MSE Parents Club Part 4

MrsTinks

emlou2009 wrote: »

it looks weird to see you putting alexandra instead of roo!
£900 is more than my OH's wages :eek: i wish we were in a position to call that spare!!

Yeah it looks great on paper... Sadly it never feels like it and we both have debts and the mortgage hanging over our hreads but yes I know we're not doing badly... Was a bit of a shock seeing my salary for last month coming through... 50% :eek: and I know I'm lukcy that i get that much for 12 weeks when statutory is waaaaaay less than that...
The fact that we both earn a lot is great but it means it's a heck of a drop when for us when I go on SMP We get no WTC or anything... I know I shouldn't complain but it's a harsh adjustment to cope with when you drop more than 75% of your income suddenly...
Then again if we had no debts then we could comfortably afford for me to be at home all the time... sad isn't it?

redmel1621 wrote: »

Tine - That is great if you can take the full year off, I remember it is something you were worrying about back on the preg thread:)

Yes - I still don't know if I can - depends on how much freelance work I can get really but I'm going to tighten everything up and try and make it the full year - I can't survive off my freelance/selfemployed stuff, but I can probably make enough with OH helping out to enable me to stay home... Or if I'm really lucky they will make me redundant! Oooo redundancy pay out and 80%+ of my salary for a year thanks to income protection insurance... would be nice!

redmel1621

Everybody lives to their means, so any drop in income..whether you earn 12 000pa or 40 000pa, is hard to cope with. Once dh and I eventually get qualified and are earning decent salaries, we will almost definitely increase our outgoings, nice cars, holidays, clothes etc....we probably won't mean to do it but it 'just happens';)

I am currently trying to win a playgym on eBay for Kai...fingers crossed it doesn't go too high:)

Mel x

scruffy96uk

OMG my mum has just txt to say my cousins 2 LO have got swine flu so they have been put into isolation in their house.

redmel1621

scruffy96uk wrote: »

OMG my mum has just txt to say my cousins 2 LO have got swine flu so they have been put into isolation in their house.

Oh no, I hope they haven't got it too badly.

Mel x

My_Fathers_Daughter

Becles wrote: »

Hope you are ok caz - thinking of you *hugs* xx

Was tired last night and was laying on the sofa watching a film but could hear Charlotte yelling in her bedroom. Hubby went up and she'd taken her jarma bottoms of and was dancing in her bed, singing her head of and swinging the jarma bottoms round her head. He asked why she'd taken the jarma bottoms off and she claimed they "just fell off" :rotfl:

LOL - our favourite toddler strikes again!!



((((HUGS)))) to Caz. Glad you are going to take steps to tackle things.

scruffy96uk

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

LOL - our favourite toddler strikes again!!

True true I did have a giggle at her antics.....

I really need to get my backside in gear and get this stuff listed on ebay. I have a brand new speedo floating vest thing and should get it on for the summer hols but can't get motivated!!! The cupboard is full of stuff for gumtree, ebay and freecycle!!

My_Fathers_Daughter

feelinggood wrote: »

Caz, well done on admitting how you feel. Things will get better. Be open and honest and you'll get the help you need and deserve. Don't fib llike I did. Sorry for short reply, trying to feed baby and OH.

One on each side

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:



Been to see my mum & dad and brother & SIL today. My mum seemed genuinely upset that when Benjamin was over-tired and grumpy he stopped crying when she passed him to me I am his mummy for heavens sake!!!
SIL is a complete worry wart and called ahead to let us know that big-nephew had headlice a MONTH AGO :rolleyes: and then said she wasn't going to pick Benjamin up because she has a sore throat :rolleyes: She also worried every time he put something in his mouth (EVERYTHING goes in his mouth!) and disinfected toys before she gave them to him makes me feel like a very bad mummy - I gave up worrying too much at about day 3 :rotfl:


MrsT - the drop in earnings is a killer but you manage somehow!

redmel1621

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

One on each side

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:



Been to see my mum & dad and brother & SIL today. My mum seemed genuinely upset that when Benjamin was over-tired and grumpy he stopped crying when she passed him to me I am his mummy for heavens sake!!!
SIL is a complete worry wart and called ahead to let us know that big-nephew had headlice a MONTH AGO :rolleyes: and then said she wasn't going to pick Benjamin up because she has a sore throat :rolleyes: She also worried every time he put something in his mouth (EVERYTHING goes in his mouth!) and disinfected toys before she gave them to him makes me feel like a very bad mummy - I gave up worrying too much at about day 3 :rotfl:


MrsT - the drop in earnings is a killer but you manage somehow!

Kai also shoves everything in his mouth...I keep wondering if it is even worth me sterilising bottles anymore! His latest trick it to eat his feet and as he is on his feet a lot on the door bouncer or walker, I have to keep putting his shoes on and off cos our floors, i'm ashamed to say, aren't the cleanest!!! Think two hyper boys and big hairy dog running in and out of the house, stomping mud everywhere!!!!


Yaaaay! I won the play gym for £7.20, I am so made up:D

Mel x

scruffy96uk

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

One on each side

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Must see a pic of that!!

My_Fathers_Daughter

redmel1621 wrote: »

Kai also shoves everything in his mouth...I keep wondering if it is even worth me sterilising bottles anymore! His latest trick it to eat his feet and as he is on his feet a lot on the door bouncer or walker, I have to keep putting his shoes on and off cos our floors, i'm ashamed to say, aren't the cleanest!!! Think two hyper boys and big hairy dog running in and out of the house, stomping mud everywhere!!!!


Yaaaay! I won the play gym for £7.20, I am so made up:D

Mel x

Yay :T:T Bargain!!

When I open Benjamins fingers there is always carp in between them and the fluff between his toes is chronic and he puts both in his mouth as often as possible (although big bro likes to pick the fluff out from between his toes :rotfl:)

My mum says that you sterilise bottles to make sure that there is no leftover milk in them and I sterilise stuff for that reason only. Once it has gone through the steriliser that is enough for me...I put the bottles together, close them up and use them when I get around to it!!

Just call me bad mummy with a dirty baby :rotfl:


I don't bath him every day either :eek: