Sooo annoyed

Pesky School Mum

All is going well with TTC plans and thoughts, kinda. We've been doing ok anyway - You know I've already been saving a few bits for when the time comes... *oops*
Anyway, plan is to have coil out soon, and TTC about May-ish. You may wonder why I am annoyed.

In DD's class at school there is a little boy who is a brat beyond your imagination, I think I've mentioned him before. I'm normally very laid back and like to see good in people, but this boy and his mum get my back up a LOT. This boy is in with DD, putting me on tenterhooks, and he has bullied my DS1 in the playground. He has a sister, and I was *so* annoyed to see that she was in nursery with my DS2 *banghead* It's like I can't escape them!

Can you guess where I'm going?
The mum is pregnant, and due after September, so if my baby plans go well, I will once again have a child in the same class as hers. I know this sounds pathetic, but she is the one person I find really hard to be around, and she socially forces herself on me!

I'll be seeing her at anti and post natal groups, the BF cafe, toddler groups, everywhere mums with babies go, plus school in three classes eventually *banghead* I'll be biting my tongue off while listening to her bad BF advice - oh but ok, because she trained as a peer supporter (and ignored all she was taught) - and her Gina Ford mantra.
I only hope the next baby isn't like her other children, but TBH I think that is wishful thinking...

I seriously considered putting TTC off longer, I really did! But I can't do that to myself, it might take forever to conceive anyway.


Worried about the Course still

In fact, this evening I mailed my tutor the following;

I'm afraid I am behind

Dear Patricia,

I'm writing to you because I am in a difficult position and I don't know what to do.
My first TMA was dreadful - I am only too aware of this and was surprised to even get a pass grade. My reason for this is that I was falling asleep as I wrote it, and again as I sent it.
I'm actually falling asleep really often and I'm not sure if it's simply because of a hectic lifestyle, I'm making an appointment with my GP to rule out any other more sinister possibilities anyway, as it also happens in public places which is obviously not good.

I understand that this is really not of importance to you, so I apologise for making this email long winded.
I really believed that I would do so badly with my first TMA that there would be no point in continuing the course. Consequently, I neglected my studies quite a bit and have now fallen behind. This is now really frustrating for me, as I have become so interested in the course, and I would really like to continue! I've even been making notes of other novels mentioned that I would like to read when this course is finished.

I've still not managed to read right the way through Great Expectations, but I have read Fathers and Sons and Frankenstein. On the course book, The Realist Novel, I am only half way through chapter 4.
I would like your opinion on if there is any way I can feasibly catch up and continue on this course. My 3 children are on their spring holiday next week, and my husband is off work too, so I should be able to get some more study time in if my husband takes over child care a bit more.

If you do not feel that I can do this course justice, or that I stand no chance in passing, etc, then please could you let me know, I shall respect your thoughts and hopefully will re-take the course in a few years time.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this email,
Elaine

I don't know what the effect, if any, will be. I only hope she replies soon. I have my second TMA due in tomorrow, and there's little to no chance that I will manage this. If I do get the assignment in, it will be winging it on the little info I have on the subject, and praying that it is enough to scrape a pass. From then on I will have to just jump to the next chunk of course work rather than try to catch up - and then try o read up on all the bits I missed if by some fluke I get ahead on the course, or read it when I'm done. Hopefully if I get pregnant I'll have some reading time spare over those 9 months and early breastfeeding days!