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Old 22-05-2016, 20:18
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Gideon Robert....urgh!
Quite. How has he the right to name the baby anyway?

The way they sat there guzzling wine, planning and being triumphant, and not even a thought for Helen who had to have an emergency Cesar.

They both me sick - he's perverse and she's a venomous old hag
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:42
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Quite. How has he the right to name the baby anyway?

The way they sat there guzzling wine, planning and being triumphant, and not even a thought for Helen who had to have an emergency Cesar.

They both me sick - he's perverse and she's a venomous old hag
I was shouting at the radio and using language not wholly appropriate for a lady such as myself!!!

The way Ursula said to Henry that he'd soon have a baby brother to play with, it made me sick. They are obviously going to go for custody straight away.
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Old 22-05-2016, 20:49
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I was cheering on Kirsty. She's the only one who is being true to herself and making her feelings known to Arsula.
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Old 22-05-2016, 21:06
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Am listening to this week's story in the Omnibus broadcast. I have had a light bulb moment. Does anyone know anything about PTSD. I note that Helen is really obsessing about trivia, her things, the van etc. Is that a known reaction to PSTD?
To be fair to me I actually mentioned the possibility of Helen and Pat even perhaps suffering from PTSD a while back on this thread. Just thought I'd point that out

I do really think that is what Helen is trying to portray it's just she's not doing a very good job of it in my opinion, well her and the script I suppose.
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Old 22-05-2016, 21:09
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Quite. How has he the right to name the baby anyway?

The way they sat there guzzling wine, planning and being triumphant, and not even a thought for Helen who had to have an emergency Cesar.

They both me sick - he's perverse and she's a venomous old hag
Yes though she did try to kill him so I suppose they might not have her best interests at heart
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Old 22-05-2016, 21:24
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Yes though she did try to kill him so I suppose they might not have her best interests at heart
I was thinking more of Rob's total incomprehension as to why she might have attacked him, and berating to fetid-hag-face about Helen 'defying' him .

He is depraved.
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Old 22-05-2016, 22:52
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I wonder if Helen is going to bond with the baby. The way she said 'Hold Him?' when Peggy sugested that she might hold him later made me think that she wasn't too keen.

As for Kirsty, heroine of the hour telling Ursula what she thought! No love lost there!
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Old 22-05-2016, 23:39
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I wonder if Helen is going to bond with the baby. The way she said 'Hold Him?' when Peggy sugested that she might hold him later made me think that she wasn't too keen.

As for Kirsty, heroine of the hour telling Ursula what she thought! No love lost there!
They've all been remarkably restrained. Had she turned up at mine, spreading her poison, I woud have poured forth the most unspeakably offensive torrent of words you can imagine. She would leave thinking twice about turning up uninvited like that again.
Ghastly tumour of a woman.

Re. Helen - she won't bond with the baby. She can only think of Henry.
I also imagine that Spawn reminds her too much of Depraved Rapist and Fetid-Hag-Face.

I thought last week whether she might swap Spawn for Henry. Sounds logical.
If she really doesn't feel any connection with Spawn then it might even be better to pack it off to Rob without a fight, but demand Rob relinquish his parental rights over Henry in return.
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Old 23-05-2016, 01:09
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I also imagine that Spawn reminds her too much of Depraved Rapist and Fetid-Hag-Face.
I just love your way with words!
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Old 23-05-2016, 07:04
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I just love your way with words!
. Those epithets are very mild compared to what I was shouting at the radio.... probably in chorus with you!
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Old 23-05-2016, 14:08
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They've all been remarkably restrained. Had she turned up at mine, spreading her poison, I woud have poured forth the most unspeakably offensive torrent of words you can imagine. She would leave thinking twice about turning up uninvited like that again.
Ghastly tumour of a woman.

Re. Helen - she won't bond with the baby. She can only think of Henry.
I also imagine that Spawn reminds her too much of Depraved Rapist and Fetid-Hag-Face.

I thought last week whether she might swap Spawn for Henry. Sounds logical.
If she really doesn't feel any connection with Spawn then it might even be better to pack it off to Rob without a fight, but demand Rob relinquish his parental rights over Henry in return.
Those were my thoughts too, I wonder if Rob will try and get the Baby now.
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Old 23-05-2016, 14:17
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Me too. She's just wallowing in self pity and despite Tony's constant reassurances she just keeps at it again and again, blaming herself and revelling in the negative and doom and gloom scenario.

I thought it was kind of interesting when she was talking about how she always wanted a daughter and how she'd teach her she could be anything she wanted to be and then you see how Helen turned out and I mean prior to Rob
I can hardly tell Pat and Helen apart when they're bawling and moaning about how terrible things are for them. The apple didn't fall far from the tree there I wouldn't be at all surprised if Pat loses her rag and stabs Granny Arsula - maybe she and Helen will end up on the same wing in the nick.

