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Relationship counselling?
Hi folks. My partner and I have been together 8 years almost and have spent a lot of time apart during our relationship. We recently went through a really terrible year, involving revelations about his years of cheating behind my back, but we had both resolved to stay together and get through all this. And we were making…
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Serious problems with child behaviour
good afternoon Am not normally in this section but i am looking for some help I am with my partner who is 16 weeks pregnant and she has a 7yr old son who is a complete nightmare. He doesnt listen to any adults when they tell him to stop something or not to do it. When you ask him to get dressed or tidy his toys away u get…
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Farmer fancy dress help!!
Hi there all not sure if this is the correct place to post but does anyone have any ideas for us? My ds1 (aged 4 and a half) - the half is important y'know!! came home yest with a letter saying that the PTA are taking photos next Tues for the school calendar and it would be nice if the children could come in dressed as…
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school trips again
on behalf of a friend..........who has worked out that she will have paid out almost £1k by summer next year for her 2 children. (not private school) they have received a letter home from school, educational tour to the peak district for 3 days for 7-8 year olds.in march. on letter......all children must attend, cost…
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CCTV on your property - has anyone done it?
Apologies if this has been asked before but I am so sick to death of the mindless vandalism being done to my house, I'm seriously considering installing CCTV to capture the little b'stards responsible! I've had the police round and they are pretty much powerless to do anything, except catching the feral gits in the act,…
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Where can I get a prom dress?
Self explanatory really, but the cheapest I've seen is £110 new. I don't mind buying second hand and will look on Ebay etc, but does anyone know of any sites that sell reasonably priced prom dresses. I don't want anything really fancy or flouncy - just a sweet dress for my DD2 without paying a fortune.
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Stroller advice needed please
Hi there, I hope you lovely people might be able to offer some advice:) Over the years I have got through 4 or 5 strollers. I currently use a maclaren Quest, though it seems about ready to fall apart! This is the second Maclaren I've had and I'm not so sure that they are all that 'sturdy'. I do 3 school runs a day (and…
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Lost My Job
Hi all Well i lost my job on Monday as worked for a private travel company thats obviously struggling so had a weeks notice and finished on monday. So now im in the situation where im skint! my husband works but he pays the bills and the food now and we have some money left over but we want to use it wisely..so at least we…
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How to approach the school, Re:appropriate education
I could really do with some guidance with how to tackle my DDs school please. My DD has just turned 5 and is relatively bright. She used to attend a nursery attached to a school (school A), they recognised that she was reading/writing etc above what was expected of her age and that she was getting bored in nursery so they…
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My Child?
Following on from my hand writing thread (many thanks for the replies) I came across this website http://www.mychild.co.uk/subscribe It looks exactly the kind of information that I want to read up on, I want to understand what my daughter will be doing, learning at school. She will be going full time next month and I want…
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How did you teach your kids to wipe themselves properly after going to the loo ??
Sorry if this is too detailed but I don't know how to ask without explaining the problem fully :o Anyway I potty-trained my 5yo dd when she was just turned 3 and she has been fine on the whole. But sometimes she has got into a huge mess when trying to wipe her bum :o I mean she gets a bit on her hands and then spreads it…
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choice of school for statemented children
Hello, I'm hoping someone can help shed some light before I end up going totally mad. I have a son who is in year 6, so I have been looking for secondary schools, he is statemented so I know to a certain extent he is a priorty, however, we are devout catholics, and in my area there is only one catholic school which isn't…
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International divorce
Sadly my marriage appears to be over after an extended period of separation. I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to deal with the international aspect of a divorce, i.e. which country/countries we can use for the divorce proceedings, and what factors we should take into account when deciding where to…
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TV Licence
Hey, Me and OH are renting my parents 2nd place atm and my mum paid for our TV licence, but now we are moving out of here and going back to OH parents for a while as we cannot afford to live on our own at the minute, until his debts are clear. Is my mum able to get a refund on the TV Licence as we've only had it for 4…
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Help me fill my son's bookcase up without it costing a fortune.
My 8yo informed me last night that he has read every book on his book-shelf and needs some new stuff to read. Am not totally convinced he's read every single book, as I think there may be some on there he dislikes and intend going thru them more thoroughly, but am certainly after ideas of what to get. I want to buy the…
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If a baby is due june 8th 2009
how many weeks gone is the mother to be TODAY ? Sorry to be thick just want someone to confirm !! Ta
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If I havent got children should Xmas be cancelled?
Hi there, I just want other people's perspective on this - my brother in law emailed me and DH last night to suggest that we are all too old to get each other Xmas presents so we shouldnt bother this year. I completely agree with this, have no problem whatsoever as we are broke (trying to sell one flat whilst renting a…
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Witness Statements For Leave To Appeal
I have been asked by the court to provide witness statements as to why I should be able to see a child in the family to which I have had constant access since she was born. I have a leave hearing on the 3rd Nov and the judge told me it would be better to seek legal advice but I am unable to afford it and am not eligable…
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bed time routines....mine has gone to pot!
Hi there ...i have 2 boys,a 6 year old and a soon to be 2 year old. They are now sharing a room and i cant seem to get a good routine going. When i just had ds1 it was easy ! we would read a couple of books and he would sleep..job done. Ds 2 came along and shared a room with me. I would put him down whilst ds1 watched…
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Confronting someone with a drink problem
Firstly sorry about the crappy AE name. :rolleyes: I basically need to talk to someone who is an alcoholic but when previously confronted by family won't admit it, and then goes off on one. I think these previous attempts are when she's drunk so I intend to do it when she's sober. Can anyone advise me about what to say?…
