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Is moving the best thing or can I just not settle?
I have currently been in my flat for three years, which is the longest I've been in a property since I left home 12 years ago! some places only lasting 6 months :o Anyway I'm in two minds about what to do, I feel a change coming on. I'd love a garden/decent open space nearby and would prefer a house although the actual…
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Young working adults still at home
What is a reasonable expectation as to how much of their wage they should contribute to the household budget ?
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Kinship Care?
Hi there, Can anyone give us some advice on Kinship care in both England and Scotland. Myself and my partner are currently going through the process of taking on a child under Kinship care, the child is not from close family on my partners side and actually lives in Scotland, we are in England. We thought it was the right…
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Living together, practical dilemma
Apologies in advance.This is going to be one of those threads that starts: “I’m a regular poster under another name …” Issue is sensitive and I don’t particularly want every other post I make to be associated with it (there’s a difference between anonymity and pseudonymity!). My OH and I don’t live together yet, but we can…
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Due a police visit - help
Had a call from a policeman last week, wanting to speak to me about my partners son being racially bullied at school before the summer hols. Until yesterday didnt know why I was needed to be seen, as he's not my son. I've since found out through a friend at the school an allegation of me either threatening or 'roughing up'…
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Don't know what to do- lost my dad
***Have no idea what I am doing right now- so please can this be moved to the right place if it's not here, thanks.*** I lived with my dad until he died just under a fortnight ago. I am missing him terribly and as I have never run a home but just bought my food, paid board and my internet/phone bills I am terrified about…
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Aquatots
Want to get my baby (when he arrives) in the pool as early as possible so am considering Aquatots. Has anybody used it? Can you give me reviews? Particularly about: * Cost & Value for Money * Quality of the learning / instructors * Length of sessions * Anything else you think I might want to know! Can you just use a…
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Can you recommend any goog educational DVDs or tv programmes?
Can you help?? Would you know any good educational fun DVDs or programmes for 5-11 years old? Or educational programmes that are for the whole family? What's god on Bbc iplayer?? Something for the family or it great for the kids to watch. What programmes do you kids just love that is also educational. Can be story or…
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anyone thinking about christmas yet?
or is it just me? im thinking and looking but not bought anything yet.
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He's been paying for webcam sex
Hi all. I found out a couple of weeks ago that my OH of 10 years had paid to watch web girls perform. I had it out with him, I told him I considered it to be cheating - he didnt agree. He agreed not to do it again. We moved on from it (sort of). We usually have a good and varied/exciting sex life. He likes the idea of…
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London budget
A friend of my cousin's daughter is coming to London from the States for a semester at Uni and has asked me questions about a budget. It's been a while since I was a student, so not sure what advice to give when she emailed me to ask for a general idea of how much she should be budgeting to spend per week. She's a pretty…
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Family Wedding abroad, what would you do?
My partners sister has recently got engaged and set her wedding date, unfortunately she lives in Australia with her partner and has decided to get married there. She and his parents have made it clear that we are expected to attend, however we have been saving up to buy a house and can't see how we can afford to go all…
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Replacement birth certificates - urgent please
I need a replacement birth certificate as a matter of urgency - preferably in my hand tomorrow. Online order services suggest 2 days would be the quickest possible. Is it possible to get a copy by walking into my nearest registry office tomorrow? it would not be the registry office nearest to where I was born although if…
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Weight watchers pro points
I obviously didn't read the WW website properly - as I ordered their deluxe pack with the books, journal and calculator and thought I would have everything I needed to start- however it does not explain in any way how it works. The last time I did weight watchers it was on the old plan. I have looked at the prices for…
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Is it possible to get an idea of the sex of a baby from a 13 week scan?
Just having a discussion with my mother and she thinks she can see that a relative is having a baby boy from her 13 week scan. They haven't had the sex revealed to them but Mum reckons she could tell from the picture. Has anyone else been able to spot the obvious? And we would never say anything to the parents, it's just a…
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school uniform how much do you spend?
i swear it costs more and more each year. Any tricks on saving money? i get most stuff from the supermarkets, though my daughter is getting fussier and doesnt always like the stuff there, they have plain jumpers now they swapped schools. Shoes and trainer and the killers. I tried getting cheap school shoes ones but they…
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Names on school jumpers
For the last I don't know how many years, DD/DS, along with most of their schoolmates, have been wearing hoodies to school - basically the school sweatshirt.... with a hood. Primary school I should add. The fashion has also been to have their names on the back of the hoodie, there's a variety of colours being sported, and…
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When to say those 3 little words??
Afternoon all, I'm hoping that u can provide me some sensible advice. I'm a single mum with 2 children, whoses been seeing someone for about 4 months. We spend as much time together as possible, I've met his son and he's met my children. We're just coming to the end of spending a week together just the 2 of us and I no…
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12 Provident loans, my mother and me.
Yes I've had the shock of my life finding out my mother has had 12 Provident loans, 11 of them she has paid off, I dont know what amounts these are for as the pages were stapled together, but the most recent one is for £1700, which she took out in may. Looking at this loan she is paying double the amount in interest, and…
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What are you proud of?
I got accepted onto a degree course this morning despite being almost 30 with no A Levels and I am so proud of myself! x x x :)
