I think I must have one of those faces that encourages people to talk to me! I never seem to be able to get around the supermarket without having to stop for several chit chats. I don’t have a problem with it, but it always seems to be when I’m in a real hurry (which these days is most of the time!) The worst bit about it though is you finally manage to wrap up the conversation and politely walk away to continue shopping, but then always seem to bump back into them down almost every aisle!

Then again, when it results in a compliment you can’t really complain. I was shopping yesterday and a lady stopped to look at my two little boys in their double buggy. She commented on how lovely there are (of course!) and asked about the age gap (21 months). She then said “I bet you’ll stop now you’ve got both” - both boys did she mean? No, she clearly thought my youngest was a girl and like most people was insinuating you couldn’t possibly be satisfied with your family until you have a boy and a girl. Anyway, I managed to get away, only to keep bumping into her. Then, as I bumped into her for a fourth time she said; “It’s true what they say - pretty mums have lovely kids”. I went to the till happy and if I’d bumped into her again in the queue I wouldn’t have worried!