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Dad won't be at my Wedding
I'm getting married for the second time in February next year. Small Wedding of family and very close friends. My Dad lives in Portugal with his 2nd wife. He'd been having an affair with her for many years before finally leaving my mum for her when I was 11 (i'm now 42) his wife is a very demanding and controlling woman…
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Could I be pregnant?
Could I be pregnant? OH and I have been trying for just 2 weeks, I’m a week late and for some reason I’m dreadfully tired all the time, well these last 4 days, I could fall asleep on a knife edge. I have had some spotting a couple of days ago (and I’ve thought maybe it’s a bit of implantation spotting) but nothing since.…
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young couple looking to move in together
first off ive been with my girlfriend for 3 and a half years, and it really is time to start looking for a house. this isn't the place for relationship advice i know, but we're at breaking point. we've been saying for years we'll move out and we have been stuck with mom and dad....and she wants to end it all. but thats not…
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christening gift..
i am a god parent to a friends child and the christening is sunday, and i'm stuck for a gift. the child is a boy and is about a year old. the family are not religious and neither am i, and also i would rather buy something that may come in useful rather than just sit in a cupboard gathering dust! eg the silver stuff that…
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Where to buy a duvet set for my daughter pls?
Ideally i would like the material to be quite soft, my son has one that is and some that arn't and he definitely favours the soft one. Its nothing to do with washing it just feels nicer, but we didn't buy it and had it ages before they were born. I don't really want a character set just a girlie pattern or print, something…
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Need to get this off my chest
Right, this is probably going to make me sound crazy, but none of you guys know me in 'real life' so I figured that doesn't really matter. This is one of those things were the more I think about it the more it's really annoying me, I probably won't end up doing anything about it but I just need to get it off my chest. I…
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Any teachers..11+ query
dd has done quite a few 11+ tests and done pretty well in them but there is one particular one that comes up and stuns us both as we have no idea of the pattern..one for example is: The number codes 3152, 3455 and 5213 stand for three of the words MISS, SHAM, MASH and HAMS. Work out the code for each of the four words. 2.…
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Boyfriend been using my credit card
I just had a call from my bank - they said they had written to me a few times regarding the outstanding balance on my credit card and wanted to discuss with me about paying it off. I told them I hadn't received any letters and wasn't aware there was balance o/s -turns out there is almost £800 owing. My OH was with me when…
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Wills - Deed of variation - advice please?
Hi everyone, My lovely father in law passed away last week, 4 years after his lovely wife. They had a will which in effect left everything to their four children. However 5 weeks before he died he married his friend and companion, and no one realised this would render the will invalid. Now thankfully we're not talking…
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Children's Savings A/c's V Regular Savings query
I am struggling to work out which is the best option for my children's savings. Is it best to take advantage of Fixed yearly rates e.g. Halifax 6%, but then can only save maximum of £1200? Or is it better to put all the money into lower savings account e.g. Chorley 2.2%? My two children have got a total of £7000 saved up…
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Do you use an online giftlist service?
Just wondered how many people sign up for them and buy presents online from peoples lists?
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Wedding costs
Hi guys, I am getting married next year and want to get married abroad, the problem is that I need to have two events, one away with friends, possibly in Majorca or Ibiza, then one when I get home, for my elderly relatives. I only have around £6000 to spend, anyone got any tips? I need dress, bridesmaid dresses cake,…
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Help my DD ran up a £240 mobile phone bill
I logged on to my internet banking account this morning and saw that o2 had taken £240.44 by dd this morning....I went and found the o2 bill (stupidly left unopened) and realised that £240.44 was indeed the sum they were asking for. I asked my daughter if this could possibly be correct as she has unlimited text messages…
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drinking
I am thinking about stopping drinking or seriously cutting it down. I think if I were to calculate how much money is spent on booze in our house we would be very ashamed and annoyed with ourselves. But how to stop/cut down?? I stopped smoking 8 years ago but this seems different. I/we do not drink every day or anything.…
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Don't know what I want
Am a regular poster but posting under a different name. Firstly, I know I have got myself into this situation and I've only myself to blame but it doesn't make it any easier. I know there will be critics and I was one until I was in this position. Basically been with OH 4 years, live with respective parents as saving for a…
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in laws
How often do you see your in laws? Do you stay with them when you do visit? I find my OH's parents very hard work (they are nice people, just really hard work!), and they live far enough away that when we go to visit we do really need to stay over. Just wondered how often you think it's "reasonable" to do this so as not to…
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Scared r.e dd starting secondary..
We are sat here doing her school preferences and i have to say i'm pretty scared by it all! seems to have crept up quickly and im wondering if we are putting the right choices etc.. We have her first and second choice which are both happy with but for the 3rd it is really hard..she likes the idea of a school which is…
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Money saving my a@!*!!!!!!!!
:mad:After thinking about money saving and where i could cut back i decided to try first with my car Insurance. After all, i thought even saving £25 would be a help. Granted i did save money but the stress and the hassle of it all wasnt worth it. My new Car Insurance decided to cancel my Insurance as they said i hadnt…
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How do you calculate maintenance payments
My daughter has recently separated from her husband after 6 years of marriage, they have two small children & live in a council house. Every thing is all very amicable between them, so she is not trying to fleece him. But, she has no idea what to ask him for in maintenance money. Is there a rule of thumb that one can work…
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DH's 60th B'day and I have social phobia. HELP!!
It's my husband's 60th birthday fairly soon, and he has expressed a wish to hold a celebration at the pub, with me, his pals, and his pals' wives. I know the pals, but not terribly well, and am nervous as hell about the whole thing. To complicate matters further, I'm disabled, (unable to leave the house without my husband,…
