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DNA testing
Has anyone had any experience with DNA testing? :confused: As its something that i need to do and wondering how reliable etc some of the cheaper home DNA testing kits are. Prices are ranging from £99 upwards to around £400 for a court approved test which apparently has two people test the DNA where the non court approved…
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Please help me asap
I bought a dress 2 weeks ago. I tried it on again Friday and it was lovely. I had to try it on again today and its so tight. I am due my period and feel bloated, I need to wear the dress Friday - please help or I will have to stay in doors. I am a tall girl 6ft tall and not fat nor skinny but right now i feel I shouldnt…
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Lone parent - making a will
Okay here goes.... As per title, I am a lone parent. I have a two and a half year old daughter. My ex is on the birth certificate, so I believe he has parental responsibility. He doesn't see our daughter very often, maybe once a month max. His parents only ask to see her a couple of times a year. Both him and his parents…
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Cheapest possible marriage in London?
Hi. We're planning our own surprise marriage next summer and, as we're real skinflints, would like to know the cheapest possible way to get married in London. No parties,fancy dress or any other costs are necessary. Just the unavoidable fees to the council like issuing a marriage certificate and other expenses related to…
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Advice for couples who live together
Hiya It might have been posted somewhere else before, but I have some leaflets at work about living together & the legal implications - they have a website its The living Together Campaign & it explains what rights couples living together really have, and shows how you can protect yourself & your partner. It has advice on…
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Co-habitation and rights
I hope that someone can help. I am currently living with my fiancee and i am 25 weeks pregnant. When i moved in with him we put the mortgage in his name as i already had a mortgage. I have now sold that flat and we recently visited a financial advisor re putting the flat in joint names. She has advised against it as we are…
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Misreading the signs
Hello all, I could really do with some help here. In a nutshell, I am a bloke who has fallen for a friend. I have know her about 18 months and we get on like a house on fire. We have spoken on the phone every night for the last 14 months, we text every day and see each other once or twice a week. Seven months ago she…
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on the fiddle
i have a friend who is the fiddle.she keeps telling me shes counting her pennies. makes me mad as she doesnt know the meaning of the word. im in debt pay my way, both me and my oh work hard...... shes rolling in it, just bought a new car goes abroad twice a week..kids do all activities. goes shoppiong in oxford street…
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gave birth to prem baby alone/no pain relief
hiya, am just after a bit of advice really! when i was pregnant with my youngest last year, i had a bad pregnancy. i bled from 5 weeks in, my waters broke partially at 8 weeks in, and i went into early labour at 12 weeks, all the while i was constantly leaking amniotic fluids through a hole in the womb that they didnt…
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had a guts full
long story sorry. i have 5 kids ageed 14 13 10 9 2 . im married we both work hard. we are not loaded far from it the problem is the eldest shes 15 at xmas. she continues blantley to take the pi** we bought her a new pc for xmas. the past few months she has been staying out late / lying stealing things off her siblings eg…
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Daughter having real problems
with ex when it comes to child access,not really moneysaving but then indirectly it is anyone know of any advice/discussion sites where she could get info on her rights,best way to handle things etc
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What do 14 yr old boys like to do with parents?
Am trying to strengthen relationship between my fiance (of 1 yr) and son and think perhaps if we did something together at the weekends then they'd both get to know each other better. They don't not get on but I feel son does his thing in his room and we have a blether or watch tv in livingroom and we never seem to do much…
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Childbirth question
DH's exwife is pregnant with her 4th child and had a 'sweep' on her due date Friday as the baby was estimated to be 9lbs 5oz a couple of weeks ago. We're all excited for her and her husband (another addition to our strange extended family), but how soon do you go into labour after a sweep? Does it always work? He just…
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nursery advice please
we have a 'parents evening' on tuesday at chops' nursery and have a couple of things that we wish to bring up but im not sure wether they should be brought up and how to do it.... 1. when she joined the nursery it said on the form 'which name would you like your child to be known as' so i put 'charlie'. however they insist…
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Looking for children's table that is long in length
Ikea do one that is 78cm long http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90124850 ...but want one that is about 100cm (1meter) long x 50cm ish. Can you put a link to the table for me. Thanks
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Best place for maths books
:hello: Hi I got some really helpful advice on here last week many thanks guys :T Just an update went to dd (yr 10) secondary school about the standard of maths education - Her head of year has been great & is trying v hard to find a solution. Unfortunately they cannot change her teacher but they have agreed to move the…
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hi need some doctrs advice
planning on phoning doctors on monday, but cant wait. just found out that i am pregant, was not planned and was being careful, but the thing is over the last month i have been going to the gym about five times a week and working hard at over 150 beats per min. been doing some research and it states that you should not…
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What to do with DH???
I am trying really hard to MSE but my DH has other ideas. I am trying to pay off our debts (both mine and DH) with our joint wages but all DH keeps doing is spending. We recently got married and have some wedding money in an account for our future, we plan to emigrate back to his country. I am trying to make this happen as…
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Looking to learn sign language - for free!
I am looking to learn sign language, but all I can see is online courses that I would have to pay for. I would also like to teach it to a youth group afterwards. Are there any courses available free of charge?
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Books for a wibur smith fan?
I want to get my dad a book for Christmas - I know he likes Wilbur Smith, but he's read all of them, and I'm not sure what else he likes. Can anyone suggest any other authors of a similar type? Thanks
