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kinship fostering - allowance and social housing?
I'm just wondering about my friend's situation which seems incredibly unfair. Any advice appreciated! My friend lives in a small 2 bed council house with her partner and 3 kids. Things are very crowded and she has been trying to get moved for some time with no success. The council operate a banding system and she is in…
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Science magazine subscription for 10 + 12 year old
As the title says really. I'm looking for a magazine subscription for DDs that covers science. I've found American magazines, and magazines for younger children but nothing for DDs age range. Has anyone any ideas? Do you buy any magazines for your children that you think are really good? I used to subscribe to DK Find Out,…
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what gifts would you want as a new mum?
hello, ive started making and selling some baby gifts, they are made up of things like blankets, nappies, baby growns, muslin etc they have gone down really well but you can hide lots of little gifts inside and i wondered if anyone had any suggestions. i asked a new mum recently and she said handcreame which i hadn't…
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cot bed mattress?
hi there everyone. i need to buy a mattress for our soon to be new arrival, i have been looking at mothercare and the sprung mattress with coolmax and spacetec caught our eye. however it's quite expensive.…
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Can you find out if a Friend left a will and get a copy?
Can you find out when someone has died if they have wrote a will? Is there a way of finding out if someone who has recently died who is not a relative left a will? Is there a record of it somewhere that anybody can obtain?
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So excited! Baby planning and house buying.
Hi guys, Avid reader/browser and have been for some months now. First post so please be nice :) Anyway, my reason for siging up and finally posting is this: For the last year I have been having a lot of problems with my ovaries and have spent quite alot of money on fertility treatment and such like. Finally been told on…
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Need help with telling childminder we're leaving (with a twist)!
Hi (not sure if strictly moneysaving!) We are planning to give my sons childminder 4 weeks notice at the end of this week. He has been there since September. I am changing my working pattern in Sept so I will no longer require her. We are taking him out before summer because, in short, she has messed us around with her…
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what to do with a box room
hi we have 3 bedrooms and 2 kids (aged 2 and 4). our third bedroom is really a half room - big enough for a bed (just) and a chest of drawers. there is also a box over where the stairs go in the corner (ifyou know what i mean) i think that the time has come to move out little one into a proper bed. any thoughts on how we…
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Can I get my things once seperation has been settled?
Hi, Ok, this might be a bit of an unusual one, but here goes... I'm actually posting on behalf of my nephew. He recently split from his partner and all the main financial stuff has been sorted out but theres one or two other things outstanding that need sorting out. The main thing is a sofa that my nephew bought on credit…
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I do try to be happy
Hi Hello im probably just trying to get stuff off my chest and rant but im actually really down. Today I was shopping in Tesco and someone pointed me out to her grown up daughter as they passed me I looked around and they were both giggling at me I got cross at this and started shaking so I just stood there as they…
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ford focus or ford fiesta: new baby on way
hello, my partner and i are wondering whether to get a ford focus or ford fiesta (5 door)- we're having our first baby in october and want a car big enough to fit all the paraphenalia that goes with a baby when you're going away for weekends and on holiday (including occasional camping). would be very grateful for any…
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There should be Flylady for parenting!
Being the most chaotic, disorganised, lazy mother in the world, I think there should be Flylady for parenting. I'm sure there are loads of you gasping out there at the thought of it, but I really struggle to manage the household and kids. If my kids are fed (and OH, if he's lucky), have clean clothes to wear and are at…
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Soon to be Mum & Door Callers
I am due to have a baby; due date is 21 June but obviosuly could come anytime between now and beyond. I have been on maternity leave for the past 5 weeks and the number of people we have leaflet dropping and door-to-door sales is ridiculous! We have several clothing collection leaflets, fast-food menus and charity bags…
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Crisis at the Castle
Did anyone watch this last night about kelburn? I saw only a tiny bit of it - Patrick Boyle (the Lord) hired a New Zealand couple as manager and chef - I'm trying to find out their names, they look like friends of my mother's from years and years ago (but not sure due to not knowing names & only seeing a glance). Does…
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Help pls! teenager drinking & driving, what do I do?
Good morning x x I know this isn't strictly money related but I am not sure who else to ask or where to turn. My eighteen year old daughter passed her driving test in November and has a car in her own name. She goes out drinking a couple of times a week and normally leaves her car outside my house or a friends. Last night…
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Lost my mum, Dad has found someone else
I am in a right pickle with myself. Last year, I lost my mum to breast cancer after a 5 year fight, she and my dad had been together 50 years and he was (and still is) heartbroken, 6 weeks before she died, we moved house (me hubby and 2 kids) to be near them to help them out and I was devastated I only got this short time…
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Could he find me?
Just a quick question, I still live in the house my ex left me in with our children. He's never paid any attention to the children and has never been any sort of father. However if i was to move house i suspect he would suddenly come looking for me as the house etc is still technically in his name. Now i don't care about…
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help with alcoholic dad!! Making himself Ill!!
Hi all, Sorry to be depressing, I could really used some advice from you wonderful people about my father. He is an alcoholic and had drunk since before I can remember, Before he and my mum divorced she tired to help him as much as she could but he did not want to know. She made him an appointment with the doctors and the…
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where to buy socks, uniform etc. for very chunky child?
Can anyone point me in the right direction or suggest a forum where these things are discussed? My 3 year old is enormous - he wears age 6 clothes, his ankles and wrists are like tree trunks, his hands are like dinner plates etc. etc. He will be the youngest in the reception class in September and his fine motor skills are…
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International: Cheapest courier service + Finger prints question
Sorry, I'm really not sure which section of the board my question belongs in so here it goes: I need to send some documents to Pretoria via a courier and pay for them to be returned the same way. Door to door and back again does anyone know who may be the cheapest? All the paperwork will fit into an A4 envelope and not…
