MSE Parents Club Part 5

tiamai_d

Elle, he is lovely and very clever! I loved the smiles he was doing too

ManOnTheMoon

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

ETA - Last nights total was £6856.35. I'm going to double check without 16yo, although I did tell them last night she was not in full time education.

To quote myself, re-done the form without 16yo, and the total now says £6759.14. Not a huge difference, but I wonder if that's because 16yo would have been entitled to CTC backdated, as she turned 16 within last 3 months, so the extra £97 reflects this? Or maybe the form isn't so clever

Either way, every penny extra will be useful and saved for the girls.

Buttonmoons

Why not treat yourself to a lifesize cardboard cut out of Cat Deeley

wi3adora

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

I like the rule, never go back. Sometimes people need a break, sometimes people fall out, but if the split has been for a decent period, espeically if one or both have had other partners since, I always believe that this part of your life should be tied to the history books. I hope he doesn't do the same again this time.

MotM they both have had other partners since the split which didn't work out for one reason or another. I am more worried for the little boy, sometimes I don't think he knows whether he's coming or going with his parents. I hope for their sake they can work it out. But as always I will be there to pick up the pieces should it go wrong.

elle_gee

MrsTine wrote: »

.. Ohhh it's less than £4 at amazon... I might just...

Obviously something else will have to fall in the basket for free delivery.. What's it gonna be?

MrsTinks

elle_gee wrote: »

Obviously something else will have to fall in the basket for free delivery.. What's it gonna be?

Possibly the 1 dough 50 cookies book i just found :rotfl:

ManOnTheMoon

Buttonmoons wrote: »

Why not treat yourself to a lifesize cardboard cut out of Cat Deeley

Oh yes indeed. And Kimberly Walsh, Britney Spears, Zoe Salmon and the woman from the Veet adverts....I could go crazy here :rotfl:

I've just read the small print...

This is the amount your household may be entitled to from 22/08/2009 until 05/04/2010

So the total for a year is much higher. The £6700ish is just for 7-8 month period :eek:

So the £10kish on entitledto could be right. 10k a year? Nah, can't be right, but both are hinting it :eek:

wi3adora wrote: »

MotM they both have had other partners since the split which didn't work out for one reason or another. I am more worried for the little boy, sometimes I don't think he knows whether he's coming or going with his parents. I hope for their sake they can work it out. But as always I will be there to pick up the pieces should it go wrong.

Well, children don't understand why mummy or daddy go away and don't come back. It can damage children and has done mine in small ways.

The boy must come first, but i'm guessing she will do what she wants. She's entitled to be happy too, but it doesn't sound like this chap will hang around for long anyway

MrsTinks

I'm feeling somewhat jealous... I get Child benefit - that's it... So we've been paying taxes for all our working lives - and still do - and when getting a helping hand from the government would be really handy we get what? £20 a week? Gee wizz! Punished for working too hard and earning too much Joy!

On a positive then hubby has just applied for a job in the US... I'm not going to tell mum about it unless he gets it because she'll be devastated if we move over there Even if it's only for a few years... Not quite so easy to "nip" over to see her grandchild :S Nor as cheap!
But financially would be great for us - even if it meant I'd have to quit work for a while or find something that paid less over there...
The bad side is Dhs boss might put a stop to it as it's in the same company and he won't want hubby leaving this account - he's turned a major loss into the main account for turning a profit in the sector - a major acchievement!

BrunoM

Child benefit is not child tax credits MotM, are you sure you're comparing same things?

ETA looks like you've worked out the discrepancy anyway, ignore me

Jakesmummy

evening all,

hope everyones well?

motm glad to hear your tax credits are being sorted!!

had a busy day today sorting my OH mums house out, do charity shops ever come and pick things up? its just that there is loads of stuff to donate, too much to fit in my car anyway am thinking would be easier if they could pop and pick some up, theres easily 10 bin bags clothes shoes ect, then loads of toys books ect from when my OH was younger.

well good news here is that jake has finally started pooing in the potty! il give him a few weeks then im gonna crack on with getting him dry at night as well, buttons how is keira's pooing now?

speak soon x