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What did your mother make for you?
From another thread ;) ... Times were hard when i was a kid.....there was no Primark/cheap clothes......so my mother got out her trusty singer & made mine. Crimpolene (it was the 70s ok) dresses. Brush nylon nighties :eek: I had the best fancy dress outfits in the street though thanks to outwork she sourced :rotfl: I had…
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Don't know what to do
Sorry for posting this here but I'm feeling so confused and upset and I don't have anyone to talk to. Sorry that this is so long and rambling. I split up with my husband of twenty odd years a couple of years ago due to his infidelity. Shortly afterwards I started seeing an old boyfriend who I'd found on facebook,…
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Debilitating insecurity
Hi guys, I've recently been suffering from something that hasn't been a big issue in my life before, and I need some help with how to deal with it. I've always been a relatively confident person - and I still am most of the time. I've never thought of myself as attractive, but am in reasonably good shape, have lived abroad…
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I'm beginning to feel paranoid .......
And feel I must apologise for still being here on this earth at the age of almost 69 :( What with the threads on the rudeness of pensioners and the iniquities of baby-boomers - exacerbated by Fatballz signature "Baby Boomers: Taking out more than twice as much from the state as they've put in, since 1946. (That's their…
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Umbrella problems
My eldest son is 19 and was stopped by two police a couple of weeks ago as his umbrella was mistaken for a samurai sword, as pictured below, it was just hanging on his back the same as the photo. They snatched it off him without a word, ripping the case in the process and pulled it out about an inch before pushing it back…
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Gambling problem, debts, suicide, affairs, marriage break up HELP
My dad has a massive gambling problem. He recently left my mum after 30 + years of marriage because she would not lend him any more money. He's been having affairs for years - wracking up debt with various other women ( £30k we know about, he doesn't know we know this ). He owns a property he thinks we know nothing about (…
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Looking to relocate - Advice please!!
Evening all, I am new to MSE and can see from all the posts that there are a lot of people out there that know there stuff and are happy to offer advice, so thought I'd give it a go. Basically my wife and I want to relocate somewhere within the UK, for a better life for our 5 month old girl. We currently live in North West…
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Need Advice...
I have recently left the home that I own jointly with my soon to be ex wife. I was living there with her and our 2 children. The relationship itself had been over for a long time and she knew that I was only there for my children. She was always very controlling from telling me who I could and couldn't speak to, whose…
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7 months pregnant - in a panic now!
I have 2 young children and am soon to have my third but I am panicking about not having everything ready in time because my OH has slipped a disc and we need to get so much done... - get the 2 children into a room together (endure the nightmare of them keeping each other awake all night), buy the beds, assemble them -…
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Losing my way
Hi. I am not sure where to start. I am not sure where to go to get help but I can feel myself in a downwards spiral. I am in my thirties with a five year old daughter. I have a lovely husband who works away and is rarely here. However, I just am not happy, I don't know when I was last happy. I was anorexic and bulimic in…
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Cheap/free ways to meet people and make friends!
Hi all, This may sound like a really obvious question, but I am looking for ideas of free or cheap ways to meet people and make friends. Due to various reasons I have lost touch with a lot of friends over the years, and am aware that I do not have many close friends. How do you go about meeting new people and making…
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Finding out re husband's visa tomorrow
Hope this is in the right place. Just wanted a bit of moral support as tomorrow we find out if my husband has got his visa and we can finally return to the UK. We live in Spain and I am very unhappy here (I am British) especially in my job where people make my life hell and I am constantly upset, crying in bathroom etc. I…
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Parents helping out financially, your thoughts?
Hello All I was having a discussion with some friends, and the conversation turned to parents who help out their offspring financially. There were different opinions about the 'best' way of doing this, as it is often a cause for family conflict between parents and siblings. I was interested in hearing the opinions of the…
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Has anyone tried hypnosis?
I wondered If anyone has tried hypnosis? What was it for and was it successful? I have booked in for one session to quit smoking, but wanted to hear others experiences.
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Don't know what to do
Hi I am at the end of my tether and just don't know what to do? I have been living with my partner for 3 years now and we have a young 2 yr old son. Both my partner and I work full time and when he is not at work he is on his computer. He is part of another forum where he helps out where he can however I feel he is over…
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Daughters pregnant !
Yesterday we were told that our 19 year old daughter is 8 weeks pregnant, She has always struck us as been level headed and sensable until six months ago, she was at uni and without any warning annouced she was taking a year out and literally turned up on the doorstep, She has no income and hasnt done any work since seems…
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Picking partner over children
This is a rant, I warn in advance, mostly so I do not have a go at him. My ex husband has 3 kids, 2 girls & 1 boy (girls have 1 mum, my stepson another) He stopped all contact with his son a few months ago, as he picked his girlfriend at the time over him. We split up slightly over a year ago, I have been in one…
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Opinions wanted....
My husband has recently been made redundant and we are considering opening a market stall selling sweets in our local town. The market operates on a Saturday and there are currently no other stalls selling sweets/ confectionery. This would also give us the opportunity to branch out to other markets. I have experience of…
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Please Help, 4yr old getting horrible grazing from knickers
My 4year old has got a great big red grazing on her lower back and bum from the back waistband of her knickers, they are all cotton and elasticated waist, I've tried all different sizes, going 1 year up, 1 year down, her size. Trying different styles eg Shorts & Boxers but nothing seems to be helping. Because she is at…
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Am I right or wrong - opinions please!
Afternoon all, I'm having a bit of a chunter, and wondered if I could ask you what your opinions are. Bit about me, married at 16, 2 kids in 14 months, married 30 years this year :beer: Life has obviously had its ups and downs, but we've toughed it out, worked hard and brought up 2 great kids. We have 4 cats, and apart…
