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Living away from home for a job
Just looking for some experiences/opinions :) Does anyone (or their OH) live somewhere different during the week for a job? How do you feel about it & has it changed your relationship? I'm about to graduate from Uni and I've been offered a job. It's a job I think I would enjoy with lots of opportunities to learn/progress.…
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School Complaint - Help Needed Please
Hi I will try and give a brief overview of what has happened. On Tuesday my DD was told which class she would be in in Y4, she was happy with the teacher but unhappy as the 4 good friends that she has were all in the other class. We has an open afternoon yesterday (Weds) and I asked her teacher how the decision was made to…
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Help my 7yr old son stabbed his TA
Can anyone offer any advice? My 7yr old eldest son is difficult in school. It is their opinion that he is on the autistic spectrum, but he has not yet been statemented. He has 1-1 teaching assistant help at all times. This changes in the morning but is always the same lovely lady in the afternoons. He has been seen by…
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relationship help?
I have been with my partner 6 and a half years, im 25 and hes 24 we have a four year old and boy do you know you've got him lol but we love him to bits. in the last month my partner told me A. he didnt want to get married and B.he didnt know if he was still in love with me anymore BANG what a shocker, well anyway we stayed…
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funny text or not
a friend i hadnt heard from for a while text me the other day with the message are you still alive? i thought this strange. I emailed back with some news but not heard anything since. Was she annoyed she hadnt heard from me or was she joking. I hadnt heard from her either so nobodys fault? How would you respond to a text…
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Spanish Fancy Dress!
Hi All We are having a farewell party for my brother who is going to live in Spain for a year as part of his uni course. As he's going to Spain he's decided to make it Spanish themed fancy dress. I'm after some ideas for something to go as which is maybe a bit 'outside the box' and that no-one else will be dressed as.…
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would you want to know if your bridesmaid didnt think you should be getting married?
Apolgies for the new user name, but I don't want to be identified from previous posts (yet!) To cut a long story short, a friend of mine is planning a wedding I don't approve of. We've been friends for 10 years but have drifted apart over the last couple of years, mainly due to her getting together with this bloke. I have…
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OK following on from PT's post re affairs
I'm now going to put my life on the line, not just for the cc but also writing it down might help me see some answers. I found out last year my husband had been meeting an emmotional affair with another woman for about a year. Nothing physical but equally as devastating. We have a child and obviousley lots of years of…
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Mum's Bill coming to my address please help!!
Hoping someone can help me get to the bottom of this! Will try and keep it as short as possible. Last week I can home to a bill from Southern Water addressed to my mum. The bill had been sent to my address but with my mum’s name on it. I live at this address with my husband and moved there after I was married so have never…
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partners daughter advice
my partners daughter who is 15 going on 25 is a real handful. the way she talks to her mum can be disgraceful at times, no respect at all, I just ignore it as Ive given my thoughts on her in the past and just ignored. anyway, the other morning just before i set off to work i had a cigarette and then got ready, i'd counted…
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How did you divide up your wedding budget?
where did the bulk of your money go to? For example if I am planning a 15k-20k wedding what is the most efficient way to break that down between venue, food, gown, flowers etc? Did you budget a specific percentage to each item? We are planning on our own thus far, with my parents footing the bill mostly, but we plan on…
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How to make spending 'fair'
My partner and I seem to have this problem of money. I don't work as I'm a 'home maker' and he is the one who brings in the money. From good savings etc when he was younger he has quite a bit of money. Not rich but well off. We have no children yet but we do have one on the way and I am now in planning for the future mode.…
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Trip to london - where to go advice please?
We are thinking of taking the children to london during august but unsure of where is best to go - there are so many museums/parks/historic sights etc i feel baffled. Also i know its best to book the train early but is there any website widely known to be cheaper. We have paid on the day before but i know you pay full…
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mum has bi polar but is it an excuse for bad behaviour
i wasnt going to write this but ive just read in another thread about somebodies dad having bi polar & need it off my chest today is my dd 1st bday & she hasnt had a card or present from my mother :( :(:(:(:(, this really isnt like my mother she always likes to buy the best most extravegant gift more to try to out do my…
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Advice please - how to discuss money with DH without arguing!
Hello all! I am a regular poster but have had to create a new username as DH knows my normal one. As per the title - I really want some advice on how to discuss money worries with my husband without ending up in a big argument and him sleeping in the spare room (as he is now!) Bit of background, we have been married for 3…
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Family life
Hi everybody, ive never posted in this section before and not really sure what i expect in terms of magical answers, advice or slating of people just having a hard time at the moment and dont know where to turn. i'm married with 3 children, twin sons and a toddler daughter. my twins have serious medical problems, chronic…
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Ladies and gentlemen...you're advice on an ex if you please.
Right. I'll try n keep it short. I was with my partner for a year and a half. We broke up 3 months ago n have been through hell n back. We broke up because I found dirty messages to a girl, not the first time it happened but i had let it slide before (i know i know!) and he's a lazy idiot sometimes. However he is very…
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How to come to terms with an unplanned pregnancy?
I'm hoping some of you might have some advice that may help. I've been a long time lurker on these boards but never really posted. I apoligise in advance, I know this post might be long and 'bitty' but my head is all over the place right now. I have 3 children at the moment (3, 7 and 9) but seperated from thier father 2.5…
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SMP with full time job and own business?
DH and I are thinking about starting a family in the next few years, and I was just reading a thread which said if you have 2 jobs you are entitled to 2 lots of statutory maternity pay. I have 1 full time job, but also run my own business. Would I be entitled to a second smp (or the self employed equivalent) during…
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Will
Hi Hope someone can help My Dad dies last November. He said that along with my 2 halfsisters I would get a fair share from his will. Half would go to his wife and the other half would be shared equally between his children. I live in the UK. They are americans. I don't feel comfortable asking about it. Anyone know how long…
