MSE Parents Club Part 9

BeenieCat

money_maker wrote: »

I'm having a right bl00dy fight with tax credits at the minute telling me I owe them over £700 and I dont !!

I rang them when ex moved out, end of July which was the time the renewal was due. They BLATANTLY told me that i no longer had to do the renewal because i had given them all the info over the phone to end that claim, and that my new claim was as a single person so totally seperate.

Anyway, they deny all knowledge and reckon i owe them £1200 :eek: That's like, all my payments from ex living here, even though we were entitled to them, they want them back cos they're liars.

SugarSpun

Mazcabs wrote: »

Hear hear I agree!! Never did me any harm eating mud!!

My mother once caught me licking a worm - to this day she doesn't know that I was licking it clean so I could eat it :rotfl:

Becles, what a horrible day for your boys and you.
Harley, glad Kezia's feeling better. My midwife told me to put my hand where the neck meets the shoulder, and if that feels warm but not too warm the baby should be fine.
MDW, are you feeling better? I'd say don't go - but if you feel better and you need the money I'm sure you'll be ok.
Sparkle, glad you feel better.
Susan, hurrah for Alice the bridesmaid!
Weezlie, I'm so sorry you never seem to sleep.
Caz, how are you doing this morning?
SM, feeling better?
BM, go see the doctor complaining of stress and tell him that your neighbour barged in while Keira was nudey buff. I'm sure if she's stressed too you'll get higher priority. But didn't you say you've 1k a month after bills are paid? It might be worth spending some of it on a new place. Start looking privately just in case, maybe?
Bruno, I don't know what to tell you. I hope your OH was just having a bad time.
MOTM haven't seen your update but will go and check.
Glam, does pool water make them sick? How's J this morning? Did he sleep well - swimming always makes me sleep really well. And well done rolling Jack!
MM I hope hydro goes well.

Bit of a crisis here - you probably don't remember, but when OH was in hospital we were going to take him to the UK for private treatment but stayed here because my boss assured me that we wouldn't have to pay full price. We got a bill yesterday for almost 11000 euros - eleven thousand!! - and I asked my boss !!!!!!. His response was that we can pay in instalments. Other than that my Molly is wonderful, my cleavage heaving here in work and I hate leaving her.

Oh, and our Learn and Groove activity station is broken. The disco ball and microphone no longer work, and it's had about three weeks of usage when you take into account the two weeks it spent in transit :mad:

jillie1974

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qcl08/Panorama_Whats_Really_in_Our_Kids_Food/

this is the link for iplayer for the programme last night, i only saw bits of it as i was feeding and settling kian.
the gist i got was as long as baby gets a balanced diet (plenty of fresh veg etc) they dont need follow on milk ( 1yr +). the c&g as about needing 20l of milk is a bit ott. no reason why after they turn 1 they shouldnt drink cows milk. sugar is added to lots of baby foods/drinks to make them sweet as babies 'apparently' need food/drink to be sweet to eat/drink.

for me the shocking bit was the fact that there is more sugar in 1 farleys rusk (presume its the normal one) than 1 choc digestive!!!!

and annabel karamel ready meals for toddlers...had more salt than tesco finest in the same type (cant remember which one)

need to watch it again myself when i have time later.

K having his nap so he should be awake for our first mum/toddler group in 20 mins. ( i have butterflies....wasnt this nervous meeting glam,dora and nms!!)

feelinggood_2

Oh dear Sugar, that is a bit of a blow. Is that after the 'discount' or has the discount not materialised?

searching_me

ss getting there just getting on with it x

jillie1974

SugarSpun wrote: »

My mother once caught me licking a worm - to this day she doesn't know that I was licking it clean so I could eat it :rotfl:

ooh yuck!!!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

Becles, what a horrible day for your boys and you.
Harley, glad Kezia's feeling better. My midwife told me to put my hand where the neck meets the shoulder, and if that feels warm but not too warm the baby should be fine.

thats what i got told as well!

