It'll be Mycroft's birthday on Saturday. He'll be 16, if you can believe it. I can't. I know I go through this every time one of the boys has a birthday, as if the passage of another year is some sort of once-in-a-lifetime miracle instead of something that happens, unarguably, on a regular (yearly) basis. I suppose, in some ways, time and our ability to perceive it and the changes it works on us and our lives is fairly amazing when you think about it.
Pretty sure that doesn't give me an excuse to be astounded every single year though.
Anyhow, Greg and I looked into some birthday related things on his day off. I can't mention them here yet, of course, but I'm pretty sure Mycroft will approve. His mum has something in store for him as well-- something that makes me think she has at least partially reversed her position on security following him everywhere, which might be the best birthday present he'll get as far as he's concerned.
I'll try to limit most of the soppiness to your actual birthday, Mycroft, but you're an amazing young man, and I am terribly proud of you.
In other news, work has been mainly things I don't want to talk about here. There has been a decided lack of rats floating around in hatboxes and too many bad situations that could've been prevented. I'm starting to think that all FMEs should have psychological training and seriously thinking about getting some myself.
Pretty sure that doesn't give me an excuse to be astounded every single year though.
Anyhow, Greg and I looked into some birthday related things on his day off. I can't mention them here yet, of course, but I'm pretty sure Mycroft will approve. His mum has something in store for him as well-- something that makes me think she has at least partially reversed her position on security following him everywhere, which might be the best birthday present he'll get as far as he's concerned.
I'll try to limit most of the soppiness to your actual birthday, Mycroft, but you're an amazing young man, and I am terribly proud of you.
In other news, work has been mainly things I don't want to talk about here. There has been a decided lack of rats floating around in hatboxes and too many bad situations that could've been prevented. I'm starting to think that all FMEs should have psychological training and seriously thinking about getting some myself.
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You can always talk to me. I just don't know if I'll be able to help.
You always help, just by listening. I'll tell you about it when we go to bed. Thanks, love.
You help me too
Sometimes I think it's when you stop being horrified by things that you should worry more.
Yeah. Probably.
I dunno. I mean, my threshold has gone right up, but it still...you know how you feel inside, and sometimes you worry about your feelings vs what a 'normal' person would feel. One of those things you can never know. Like how pain feels to anyone else.
I think I was pretty far from normal in Afghanistan. Probably better now, whatever better means in this case, but...yeah. It's strange to think about.
Like you said before, it's a different kind of not-normal. It's not on your doorstep. You can still have this place called 'home' in your head that's a million times better than it really is.
It's a bit inescapable when it's right there, in your borough. Different.
Yeah.
sorry, probably not making much sense. i feel like I've had a day of not being able to gather my thoughts on anything useful.
Still can't believe Mycroft will be 16. He can legally move into his own place. Get married. Have sex. Buy a lotto ticket. Fly a glider! ....join the army. Pay for loads of stuff he got for free as a sprog ;)
...is Maf actually trying to eat your hair?
Made perfect sense to me.
...She might be.
you get to clean up any and all hairballs, deal?
That's probably fair.
when she goes for her little op will she have to wear a cone of shame, to add insult to injury?
I think they all have to, don't they? She'll hate it so much...
I bet one night you wake up wearing it. She gets so close to you.
Maybe I'll make you one just to make her feel better about it.
She'll make a hat out of it for me.
I am wildly impressed by Mycroft (as I keep saying), as much by his emotional courage as his intellectual gifts and self discipline, so I admire your ability to restrain yourself in order to limit excessive soppiness. Unselfish parenting, that.
I also admire you who struggle with jobs that require you to see the . . . broken? heart breaking? side of human nature. My family has a number of cops in it and many of them have become - I guess you'd call it disconnected and cynical - and in one case a really unpleasant individual. Not all of them. The younger generations have fared better because I think they've felt less pressure to soldier on without complaining and without any help (beyond booze) for the stress.
