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A retirement present for Mum?
Morning all, My Mum retires at the end of this week and I was wondering if I or the family should get her a gift? If so ...what type of thing would you suggest? I have no idea what is normally done in these circumstances so any help, ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks MTTS
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How do I bounce back from this?
I'm a long time lurker / recent poster on this forum. I've set up an alternative account now, as my other username is a bit searchable and such stuff. My OH is quite tech savvy, so I prefer to be anonymous for such a personal post. I love my OH dearly; married for 5 years. The years have been hard on us, though. The usual;…
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Ideas for daughter to get out of london for the summer
Hi, my daughter (17) is trying to get out of a rather abusive relationship. She feels she would do well to distance herself this summer and we are looking for ideas. She is 17 and all the summer jobs that we have found so far ask for candidates to be 18. We cannot afford for her to holiday for long. The only other idea we…
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Ectopic pregnancy
Would anyone be interested in starting a new thread for those who have experienced an ectopic pregnancy? I have been on the ttc and miscarraige support threads which have been really helpful but wondered if a more specific thread might be a good support (to me and others) :) So my story: me and DH have been ttc since July…
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Pinatas
Sorry - I ventured over to the special occasions board but made a hasty retreat back to here. We bought a unicorn Pinata (with the fancy "a") dd named it Terry and then Princess Rainbow. We are planning on beating the hell out of it on saturday but have no idea really what is involved. Terry will have to be hoisted up…
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Should we cancel our flights?
Hi all. My partner and I will soon be relocating to England. We have known this for over a year, we have both been applying for jobs, we also have our house up for sale. A woman called me two weeks ago, she had seen the advert I had put online, she lives in England, but would like to move back here to NI, she is very…
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Engagement Ring
I'm going to ask my girlfriend to marry me soon, and have been looking for a ring. I don't really know what I'm looking for, and don't feel comfortable going to jewellers un-armed of knowledge! I've had a look around on the internet, and think I've found something which suits my price range, what do you guys think? Would…
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Will my doctor have my medical records of 40+ years ago?
I had a threatened miscarriage over 40 years ago, when carrying my DD. I was prescribed bed rest for about 4 weeks and fortunately, carried DD to full term. She is now a happy healthy mum of 2 teenagers. Yesterday I read about the raised threat of cancer to women of 40+ whose mothers had taken a drug to prevent…
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private account in a relationship?
Hi all, sorry for long post but I want to know if I am being completely irrational about this. My partner and I have lived together for 9 years and been together 10, we have two children and are extremely happy. We've been budgeting and saving when we can and are getting by quite well. However lately my partner has made a…
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Finding out account details for a deceased relative.
Sorry if I should post this in the sticky, I just need a little help please. My uncle passed away unexpectedly last November. He had no wife or children, but has two brothers. He didn't leave a will. I said that I would try to sort out all of the paperwork, to save my Dad and my other uncle any further trouble and/or…
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Realtionship needs help!!
Hi everyone, Its not often that I find myself in the situation that I’m currently in and frankly I have no idea what to do about it. Having followed mse for over years and found this forum to be a wealth of knowledge and sharing, caring community I’ve turned to it for help! At the moment I find myself in bewilderment with…
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Just opened a Very credit account
hi this is to buy a new vacuum at a very good price. am I right in thinking I can just pay off the full amount of my purchase as soon as i get my statement and that will be the end of that. I didn't actually want or need the credit account but seemed the only option on there? I can cancel this order immediately if there is…
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Buggy Board Clips
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this under, but as it is related to baby/family I thought it might! I've very kindly been given a buggy board for my toddler to use when my 8 month old is in our single buggy, to save me having to use our double buggy all the time, which is a bulky (and truth be told, I…
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Why cant I leave?
Sorry regular user different ID I know the answer to this and i know im being stupid in staying but i just cant seem to leave my OH. Bit of background: Known each other since school, both in our 30's, been together 3 years, have a child (under 1) When we first got together I never had an issue with him being flirty etc…
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Feel like crawling under a rock
I feel really hesitant posting on here as I’m not really strong enough to get slaughtered for being pathetic but at the same time I feel I just need to get things off my chest. I should say I am seeing a counsellor and I actually have an appointment tonight but I’m really not feeling good now and feel like I need to talk…
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school insisting my autistic DS wear shorts
the school is insisting my DS wear shorts for PE - however he hates shorts and refuses to wear them (has never worn them) - this, i believe is part of his autism. I have spoken with the school about this and they insist that my DS wears the shorts! I have written to the school about DS's adversion to shorts and the one…
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divorcing but I love him...........
Has anyone else had to divorce someone they love? I really hurt at the moment. Long story short is we were together 16 years before seperating 3 years ago. For the past two and three quarter years I have been under the impression that we were sorting things out and were working towards him moving back in properly and us…
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Divorce, The Marital Home and Reposession
For the last four years I've been going through an extremely difficult divorce and financial settlement. Most of the problem hinges on the marital home which I - in good faith but stupidly - vacated after our separation. To cut a long story short, my ex moved in her boyfriend and gave me an indemnity against future…
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Children's passport needing absent parents permission...
I sent off my daughters passport for a renewal in her new surname which was done via deed poll without her natural fathers permission (haven't seen him since 2008). I received a letter Friday saying that they need permission from him as he is named on the birth certificate but today I have checked the online banking and…
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credit & my friend. need opinions please.
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