself for his death everyday. Hug your kids today, tell them you love them, because we never know when it may be the last time we can. I miss you Luke, love always, Dad❤️❤️❤️ 2001 - 2024 RIP 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@ClaireCarmalt I hope you’re back to full strength soon Claire. Glad you had a lovely weekend. I really want to get back to Lincoln. Visited a couple of years ago and loved the place xx.

Haven’t posted much as I’ve been struggling with a bad back & it took all my energy to manage to keep up with work. Finally getting better & I’ve had a lovely weekend in Lincoln seeing my younger daughter. We lit candles for Tory at the Cathedral. She is missed so much #grief 💙

@AflygirlB Thank you Melanie. You always send such lovely words ❤️

@MoonrakerBoo Sue, just seen this as I’m currently traveling. Sending love to you for Owen’s birthday. He will always by your beautiful boy. 💕💔❤️‍🩹🥰

Owen would have been 23 today, but he will remain forever 20, forever young and forever the Son I brought into this world. Today is celebrated because his love still remains, locked in our broken hearts forever. Love never dies. ❤️💔❤️💔❤️

@babsmaryj That’s true enough. Although I only see sadness in my eyes now - gone are the bright blue, sparkling ones I had 💔

As a grieving mum, I've mastered the art of working on a spreadsheet whilst my eyes are streaming with tears. That's quite an art #grief 💔

@KrehbielAuthor That’s heartbreaking. I’ve lost a brother since my son died and I felt nothing. I just don’t have the capacity to endure more grief 😕

@MoonrakerBoo Our family survived the sudden loss of one son, 17 years ago. We lost an adult son suddenly, after a flu shot, 3 years ago. Our family did not survive the loss of the second son. There are limits as to the amount of grief people can manage.

It’s been 3 years since Owen passed away. Three of the hardest years imaginable. Trying to move forward and have a little joy without the guilt is proving to be the hardest of hurdles in this new life of grief. But I have to. Owen has sent me so many signs lately that bring joy, I know he is urging me on. I will not let him down. The love between a Mother and Son never dies, it just changes shape sometimes. I will forever be sad that I didn’t get more time with my boy, but equally, I will be forever grateful that I got to love him in this life for 20 years. Owen, forever 20, forever my fabulous Son ❤️💔

@ynnej2216_jenny It’s a grief conundrum 💔 xx

@MoonrakerBoo I understand this feeling only too well. ❤️ it feels wrong to be happy but they would want us to live our best lives in their memory. X we walk a tough road.

@bltmacomb Thank you. It’s so heartbreaking isn’t it?. Sending a massive hug your way ❤️

@MoonrakerBoo Thinking of you & sending you a big hug. I can relate to the guilt of trying to keep moving forward. We are coming up on year 3 (4/23/23) for the loss of our daughter Courteney (29) & granddaughter Amaya (4) from an intoxicated driver. 💛

@fluffy_scrawler I lost my son suddenly 3 years ago. Even I cannot imagine the added pain of losing a child in such heinous circumstances 💔

If you can face it, these words written by Sarah Everard’s mother have never left me. Kidnapped, raped and murdered by a Met Police Officer whose work nickname was ‘The Rapist’. If you don’t call this stuff out, you’re part of it 💔