Irrational angst?

Really? its not worth stressing over

Logic tells me Its not, but yes, maybe I have gone off my whatsit.

Take a deep breath and repeat after me ‘it’s only a b****y dressing gown belt’.

yes, but its rendered the dressing gown useless now!
Who can wear their dressing gown gaping open? (Grandson, that's who!)

Knit a new belt then you have a story... remember when you lost your belt... then he will treasure it. Perhaps in his fave colours, add a few bits of different wool to make it unique. A fun thing out of an annoying thing.

Don't have to knit as I can't knit but made out of special piece of material perhaps, just a thought

Now there is an idea. I think I can knit a belt. Maybe I should force him to knit one?

Do it together, lovely

I get where your coming from but I doubt this about a dressing gown belt MissAdventure if you’ve been having a hard time and it’s often the smallest thing that breaks the camels back so to speak. Any belt will do until this one turns up, a scarf, a pin or tie. or and from me to you. Don’t be hard on yourself

Thank you morethan. You're probably right. I'm usually fairly laid back..

Menopaws beat me to it, I was going to say crochet a new belt. I have done this for DH when he lost his!!!

Another old fashioned word comes to mind. Lacksadaisical. Sure that isn't how you spell it, but I know what I mean. The flibbertyjibbet!

Your husband lost his too, Hilda? Well, I never!

I agree with morethan2. I've coped with bereavements, a house move, blocked drains and all sorts of other difficult things but sometimes the smallest problem will have me in floods of tears. you haven't gone off your rocker, MissAdventure, you're only human. Look after yourself, you can't make everything perfect, and let your grandson find himself another belt.

Sew a patch of Velcro onto the front of the dressing-gown and show him how it magically holds it round him without having to tie a belt The novelty may persuade him to fasten the damn thing, then you won't feel so bad about the missing If you are still angsty , tell yourself it could have been worse - the belt could still be there and the rest of the d.gown lost..

What morethan said. Dont beat yourself, or him, up!

You used to be able to buy silky dressing gown cords with tassels. A store with haberdashery department will probably have one or just google replacement belt.

It must be quite easy to do because I lost mine I ended up just tying the inside bits not the same but I can’t be axxxx to worry about it Take a deep breathe it is funny how it can be the major things you get through and the minor ones beat you It ll all come out in the wash and by the time you ve bought or made a new one you ll find the old one

Doesn't sound like you!! Probably a bad day!?may help..does me sometimes x

MissAdventure you and your GS have gone through an horrendous time, cut youself and him a bit of slack.
Times will eventually get easier , don't sweat the small things although I am the last one to give such advice.
Take care of yourself and him, it is very early days.

Don't worry With a bit of luck it will turn up in one piece. DS used to tie his Action Man to the bannisters with his dressing gown belt and then rescue 'Akshie' by trying to cut through it with a plastic picnic knife.

It ended up covered in knots and wouldn't go through the keepers so I threw it away.

Look for the blinking thing! It's in the house somwhere.
Unless he wore it to school. Make a game of it. First person to find the belt gets a 50p reward

String - then a glass of gin and chill, man - just chill.

"Dear St Anthony, full of grace
Lead me to its hiding place"

and he often does