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Another Diy Will Q? (probably)
Trying to get the FIL to write a proper will. Rather reluctant. He wont want to pay someone, Waste of money and all that. Share it between the family. He then suddenly said he had one and its all sorted. Not signed, No witnesses, Worded so that family could be anyone, Children, Grandchildren, etc etc. So we cannot get him…
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Care Home fees
My dad was admitted to hospital after breaking his hip at home. The op went fine, but a few days into recovery something went wrong with his swallowing. He recovered from several bouts of aspirate pneumonia and was eventually fitted with a PEG so that he could be fed directly into his stomach. Things seemed to be going…
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Party bag - one item
Hi I wonder if you could give me some inspiration. I like to give one small item to children coming to my children's parties. In the past I have given a book, football, Hama bead kit. So it is my sons party very soon and I would like to do the same thing. I prefer to do it for under £4. If anyone has any ideas I would love…
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Can you recommend a funny film for a pair of 11 year old girls?
My 11 year old DD is having a friend over this weekend and they've put me in charge of getting them a film :think:. They have told me it needs to be: Funny Have a good story Available from the local blockbusters That's it. I'd happily go with a 12 rating, (don't shoot me). They've seen all the popular Disney's etc like Up,…
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Robust beds
DD has just broken her bed again for the third time in a year :( . I think it has now got to the stage where it isn't worth repairing as very few of the original slats remain. She is nearly 12 and with profound special needs. She has epilepsy which means that she can jerk and twitch violently in bed, and also has a…
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Traditional Party bag or an Easter egg?
Hi, My little girls turn 3 soon! I've booked her a party and I was thinking about party bags, I'd be making my own. I was thinking a bottle of bubbles, a slice of cake and a sweet, plus the bag is about £1 per child. But Tesco's have offers on easter eggs at the moment £1.50 each buy 2 get 2 free, and I was debating…
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They forgot my birthday!!
Hello I have to vent this off to someone and I'm afraid it's here. It was my birthday yesterday and I never got one card, not one, I never got a happy birthday text message, Facebook message, nothing. My husband forgot my birthday therefore the kids never mentioned it!! My parents and my siblings didn't remember either or…
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Cannot agree on property valuation
My wife has left me and is renting a property. She has asked for financial settlement (possibly prior to filing for divorce), which is based on the value of our home. However we cannot agree on the valuation. Are there any ways that she can force my hand so that a valuation has to be agreed e.g. court action? Ideally I…
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Starve Out The Other Spouse
Found the above term on sites basically advising not to do it. But no advice on how it should be handled. I moved out about 18 months ago, no real fixed abode, although spending most time at my girlfriends nowadays (not the reason we split, this is a new relationship). I am paying £900 into the joint account, and my ex is…
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How much should i charge for board and lodge
My daughter and her boyfriend are going to be living with me once my house purchase goes through, what is going to be a fair split of the bills. Would it be a three way split or should we go halves, not sure what the etiquette is and there's no way i can support them on my salary.
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Ex-Father in law passed away
Just had some very sad news. My ex-father in law has died, my mum has just informed me as there is a notice in the local paper. I am really upset as although I am no longer married to his son, at one time I was very close to his family. However the marriage ended in 2004 very badly (my fault) and I have not spoken to his…
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How to get a cheap divorce?
My friend has been married for 18 months, unhappy 4 weeks into the marriage and moved out in December. There are no children, nothing to split financially, no house, car money etc etc. What is the cheapest way for him to get a divorce? Are the do it yourself ones legal? Thank you :)
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Feeling very frustrated (rant)
OH has said today he wants to change his job again. In the 4 years we've been together, he has changed jobs three times. Every now and again he will say how much he hates his job, and yet when he comes home from work he won't stop talking about what he did that day at work very enthusiastically, which really drains any…
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Have you ever had to make life changes that didn't sit well?
Just musing this morning. This is just a general muse, this isn't specifically about me and I wont be posting personal stuff. :D Has anyone had to do something big in life that they really didn't want to do but they had no real choice in the matter? Did you have to take in a family member or in-law that you didn't want to…
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House in one person's name - divorce.
Some advice for someone I know, please. He bought a house through a mortgage. When he was made redundant, he paid off the rest of the mortgage. At some point he put the house in the wife's name. They are now going through a divorce but the wife [or maybe her solicitor, I'm not too sure] has said he won't get a penny from…
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Who's the breadwinner in your household?
Seems more and more women are taking this title and so I wonder if any posters here are and how you manage?
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Less than 12 weeks pregnant club! Part 3
This is a continuation of This thread which will be closed due to it's length. It's a thread that came from the very different needs of early pregnancy and is the springboard for the main MSE pregnancy thread here... I've taken some of the thread 'starters' from the main thread including the be careful notice below...…
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I need an old copy of Take a Break magazine
I want a copy of Take a Break magazine for either the last couple of weeks in May 2009 or the first couple of weeks in June 2009. I want to see an article in there. I have rung the magazine and they only hold one copy of each issue. I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on getting hold of one.
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Dad getting CAT scan results - sister not going with him!
A couple of weeks ago, my dad (who is 83) who lives about 50 miles from us had a CAT scan, because there were concerns over his memory. My sister (who is 53) lives at home with him, and I phoned this morning to see if he had the results back. My sister informed me that he had gone to the doctors at 9.00 this morning and…
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Sensitive child
For all you sensitive people out there Here's one . As a sensitive child is one that will not be able to brush comments/remarks off so easily and at times is a bit more sensitive to lives tumbles. So: How as a child did you deal with the general "insensitive banter" of other children.? As an adult now, what would have…