A Big Row!!

No, not me - the sailor and mrs sailor. He's so down - I wish I could cheer him up. It's all about the daughter (16!!) being allowed to sleep with the boyfriend in the house. Mrs s is all for it - despite being completely anti herself - while the sailor is totally against. Really difficult for me, cos I totally agree with him - absolutely never allowed it with my kids, especially not when they were 16. But do I plough in and say I agree and run the risk of causing huge amounts of trouble, or what?? I have told him before that I agree with him, so maybe I should shut up now.

This time it got a bit nasty, and he told her it wasn't fair that he was supposed to allow this when he hadn't been allowed any in twenty years. Well, then she told him that was because he wasn't attractive enough. Beastly. Honestly, he's no George Clooney, but I wouldn't need to put a bag over his head, if you know what I mean - main thing is, he's such a lovely man, I can't bear to think of her being so horrible to him. She must be there for the money, I guess. She told him he should go and see someone - dunno why? I said, come and see me xxxx Well, there it is. So how much should I get involved in marital rows as the other woman? Can't say there's any guidelines for this sort of thing - any advice gratefully received.

Continuing my pursuit of being French, though. Waxed my legs, and did my nails and all that nonsense, and went looking at underwear - I read about one French mistress who spent 90% of her salary on underwear - wow - it is really overwhelming the choice though, so I went away with nothing. Think I shall man up though when my tax credits come through next week - black, then pink, I think - yummy - and some nice photos for my sailor from the changing rooms - hope the camera doesn't flash!! Even if I do. I'm even thinking of having an appointment with a personal shopper to sort out some nice clothes - they say it's not too dear, and some shops are better than others. I do think though, I need to take a bit more care of myself like that - want to be an ageing glamour puss, not an old trout, you know?? What's next - hair and makeup I think - will the oh notice? - don't be silly!! Tale care xxxx