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French_Knickers

CookieRaider wrote: »

You need to find a pub that is a freehouse and sell some to them, i done it years ago when i was getting cheap booze

No bloody way!!! I'd rather drink it.....just not this week

zippydooda

skinandblister1 wrote: »

not good - how boring would it all be if it was just black and white, it's the little bits of different personality/ colour that we all bring that makes the rainbow!

funny you said rainbow considering his avitar:D

CookieRaider

mandycr wrote: »

we recently noticed our son has a squint eye rather bad one at that too .... none of us wears glasses hes only 4 and hes doesnt realise we tried to take him to optictians but he refused point blank for test since they wanted to put eye drops on i know he needs glasses but cant pursued him at all to do it since he dont know better 4yr old and he thinks everyone will laugh at him

any tips on getting to the point of trying them on would be greatly appreciated x

My situation is different as he is only 14month and does not know what is going on he just rips them off all the time and it is hard work. We had to go to the hospital and then optician for his glasses.
Does none of his friends wear glasses? If not try to show him famous people\ celebs or whatever he watches postman pat, harry potter or something to let him think it is cool, failing that put your bloody foot down sorry to be blunt but i hth and GL with it and always

CookieRaider

French_Knickers wrote: »

No bloody way!!! I'd rather drink it.....just not this week

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

skinandblister1

zippydooda wrote: »

funny you said rainbow considering his avitar:D

Didn't think of that til you mentioned it

rufydoofyM

:(So shocked to learn HC has been removed, I will miss his posts. I can't always keep up and don't know how he offended, but I do understand Aspergers, perhaps if more people took the trouble to understand he could return ?:(

Fudge_Cake_2

mandycr wrote: »

we recently noticed our son has a squint eye rather bad one at that too .... none of us wears glasses hes only 4 and hes doesnt realise we tried to take him to optictians but he refused point blank for test since they wanted to put eye drops on i know he needs glasses but cant pursued him at all to do it since he dont know better 4yr old and he thinks everyone will laugh at him

any tips on getting to the point of trying them on would be greatly appreciated x

I agree with Cookieraider but also wanted to add that only recently did I stop working for Boots Opticians. There seems to be a pretty even split between children that hate glasses full stop and children that come in and try every pair on in the shop!! There is a fantastic range of spex available for kids nowadays, I'm sure you'd be able to find a pair that he thinks are cool. Boots currently have Ben 10 and Star wars (I don't know what he's into) but other Opticians will have ranges that are exclusive to them also. We had children that were inconsolable when they were told they needed glasses but once they saw the range and actually got the glasses and started using them, it soon becomes normality and even something to look forward to when they get to choose a new pair. The most important thing is to be encouraging (I'm sure you're doing this already) and hopefully the staff at your opticians will be encouraging also. Regarding the drops, that was probably recommended to dilate the pupils in order to gain a full view of the retina. Did he still have the visual accuity portion of the test? They would be able to do this and diagnose whether he requires spex without the dilation. Hope this helps

CookieRaider

Anyone used a slowcooker before? Got a Crockpot the other day and i'm going to break it in this weekend (just hope i don't break it) have tried to look for online tips but they are all different. It's stewing steak that i will be cooking, do i put all the veg at the bottom with the meat on top and do i brown the meat first do i cover it all with stock and how long i have read about 8hrs but is that on high or low and how do you thicken at the end? add bisto? HELP

rufydoofyM

CookieRaider wrote: »

Anyone used a slowcooker before? Got a Crockpot the other day and i'm going to break it in this weekend (just hope i don't break it) have tried to look for online tips but they are all different. It's stewing steak that i will be cooking, do i put all the veg at the bottom with the meat on top and do i brown the meat first do i cover it all with stock and how long i have read about 8hrs but is that on high or low and how do you thicken at the end? add bisto? HELP

try this one
http://www.cookuk.co.uk/slow-cooker/slow-cooker-beef-stew.htm
just googled slow cooker recipes and came up with thisbut ther seems to be loads of sites, hth as couldn't find my book:)

CookieRaider

rufydoofyM wrote: »

try this one
http://www.cookuk.co.uk/slow-cooker/slow-cooker-beef-stew.htm
just googled slow cooker recipes and came up with thisbut ther seems to be loads of sites, hth as couldn't find my book:)

Cheers rufydoofy better and more descriptive than what i have found so far. I have ordered a book from amazon but only yesterday so will not be here untill next week will post and let you all know if it works, fingers crossed