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Anne's avatar

Ever felt like running away? Frequently - and did twice. The kids drove me to the brink and I leapt on to my moped and sped of into the sunset (a bit of poetic license there) never to return - made it to the lay-by at the top of the road and pulled in to have a good cry. The eldest son had jumped on his bike and followed me and found me sobbing - hugs and apologies from him and I went home to strangely well behaved children (it didn't last). The second time I was having "husband trouble" and just snapped and legged it off to my friend in Devon, leaving the "then husband" to look after the kids. Spent a lovely peaceful week with my friend recharging my batteries and then returned home. The "then husband" became the "ex husband" and have never felt like running away since!

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Fiona Gibson's avatar

Wow, you REALLY did it. By moped. Respect! (And glad you don't have the urge any more!) x

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Anne's avatar

Haha - just to clarify - the legging it to Devon was done by train - my poor old moped certainly wouldn't have made that journey, it had a habit of cutting out on me and I spent many happy hours pushing the damn thing! Train was definitely the better option. The urge to run mysteriously left me around the same time the "ex husband" did.

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Beverly's avatar

Love the story and the scarf. I fished out half the stuff I was taking to the charity shop this week, before I run off to Berlin in a fortnight!

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Fiona Gibson's avatar

I forgot about your Berlin trip! How brilliant - such a great city

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Fiona McDerment's avatar

Amazing! All my best accessories also cost £1.50. It’s a Christmas miracle 😁

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Fiona Gibson's avatar

It is! How cheap things are. Amazing!

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