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I need some help please. Baby shows some signs of autism.
My baby is a 21 months old boy. I did not realise it is a problem that he never points to things or shows his interest in anything by pointing it to me ever since two weeks ago after visiting the physiotherapist for his walking problem. He could not walk on his own, but now he can use a little truck as an aid which is a…
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The more I try to help myself the worse off I'm becoming
I'm very lost and don't know what to do. It seems that by trying to better myself and do all the right things I've got myself into a corner and now I feel so squeezed I'm not sure what I can do to sort my finances out. I'm not quite sure where to start :/ My divorce was finalised in 2007 and I received around £60k which…
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Teenage boys and the "facts of life"
HI My DS is just 13 and I am wondering whether / how to broach the "facts of life" concversation with him. He knows the technical details and terminologies but I wondered how to relate it to him personally. The basic "how babies are made" was covered at primary school (after birds, rabbits and fish!!) and I am sure there…
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How to make ends meet?
My husband has just been made redundant yet again ( had been working part time as it was all he could get ), was previously unemployed for two years. Although we have no debts, apart from mortgage, we are struggling to make ends meet. I work part time due to health reasons, my husband has been informed by job centre he is…
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partners phone never leaves his side
simply as it says above, his phone never leaves his side, I mean never, he even takes it into the bathroom with him for any occasion he is in there !! and if he does ever leave it lying around he switches it off !! Now this is not new behaviour he has always been like this and we have been living together 18 months but tbh…
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Future cost of changing name on title deeds
Hi, Looking for some advice for a friend. She has recently separated and is in the process of transferring the title deeds to her name. However, the deeds will be in her married name and I wondered if she will incur a further charge when she reverts back to her maiden name. Would it be wiser to ask her solicitor to change…
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Custody advice
I'm new to these forums, have been very active here but never had the courage to post till now. My wife and I are on the edge of separation. The main bone of contention is custody of the children (we have 3 girls, ages, 8, 5 and 3). She says I don't have a leg to stand on with the children and for some reason she is very…
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sharing the marital home after divorce - scotland
Does anyone know if it is possible, and also what the tax implications would be, if we choose to keep the family home as a shared asset after divorce? We are trying to keep change to a minimum for the kids. Ex has always worked away and is now working overseas. Financially, because of the housing market, it makes sense to…
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Daughter not trying hard enough at school
I need some advice from parents. My DD (15 in a couple of weeks) is just not pulling her weight at school. She recently sat her third year exams and we've just received her report card. And it's not great. Her teachers all say she's a "lovely young lady" who's popular and a pleasure to have in class but she's spending too…
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Urgent funeral help please
Mum (and me) have an appointment with the funeral directors to arrange dads funeral. Dad will be cremated Flowers/foliage will come from dads beloved garden and arranged by a close friend. Other family members can add, from their own gardens, to the arrangement. That's it so far. Mum now has a list of things that she…
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broken window and school insurance
After abit of advice/info please. Boy has broken a window at school caused by throwing stones at a wall and one missed breaking the window. After a meeting with the head of year the head agreed that it was an accident albeit caused by stupidity. The boy was punished by seclusion for the afternoon which entailed him being…
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Worried nana to be.
Hello My son 23 told me a couple of days ago that I am to be a nana :D I'm delighted but have worries and I would appreciate your opinions. Firstly I haven't met his girlfriend yet. They have been together about five months and have had a break up in that time. Since then, they have worked on their differences and they…
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To give up work or not?
Hi All, I'm in a dilemma at the moment and know posting on here will give my lots of opinions! I had a baby in November and I'm planning on taking the full year off. Before I had my Daughter I always assumed that I would want to go back to work, but now I'm not so sure. My Daughter arrived just over 3 months early and…
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How much are you expected/do you do for your partner?
As the title really, what does your partner expect to be done for him? IE meals cooked/washing/ironing/cleaning/bath run etc. Or is it do 50/50 what you want when you want?
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Defender Liable to Pursuer on Legal Aid
Hi I was on legal aid to get divorced and now my divorce decree states 'finding the Defender (my ex) liable to the pursure (me) in the expenses of the cause as taxed. My divorce took years mainly due to my solicitor being extremely slow, missing documents etc. I already paid Legal Aid Board some money when the case started…
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Separated with kids...
Hi everyone, I'm after a bit of advice.. Me and my ex(girlfriend, not wife) split back in December after the love going from our relationship and us basically arguing most of the time. I decided to end it as I thought it would be better for our kids (2 girls, 2 and 4) to see us happy separately than arguing and shouting at…
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Facebook has popped my crazy vain!
Ok, this is all my own fault for being nosey, but now I've put myself in a horrible situation..... I've been with my current boyfriend for about 18 months, lived together for 12 months. Although we occasionally argue, we have a very good and healthy relationship and in truth, I would hate my life without him in it. I was…
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Very worried of how my partner will react
Hi, I've not posted her before but have been a regular reader. I've managed to clear around 30k of debt over the last three years. And six months ago, I proposed to my girlfriend and we're due to get married in three weeks. Just before I proposed, I paid off my last bank loan debt, but still owed around 2500 on my credit…
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Telling your childs school that you are seperating?
Is this something you would do? Kids seem to be coping ok on the whole. Slightly more attached to mummy than normal. Have had the odd day sick because of things though. Its secondary school age so not babies, 12 - 13 years old. Don't know whether to inform them at this stage just so they can keep an eye out for any odd…
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Young Nephew stole .. How do i deal with this?
Hi All We looked after my niece and nephew at the weekend and we had them over night. This was the first time, my nephew is 10. We had a great couple of days apart from Sunday morning (0630 .. there is a reason i dont want kids, lol) when my nephew wanted to play on the PS3, the game is 18 certificate which i know his…
