Hi there ex pats and anglophile hanger on American spouses and friends

Thought I would check in and see who is still around and who remembers Sillyus Soddus. Time for a quick update methinks. But first of all - if you are thinking of returning to the UK - DON'T BOTHER!!! The lunatics are running the asylum. The labour party are in disarray, the conservatives led by a Tony Blair clone and the common man is putting everything down to 'dem immygrunts and dat, innit', even the rain.

As for the sods? Well, whatcha gonna do. Mrs Sod and Step Sod are back in the US right now, feeling very homesick and fed up. We are waiting for a court hearing so that we can bring step sod to live here as step sods father feels she would have a better life in a Michigan trailer park and spending every other weekend sleeping on a couch at his mams house, being that he is homeless and jobless and yet, despite his proven inability at any kind of sensible parenting (hence us having to go to court in the first place) still has some legal right to stand between us being a happy, functiona littlel family.

All this despite the fact that the new custody arrangement we have worked out with our attorney in the US actaully means he would have more parenting time that he has now and the very generous offer of us flying him over here for vacations every year as our guest. There's no pleasing some people.

Non the less, we are confident the judge will agree a change of domicile and then, after almost four months apart, we shall be together again - fingers crossed.

So, thats the story so far for anybody who is remotely interested. Had I known the stress and complications involved in marrying an American before hand....I still would not have thought twice!! When things get us down I just paraphrase that famous 1960's sub culture war cry: We are the Sods, we are the Sods, we are, we are, we are the Sods!!!

Hoping all our US and ex pat friends are well and happy as you deserve.

Peace

But other than that, how is it? Still checking into a Taco Hell franchise?

Ayup...well you've not missed much...

Hello there Mr Sod.

Went through the old court battle stuff myself with the ex (american) not nice, hope it all works out well for you....so are you going to move back then!

Hey there SS, sounds like you are settling in nicely
hope the court stuff goes well and you can all be miserable togeather

But other than that, how is it? Still checking into a Taco Hell franchise? ABY

I'm afraid my Taco dreams are crushed. There can be no hope now that bio fuel looks set to use all the tacos up ha ha

Ayup...well you've not missed much... - Bob

SO they tell me fella

Hello there Mr Sod.

Went through the old court battle stuff myself with the ex (american) not nice, hope it all works out well for you....so are you going to move back then - Poppy

Hiya Poppy. We think it is pretty ait tight (we hope and pray) so we are not too worried. It is only a change of domicile and it can be shown that the childs quality of life is better here in the UK than there in the US.

Hey there SS, sounds like you are settling in nicely
hope the court stuff goes well and you can all be miserable togeather - Englishtart

Oh the joy or marital misery ha ha. It aint too bad here to be honest. The whole world is in the poo right now. I just can't stand the BNP and their apologists who say - I'm not racist, and I don't support the BNP, but..............

When I here the entirely expected 'but' I begin to bristle. We live in a country with an aged population which far outstrips the birthrate. We NEED bloody immigrants ha ha.

Michigan is so much in the shit right now you could probably prove he'd have a better quality of life in Murmansk......

Hi there you Silly Sod...give my regards to Molly. Hope you manage to get everything sorted out soon...must be awful still being apart after all this time.

He he. Well he is a she but you are right of course. Great to hear from ya mate

Hi, thanks for the JG - it is lovely to hear from some of our old pals on here, I will have to pop in more often. It is awful being apart and it is wearing us down a little at this point, but it certainly serves to make our marriage stronger, as adversity tends to. We will all be together soon (and then no doubt I will want to move back to the US ha ha ha)

hope you get it all sorted soon ss - its great to hear an update!

Has Willmore been giving you qouting lessons?

Seriously, good to see you. Have you thought about trying to help the ex get set up in the UK on an economic asylum visa...getting him signed up for the dole, free council house, free medical (hell even free taxi fare to and from the Dr. as I understand it), free everything? Sounds like the sort that might like that...especially as the alternative is Michigan!

It has been so long I forgot how to quote properly lol. As for fella me lad - I wouldn't mind sending him to an asylum period. As for a council house even I aint in with a shout. The wife can't even live in one as it is classed as being in receipt of social benefits. But, mustn't grumble

Hey SS, nice to see you

Hope you get things sorted out.

One shouldn't joke about such things.

But seriously, glad you're holding up and good luck with working everything out.