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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    LouiseJ wrote: »
    MY kids were totally horrified that teachers were allowed to dish out physical punishments at school.....when I told them my youngest got all tearful and put his hand around my shoulder to comfort me as though I had been scarred for life....bless him.....I was a good girl though:A

    Snap, I told DS that a teacher had slapped me for swinging on my chair (does seem a little extreme now) and he asked me what my parents had done about it. when I said nothing as that kind of thing happened then he was horrified!
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  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    GingerSte wrote: »
    crcrcrcrcrcrrrcrcrrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcrcr

    Ah yes, that was the other bit :eek:

    I've just got my PJs on and filled my hot water bottle, dear me :o
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  • Ellidee
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    LouiseJ wrote: »
    Hi Ell, how are you doing?:j

    Not three bad thanks, hows yourself ?
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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    redsquirrel80 wrote: »
    Ah yes, that was the other bit :eek:

    I've just got my PJs on and filled my hot water bottle, dear me :o

    I've lit some tealights a Louise alternative to turning the heating on...;)
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  • (Land_of)_Maz
    (Land_of)_Maz Posts: 11,738 Forumite
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    redsquirrel80 wrote: »
    Ah yes, that was the other bit :eek:

    I've just got my PJs on and filled my hot water bottle, dear me :o


    Very rock n roll!!!

    I'm trying to do some studying... but somehow i'm on here! oooops!!
    I'm just a seething mass of contradictions....
    (it's part of my charm!)
  • redsquirrel80
    redsquirrel80 Posts: 12,457 Forumite
    Ellidee wrote: »
    Ooh I remember teachers lobbing blackboard dusters

    Oh yep - I missed the era of actual physical punishments but there were quite a few flying dusters!

    Skint - I got told off for swinging on my chair when I was about five.. teacher told me to put it down on the ground properly so I did.. right on her foot :eek::rotfl:
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  • GingerSte
    GingerSte Posts: 2,486 Forumite
    redsquirrel80 wrote: »
    Ah yes, that was the other bit :eek:

    I've just got my PJs on and filled my hot water bottle, dear me :o
    Nothing wrong with that. I got home and got straight into my PJs. Nothing beats PJs and a duvet while watching TV.
  • Ellidee
    Ellidee Posts: 6,216 Forumite
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    GingerSte wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with that. I got home and got straight into my PJs. Nothing beats PJs and a duvet while watching TV.

    Think it's called veggin' out ;)
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  • GingerSte
    GingerSte Posts: 2,486 Forumite
    Ellidee wrote: »
    Think it's called veggin' out ;)
    I'm world class at that!
  • LouiseJ
    LouiseJ Posts: 11,156 Forumite
    skint_spice wrote: »
    I've lit some tealights a Louise alternative to turning the heating on...;)


    They give off quite a bit of heat those little candles:cool: ..............I have big ones too:D

    Maaaazzzzzzzzzzz, come and join the party....I think we need another song:cool:

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Zbffkityg&feature=related
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