MDW, are you feeling better? I'd say don't go - but if you feel better and you need the money I'm sure you'll be ok.
Sparkle, glad you feel better.
Susan, hurrah for Alice the bridesmaid!
Weezlie, I'm so sorry you never seem to sleep.
Caz, how are you doing this morning?
SM, feeling better?
BM, go see the doctor complaining of stress and tell him that your neighbour barged in while Keira was nudey buff. I'm sure if she's stressed too you'll get higher priority. But didn't you say you've 1k a month after bills are paid? It might be worth spending some of it on a new place. Start looking privately just in case, maybe?
Bruno, I don't know what to tell you. I hope your OH was just having a bad time.
MOTM haven't seen your update but will go and check.
Glam, does pool water make them sick? How's J this morning? Did he sleep well - swimming always makes me sleep really well. And well done rolling Jack!

Bit of a crisis here - you probably don't remember, but when OH was in hospital we were going to take him to the UK for private treatment but stayed here because my boss assured me that we wouldn't have to pay full price. We got a bill yesterday for almost 11000 euros - eleven thousand!! - and I asked my boss !!!!!!. His response was that we can pay in instalments. Other than that my Molly is wonderful, my cleavage heaving here in work and I hate leaving her.

is that the 'special price' or full price??? can your boss do anything?

Oh, and our Learn and Groove activity station is broken. The disco ball and microphone no longer work, and it's had about three weeks of usage when you take into account the two weeks it spent in transit :mad:

oh no...K's is working fine although he is only making his way around to the microphone... is everything else working?? the only comments i saw in reviews were that the microphone snapped of after a good bit of use.

i'd contact them!!

Glamazon

jillie - Im watching it now

SS - that is shocking - both about the bill & the Learn & Groove!
J kept trying to drink pool water, I assume it cant be good! He slept a little longer this morning same as usual 8.45pm til 3isham, then back down.

SugarSpun

There is no discount, and the discount that was originally applied has been overwritten so it no longer exists

We're not hurting for money, but we did just make a couple of expensive purchases that we wouldn't have, you know? The nonrefundable Bermuda trip would pay for a quarter of it and although we do want to go to BIL's wedding we could have not gone. And the bed!

Jillie it's the disco ball as well, it doesn't play the tune any more. OH is calling the company right now, and since he is doubly peeved (my Ikea delivery has been snowed in at Ikea as well as our ridiculous bill) he's going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Glamazon

!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad: Annabel Karmel just said 'An educated Mother would know the RDA for salt & sugar for their child' - all because she doesn't label her food properly!

BeenieCat

money_maker wrote: »

and beenie, I am sure you are lurking, how are you ??

I was trying to lurk form my phone in bed but Amber was being a little rogue. Not impressed, she was constantly feeding and if i tried to put her down she'd cry the house down, don't know what's up with her. She didn't let me sleep til 3am, then she was up at 4am, 6am, 8am.... and she was in bed with me.

I think i cursed myself when i said i hadn't needed the gripe water for two days. I am going to buy some Infacol today, because she doesn't need to swallow it does she? Is it just tiny drops? She won't swallow the gripe water no matter what i do.

ManOnTheMoon wrote: »

What's the situation with your neighbours now beenie?

Thanks for asking, they have improved but it's still not good enough IMO. I'm going to make it a priority to get myself on the council list for a 3 bed house, and i'm thinking i might ask my housing officer to give me a few more points for the "relationship breakdown" with both neighbours, i've heard they can do that in some situations. But it's worth an ask i think. I'll prob have 0 points because they'll say DD & DS can share til he's 11, but it's not bloody fair cos my sister got one and hers are only 1 & 4 :mad::mad:

Buttonmoons wrote: »

Well you'd die if you saw my pile, everything bar a spoon has been used (cutlery wise) and all the pots have been used. I'm such a skank. I just really detest them! They SUCK. But I have to totally clean this crappolo house tomorrow. Really is a state. Im just so laaaaaaaaazy and can think of a million things Id rather do than fold clothes or mop the kitchen floors.

haha you so remind me of me.:D

angela6834 wrote: »

Susan, Yay for Alice being a bridesmaid. Maybe is Beannie doesnt mind we could leave it up to her to arrange as she seems to know both us and the ladies on the pregnancy thread. Beannie is that okay with you or do you need some help?

I'm not sure i can be trusted :rotfl: I asked on the preggy thread, not sure kindof would go cos she's due soon. Don't leave it to me or it'll never happen, i'm a follower not a leader :rotfl::D