Comments on: Pot noodles and Pauline Prescott http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sheila http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-133259 sheila Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:26:32 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-133259 Ellee, I'm glad you had a lovely visit to Hull. Funnily enough Hull was our son's other offer! I know what you mean about the phone calls, there have been many times I have stopped myself dialling. We try to have a good long chat once a week - sometimes on Skype with webcam - so can check for signs of rickets and scurvy!! Any text messages in between are a bonus. His older brother visited him last week and that was lovely. They have discovered a wonderful new relationship and that helps bridge the gap whilst separating from parental ties. As Mums we initially just want them to be happy and settle in. Now that seems to have been achieved, I just hope some work enters into the equation! Does anyone else find they feel almost guilty when enjoying a family meal that is their absent child's favourite? I know this will pass but never would have thought his absence would affect me in so many peculiar ways!! Ellee, I’m glad you had a lovely visit to Hull. Funnily enough Hull was our son’s other offer! I know what you mean about the phone calls, there have been many times I have stopped myself dialling. We try to have a good long chat once a week – sometimes on Skype with webcam – so can check for signs of rickets and scurvy!! Any text messages in between are a bonus.

His older brother visited him last week and that was lovely. They have discovered a wonderful new relationship and that helps bridge the gap whilst separating from parental ties.

As Mums we initially just want them to be happy and settle in. Now that seems to have been achieved, I just hope some work enters into the equation!

Does anyone else find they feel almost guilty when enjoying a family meal that is their absent child’s favourite? I know this will pass but never would have thought his absence would affect me in so many peculiar ways!!

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-133189 Ellee Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:52:19 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-133189 Sheila, I have just stopped phoning David every day. That's been hard for me. But I am so happy knowing he is so happy, that he has new friends, plays football for the uni team and has now settled in well. I just hope he is on top of his work. His uni is fantastic too. It's really beautiful, a lovely redbrick college, and so clean and well maintained - from what I have seen. I didn't know what hiraeth meant so I googled it and learnt it is a word for homesickness. http://hiraeth.blogspot.com/ Sheila, I have just stopped phoning David every day. That’s been hard for me. But I am so happy knowing he is so happy, that he has new friends, plays football for the uni team and has now settled in well. I just hope he is on top of his work. His uni is fantastic too. It’s really beautiful, a lovely redbrick college, and so clean and well maintained – from what I have seen.

I didn’t know what hiraeth meant so I googled it and learnt it is a word for homesickness.
http://hiraeth.blogspot.com/

]]> By: sheila http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-133168 sheila Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:30:15 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-133168 Ellee and RB - I am green with envy that you are getting weekend visits! With the coach journey being over 6 hours, and him having lectures Friday and Monday, it's just not worth it. But perhaps in a way it's a blessing for all concerned.... he can get on with his new life and friends without being pulled back home emotionally.... and I'd find it hard to let him go again - the impending parting would be hanging in the air all the time he was home!!! Am I sad or normal? I suspect I am just your average Mum learning to let go and separate. PS What is "hiraeth"? Ellee and RB – I am green with envy that you are getting weekend visits! With the coach journey being over 6 hours, and him having lectures Friday and Monday, it’s just not worth it. But perhaps in a way it’s a blessing for all concerned…. he can get on with his new life and friends without being pulled back home emotionally…. and I’d find it hard to let him go again – the impending parting would be hanging in the air all the time he was home!!! Am I sad or normal? I suspect I am just your average Mum learning to let go and separate.

PS What is “hiraeth”?

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-133055 Ellee Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:55:51 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-133055 Sheila and RL, I enjoyed reading your experiences. David enjoys his food and I'm sorry for him that his food in hall is pretty tasteless. There shouldn't be any excuse for this. We had a great day, absolutely fabulous. Because he has no space in his tiny room to store food, we gave his mobile phone a hefty top up instead and took him out for an Italian meal. RL, my son won't let me join his facebook books, he wants to maintain some privacy, and I do understand that. He has made some great new friends and said the best thing we did was not go and visit him before so it gave him the chance to settle in. He has planned to come back for the weekend for two weeks and I am looking forward to feeding him up then with his favourite dinners. I know he has planned to meet up with lots of old friends too. I can't wait to have him back home again, it will be so lovely. Sheila and RL, I enjoyed reading your experiences. David enjoys his food and I’m sorry for him that his food in hall is pretty tasteless. There shouldn’t be any excuse for this. We had a great day, absolutely fabulous. Because he has no space in his tiny room to store food, we gave his mobile phone a hefty top up instead and took him out for an Italian meal.

