That'll teach them

mr.broderick

Jennifer_Jane wrote: »

What interest rate was she offering?

Well funnily enough when i got in this evening she was asleep and i put 5 20 pence pieces back in there...

mr.broderick

lostinrates wrote: »

And the daughter?

Amelia? I have 3 children. She is my reason for reason.

Jennifer_Jane

mr.broderick wrote: »

Well funnily enough when i got in this evening she was asleep and i put 5 20 pence pieces back in there...

Are you the tea-fairy?

lostinrates

mr.broderick wrote: »

Well funnily enough when i got in this evening she was asleep and i put 5 20 pence pieces back in there...

Possible outcomes of lesson: be cute and get money for nothing? Mr B, its great when you're a young woman, but its not a long term financial plan.

My cute smile is getting blurry around the edges already, thank goodness I married young!

fc123

Dear me...all this responsibility of bringing up the next generation...it's so tiring.

Personally, I found potty training the hardest task....but onto finances;

Son is 21, always skint, always overspent despite his best efforts to budget. He is in his last Uni year.
Parenting wise, I have reversed things, responding to his moans in A Teenage Style of Speak'. ''Mum, I'm so broke'' *Pause* ''Yeah, well, whatever'' *Carries on doing whatever I am busy doing at the time*.

Teen daughter has a strict allowance to cover everything except school unform, school shoes and other school related items. We have had debates as to whether tubes of fake tan and hairspray are 'everyday' items that I buy in Asda as part of the shopping budget........are they 'necessities''? She says yes....I say no.

It is generous (equalling the child benefit + a tiny bit) but she has learnt to save up for half term (we are up in London for a couple of days which she wants extra ££££ for) and she chooses whether to waste it on 'phone credit, buy a new pair of shoes, go out to lunch on Saturday, ticket for nappy night in Brighton nightclubs etc etc.

She has also learnt that whatever you have in your pocket is never enough for all the exciting things to do and buy in the world....and, yes, it gives her the hump. Too bad as that's life I guess.

PasturesNew

Marcheline wrote: »

With such challenging questions as 'Explain the pros and cons of having a school council'

What is a school council?

fc123

PasturesNew wrote: »

What is a school council?

No idea...

PasturesNew

I have no kids. If I did have, of course they'd be perfect and know absolutely everything.

fc123

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have no kids. If I did have, of course they'd be perfect and know absolutely everything.

Beyond perfect PN.;)
One of my bestest freinds has just given birth at age 37 after wanting to 'have a baby' for a very long time. Unfortunately, the longstanding hubby didn't want one and left her. 16months later, lovely new younger model OH and fresh new baby.
He is 3 weeks old and she is already stressing about the feeding rituals and whatnot....and then said ''You never said it was like this FC''......well, we don't cos we forget. It's a nature thing wiping out the trauma of birth and the tiredness.
Perfect parenting is difficult...more so nowadays as there is all that stuff on telly. It's a bit hit and miss most of the time.

mewbie_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have no kids. If I did have, of course they'd be perfect and know absolutely everything.

... and you wouldn't have quite so many posts.