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Hello, have you seen Under Salt Marsh? It's very good. I'm glad it's the weekend, work is very demanding at the moment! I did have some good news this week regarding my person, which has helped me feel a little more hopeful. I hope you enjoy your weekend, and have fun line dancing!

How nice you bring this up again <3

For us it was a busy week, surprisingly my baby got a space at the kindergarten (jej, single mum privileges). So we did a training week that ended with catching her first kindergarten germs. But the weather got really nice so we ll be cycling and enjoying the fresh air this weekend anyway.



I wish you all a good weekend hoping you catch some sunshine too

Since the guilty plea, things have been very testing, emotionally. Still in limbo a bit until sentencing. Hopefully non-custodial. Goodness knows what I'd do if the judge has got out of the wrong side of the bed and OH is banged up!

If we can get past that with no press or social media feeding frenzy, then maybe we can start to rebuild our lives.

I know we will have to get our heads around the SHPO. Complying with this worries me a lot. What do we do with friends with young children? Avoid them or come clean? And how will they react? Feeling stressed about this and we're not even there yet.

It's been a busy week and now entering a busy weekend. Just keep breathing and taking each day as it comes.

We are just over two years post sentencing. It's been a mostly positive week. My little baby is growing so fast, it really goes so much quicker than with your first so I am making the most of maternity leave before it's over! My eldest is looking forward to world book day soon and we've been making a costume ,- spent a fortune in Hobbycraft! It was so nice to see some sunshine this week, I managed to get out for some longer walks and feel a bit better about myself in the process.

My husband was meant to finally start his court ordered course last week but no one got in touch so we are waiting nervously to hear more about it. He's been on the waiting list for over two years (it was meant to be horizon but this got scrapped and I'm not sure what the new one is called). If they don't get him started soon his community order will run out before he can finish it because it's 26 sessions, one a week, so it will take six months. I'm not quite sure what that means legally if he can't get it done. He is getting quite anxious about it so I hope we hear something one way or the other soon as I do get worried when his mental health dips.

I can't quite believe the positive changes in my life since the knock 3 years ago. It feels surreal that his sentence will be over this year (excepting the SOR aspect)

I've seen the forum has been a tricky place for some people recently and I hope this thread can be a good space for everyone to come together

I’ve been on holiday from work this week, which has done me good. The slower pace has been a welcome change, and I’ve really appreciated having some time to recharge. I even managed to spend a couple of afternoons out in the garden, taking advantage of the fresh air and a bit of sunshine. That said, after the long winter months, it’s looking rather worse for wear. The weeds seem to have taken full advantage of my absence, and there’s a lot of tidying and TLC needed. It’s a bit daunting when I look at everything that needs doing, I certainly have my work cut out.

This weekend, I’ll be spending my time providing supervised contact between my son and his children, something we’ve been doing consistently for the past four years. It’s been a significant commitment, but an important one. There has been some positive progress recently, as he is now able to have unsupervised contact one day a week, which feels like a step in the right direction. Weekends aren’t quite there yet, but we’re hopeful that, in time, things will continue to improve. For now, we carry on supporting the process as best we can.

Thank you, Webb, for posting the weekend check-in, and thanks as well to everyone who takes the time to reply. I genuinely enjoy reading through the comments, it’s comforting to hear how others are doing and to feel part of this forum community.

Been really up and down this week. The weight of the unknown really playing on my mind and just feeling blurgh, no energy and sad and fed up a lot of the time. Like others the glimmers of spring sunshine and a little warmth in the air have been welcome. But also made me sad. This all started in November for us so a new season brings home how much life has changed in just a few months and I can't get excited as I usually do. Trying not to overthink, blood pressure has been high for week or two and trying to do more gentle exercise to help mind and body! Looking forward to a quiet weekend and hoping to do some gardening too to take my mind off everything. Thank you for posting tonight. Helps so much to know not alone. Sending peaceful energy to all x