Irrational angst?

MissA

I have a couple of 'strangling weapons' of my own (bare hands) if it goes missing again!

Crikey, MisAdventure is that a new football move? Strangling the opponent?

It's been found!!
It had been put into a bag which usually contains football kit, as he had been using it as a "strangling weapon"

MissAdventure What Morethan2 has said.

It is not the end of the world! I am sure you could find a suitable belt in a charity shop. Also where could he have lost a dressing gown belt outside??
I think you need to get this into perspective.
I know what it is like to get things out of perspective. It wastes a lot of emotional energy and wears you out. Take care.

Ooh scary!
I bet that the moment you make some sort of replacement belt the original one will turn up!
Life!!

Oh thank you. That could be just the stuff.
On a more cheery note, I nearly choked to death earlier, and managed to rasp to grandson to bang my back hard, and he did, without farting around, and up came the sherbet lemon! I thought I was a goner!

Actually, it is sometimes the small things MissA, that can knock us off balance, it seems irrational but it happens.

On a practical note, perhaps a length of this could work. I may look for some myself, it would be better than ribbon as it won't slip.
www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/cotton-twill-tape

who - me?
Never!

Actually, I lost the belt to my summer dressing gown ages ago and bought a long piece of ribbon to use instead, but it is very annoying and slippery.
Perhaps there is a hidey hole where these things go to congregate.

Oh I was waiting for Jalima to come on here and suggest a onesie

Attempt at humour could go badly wrong..........

"Dear St Anthony, full of grace
Lead me to its hiding place"

and he often does

String - then a glass of gin and chill, man - just chill.

Look for the blinking thing! It's in the house somwhere.
Unless he wore it to school. Make a game of it. First person to find the belt gets a 50p reward

Don't worry With a bit of luck it will turn up in one piece. DS used to tie his Action Man to the bannisters with his dressing gown belt and then rescue 'Akshie' by trying to cut through it with a plastic picnic knife.

It ended up covered in knots and wouldn't go through the keepers so I threw it away.

MissAdventure you and your GS have gone through an horrendous time, cut youself and him a bit of slack.
Times will eventually get easier , don't sweat the small things although I am the last one to give such advice.
Take care of yourself and him, it is very early days.

Doesn't sound like you!! Probably a bad day!?may help..does me sometimes x

It must be quite easy to do because I lost mine I ended up just tying the inside bits not the same but I can’t be axxxx to worry about it Take a deep breathe it is funny how it can be the major things you get through and the minor ones beat you It ll all come out in the wash and by the time you ve bought or made a new one you ll find the old one

You used to be able to buy silky dressing gown cords with tassels. A store with haberdashery department will probably have one or just google replacement belt.

What morethan said. Dont beat yourself, or him, up!

Sew a patch of Velcro onto the front of the dressing-gown and show him how it magically holds it round him without having to tie a belt The novelty may persuade him to fasten the damn thing, then you won't feel so bad about the missing If you are still angsty , tell yourself it could have been worse - the belt could still be there and the rest of the d.gown lost..

I agree with morethan2. I've coped with bereavements, a house move, blocked drains and all sorts of other difficult things but sometimes the smallest problem will have me in floods of tears. you haven't gone off your rocker, MissAdventure, you're only human. Look after yourself, you can't make everything perfect, and let your grandson find himself another belt.

Your husband lost his too, Hilda? Well, I never!

Another old fashioned word comes to mind. Lacksadaisical. Sure that isn't how you spell it, but I know what I mean. The flibbertyjibbet!

Menopaws beat me to it, I was going to say crochet a new belt. I have done this for DH when he lost his!!!