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Crikey! Iā€™m sorry, I guess it happens in both cases then. I was going to say, how can people be so awkward .... but this is *precisely* the kind of thing I might do too. šŸ˜“

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Oh clearly, the people youā€™re meeting have absolutely no manners whatsoever. I know them...even in the states people would say ā€œoh are you having another baby ā€œ? how wonderful

no I wasnā€™t. I usually madeļæ¼ a self deprecating remark that Iā€™m sorry for now...

I think the sex comment is a little too rude. I would just make THEM feel awkward and say ā€œof course not silly, Iā€™d like you to meet my boyfriend Joel. ā€œ

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Thanks Sue! šŸ¤£ā¤ļø Iā€™ll keep the rudeness pitched to a tasteful level

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Oh this is wonderful, Jill! I cringed and laughed - and said ā€˜awwwwwwā€™ in sympathy many times and then said it again in a ā€˜awwwwww, cute pictureā€™ sense.

People are funny, arenā€™t they? There are some years the other way between me and my husband, and I have been mistaken for his daughter by one of his clients.

(Iā€™m not sure whether a six-year-old has ever fathered a child, but hey ho. She seemed to think it possible! šŸ¤”)

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This is great. I laughed when you laughed at the garden party - could hear myself over explaining something and laughing too loudly for a second to hide the internal crying. Everyone one laughing, nothing is funny. Peak British awkwardness. šŸ˜µšŸ˜‚ Look forward to reading more about you and your son (actual and assumed).

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Thank you so much Charlene, new instalments landing very soon. And internal crying is right, you nailed it. Hahaha, heā€™s just so darn youthful. Isnā€™t it funny. Somebody get me a drink. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜­

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I know that feeling so well, laughing but really saying HELP. šŸ˜‚šŸ™ˆ

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Well, I laughed because you tell the story in a funny way. My solution?, order a T-shirt for him telling either "I AM HER SON", or "I AM NOT HER SON". I think it would work anyhow

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Thanks George! T-shirt would work but what about in winter? Or at a formal do? Iā€™m thinking a nice little pinned badge. Easily transferable, for use in every situation. šŸŽÆ

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For before Autumn everything will be solved with the T-Shirt, I think. Thanks to the effect in you; probably people asks because you have it in mind, when stopping asking for a while it'll blow out of your brains. Otherwise you might live informally and wear the T-shirt in every situation. šŸ˜ŽšŸ˜ŽšŸ˜ŽAnother solution is sunglasses with that written in the upper front

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I like the sunglasses idea. So I can just give them a really hard stare until they get it šŸ˜ŽšŸ˜ŽšŸ˜Ž

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As my Wife is advising you on your responses to the people, I thought Iā€™d better add some balance. Usually, when our kids have an issue to school, her advice is always quite abrasive and needs to be countered with my, more gentle, guidance. Having said that, I have no idea if our kids listen to either of us anyway!

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IME kids will generally do the opposite of whatever we advise anywayā€¦ so if you and Helen are at opposite ends of the advice spectrum then at least that guarantees that at least one of you will be listened to? šŸ¤£

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I think having a partner that thinks differently to you is the secret of a good relationship ā€“ but also banks will some explosive arguments!

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Oh my goodness, terrible! I had a similar experience when we were at a restaurant and our server misheard my husband say something and then later asked how many months pregnant I am (I decided to stop having kids 5 years ago!). It was so so embarrassing for everyone.

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Yeah itā€™s generally awful for everyone (but mostly for me) šŸ¤£šŸ¤™

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