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Am I being overprotective
My dd is 8, Am I wrong for not letting her walk to shop on her own or with other kids of her age, bit of background, local shop is about 10 mins walk away with her short legs :) She has to cross 2 roads and the first in on a dangerous corner that cars go haring around, she is not street wise at all and try as I may still…
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3 year old still not sleeping through the night please help!
She has always been a very bad sleeper I can count on two hands how many times she has slept through the night since she was born. First of all she is fully potty trained and has been since 2 1/2 including through the night. She wakes up calling me and not crying but whinging, her excuses are she needs a drink/wee/teddy…
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Soldering iron for birthday present
It is my nephew's 10th birthday in a couple of months, and I thought a build it yourself radio such as this one would be a really good present. http://www.rapidonline.com/Education/AM-Pocket-transistor-radio-28388 It comes with everything you need except a battery and a soldering iron. I can find a suitable battery, but…
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Advise before I speak to the solicitor about late mum's estate
My mum died last June and even though she left a will and everything is I feel straightforward - we still haven't got as far as submitting the forms to HMRC - no inheritance tax is due as we are around 150k under the threshold. My problem is the solicitor he seems to be taking forever - I feel like he is doing me a favour…
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Revenge tips /tricks
Doea anyone have any good revenge tips and tricks I can use on th ex and the other woman. Nothing too bad I'm just looking at ways to have a laugh, like booking double galzing appts etc, I might go on the insurance sites with her name and phone number so she gets loads of calls that sort of thing. Anyone got any good /…
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Will my doctor help me with some time off?
Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I know how this might sound but I really feel I need some time off at the moment. Basically ,my boss hasn’t been around and I’ve been trying to keep things moving at work, often working 6 day weeks and long hours during the week.. I do actually feel exhausted and have been having…
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My sons GF has anorexia/bulimia ? and asked me to help . Don't know what to do !
Hi, I could really do with some advice please guys . My son came home in a bit of a state today and confided in me that his GF has an eating disorder which she blurted out on Friday after a few too many . He said that on the days she eats she makes herself sick afterwards , but then goes for days eating very little and…
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Wedding gift bag for overnight campers
Hi all, I'm getting married in June (eeek so excited!) and we're having a relaxed fete themed wedding in a big field next to a village hall (or in the hall if the weather doesn't get any better). We're going to be camping over as are about 30 of our guests (17 tents). 10 of the campers are aged 0-10. We've basically…
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Dressing the Kids for a Family Wedding
Hi Hoping someone can help. We have been invited to a family wedding in a few weeks time and my kids (11 and 13) have nothing suitable to wear. Money is tight and I just really dont want to spend lots of money on clothes they will never wear again. Equally I want them to look smart and presentable at the wedding! I was…
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How do you get onto the selection process for "Hidden Talent" on Channel 4?
My partner would really want to take part in the next selection process for "Hidden Talent". The program is currently showing on Channel 4. Do you know where to go. I have looked at channel4.com/takepart but it is not listed there... Thanks
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Average size of women-a statistic that does more harm than good.
Its currently about dress size 16 (correct me if im wrong, a quick google search found this) To me statistics like this may make people think its 'okay' to be size 16 or slightly above as its near 'normal' for the population. 'average' =/= healthy Its worrying because people look at the statistic and think 'Oh im average,…
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Opinions please....
Would it be wrong of me to ask my ex husband to go halfers with DS1 football fees that have just gone up again? He pays me maintainence which was reduced about 7 months ago. Fees have just gone up from £15 to £20 every 4 weeks. Would it be worng for me to ask for half? Should I just be paying for this from the…
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Son embarressed by me?
I'm pretty taken aback right now. Yesterday my DS1 (19) asked to have some mates over to watch the footie. I said fine, and then he turned around and said "Don't embarress me in front of my friends" I said ofc not and he said "You always do" I didn't really know what he meant so I asked and he said "When you talk to…
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Council Tax-Joint and Several Liability..
OK peeps,I'm sure someone has been faced with this one. Consider this scenario whilst bearing in mind that it doesnt apply to me. Its simply a friend of a friend. Two unmarried persons live together in a house and they both have joint ownership. Relationship ends. Male partner moves out for six months and goes…
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I need some help with this quote (parents with Autistic children may be good at this)
Ok so I'm not sure where to put this but I do photography and have been given this quote to photograph "Autism means I won't lead an ordinary life ..... I'll lead an extraordinary life" as the group member has a son with Autism ( and my brother does too) but I'm actually stuck and am not sure how to represent this in a…
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My Intuition is really strong and mostly accurate ......... how about you ??
Evening all ...... I know its late but nothing but rubbish on TV as per so I thought I'd come on here and get your views on your Intuition or Insight ..........be you Male or Female. I have and always had have as far as I can remember very stong Intuition ..... well what I mean by this is I always seem to know when…
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Daughter invited on holiday
background DD has a friend (both 16) and friend has invited DD to join them on short break caravan holiday in the UK friend's mum recently lost her husband (friend's stepdad) to cancer and has two younger children, both boys, sons of deceased husband (daughter was from 1st marriage) Basically it's so that her 16 YO DD has…
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Lost my mojo
Regular poster here, but new username to protect my modesty. :o I've been with my husband for 10 years, married 7. We have 1 toddler. For a few years before having our child, I had a very reduced sex drive. I literally didn't want sex at all, but went through with it about once a month for my husband's sake. I put it down…
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Do you think sex is important in a relationship?
I really do. It may seem controversial but I find people who say that it is not important maybe they have just grown accustomed to the fact that their partner is not as highly sexed as they are. What sort of things in everyday life do you find affects a person's libido or love life? I think lack of money, employment,…
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Negative pregnancy tests but still not sure
Hiya Everyone, This is a bit of a strange one and google isn't helping me. Bit of background.... We have a baby boy (1 year) and tried to have him for 7 years so after having him never starting using any kind of protection. Periods were always every 28 days, lasted for 5 days and really heavy. Periods started back last…
