MSE Parents Club Part 11

Krystaltips

Kindof, there's quite a few character differences and season 2 plotline is loads different to the book... You should definitely read them if you have them!

Glam, you can't get to the shopping baskets on most buggies when they're reclined... You can generally shove small things through the gap at the side though... And the best way to fold them I always found was to keep your foot on the lever that you have to push down at the side and shove the handles forward (And when you put it up, stand on the back to make sure it clicks down into place...)

Gamer was OK... No oscar winner but better than the box... Easier to follow anyway...

searching_me

money_maker wrote: »

Can I just say that I would love to get the income you do when you take your tax creidits into it as you get the same n TC as I do in my wage and I work damn hard full time for it !!
Not your fault, its the government deciding that full time working parents arent worth as much as everyone else

thatmaybe so but i would happily give up anything to do with goverments (ive already got rid of benefits) if it meant i had a steady income my job is far from secure and i would work more hours if i could hence looking for a second job .. most of you are in salary thats something im so far from its beyond a joke .. philip doesnt work (despite trying) ... but if one of us work 40 hours or so a week for us to get by one of us would have to give up work for good to look after the kids premnantly ..

sorry but ive had the exact same discussion at work and i was made to feel terrible as i only work part time (despite asking to go full time but theres no hours from work) and get TC .. i would love to not relie on TC but sadly i could not survive without them or i have to go back on to benefits x

Glamazon

kindofagilr wrote: »

Tia LOL I know True Blood is very raunchy, OH watches it with me



Does anyone else us Aptamil Comfort, if so did your LO's pumps start to really stink, and I mean stink, he smells like something OH would produce

It was very raunchy!

And yes they do stink really bad - it gets better! Well, it does and then they start on food and its minging again

money_maker wrote: »

Can I just say that I would love to get the income you do when you take your tax creidits into it as you get the same n TC as I do in my wage and I work damn hard full time for it !!
Not your fault, its the government deciding that full time working parents arent worth as much as everyone else

csh wrote: »

No one just hands us the money for nothing. My OH works damn hard for his money 4/5 12hr shifts a week. Hard, heavy engineering work. Not much of a dream come true when you're inside an industrial oven sweating blood for your wage.

Agree with the above.
I have worked really hard to get where I am today and OH has a degree and a masters which he worked hard for - I work full time and often take work home with me to ensure I hit all my targets.

I'll get sod all in tax credits even though I'll have lost £9k in wages and I lose well over £700 every month to Tax, NI, student loan & pension.
Getting a little bit of it back would have been nice

Glamazon

Krystaltips wrote: »

Kindof, there's quite a few character differences and season 2 plotline is loads different to the book... You should definitely read them if you have them!

Glam, you can't get to the shopping baskets on most buggies when they're reclined... You can generally shove small things through the gap at the side though... And the best way to fold them I always found was to keep your foot on the lever that you have to push down at the side and shove the handles forward (And when you put it up, stand on the back to make sure it clicks down into place...)

Gamer was OK... No oscar winner but better than the box... Easier to follow anyway...

I'm not that fussed about the basket really - I was being a right moron trying to put it down and was panicking I was gonna break it
I shall remember to stand on the back bit tomorrow - plan to walk to Tiny Stars as we are having a party cos its the last one.

Oh and the footmuff goes really high - like right up to Jack's head - he loved playing peekaboo :rotfl:

boogellyboo

Glamazon wrote: »

Um, yes. Had forgotten (even though Fritha only reminded me yesterday!) but I've seen one of my friends today and am seeing them again tomorrow so they can do without me on Weds.
Do you want me to put my spare car seat in and pick you up from the station?
Bank Quay or Central are both easy enough for me to get to

That'd be fab Glam, thank you (It means I don't have to walk into a group full of people I don't know on my own too )

SugarSpun wrote: »

Boo, do you have a picture of your tiger lily? I'm hoping it was just a horrible tattoo I saw and not an indictment of foot tattoos in general ... so I can get a new one after all ...

I'll have a look for you, if not I'll take one. I have seen some that look awful on feet and some that are lovely.

Yay for baby steps and new jobs :j

Gill - Isla was like Molly, huggies brought her out in a rash and they were what we'd stocked up on. We did swap some at asda though.

I've just got my first mystery shopping job :j

searching_me

i never meant you all didnt work hard for your money i just meant i would to love that sort of income x

money_maker_3

SM, actually no part of my post was giving you a hard time for working part time and getting TC !!!
I simply said that I work really hard and am penalised by the govt for doing so !! Because Chris gets incapacity benefit he is not classed as a stay at home dad and therefor I do not get anything extra, however if he got JSA we would get more, but when he is not looking for a job, why go on it ??

I dont agree with you not claiming for money you are entitled to because you dont want the hassle, as if you are as broke as you say and as broke as I am some months, you take everything you can and just make sure that everything is recorded corectly and keep notes of everything

Sorry, that sounds harsher than I meant it, but at the minute, money is a bit of a sore subject

elle_gee

Thanks Glam! Will have a play on Wednesday, hopefully it's there when I go to get Rhys after work.

I did a very dumb/clever thing today and realised if I take the seat unit off our parent facing pushchair then close the frame, I can put both in my boot together and it's much neater and the parcel shelf fits back in... I've only been putting it in in one bit for the past two months and missing out on seeing out of part of the rear window! :doh:

searching_me

what is wrong with not wanting to be on benefit ... i have fought quite hard so one day i could at least not be worried about one problem .. (overpayment on benefits) ... yes i do have tight months and maybe i sound more dier that maybe i am but i have no where to off load it to apart from philip x

Glamazon

boogellyboo wrote: »

That'd be fab Glam, thank you (It means I don't have to walk into a group full of people I don't know on my own too )

I've just got my first mystery shopping job :j

What time will your train get in and which station?
Tell me it gets there 10minutes earlier than it does - I might be on time then

Knew there was a reason I didn't put the car seat in the boot

ooooooooooooo What job you got?? Be cryptic!

I've got nothing until next Monday - 5 frozen food shops!