Hope tomorrow is a good day. Glad you feel comfortable discussing Maf's surgery ahead of time without worrying she'll hear and take some sort of drastic preventative action.
fA
Maf's surgery is all down to John - I feel sure any preventative action will be pointed his way.
Unless she decides to distract him by offing me...
And don't worry, we'll be just unrestrained enough to make Mycroft squirm on his birthday. ;)
I really do not require any gifts, but it is very kind of you to spend your time, energy and doubtless money, on me.
However, Lestrade, if you 'make me squirm' I shall let all your readers know of your many names for Maftet. Including, but not limited to, MafMaf, Mafcat, Maffy, Maffpuss, The Monster Maf and Mafarama.
Well, then, Mycroft, he now has nothing left to lose!
Since I'll be offline tomorrow, I'll wish you a very happy and enjoyable birthday, and a wonderful and satisfying year to come.
The animal name thing, doesn't everyone do that? We had a dog called Rosie, who got called Rita far more than Rosie (Rosie --> Rosarita --> Rita), the current cats similarly get called some very strange names.
Mycroft, this news surprises me Not At All. Maf clearly sized up L.'s affectionate nature and conquered him a while back. She's just letting him amuse us and perhaps save a little face by pretending to struggle against her dominance.
In my world, it's not just pets, it's the people I'm fond of who get a multitude of names & name variants. My children trained me to mostly keep it within the walls of our home, though.
fA
Of course they do, Lancs. Anon. Because I cannot be the only person ever to have owned a cat called H.R. Muffin Stuff. The name Muffin was not my doing, but I'm not sure my additions made it actually any better.
P.s. Tolerate some squirm-inducing affection, if you can.
It really is stunning to watch a young person one cares about grow and develop - it's gratifying, hard to believe, endlessly surprising and, well, soppier things, even.
fA
P.p.s. PLEASE tell me L., that you sing the chorus of "The Monster Mash" to Monster Maf. My imagination wants this to be true. :-)
fA
Monster Maf did indeed get that bit of her many names from the song. I don't really sing it to her, as much as use a silly voice to say it to her.
RR - as he said, that's only a small portion of the names. I think he still imagines I have plenty to lose.
And yes, to everyone who says it isn't just pets that get silly names. I call everyone nicknames or mixed up versions of their own. Hence the Dastardly Doc Johnny Hotson, the hottest Doc in the West!
Oh, I dunno, L. I think the mere fact that you have many cute and cuddly pet names for Maftet is the biggest piece of ammo there!
I can't for a second believe that any of you thought I didn't.
It does seem unlikely--which makes it very poor ammo. (...so perhaps Mycroft isn't all that averse to a reasonable bit of squirmy-ness... ;) )
He knows it's inevitable, just as he knows I won't care what he says about me and Maf. I still know she's out to get me.
Oh, it's clear she got you a long time ago. :-)
You're just another minion now.
fA
She's got that cat-way of looking at you an blinking slowly before turning to study a small piece of sofa, that tells you you're so beneeath contempt she can't even waste energy looking at you.
And then John comes in and she's all nuzzling up to him and being cute and cuddly.
That slow blink thing is pretty much a cat kiss, it's like I trust you so much I can afford to close my eyes.
There you go then. I don't trust her enough to close mine!
Happy Birthday Mycroft. Hope you have a wonderful day with only a tiny bit of squirming for good measure, after all everyone should get to be spoilt on their birthday. :)
Welcome to 16 and all the fun now available to you - only don't take advantage of it or you'll give John and Greg a heart attack, not to mention your Mum. ;)
Don't you sleep by her? I think she gets plenty of opportunity then. My former kitty always went for the toes at 3 a.m.
Thank you, Joolz.
I believe the only 'fun' I will partake in very soon is being allowed to drink wine if we go out for a meal. I will not get married or join the army. At least, not within the next week or so - I'm rather busy revising.