RL, my son won’t let me join his facebook books, he wants to maintain some privacy, and I do understand that. He has made some great new friends and said the best thing we did was not go and visit him before so it gave him the chance to settle in.

He has planned to come back for the weekend for two weeks and I am looking forward to feeding him up then with his favourite dinners. I know he has planned to meet up with lots of old friends too. I can’t wait to have him back home again, it will be so lovely.

]]> By: Reluctant Blogger http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-133032 Reluctant Blogger Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:11:25 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-133032 Oooh someone mentioned Aberystwyth - had a real feeling of hiraeth for a moment there. I don't think I ate very well at Uni either. I remember my granny always said how thin I looked when I got home every hols. But I seemed to survive! My daughter actually loves cooking and she is finding herself cooking for loads of people since she has been at Uni. It's quite good though - because they do the buying and she cooks so it is saving her money. No-one would have asked me to do that - I think the most sophisticated thing I rustled up as a student was Spag bol. Hope you had a lovely time in Hull. My daughter is home next weekend from Durham - can't wait to see her again. But yes, Skype and Facebook are fab for keeping in touch aren't they? Oooh someone mentioned Aberystwyth – had a real feeling of hiraeth for a moment there.

I don’t think I ate very well at Uni either. I remember my granny always said how thin I looked when I got home every hols. But I seemed to survive!

My daughter actually loves cooking and she is finding herself cooking for loads of people since she has been at Uni. It’s quite good though – because they do the buying and she cooks so it is saving her money. No-one would have asked me to do that – I think the most sophisticated thing I rustled up as a student was Spag bol.

Hope you had a lovely time in Hull. My daughter is home next weekend from Durham – can’t wait to see her again. But yes, Skype and Facebook are fab for keeping in touch aren’t they?

]]> By: sheila http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-132922 sheila Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:07:29 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-132922 Our son is in his first year at Uni in Aberystwyth. As a jokey parting gift in September we bought him various flavours of Super Noodles. He assures us that these are far superior to Pot Noodles, coming in more interesting flavours. He is in a catered hall of residence but has these as standbys for when he misses cafe opening times. When unpacking his clothes he decided to use his glass fronted bookcase to store his pants and socks, at least they're visible and may prompt an occasional change?! Hey ho, it's a learning curve for all the family isn't it. Am so looking forward to having him home at Xmas but not the farewell in January. Our son is in his first year at Uni in Aberystwyth. As a jokey parting gift in September we bought him various flavours of Super Noodles. He assures us that these are far superior to Pot Noodles, coming in more interesting flavours. He is in a catered hall of residence but has these as standbys for when he misses cafe opening times. When unpacking his clothes he decided to use his glass fronted bookcase to store his pants and socks, at least they’re visible and may prompt an occasional change?! Hey ho, it’s a learning curve for all the family isn’t it. Am so looking forward to having him home at Xmas but not the farewell in January.

]]> By: Jean-Luc Picard http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-132814 Jean-Luc Picard Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:20:24 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-132814 Pauline and her hubby seem poles apart! Pauline and her hubby seem poles apart!

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-132802 Ellee Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:51:45 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-132802 David tells me he has only had six Pot Noodles since arriving at Hull. That's not so bad then. David tells me he has only had six Pot Noodles since arriving at Hull. That’s not so bad then.

]]> By: CherryPie http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-132800 CherryPie Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:45:28 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-132800 Sounds like you are going to have a fun day out together :-) Sounds like you are going to have a fun day out together :-)

]]> By: liz http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/comment-page-1/#comment-132787 liz Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:28:45 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/11/07/pot-noodles-and-pauline-prescott/#comment-132787 My daughter is married and has lived away from home for years but she still insists it's HER bedroom. When Younger Son moved in there we had trouble but we appeased her by saying the 'guest-room' was now for her and her husband. Now heaven forbid if anyone else wants to stay in there! Pasta is a great standby for student cooks! My daughter is married and has lived away from home for years but she still insists it’s HER bedroom. When Younger Son moved in there we had trouble but we appeased her by saying the ‘guest-room’ was now for her and her husband. Now heaven forbid if anyone else wants to stay in there!

Pasta is a great standby for student cooks!

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