looking for a grandma for my 4 beautiful children to share priceless moments with

Oh Right, thank you , I wasn"t being snouty , but I am a relative newcomer , 9 months .

Probably same time as me nonu xx

Great , i thought of you as one of the "starters" , wonder how many there of us now ?

Hello, samantha! Come here and chat, and you will find so much support and help. But do believe in yourself too!

I didn't realise you had been with us that long, nellie! (Mind you, it does seem as though we've known you forever )

Samantha I reiterate what everyone else has said - you are very welcome and I think you're very brave to have started a new life for yourself and your children in another part of the country - that takes courage!

*hello littlenellie*thankyou for your kind word's and i would be more than happy to give you advice if needed,i dont drive atm but i would of loved meeting for a coffee or two..in space of a day n half ii've made some vary nice friend's on here and am overwhelmed buy it all..thankyou so much..my kid's are my world i love them to pieces,they have made me sooo proud settling into there new school..they just got on with it..the funny thing is i learn alot from the kid's..if they can do it then so can i..takecare.xx

it was vary hard taking the children away from all there friend's anagram but it's paying of for them now,,they have made some wounderfull friend's.xx

Hi Samantha and welcome! My daughter was in a similar situation to you. She moved down south after graduation, met her husband, and now has three darling little boys. But we are all 300 miles away, and she has had some lonely times. Since her boys started school, though, life has become much more interesting. She gradually made friends with the other mums, and now is busy most days, with a wide circle of lovely, supportive friends. she still misses home, but is making the best of her situation. This will happen for you, too - just remember, all the other ne mums will be feeling just like you! Good luck!

Where abouts in suffolk do you live? we could be neighbors !

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samantha you are a brave young lady,your children may not have a nan but they have a very special mumxxx

nonu,,i live just past ipswich!!trimley..best move i made..littlenellie sometime's i just need a little reminder about what i do have and thankyou hummingbird,,my time will come i now no that after all the good advice i've had of all you lovley people .xxx

What part of Trimley ?

nonu,,near bounty fish shop.

Thought that was in High Street , felixstowe , or are two different ones ?

high road west x

High Road west , Trimley or Felixstowe ? x

trimley x

That is great , i think u will do okay , u seem very savvy . Goodnight .

thaankyou nonu,,goodnight,,takecare

had a great day so far and even made two new friend's at school this morning ,i really cant believe how much all of your word's have helped me and my confidance...am soo happy i found this site,,am that happy i went and bought my 1st x-mas present thankyou again and please stay intouch if you can..samantha..xxxxx

Good , told u.

Samantha I know what it is to be shy but if you start with a smile you will end up talking to someone at the school gates. Remember they are probably shy too. If you show an interest in them and their lives and children you will be fine. It seems that if you care about others and talk about them without talking about yourself they will tell everyone what a lovely interesting person you are. I read this in a great book and have found it to be true. Good luck.

Alison that is such a valid post

Hi Samantha and here is more advice for you re being shy, if it's not too cheesy - I was given advice once (about something else) to 'fake it till you make it' which in a way means that you practice at something until you make progress. None of us ever get things 100% right anyway. Also there are lots of lovely perceptive people out there who notice when others are shy and are kind to them and make allowances for that. I understand about not having anyone to share those proud moments with, you can have that happen at any stage or time in your life, my husband recently was highly praised at work and I so wished I could have shared that with his mum, but I can't because she has Alzheimers. So I either have a conversation with her in my head, or I write her a letter, even if I tear it up afterwards. Both these 'tricks' help me. [heart] emoticon.

That's a good idea Grannyknot. It is sometimes difficult to share good things about close family for fear of seeming to boast isn't it? This is when you need your special people around you.