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Have your say on childcare and school/nursery fees
More over in this thread. :A MSE Katie
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she's only 6!
Today I saw my 6 year old daughter hide a note in her bag, I asked her to show me the note and she had an absolute fit! No mummy no, I can't help it, I don't want you to read it NOO NOOO! I sat her down and read the note, it was a love letter to a 6 year old boy in her school saying she wanted to marry him and kiss him. I…
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Left my husband
Last Saturday I'd just had enough so I went to sat at my parents. I'm 50. We've been together 23 years. Five children. Youngest 18 next week. First few days I was all strong and happy. Last few days can't stop crying. I'm a mess. What to do??? No idea x
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Hot lunch ideas for 2.5 year old
Firstly, I apologise if this has been done to death before....... I am a bit stuck for ideas for lunches for my 2.5 year old. She has a healthy appetitite and breakfasts and dinners are sorted but I'm stumped with lunches. She isn't keen on cold lunches and hates sandwiches so I am trying to do her a hot lunch but need…
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Help...Notice to Childminder?
My childminder used to collect my children one day a week from school and keep until 5.30pm. We found more suitable arrangements and I gave her notice before the end of the last term that we would not be needing her any further. I gave seven weeks notice - inclusive of summer holidays. She sent me an email saying that the…
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Getting a new born's birth certificate urgently.
Our due date is Dec 8. We have 2 family (my brothers) weddings abroad which are on the 19th and 20th of December. In an ideal world I would love to have to get a passport and Visa to travel for the baby in that 10 day period. However the problem appears to be the birth certificate. Currently Birmingham Registrar are…
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Birthday present for 6 kids
My son is almost 3 y.o. and we have just received our first birthday invitation from his nursery friends. While it is all very exciting the invitation is for the join birthday celebration of 6 kids from his nursery group. I was a bit upset because mum’s of these kids could have contacted me and include us into the…
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Nurse planning return after maternity leave
Hi all I am after some advice............ I am currently 24 weeks pregnant and work as a nurse term time. I have a review coming up with my employer and I have already raised a grievance against my trust and was about to raise another on discrimination in pregnancy my employers have managed to resolve the issue but I have…
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Child maintenance service
Hi sorry if I'm in the wrong place, not very technical and has taken ages to start writing. Really need some advice please. I separated from my ex some 14 years ago and to keep the peace and because I am a wimp he decided how much to pay towards the children etc. For the last 5 years he has been paying £10 per week for…
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My son is moving back after 8 years away, how much do I charge him rent?
Hi everyone, My son is moving back in with me after moving out at 18 - now 8 years ago. Currently it is me and my daughter (who is 17). I have absolutely no idea what to charge him for rent and was hoping for some guidance or suggestions from fellow money savers! I live in a 3 bed semi, me and my daughter have a double…
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Saving our young generation
should I teach my child the importance of saving as early as 4years? or should I wait for the child to be a little bit older, I think the earlier the better.
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In what ways are you like your parents?
Like what do you have in common with them , what traits of theirs do you have?
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1st birthday party
Really struggling for what to do for our little ones first birthday. We did the Christening at home and found it very stressful and not that cheap. My husband has large friends group who all have a couple of children that he wants to invite. He doesn't want to be responsible for doing any of the work as it was so stressful…
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Cheap wedding abroad
Hi I'm not sure whether this is the right forum to post this on. My partner and I are looking at getting married abroad in august 2019 we've found some lovely places in Cyprus but it's just so expensive to have your holiday there as we would like a 2 week all inclusive aswell as it will also be our family holiday that year…
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Is this seller teasing me?
I saw a small kitchen item advertised. I offered £5 for it as I felt asking price of £10 was too much for it. Seller said no, as they wanted £10. Fair enough, no problem. I said I'd leave it and i'll try to get another. Then a few weeks later, seller gets in touch to say they will take the £5 now, if I can collect that…
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Marriage brake down
Hi advice please.. my husband and I had major fall out at weekend he is now looking for somewhere to rent.. We are in rented accommodation and not sure when he will be leaving problem I have is he usually pays rent etc I'm pretty sure he won't be when it comes around on 1st September... Am I within my rights to contact tax…
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Where can I sell used kids designer clothes?
Hi I'm having a massive clear out and would like to sell used childrens clothes. I have tried EBay but you get peanuts and I would like to generate more money from these items than giving them away for 99p! Any recommendations/ advise? Ideally it would be great to sell the lot in one go but where? Thank you
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Can my dad send me £17K from abroad?
Evening, My ex and I split two years ago and agreed our debt plan between us - he was meant to keep paying the credit cards, which were mostly all his debt, but in my name. He did so for a year, but his circumstances have changed and he has had missed payments in the last few months, and I am consistently being chased for…
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Maternity Allowance
Can anyone tell me how long it's currently taking to process maternity allowance claims? I'm self-employed and applied a few weeks ago with the 6th of Aug being my date to stop working. However, I'm now in a position where I don't know if I'll get maternity allowance for sure as I haven't heard back from them and I'm not…
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Debenhams Personal Shopper experience?
I am thinking about booking a few hours with a Personal Shopper at Debenhams. I'm a size 14/16 and am clueless with what to wear to make the most of my apple shaped body. I dont like my stomach, but i have quite nice legs. Has anyone booked with Debenhams Personal Shoppers before, and what did you think? I'm on a budget,…
