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16 year old daughter
This is my first time on here .My daughter has just left school and now seems to think she can do anything she likes. I always said when she left school she could stay out later but the last few nites she has got up after midnite and not returned until 2.30am. I am worried wat she is doing and who she is with, Has anyone…
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Beaver subs double Brownies
I have a daughter at brownies, on once a week for 1 and half hours, cost of subs £15.00 a term. I have twin boys at beavers, on once a week for 1 and quarter hours, cost of subs £30.00 a term. I was a bit annoyed that Beavers was twice as much as they use the same church hut, when I first payed the subs, I was going to ask…
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Pasport advice needed
Hi not sure if this right place to post this but am at a loss as have searched the internet and cant find an answer! My partners ex is renewing their sons passport and is asking for all his personal details off his passport such as passport number etc. Just wanted to check this was right as there have been problems in the…
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God I feel rubbish about myself! Rant only really
I feel quite weak for writing this down but here goes... I have a gorgeous baby and a DS a little older. My body has changed since having my children, but nothing too bad really, I think I've been quite lucky. I've never really worried about my weight, I've never been into cosmetics, girlie things but I'm happy in my own…
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Does Mother need Father's permission to take children abroad?
Hi, A friend of mine is going through some stress due to his wife (theyve been separated 2 years) wanting to move to spain in a few months with their children. Does the Mother need the Father's consent/permission to take them abroad?...or can she legally just go with them as she is threatening to do? At the moment there…
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nhs maternity exemption card
Does any1 know if this include opticians and glasses
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Would you be concerned about your 18 year old talking
To a man on facebook who was in care for battering his own mother, been to prostitutes and has sex over the web cam and sex with lesbians. I have talked to her but what else can i do. Would you class him as a pervert.
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Fed up with Father's Day
After spending a fruitless search looking for a Father's day card for my dad that doesn't have gushing 'best dad in the world' stuff on, I have given up. My Dad is selfish, arrogant and disinterested in me or his grandchildren. I visits very rarely (his choice) and his last visit left me feeling down and tearful for days…
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Shared Birthday party what to do about presents
This year i am sharing my Daughters 6th birthday party with the mum of a boy in her class as their birthdays are only a couple of weeks apart and it means we can invite the whole class and it will still work out cheaper than the bouncy castle party she had last year.:money: But what to do about presents, there are 3 girls…
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Hypnotherapy to quit smoking - does it work?
My mum has smoked since she was 13 now she is 49 and desperately wants to quit smoking. She has tried everything from sheer willpower to using patches, gum and anything else going. All to no avail. She is set in her ways and to break an addiction of such long standing is proving way harder than she ever thought. The doctor…
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Would you break the law to protect your child?
Hi, I just wanted peoples opinions really... On Thursday I am going to court for a hearing concerning something that happened the last time my DD went up to visit her father in Scotland. About three months after she came back (before she was due to go again) she told my Dad that her half brother who was 13 at the time had…
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Sun cream for toddler with ezcema?
Please can someone suggest something? I've been looking online and am now confused by the different things on offer. As they are pricey I don't want to regret my decision and would like to hear word of mouth please? All my hard work and efforts seem to have gone down the drain by applying normal sun cream over the last few…
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Joint SOA - please review
Hey everyone, just wanted a slice of your great advice ;) I'm thinking of moving in with my bf towards the end of the year, at the moment Im just costing and budgeting everything so, I wondered if anyone would mind casting a critical eye over my budget. A few notes; a) Ive done this with three salaries as Im getting my…
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Seperation - Equity Split - 2 Kids
My partner split from her ex 2 years ago, they had been living in a jointly owned property for 5 years, during which period they had two children (now 3 and 5 years old). As far as I am aware they are joint tenants not tenants in common (believe this could be relevant). The house is worth approximately 100k and the…
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10 Father’s day ideas on a teeny weensy budget
With Fathers' day just around the corner, why not show him just how much you care by investing a little time to make his day extra special. Below are some ideas to celebrate daddy’s everywhere. 1. Put a CD together of your dads favourite music Buy some blank CD’s and make a drive time compilation album of all his old…
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If kids are old enough to get pocket money, do THEY buy fathers day cards/presents?
This is perplexing me a bit. DS is 9, and gets £5 a week (if he behaves, does his jobs etc. It was actually only £2 last week, cos he had a bad week). Out of that he buys his comics (Beano, NG Kids), and we try to get him to save up for his lego bits & pieces, or if him and mates want sweets from the paper shop when…
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Don't know what to do
Hi all, I‘m sorry this doesn’t have anything to do with money but I needed some advice as I feel that I’m going round in circles. I am a fairly regular poster on here but have signed in under another name as I know that my DH knows my profile name for this site. I apologise in advance for the length of the post. DH and I…
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Do they have the right?
my foster son is having a weeks hoilday in the summerwith his gran to see her family up North,which is great as it will give me a chance to spend some one on one time with my own kids, but as usual with them, money rear's its ugly head and she's "concerned" I get DLA and carers for my foster son (still waiting on CB) and…
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things to do at the weekends
Hi all, Hubby and I are DINKS - and all of our family lives abroad. So sometimes we find ourselfs at loose ends at the weekends. We used to end up at the shopping centre for something to do but it isn't very money saving and we have FAR too much stuff as it is!!! Anyone got some ideas of things we can do, we quite often…
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Childminder hit my child
Hoping you can offer some advice/ opinions on this one.... My DS 3 goes to a childminder fulltime and has done so since he was four months old. He seems to adore her and vice versa. I went to pick my ds up after work from my parents who collect him from the childminder every day. They told me that my ds had run away from…
