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FAO: Any Nurses pls, I need your help. :)
Hello there :) I am thinking of changing profession. I would like to become a registered nurse, I am 37 years old and have a background in caring (Deputy Manager of a Care Home for the elderly for 12 years) and would like to know the best way of going about it. There are some positions currently available at my local…
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A cry for help: noisy neighbour
Hello people, I am writing today because I can't take it anymore. We have a really noisy neighbour who is driving us out of our house. We live in a maisonette and we've decided to put it on the market, even if we know we're gonna lose out as we did a lot of work in it. We've complained to her a few times but she just…
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Childcare Vouchers - are they now a maternity 'benefit'
When you go on maternity you are entitled to keep the benefits you may have had whilst employed e.g. company car, medical plan, paid holiday etc. I have learnt from a friend that childcare vouchers now fall into this category. Can anyone confirm this and suggest where I can learn more? i.e. if true, would the company pay…
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Has anyone tried lighter life or the cambridge diet?
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Marriage troubles
Apologies for any detours on the way to the point. It's late and it's all getting to me. I'm posting this under a pseudonym although I'm a regular forum member. I know it can all be traced back via IP address etc. but I'd just ask anyone who can not to do so. I'm pushing 40, have been married for nearly 14 years and have 2…
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Pensioners need advise £40,000 lost
Sorry if posted in wrong area, I have friends who reside in sheltered accomodation they had £100,000 invested but due to the credit crunch have lost £40,000 they are worried that they will have nothing to leave thier family son daughter and three grandchildren. Are they able to give the monie as a gift to their family now…
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need advice regarding a will (sensitive)
im writing this thread to gather information for my grandma. very sadly my step grandad passed away on monday evening after over 3 months in hospital. his last wish was to go home to die which we managed and he was a fighter. (was given48hours to live and battled for almost a week in his new home. both my grandma and step…
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Please help re mat pay
Hi, Just wondered if anyone could help me as searching on internet hasnt given me any clearer picture. I have been on ssp (stat sick pay) since i was 16 weeks preg for a preg related illness im going straight from that onto mat leave... My question is how much mat pay will i get as i know it used to be 90% for 6 weeks but…
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Can an "insolvent" entity take you to court?
SORRY ...this is a long one... Just curious.... the nursery I sent my children to had to close down in April due to lack of funds. It was a community association run nursery. I had a dispute with them over monies I paid them that have not been registered on my account. This first occured in August 2008, when I gave cash on…
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Wife and spending - doing me head in
I've always done the financial stuff in our house. At the moment, although we're not dead skint, we do have credit card debts of over £20K. I've tried to be nice about to the wife, and tell her we need to stick to a budget every month for food/clothes. Since she does most of this shopping we've agreed she can look after…
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Seperation and Redundancy
OH and I separated in March of this year because he was having an affair, we were married for 15 years and have two kids. OH has been made redundant and is due to get a large payout in August 2009. In our separation agreement it is stated that should he must continue to pay me maintenance, on him obtaining a new job, any…
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Inappropriate comments from teaching assistant
A bit of info: I am white, my partner is black, therefore our children are mixed race, dual heritage, whatever we are calling it this week. We have 4 children who are 7,5,3 and 1. A few months back my 7 year olds teaching assistant told him the reason that she gets his name mixed up with another boy (who is also mixed…
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Possibly splitting with OH over wanting children issue Update 25.07.09
Might be a bit of a long winded post here but will try not to ramble. As of right now I am single after being with my boyfriend for 6.5yrs. Hes 30 and I am 25 in 3 weeks. I have always known I have wanted kids and made this completely clear to him but over the last 9 months this urge has got a lot stronger. In January this…
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Hen night ideas please!
:beer:As i know that the members of these forums are far more inventive than me I have come to pick your minds again. A friend from work is have a hen night with girls from work (she is having another more formal one with other non-work friends). We are mainly 25 years upwards and we need ideas for her hen night. We are…
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My life is getting me down or should that be my relationship?
Hi There, Firstly some of you will know me, but tonight I am posting under a new username as I don’t usually do things like this. I don’t know why I am or what I want from writing this but I feel the need to get some things off my chest and I have nowhere else to vent so here goes… Im so unhappy. It sounds so simple yet I…
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A crime occured not far from my home
I know this is not a nice subject to be talking about but last week a mother of two girls was raped walking to work :eek: This happened the other side of town and since then I have felt uneasy... By many standards I live in what is a good area with good schools etc... while this doesn't make the slightest difference when…
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Tubal Tie Reversal
Just wondering if anyone has had a tubal tie reversal & whether it was successful? I had a tubal tie about 6 yrs ago & I now want a reversal. I haven't any children and am feeling really broody. I don't know anyone who has had this procedure carried out and went on to fall pregnant.
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would you ever disown your mum???
hi everyone im so fed up this evening and wonder if anyone else feels the same as me with regards to their mother. im 35 and shes 64 and all throughout my life my nan (shes 93 now bless her and lives with my mum)has been my "mum".my nan was always there for me in every way possible-an ear to listen to…
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Friend tried to kill herself - how can I help her?
Sorry. I know this is a bit miserable, but I wondered if anyone has been in this situation and can advise me? My friend is married, she has in the past been a self-harmer and cuts her arms when she is down. Since getting married, she has had four miscarriages and May saw the due dates of all them come round again, which…
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Birthday invite help
Hey all, I am looking at doing our own invites for a Knight themed 5 year olds party. I have seen the invite we want to use, but because it's sooo small, when i enlarge and print the text i have added it is blurred. Anyone know how to fix this or can find a better image to use?
