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If you were in a position to retaliate in kind (or to some proportionate degree) against someone who severely injured or hurt you or someone close to you, would you want to, why (or why not), and would it help you achieve closure if needed?

I assume that by "retaliate in kind" you don't mean "chase with the full force of the law and a very toothy prosecuting lawyer." In that case...

I find fantasising about that sort of thing useful in the initial stages of hurt, but I don't think it does any good long-term. I don't think I'd actually do it. There are various reasons, the main one of which is that I don't want to reduce myself to their level. It wouldn't actually reverse the wrongs done to me or mine, and it would undoubtedly involve legal repercussions so that I'd end up dealing with shit for a decade longer than if I just learned to live with the hijjus facts and moved on with the rest of my life.

Well, in spite of nightmares the night before, Linnea slept well last night; a little whimpering in her sleep but nothing terrible. Then Emer slept until 9 am, so so did I. And Rob slept in another room so his snoring didn't bother me. I felt great.

Rob made a cake last night, and I finished it off today - I whizzed raspberries and blueberries (imported, yes, I know) and a banana (they are ALL imported, whatever time of year it is) and used that for filling, and we topped it with (imported) strawberries. We at it for brunch, after the pancakes.

Then for dinner we used our Wagamama vouchers (thanks baratron and watched Linnea using chopsticks and Emer doing Cthulu with her noodles. They did very well. But I accidentally ate some soya. Ow.

When we came home it was bedtime and I made bread. Well, am still making; it's had knead-prove-knead and is on second proving. Then I'll bake it. Boring plain wholemeal and oats this time.

The other thing I did today was packing. I called people in Ireland to keep arranging things, and packed like billyo. We're almost done. I called the airport to see if there's a size limit on buggies going through; the call-taker was bewildered. "Aren't they a standard size?" he asked. No. They can come small enough to fit in an overhead bin, or large enough that most cars have trouble fitting all the parts in the boot. And then there are the ones which don't fold.

I think for carry-on I'll use Linnea's Samsonite ladybird bag. She likes it, it's a good size, and we can use it for last-minute luggage we forgot earlier.

I do need to get a few 100ml bottles for drinks for the kids. And I must remember to pack straws for Emer.