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Spider + shoe = Broken wrist
I've not long come back from the hospital with a broken wrist. I feel embarrssed and a bit silly.. This morning I was putting on my shoes which are kept at the front door when a spider happened to be in my shoe which caused me to jump. I hit my head on the wall and fell awkwardly on my arm. I drove to work in pain, but I…
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Easy to clean lunch boxes for 5 year old ideas please
My daughter started going FT school Sept and her lunch bag is the one below, collects everything on inside seams so even after a good clean looks manky, now today the bag was lost in playground and covered in mud, good scrub and still looking tatty. Any suggestions for a lunch box/bag that doesn't have inside seams that…
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Suspicious code words being used by my cheating husband!
He's back at it again with Margaret :mad: I found a text on his phone about a lump hammer! The text reads' Stuart "Oi mate, how you gettin on with that new lump hammer" Husband "She's a beaut. I love hammering with her" Stuart "Where was she most useful?" Husband "In the kitchen, especially over the sink" Stuart "Be…
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Application For Specified Adult Childcare Credits
Does anyone know anything about this? Something about how grandparents can get National Insurance credits if they mind their grandchildren?
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Am I spoiling my kids??
Hi, Discussing finances recently with my friends and a few have said I am spending too much (or rather "spoiling") on my kids. I didn't think I was but now I'm not so sure! They're 10 and 5 Between them they get: Horse riding: £140 per month Savings: £83.00 per month Swimming: £22per month Brownies: £16 per month Looks a…
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Insecurity, paranoia, jealousy
Hi I normally get into these feelings, when I start a new relationship, and though they cause issues initially, and arguments, they subside and I get my head around it, though sometimes raise their head again. I don't feel I've dealt with them, and there's a girl I like, and I don't want it to make an appearance. I know…
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Wednesday Chatter -Social Injustice
Was having a discussion about the above with friends and one of my bug bears is child carers. I think its wrong that childrfen are expected to sacrifice their childhood to look after disabled / infirm relatives. I think the Government should finance proper care packages. What are your least favourite social injustices.
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Women: What do men do that's attractive, that men don't know about?
What do men do that's attractive, that men don't know about? :)
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Recuperating
Less than a week before Christmas my Dad went into hospital following chest pains. He was kept in and diagnosed with unstable angina and a blocked artery. He had a stent fitted and was discharged on Christmas Eve. Less than 3 weeks later my Mum fell and broke her hip. The following day she was given a hip replacement and…
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Would you abandon her?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38507160 I'd be straight out the door if no cure likely to be found
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Dig money?
My grandson has just started working and my daughter and his father and him are at loggerheads as to how much dig money he should pay from his £990 per month net wages. He lives with his mother and father, she is unemployed at the moment and getting benefits and his father is retired and just gets his OAP. She wants him to…
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Advice on ownership of house after separation please
My Husband and I have been married nearly 14 years, he bought the house not long before we met and we just never bothered putting my name on the mortgage. We've now separated and will divorce at some point. I'm worried about the security of the house, we have children together and he's moved out. So he has suggested…
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Divorced in 2010 ex wants 1/2 equity in property
I divorced in 2010 and we never sorted the property out and my ex now wants 1/2 of the equity in the property which their share would be around £7k however they never contributed a penny since we split in 2009. We married and divorced in France and when we split we had a joint property in negative equity. The property was…
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Relationship just ended
Hi everyone, Today my relationship ended and i am looking for some reassurance that it really is the best thing. I am 27. Been with my OH for 3 years - since day one we have been frequent arguers and quite fiery. OH has had issues with alcohol and goes to drink whenever we have an argument, Once he's had a few drinks he…
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Teacher not returning calls/email
Hello all, There is a teacher at my girls new school who has been very helpful. However, she doesnt return my emails or calls. I have sent her 2 emails and left 3 odd message over 3 school weeks however it was only when reception pressed her, she returned my calls on Tuesday, she then promised to email me by the end of the…
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Do your children get Pupil Premium?
Hello Just found out we have been eligible for pupil premium for the last 5 years. So angry the school didnt tell us before as we could have really use the money to buy study guides and workbooks. Have you use pupil premium for anything? What else can it be used for?
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What puts you off?
What has put you off dating a boyfriend or girlfriend to the extent you finished the relationship?
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complicated situation with partners ex wife
My partner and I are currently saving for a house, however, there has been no clean break order put in place with his ex wife and she is still contacting him occasionally (via solicitors) regarding financial settlement. Their marriage was an arranged one, her being Indian and my partner of Indian origin. They lived…
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Paying for care home if you have a partner
Does anybody have any experience of paying for a care home if the spouse is still alive and living in the family home? I have read the following: http://www.ageuk.org.uk/home-and-care/care-homes/paying-for-care-if-you-have-a-partner/ And the bit I am not sure about is this part: This is saying that if A and B are married,…
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What's your opinion on this?
My DS is 5 with special needs he has ASD and Global development delay. This makes him more like a child half his age. He is in mainstream school, but with no grip funding in place yet :mad: He has problems with speech and also toileting still in nappies/ pullups, as in, he is not aware that he has pooed. Because there is…
