Nell: David would like you to know he’s not happy.
Me: Oh dear. Why isn’t my darling Big Brave Beautiful Boy happy?
Nell: There are no pictures on the walls. In fact, someone just threw them on the floor.
Me: We’ve put them next to my chair while we work out where they’re going to go.
Nell: David has also been allocated the oldest slightly damaged bed.
Me: Harriet is fast asleep in her bed and you’re in your new one.
Nell: He needs space.
Me: Did Dave actually say any of these things?
Nell: He didn’t need to. I could read it in his eyes.
Me: Absolute nonsense. Dave is fine. Nigel is coming to visit us for the weekend so he’s going to be over the moon.
Nell: And there aren’t enough cushions on your chair. He’s a large animal.
Me: If Dave made any of those complaints, and I don’t believe he did, he would have told me first.
Nell: He doesn’t want to trouble you.
Me: He’s my boy. He’s never going to trouble me.
Nell: Just saying.
Me: Some of you have noticed we have a few new followers who don’t know us very well so I’d like to thank you for explaining to them that Nell is fine and never left alone.
Nell: Of course I’m not alone. Kev even sleeps downstairs on the sofa next to me because I can’t get upstairs anymore.
Me: Yes, he does.
Nell: And David and Harriet share the big bed with you.
Me: They do if they want to.
Nell: None of us are alone. We are always there for each other.
Me: We are and I am thankful for it every day.
Nell: No tears. David says he doesn’t like it when you cry.
Me: Sorry.