Happy Birthday Mycroft!!
You definitely can't get married until I have time to buy a new outfit and a hat!
Becca - SHE sleeps by ME I think you'll find. And sneakily uses John to lull me to sleep so she can go in for the kill.
Happy Birthday Mycroft! I hope you have a wonderful day.
(I hope this shows up, for some reason comments sent from my phone tend to disappear; and I'm not *always* being rude about Lestrade :-p)
Happy birthday, Mycroft! I'll tell you what my gran told me: don't get married until you're at least 30. As you can see, I listened to her, and I think it was good advice. ;)
Happy birthday, Mycroft! I hope you have a wonderful day and great year to come!
Many happy returns, Mycroft! I hope you have a great birthday. Enjoy being 16!
Happy birthday Mycroft, I hope you have a great day whatever you're up to :-)
Happy Birthday Mycroft. Have a great day and a wonderful year!
And enjoy whatever part of your cake Sherlock leaves for you ;)
Hah - we're taking him out to lunch, and all cake will be in individual portions, not to be eaten by anyone other than the intended recipient! (Or the birthday boy, if he wants to try some of ours.)
Thank you all, you're all very kind. I am having a very nice birthday so far.
Also, and it pains me to say this, but I believe it will make some of you happy - I did a little research, and I think that people the world over can watch Eurovision live on the Eurovision website. This is perfectly legal, easy and requires no special plug ins or anything else.
Happy Birthday, Mycroft! Glad you're having a good day, here's to many more of them!
Horrible weather, but we've found a cosy pub and the dogs are taking up half their floor space, flopped out, Mycroft is having his first (legal) pint, and we're all going to have a nice lunch - even Anthea has been persuaded to join us for this auspicious occasion! (I think I'm playing footsie with my husband...could be Anthea though ;) )
(Sherlock has declared that it's not fair he can't drink - despite not even liking most alcohol he's ever tried!)
Sherlock--I can assure you your body needs to put your liver and other organs to better uses right now than processing alcohol.
Happy Birthday Mycroft! Enjoy your day (what's left of it).
Random Internet strangers (we do have years of stories of your activities and kind & helpful comments of your own to judge by) cannot be wrong in saying you're a wonderful young man and would be loved & valued by those who know you, even if you weren't highly capable and intelligent. Never doubt it.
L. - are you sure that just because she wouldn't want to ruin Mycroft's birthday, you're safe making such jokes about Anthea?! I suspect she's more dangerous than Maf, by far.
fA
Oops, that was me up there, talking about sherlock's liver.
And happy birthday, Mycroft! I hope it's a wonderful day an a wonderful year.
I'm about to run 5 miles for the first time not on a treadmill. It'll be fun! ...or death.
Ella
Your day is heading into the winding-down bit, but I hope it was a happy one, Mycroft.
Ella, I hope you feel better at the end of your workout than I did/do at the end of mine.
Happy Birthday Mycroft! Hope your day was lovely and fun.
I think John needs to update his header, now that Mycroft has hit the big 1-6!
He does! (I've jumped ship on my blog, come over here, because I really do have an irrational hate for second-page comments!)
Lancs. - That is an amazing video. I feel sure Maf would do the same for John or Sherlock! ;)
(I've jumped ship on my blog, come over here, because I really do have an irrational hate for second-page comments!)
I'm not sure which I find more . . . entertaining? . . . slightly unnerving? That you did this or that it occurred to me to come here to see if you'd done it.
fA
(That comment makes more sense if you know I don't get notifications from the blogs. They're a brief break for procrastination or entertainment throughout my day. Like tumblr. Only less of a potential time suck)
fA
you make me laugh with you second page problem Greg :-D
I can't even explain my second page problem. It just makes me very uncomfortable!
there used to be a problem with accessing the second page I seem to recall so it did cause actual issues sometimes ;-)
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