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Valentine's day ideas?
Hi, With Valentine's day coming up and wanting to spoil my missus without leaving a dent in my wallet, has anybody got any good ideas for gifts and places to go in the London area? Would be grateful for any suggestions.:)
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So fed up with it all ...
What was a good day has ended badly ... to cut a long story short. On my way home I popped into the garage to get some bread. I had my 3yo and 5 yo with me, i left them in the car and I parked in front of the garage so i could see them through the window. I had left enough room for people to pass. Whilst I was in the…
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Launderettes
Does anyone use them? I went to one today as I wanted to wash some really big loose sofa covers. Managed to wash and dry them in a few hours. I live in a flat and struggle to dry clothes. For £2 you could dry the equivalent of about 3 loads of washing from a domestic washing machine which is pretty good I think. I think in…
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Children left at home alone
I always read this forum, and think the advice given is fab, so am just after a little advice. I have just discovered that when my ex has our children (7, 4 and 2) he occasionally pops down the shop (2 mins away) and leaves DS1 'in charge'. I am absolutely gobsmacked at this, and plan to speak to him about it when I see…
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Help With Wedding Bands. Please :)
hello i'm soon to be getting married in cuba to my girlfriend, ofcourse this isnt going to be cheap as im having to pay for everything from the flights to the venue, clothing. etc. i have a very tight budget at the moment and would just like to ask for some help in finding some Wedding Bands for both me and my partner.…
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Valance?
Prob not the best place for this, but can anyone tell me the difference between a single valance sheet, and a valance base sheet? Or is there one? I want to buy a valance that goes under the mattress but getting very confused!!
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Divorce questions
Sometime ago I read on the boards about a cheapo online type of divorce, at that time I just sort of glanced at it, but now I would like some more information. There are no kids involved, and I am very unhappy in this relationship, and the only way out I can see is a divorce. I would like some advice on how these online…
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Pregnancy & Life Insurance
Hi, I hope you can help with a question. I think that an appropriate time to take out / increase life insurance is if you find out that you're going to become a parent. Does anyone have any experience of getting life cover for a pregnant partner? I vaguely remember seeing lots of exclusions for pregnancy in previous life…
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Nature Boy and Girl Nappies
Does anyone use Nature Boy and Girl Nappies. They are supposed to be environmentally friendly. Are they any good? And do they ever appear in offers?
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LOL! OK she is still out!
Hey al! We are a forces family in Germany its 01.47...the first time I have let my 16 year old not have a curfew I need distracting! LOL Usually she has to be in at 12... I decided that she is pretty mature etc.... so tonight no curfew Man this hurts! xx LOL sorry, I am being a girl!
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Advice needed for my daughter and dentists
My daughter (9) has been to the dentist this week to be told she needs 2 fillings. :( They are both on her chewing teeth and next to each other, so just one numbing and they'll be filled. The problem is, she had a bad experience last time she went and is now getting herself worked up for the appointment on Tuesday. My…
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will information
My mother is wanting to update her will and has asked me things (my older bro will be exector but has no clue on wills either lol!) i just can`t help her out as i have no clue. I`m not into this at all!:o It is all very concerning for her which is pausing her from making an appointment to do the will as she is worried it…
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On The Subject Of 16 Year Olds! Does yours have a curfew?
Hi all, From discussing 16 year olds and money in the other thread, I noticed such a wide and varied input which got me thinking about other aspects of being blessed with a 16 year old daughter! lol What time does your 16 year old have to be in at the weekends? Do they have a curfew? Or are they okay to decide for…
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How much should I be spending on my daughter?
I am married and we have 2 Children, a son of 18 and a daughter who's 16. My son rarely asked for money when growing up, he now works and pays £20 a week board (great!). My daughter on the other hand seems to ask for money constantly, 'I need this, I need that' seems to be all she says. I was made redundant a 2 years ago…
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Removal of an executor
Can anyone please help me on how to get an executor removed from a will, There are 2 executors to this will and 3 beneficiaries, The executor in question has done nothing towards administering the estate except challenge, contest and generally complain about how things have or havent been done. He has gone as far as to…
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How long should I wait?
I've been going out with my boyfriend for 5 years, we both graduated June/July 2009 and I moved back home to live with my family due to finances. I'd really like us to get a house together but neither of us have fared well in the recession so we've both been living at our respective family homes. The plan was when we could…
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Are we invited or not??
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contact order
anyone ever fought a contact order and how much it cost?
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Etiquette when ex Mother-in-law passes away
My 19 year old son (who lives with girlfriend) just rang to say his nan (my ex-mother in law) had a massive brain bleed yesterday and is not expected to last another 24 hours. he is visiting today as it is all day visiting due to circumstances. he was quite upset after seeing her yesterday. Anyway, this has got me thinking…
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going back to work on monday-advice?
As my oh will be off work for a while with his leg injury, I have managed to get myself a job starting Monday (was only looking for 2 weeks so v.v. proud of myself). I have 1 dd aged 9 and a ds aged 2 plus a dsd who comes here regularly, also aged 2. I will be working full-time, dd will obviously be at school during the…