I couldn't help laughing at Rob's deluded rant about Helen, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what his next sinister move will be regarding young Gideon
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Old 23-05-2016, 15:21
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Those were my thoughts too, I wonder if Rob will try and get the Baby now.
I'm sure he'll try, but I wonder what the procedures are and how far he'll get.

I guess Helen or her folks will give the new baby a name, so he'll have two for a while at least. I bet he doesn't end up being called Gideon for long.
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Old 23-05-2016, 16:37
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They've all been remarkably restrained. Had she turned up at mine, spreading her poison, I woud have poured forth the most unspeakably offensive torrent of words you can imagine.
I'd be keeping a bucket of pee handy in one of the upstairs rooms, ready to pour over her if she ever dared to come to my front door.
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Old 23-05-2016, 16:48
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I'm sure he'll try, but I wonder what the procedures are and how far he'll get.

I guess Helen or her folks will give the new baby a name, so he'll have two for a while at least. I bet he doesn't end up being called Gideon for long.
I hope she names him after her dad, as he was there for the birth, and has been the most sensible and supportive one of her immediate family.

Or she could call him Greg, the vile father might just bust a blood vessel and keel over for ever if she did that.
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Old 23-05-2016, 16:58
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I would have loved for there to have been a mistake in the ultrasound and the baby was really a girl, and wait for the detestable Son/Mother pair to implode......
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Old 23-05-2016, 17:40
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I hope she names him after her dad, as he was there for the birth, and has been the most sensible and supportive one of her immediate family.

Or she could call him Greg, the vile father might just bust a blood vessel and keel over for ever if she did that.
Yes it would be nice to name him after Tony.

I think Helen will bond with the baby, and that maybe that the thought of losing him to Rob will make her come to her senses, such as they are, and start to put together a decent defence.

Have we heard anything of Ian since Helen stabbed Rob? Has he asked Kirsty or anyone how Helen's doing?
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Old 23-05-2016, 17:44
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I would have loved for there to have been a mistake in the ultrasound and the baby was really a girl, and wait for the detestable Son/Mother pair to implode......
I wondered if that might happen - Rob's always gone on so about 'my son'.

If Rob should end up looking after Helen's two boys (), Henry'd better watch his step around Gideon. I can't imagine Rob or Arsula being very understanding if he feels pushed out by the new baby and takes his rattle or something. Maybe in that case Henry would be better off at boarding school
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Old 23-05-2016, 20:23
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. Those epithets are very mild compared to what I was shouting at the radio.... probably in chorus with you!
Quite possibly!
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Old 23-05-2016, 20:23
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I would have loved for there to have been a mistake in the ultrasound and the baby was really a girl, and wait for the detestable Son/Mother pair to implode......
Oooh...that WOULD be good!
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Old 23-05-2016, 20:48
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I think Helen will have post natal depression. Who could blame her.
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Old 24-05-2016, 07:42
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Yes it would be nice to name him after Tony.

I think Helen will bond with the baby, and that maybe that the thought of losing him to Rob will make her come to her senses, such as they are, and start to put together a decent defence.

Have we heard anything of Ian since Helen stabbed Rob? Has he asked Kirsty or anyone how Helen's doing?
Not a (Tom Archer) sausage. One of the less believeable plot lines in my opinion. Ian is another whose behaviour in ths story line has been way out of character. He has always been a pragmatic and forgiving sort of chap, yet he cuts Helen out of his life for not giving him the heads up on his partner's indiscretion but seemingly carrys on with said partner as if nothing of real importance occured. As a plot device it so doesn't hang together for me.
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Old 24-05-2016, 07:46
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I wondered if that might happen - Rob's always gone on so about 'my son'.

If Rob should end up looking after Helen's two boys (), Henry'd better watch his step around Gideon. I can't imagine Rob or Arsula being very understanding if he feels pushed out by the new baby and takes his rattle or something. Maybe in that case Henry would be better off at boarding school
Why though would a man want custody of another man's child? I don't understand Rob's attachement to Henry.
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Old 24-05-2016, 08:01
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Not a (Tom Archer) sausage. One of the less believeable plot lines in my opinion. Ian is another whose behaviour in ths story line has been way out of character. He has always been a pragmatic and forgiving sort of chap, yet he cuts Helen out of his life for not giving him the heads up on his partner's indiscretion but seemingly carrys on with said partner as if nothing of real importance occured. As a plot device it so doesn't hang together for me.
Ian has gone the way of Freda Fry, along with Usha and Kathy Perks.

Kathy used to be really good friends with Pat, she would be rallying round and joining the wail-fest if she hadn't been cast into airwave purdah.

Ian would have been very supportive, too.
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Old 24-05-2016, 08:36
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Why though would a man want custody of another man's child? I don't understand Rob's attachement to Henry.
Manipulation. Firtstly it was a way to gain more influence and control over Helen.

Now it's spite and an attempt to influence Henry as a witness.
I don't think he really feels attached to Henry - it's an affectation, like his affable act with everyone else in the village.

As others have said, Henry would end up side-lined and even neglected were Rob to get custodi of spawn too.
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