Can I claim maternity allowance along with state pension??

grannynannywanny I don’t think you would need Maternity Benefit, you would be worth a fortune, TV interviews, tabloid photos......

i like the idea of marrying basil brush in antarctica.
i always liked basil brush, he had such character.
my late brother had a large model of him looking out of his upstairs window. i miss him very much.

When my second son was little, I had a vivid nightmare that he'd drowned wearing his green, stripy sleepsuit. I got up and put it straight in the bin!

My dreams were always of the bizarre kind, where the Queen turned into Cliff Richard, and I was getting married to Basil Brush in Antarctica, and scenarios like that. I also have a recurring dream about cleaning up my mother’s house where I get angry because she and my father don’t help me ( unresolved bereavement issues, I’m sure) However, for the last few months my dreams have been very ‘normal’, with things which could easily have happened, so I’m never sure if something really did happen or if I dreamt it!
I don’t know if it’s connected to the Bodach’s death, Covid, or I’m just losing the plot.

How funny grannynannywanny. I bet you were relieved when you woke up!

It clearly isn't beyond the bounds of possibility because I have had to sign forms for medical treatment that ask if I am pregnant. I am 77.

? Grannynnaywanny

I was a bit alarmed this morning to read that Darth Vader aka Dave Prowse has died. I hope it wasn’t anything to do with my dream! ?

SueDonim may the force be with you! ?

That sounds like a nightmare Grannywanny. I have been dreaming more this year and wonder if it's the effect of the pandemic.

Grannynannywanny!

I used to have recurring baby dreams. Either the baby was gigantic (think that Donald Trump balloon) and completely helpless, or as tiny as a kitten but could walk, talk and do everything an adult can do. Bizarre!

Last night’s dream involved me failing in a job. I had to use a light sabre, a la Star Wars, to scan shelves and shelves of books to make sure they didn’t have coronavirus. I missed some of the books, which then became ill with CV and I got sent to prison for that. ? ?

Fennel I suppose the fact they did it again after 2 years means the exhaustion didn’t put them off first time round. I hope it all worked out well for them.

@ Grannywanny I don't know how it all turned out. We both moved elsewhere and lost touch.
She and her husband seemed to cope well at first. they were so thrilled with them.

I have a recurring dream that I have had a baby and forgotten to feed it. I never did have a baby so perhaps the dream is telling me it's just as well. ?

Nightmare Grannynannywanny definitely cut out the late night cheese.
I have often had dreams where my husband has done something wrong and I've told him off the next day

Oh my word Fennel, I couldn’t imagine having the stamina for pregnancy, childbirth and caring for babies full time at that age. That’s remarkable. How old is she now and did she cope well?

I'm over 80 and had a dream a few years ago that I'd had another baby girl, fast asleep next to my bed. It was a a lovely feeling - woke up looking for her .
It's not impossible though Grannywanny - we had a neighbour who had 2 healthy babies when she was 55 and 57, a girl and a boy, by IVF. She was eligible for her teacher's pension.

Grannynannywanny

I hope all goes well
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Sorry, kittylester, David Essex went off for a walk with DS and family. We are all in sunny Majorca, where I rushed to be with my friend, having told her we couldn't go on holiday with her but then changed my mind and hopped on a plane, where I was horrified to see no-one was wearing masks!
Just as they were setting off for their walk, DGD1 ran back to ask if I had a plastic folder to put their map in in case it got wet, although it was sunny.

Then I woke up. So sorry, I don't know where David Essex got to.

Pass David Essex over callistemon.

PS I think the OP meant child benefit, not maternity allowance.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has dreamed I was pregnant.

In my case I was horrified in the dream as well as after waking up and I put it down to a fear of things I can't control (of which there must be many!).

I recently saw a TV programme recommending a book about a virgin birth to a woman in her 40's so for others with no such fears it could be a subconscious desire to regain one's youth!

That made me laugh! I'm glad it was just a dream though ???

I had a weird dream on Friday night involving David Essex (I don't even like him).

Yogagirl It used to be said that ginger auburn twins were "Sunday afternoon babies" - the visible evidence of an enjoyable siesta after Sunday lunch - so do go for a brisk walk this afternoon!

Oh my goodness ... Not a premonition then ...

Sweet dreams tonight ! ?

I thought it was a scam thread as well and was going to have a little bet with myself as to how long before it was deleted.

Step away from the Brie, grannynw