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Explaining the concept of death to young children
My DD is 3 (4 in December) and her great-grandmother is in the final stages of chronic kidney failure - we're anticipating that the end will come by the end of this month. DD is very close to her, and whilst we've explained that Granny is ill and the doctors are looking after her, I have absolutely no idea where to begin…
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Feeling blessed
This has been a really special few days for me. Since Thursday my sister and two of my best friends have each had a baby. 2 boys and a little girl arrived safe and healthy. I have seen my new niece and have been invited to go and visit my friends babies in the week. Just had a fab hour down at Mothercare with my two little…
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Partner keeps letting us down.
This is my first post about my relationship so please be gentle. I'm confused what to do, i'm so dissapointed with my partner right now. He wanted to have a Poker night at our house on Friday, so i said yeah no problem, as long as your all sensible ect. No problem he said. Friday night comes along and he had 8 blokes over.…
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do you tell kids
me and husband have separated and he has left the house which is rented through a housing association ,he asked me to remove his name from tenancy cos he wants to be housed and cant be on 2 tenancies so we did this with our housing officer i am now named as the tenancy holder.when im at work if he is coming to take…
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30 and single
Hi I am 30 years old and single and have never been in a relationship. I would love to have someone to share life with but it never happens. What makes it tougher is that at my age, more and more of my friends are in relationships, getting married and having children. Or at least have cute nieces/nephews (which I know…
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Invited to a Christening
Hi everyone, Been invited to a Christening of the children of one of my friends. However, I've never been to a Christening before, so not sure what the protocol is for anything. What do people wear? Do you bring cards (are these for the parents or the children)? Presents? Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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Broken family relationships -so sad
without going into low levels of detail, a close relative phoned me crying about her life and how all that was stopping her was a loan to buy a house. Cue me feeling cornered to offer a temp loan. As soon as she and her hubby had the money, they tried to change the repayment terms and surprisingly stop having much to do…
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Suggestions for a day out please
Sorry I know this isn't a money savings thread but this forum is one of the busiest and I really need some suggestions quick. Basically my mum is in poor health (she's 70 and has COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and awaiting a heart scan for acute pulmonary syndrome...we've also just found out she has nodules on her chest and…
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ex-girlfriend still lives with me, any advice?
Hi, Last christmas eve my partner of 7 years told me that she wanted to leave me, I was naturally shocked because we had quite an intense relationship at the start, and after having two children, even though it was difficult, I made the mistake of not hassling her when the sex died down. I just thought it was baby blues,…
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learning disabilities
Hi guys just a bit of advice my daughters birthday is coming up and she has learning disabilities so i have always discouraged her from alcohol but my mum has bought her a big bottle of 5.5% brut i am very annoyed but dont want to say no to my daughter am i wrong in being upset
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Cleaners - any advice?
I'm sick of arguing about the state of the house and constantly being expected to clean everything. I'm seriously considering getting a cleaner, but don't know anyone who has one. Noticed quite a few posters do have cleaners. I know it's not very MSE but if it leaves us more time to enjoy living and spend more time…
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Why the everyday perfume?
well the make up thread has completely bamboozled me, so what about perfume? I wear perfume every day, I love perfume, I dont know why, I have loads of different types I would say my favourite is Escada Sport the green one, used to be called country weekend. Its hard to find over here. Im also wearing a lot Lush Gorilla…
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Co-Operative Legal Services
Hi everyone, Has anyone here used Co-Op Legal Services? Why would you pick them over a smaller local company? Are they any good? Thanks!
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Translations of Signs. Lol.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183023/Shanghai-says-winning-war-embarrassing-Chinglish-signs-plague-city-Brits-help-finding-funny.html I find these signs really endearing, and just spent a few minutes dissolving in childish hysterics. :D It really does seem a shame to replace many of them. It's quite easy…
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Lots of thanks - something has worked out!
Firstly I want to thank all of you who have helped on my last threads. I can't express how great you are & how much you have helped me through, and I'll be hitting the thanks button soon. I didn't have a clue what to do re. staying or leaving. I was looking on Spareroom for digs locally here but didn't see anything so…
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whats the point
after splitting up last year and gettin back together at xmas have decided that its not working for me my hubby has hidden a big chunk of money and given it to a family member so it cant be traced to him when i found this out thats was it i cant stay with someone who is deceitful he said he did it because he didnt want it…
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Making partner's birthday special when she's thousands of miles away.
As some of you may know my partner is currently working in New Zealand. Her birthday is in September and I did request time off so that I could visit her there for her birthday. Having not heard anything despite making my request nearly seven weeks ago I got in touch and was told that they cannot let me have the time off…
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Supermarket Pet Hate
Had to dash to the supermarket at lunch today and saw again something which makes my blood boil........kids standing/sitting in the trolleys. 1. It is dangerous for the kids 2. I don't want to put my shopping where anyones outdoor shoes have been as I'd really rather not have potentially dog poo etc all over my veggies! I…
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Wedding venue has gone into administration
Hi. We have just heard that our wedding venue has gone into administration:eek: if no buyer is found, they will close down 5 days after our wedding. They have assured us that everything will be the same and the wedding should be fine however I am really concerned that if the worst happens and they have to close, the staff…
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How can i make naive friend see sense??
As per title thread really........my best friend left her husband to go and live with some guy she had been seeing for 2 months (yes...i know!!) Anyway, fast forward 18 months, in which time he has left her to go back to his ex twice, come crawling back, taken her on a romantic holiday and weeks later she finds texts in…
