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Has anyone asked their boss to reduce their hours since having kids?
I'm mainly asking the men out there but any views would help. Me and DH split due to stress and a lot of upset. We have both decided that we are actually quite a good team (when we actually see each other and talk). We realised that most of the stress was down to his work (works long hours and is on call 24/7 which with 3…
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Knowing the value of money - and only 7!!
Sorry having a proud money/mummy moment I thought I would share with all of you My oldest wanted a DS and I refused to buy it for him as he already had a console. He suggested that he worked for it and earned it! This was in January, and I am proud to say that he has earned and saved £65.00 to buy a second hand one with a…
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Smartie Tube saving money - fundraising
I was wondering if anyone out there would be able to help please :D We are raising funds by giving all the girls in our baton twirling/majorette Troupe a tube of smarties and asking them to return it full of coins for fundraising. I was going to be handing the smarties out this evening and really wanted to put a little…
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over reacting?
Right... this is a 2 parter (so the thread botherers dont move this down to the dark place at the bottom of the board :rolleyes: ) We need a first stage car seat, preferably not bank breakingly expensive but definitely has to be brand new, it only needs to be first stage (as we already have the armchair style one for later…
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Possible passport problem............
Can anyone advise, my son has just looked at his passport and noticed there is a spelling mistake in one of his middle names, It shows the name Janes NOT James. We are flying out to France next Saturday, and the tickets have first name and surname on them. The passport was renewed in July last year, but i honestly never…
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Leaving Present for Teachers
:hello: Now that it's half term, I realise that my two have only got 6 weeks left with their respective teachers, and want to start thinking about what to get them. I was thinking about making them a foody-hampery-type thing and was wondering if anybody had any good ideas for nice cakes, savouries, that sort of thing.…
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Baby movement & audio monitor
Hi, I was wondering if somebody would be kind enough to recommend one of these for us? We just purchased the Angel one for £65 from Kiddicare as it was a good price, we were short of time and figured we could return it if it wasnt the right one. I was suprised when I read the instructions though that said we had to put a…
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THE toy has had it
Hi, 3 yo DD's favourite toy has had it almost completely. I have desparetely been searching the internet for a replacement but i can't find one. It is an old mamas & papas toy but they dont make it any more and i can't find out what "model" it is. We call it mousey but i'm not sure if its a mouse or a rabbit. It has a grey…
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Advice needed re Babysitting -single man
I'm a bit worried. Our son (27 and single) is babysitting on Saturday mornings for a friend of his who is at the moment going through a nasty divorce. His only motive is to help his friend out. The children are a girl of about nine and a boy of about seven. What I'm worried about, is the friend's wife is being pretty nasty…
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What would you do in my position ??
Hi, sorry to bore you all to death, My first ever post but i have been around for a month in the back ground, Been married for 3 years have a daughter by my current husband that is disabled, she's 2 half, Things have been really bad between us for quite a while now, rowing everyday, I'm my daughters full time carer so dont…
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where can i meet new people?
I am 35 and have 2 pre school age children, I've been seperated for 18 months and had to give up my job to care for my children.I go out about once a fortnight with my best friend, but we never meet anyone in a pub/club who we would want to go out with (mostly drunk letcherous men). Can anyone suggest where i could meet…
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What would you do?
Bad title. Couldn't figure out how to delete the thread. If you're on the pill, people can and do get pregnant, yes? How do they know if they still get monthly spottings? If they don't know and they keep taking the pill, is the baby harmed? If pregnant, how soon do you have to inform employers? Thanks! Ax PS As far as I…
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Setting up a Will
Hi, Not sure if this is the best place for asking this but can anybody point me in the direction of any posts/articles relating to MS way's of setting up a Will? Thanks in advance, I did search but unfortunatly the term 'Will' brings up just about every post on the site!
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what other causes are there for late period besides pregnancy?
Hi, Didn't know where to put this. Ive been off the pill (not because I wanted to get pregnant,other reasons.) for almost a year so my periods have settled into a regular pattern untill the last few months when theyve started to come a few days later in the month each month..now this month I am over 2 weeks late compared…
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Legal Question about Marriage and 'Assets'
Not sure where to post this question so hope it's in the right place and that someone with legal knowledge can help me! My partner has taken on a new business partner. We are (were) planning on getting married next year, had chosen the venue and everything, just had to set the date when this weekend he announced a bit of a…
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need help on being single mum
Hi, I am about to move out of my partners flat (don't know where yet), and move into somewhere that I will have to rent. We have a 3 year old who will be coming with me. My daughter is in nursery 3 days a week (which I currently pay for), I work 3 days a week and take home £1000.00 per month. I do not have the money for an…
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how to waterproof a pocket
Hey all, my friend needs an urgent waterproof pocket to put his electric key into while surfing tomorrow. Any ideas, please? No time to go to shops! A x
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How to encourge a baby to drink?
Hi my DD just nine months is bf. From around 8 weeks I offered her water in a bottle and she never took it. I have tried to give her a formula (soya) in a bottle but she will only have BF or BM in a bottle. From 4 months I offered her water in a cup. Now 4 months on and three cups later she still wont take any water from a…
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MIL interfering and spending money (ours) for party
feeling really upset here, its two weeks to go to our anniversary do and things have been strained for a while with my MIL but this takes the cake. The reason I'm posting here is not just to let off steam but also because i'm getting very concerend about the financial aspects to this. read through the stuff below but…
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Daughters 1st Job
Hi my daughter has just started her 1st job at a well known shoe shop. She explain to them at the interview that at the present time she could work the weekends until her GCSE'S have finished in three weeks time.Then she will be able to have more time to spare. They had said it was perfectly fine as they wanted her more…
