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help with my grooms speech please....im terrified!
hello, i am looking to sort my speech but i am incredibly terrified! i don't do speaking in front of people at all! has anyone got any tips of any type what so ever!
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Anyone on here suffer with OCD?
Just interest really to know if anyone else on here suffers with it, and if so what kind do you have. My type varies, atm it is going over and over things in my mind, checking stuff and worrying if i don't, negative things will happen. It has flared up lately, probably due to the fact i have come of fluoxetine, as much as…
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Neighbours are mad!! What would you do?
We live in a semi detached house and have always had problems with our noisy, rude neighbours!! They let their dogs mess all over the open plan garden (our part) and don't think there is anything wrong with that! Anyway their child has been bounding on his trampoline and looking into our house, so much so we closed the…
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Lack of communication is destroying our relationship
I use this forum for everything else so I guess the next step was always going to be for relationship problems. I'm using a different username though, just in case. I guess this is more of a rant than anything, because this stuff has been building up for such a long time. But any advice would be welcomed! I've been with OH…
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Would you walk away?
Just looking for some opinions really... I've known a girl for about 12 years, at various stages we have been really close, at other times a little more distant, but alway stayed in touch. 4 years ago she got pregnant at age 18 and had a baby girl. Although I personally felt she had wasted so much by getting pregnant with…
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Ideas for a school trip
Could I have you ideas on school trips for Primary school children? At My children's school Year 1 & Year 2 go on the same trip so now my D.S is in year 2 he is going to same place he went last year and to compound matters my D.D is going to the same place she went to 2 years ago.Surely there are a wealth of alternative…
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DIY Car seat protectors
Hi All, Was considering buying one of these as we have a 1-year-old, another on the way in december, and a relatively new car so would like to try and keep the rear car seats from getting hashed by baby seats. Then I thought surely it can't be that difficult to make something yourself that would do the job, then I thought…
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Separation/Divorce Scotland - Advice Please
Current Situation. My husband (44) and I (33) will have been married 3 years in August We are resident in Scotland, and have a 16 month old Son. After what should have been a minor disagreement to be discussed rationally, my husband walked out. He came home after several hours but hasn’t spoken to me since despite my best…
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Helping relative with Administrating Estate
Hi All Really looking for some assistance here to check i am on the right path. My Grandmas brother (my great uncle) dies a short while ago, and she is "first"in terms of inheritance. He had no other brothers or sisters, or children. He died intestate - which is hugely unfortunate. My understanding is that my grandma would…
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Obtaining a court order to change sons name by deed poll
Hi Has anyone here done this? I have information overload and just want a real life personal experience! My son is 8 and we have been discussing names etc, he wishes to change his surname to mine, I know I can just start calling him it etc but I really want it all done legally and properly, especially seeing as I will be…
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Tree Fu Tom Question
Hi, Can anybody put me out of my misery? My little boy loves Tom and wants us to make the 'thing' that goes on his wrist but we dont know what it is called! Does anybody know? Hollerpack? It's the thing that provides shortcuts for the spells. Google doesnt come up with anything, nor the BBC website. Thanks ... in advance!…
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affairs
hi all im posting here to vent really, my hubby had an affair several months ago, i found out because he run up £700 in mobile phone bills talking to this woman, he just blurted out its another woman one evening when i got in from work, and in front of my children!!!! we talked and decided that we should try and make the…
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Sleep deprivation
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this? DD has epilepsy and has just started to have night time seizures. She had a big one last night about 3 in the morning which lasted a couple of hours from beginning to her calming down and falling back to sleep. She is off school today recovering. I also have a 2 year old at…
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I know you can't help me but I'm going to share anyway...(hairdresser related)
I need a haircut. (Mostly to repair the bl00dy awful mess I made of cutting it myself but that's another story. :o ) Anyway, not having had a haircut since we moved here, I have no idea who is good and who to avoid. I have to go into the next town, it's a small place and there are only a few hairdressers to choose from. I…
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Savings Accounts and Children (Step Family)
Hi there I am hoping you can give me your opinions on the following dilema that me and my husband are in! We have been married for two years now and have a baby together. We have always combined our wages and bills and therefore, have no money of our own so to speak, everything is shared. This has always worked well for us…
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Frustrated for my kids
I separated from my childrens dad a long time ago, courts stopped his access as he was continually flouting the court orders. He now has a new partner and kids, he has never financially supported our 2 kids but thats another story. In the entire time we have been separated my kids have never had a birthday/xmas card or…
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Prohibited Steps Orders - Any experiences?
Hello all. Just after a quick bit of advice really. Situation is I have a 4 1/2 year old daughter who I care for every other weekend and half of all school holidays. I had hoped this level of contact would increase as she gets older. Just found out that her mother is planning on swapping a council house with someone in…
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would this offend you or are people just to touchy
I was on facebook ( yes i know) the other day and a friend had a pic on her profile of a cartoon ladies face and it said "dear mother in law, I don't need you to teach me how to handle my children, I have one of yours living at home and he needs a lot of improvement" so i "shared" it on my profile I knew my mother in law…
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Couples Living Together
Hello everyone! My boyfriend and I have decided to move in together, and have begun the process of doing so. Now, I gather many of you live with partners, husbands or wives and have done so for many years (and possibly more times than with just the one person). Apologies since there has probably been at least one identical…
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walking to school
at what age did you let your children walk to school alone?
