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divorce help
Sorry if this wrong section, but I'm struggling what to do, basically my wife wants a quick divorce which I agree to by her past behaviour, I said you sort it I will sign, I'm trying to remain on good terms for sake of the kids. Any way I got papers from the courts and what she filled in. I agreed with every thing about me…
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Smartphone for tween/teen recommendations
I'm looking at mid range smart phones and wondering what your teens/tweens have (if they have one - I know not all will). I don't want to get into iPhone prices but I don't want to get one that is so slow it's not worth having, or I'll end up replacing soon, either. She will mostly text and will want to play games like…
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Help me decide....crossroads
So, for anyone who has been in an expat position before you'll know what I'm on about.... I've lived in UK for 14 years. Happily married, husband has a good job he enjoys, I take contracting jobs and are not usually out of work. We don't have kids however am hoping for in the next year or so. Over the past year or so I…
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Counselling
I had an assessment this week and I'm waiting to hear whether the counselling service locally can take me on. All the counsellors are BACP registered and as it's a charity only £10 per 50 min session. Lots of bad stuff has happened to me in my life, but I think I'm pretty tough mentally. What I'm finding difficult to deal…
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Sturdy but cool schoolbag
Can anyone recommend a good schoolbag or a website with good bags, for teenage boys? The past couple of years my son has had 'airline' bags, but they fall apart really quickly, they just can't cope with the weight of books and generally being flung about all day. I am prepared to pay for good quality, but would rather not…
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Executor with Dementia
My Dad has dementia and is the sole executor of my mum's Will. Unfortunately after brief illness Mum has very little time left with us and we were talking a few things over and wondering what we do. Dad's dementia is very bad and he needs help with everything, at times he can hardly string a sentence together. What would…
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Moral dilemma estranged family
I have been distant from parents and siblings for 4 years. I cut contact after a long history of being rejected and emotionally hurt by them. I don't want to go into detail at this time. However I made it clear that I would be there for my parents if I was needed. I just couldn't do the social visits etc. My mother has had…
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University as a couple
My 18yr old son and his gf start university in a few weeks. They've been together about 2.5 years, and I adore her so there's no problem in that respect. They are pretty level headed (well she can be ditzy but it's cute!) and sensible, they were a good influence on each other while doing their A levels, and one of the main…
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Is it legal to record telephone calls with a minor (although your own child)??
My solicitor can not advise me on this because I can no longer afford legal fees. And Google is confusing me on this one, so I wondered if any of you lovely people on here may know. Is it legal to record telephone calls with young children that you are a parent of? And can you then use these phone calls in a court of law?…
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Upset but know i have no right to be.
Not really sure why I am posting,maybe just a little vent or offload really. My daughter worked her socks off to get into grammar school,she had her heart set on it and she got what she wanted,that was 5 years ago. Now those 5 years were not easy,at times she felt very pressured by the whole environment,she is intelligent…
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Sweaty 4 yr old??
Not sure if im posting on the correct page, however im not asking for medical advice so should be ok?? My 4 yr old daughter has always been a touch on the sweaty side and sweaty feet, hot in her bed even with a 4.5 tog duvet etc. But in the past few weeks have realised that she has got really sweaty smelly underarms. Its…
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Husband's ex wife wanting more money
Just wondered if I could ask you lovely people's opinion on a situation that has arisen this morning. Background: Me and hubby have been married for 18 months, together for 4 years. He has a son of 12 by his previous marriage (We met long after hubby got divorced so I wasn't involved in the breakup), ex wife was given the…
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Visitor Dilemma
I've just said goodbye to a visitor who has been staying with my daughter and I for a week. The visitor had pretty much invited herself but she's a distant relative who has just lost her mum and I'd made that vague "you must visit some time" statement at the funeral and I am, afterall, now her nearest relative. However, my…
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Terrified of being pregnant/having a family...advice needed
Hi all, Some of you will know me on the waiting to TTC board. Just looking for some advice please. I had a stillbirth at 23 weeks in 2007, and have had issues with my fertility ever since due to complications; I've recently had a number of operations, and recent testing has shown that me and OH have a relatively normal…
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CAMHS - Experiences?
Hi, I wondered if you good people could give me any experience of CAMHS, good or bad? My partner has custody of his daughter, she wanted to live with him. We don't live together. His daughter is 14. She is a fussy eater and will never make a decision on food, although in the right mood she can eat for England. She suffers…
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Generation Game!
Hi Just a light post really.. how many (alive) generations are there in your family/have you known? I'm 21, my mother is 40, my grandma is 75. My son is two, so has a full generation line! My granddad died ten years ago, but he was a lovely man, one of the best people I knew. He made me a dollhouse for Xmas *tears* which I…
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Interfaith marriages-do they work?
I've known of a Christian woman who married a muslim guy, they raised their kids muslim, seems to be ok. A coworker, her father is Jewish and mother catholic and interesting thing she said was she felt bit lost spiritually when growing up as her parents didn't raise her as catholic or jewish and so felt bit lost but did…
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Online dating websites - would you pay their hefty fees?
Hello all, I have been single for about a year now and have considered using an online dating website to meet someone new. I don't really go out that much as I now have a child to care for so thought maybe this was a good idea to try as I'm not sure I would meet anyone otherwise. However, they all seem to charge such high…
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Adult beat up teen in street
40 year old woman visiting family in my road and told a 13 year old boy had taunted her 11 year old nephew, calling him four eyes as he wears glasses. She had the 13 year old pointed out to her and launched a furious physical attack on him, kicking and punching him to the ground. He had a tooth knocked out and suffered…
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Wife suing for aliment ....how much will she get?
Hi All Rather a bad time for me at the moment. My ex is suing me for aliment which is like spousal maintenance in Scotland. We are not yet divorced and the law apparently is that we have a duty to provide for each other until divorce is final. Its the pretty common case of my ex having possession of our child and using the…
