Daily Chat Thread 5th Feb

lauradora

Snaggles wrote: »

Laura, Wilkos and a lot of pound shops do pregnancy tests for £1. It's a very basic cheap one, and when I used it, I only got a very faint line....but a faint line is still a line, so you still get a result.

Hope you get the result you want, either way.

I've just been filling in DLA forms to see if Ryan is eligible (a lot of the lovely folks on the ASD support thread have said their children are eligible). I've been doing it all morning and I'm not half way through yet. :eek:

Thanks snags, there's arguments for and against. I'd love another baby personally but life's never that simple is it?

I HATE filling forms in. thats why this pile of job apps is still in front of me :eek:

immoral_angeluk

I've still got my OU form to complete... need to find the right wage slips!! you can never find anything when you need it!

Toto

Juat remember to describe Ryan's worst day Snags. The forms are a complete nightmare. Amber gets upper rate care and lower mobility and she got it without a fight too which was a surprise. But every penny goes on paying her respite carer to take her out on day trips etc, not that we need respite really but she just adores her carer and it's a real treat for her

Toto

Good luck with the test laura, I can't wait to find out. I had a dream last night I was pregnant, I was flippin relieved when I woke up I can tell you.

Snaggles

Toto wrote: »

Juat remember to describe Ryan's worst day Snags. The forms are a complete nightmare. Amber gets upper rate care and lower mobility and she got it without a fight too which was a surprise. But every penny goes on paying her respite carer to take her out on day trips etc, not that we need respite really but she just adores her carer and it's a real treat for her

I will do, thanks. It's awful isn't it - I've spent years saying 'noooo, everything's fiiine, there's no problem...', and now I'm having to say all these things that sound so horrible. But as you say, the money would be a real benefit to him, and might mean I can afford specialist playschemes etc to help him with his social difficulties. So I'm persevering even though I really just want to chuck it away and forget about it.

ZTD

kizzykizzywizzy wrote: »

Meant to say the woman is UGLEEEEEE, doesn't look anything like you'd expect a prostitute to look like at all, so not jumping to conclusions on her appearance at all.

Her clientelle probably take the attitude of not looking at the mantelpiece whilst poking the fire...

elantan

hey my hubby says that about me z ...only kidding

Toto

Snaggles wrote: »

I will do, thanks. It's awful isn't it - I've spent years saying 'noooo, everything's fiiine, there's no problem...', and now I'm having to say all these things that sound so horrible. But as you say, the money would be a real benefit to him, and might mean I can afford specialist playschemes etc to help him with his social difficulties. So I'm persevering even though I really just want to chuck it away and forget about it.

Yeah I know how you feel, it is awful, but I find it easier to describe behaviours not Amber, so I detatch her from what I'm saying if that makes any sense. The fact is that these behaviours do exist and they do get expensive. Amber goes to a school for children with severe learning difficulties so during the holidays she goes to a mainstream playscheme. it's great because she gets to mix with mainstream kids too. But she does have 1 to 1 care while she's there and this stuff costs a bloody fortune.

Push hard because even if you have to fight for other things Ryan needs, DLA comes in very handy to cover the costs while you are nagging social services for things.

Do get in touch with the children with disabilities team and get Ryan a named social worker, no doubt he will need a statement and all sorts of help as he grows and believe me, having a decent social worker to deal with the red tape is invaluable.

As ever if you need any help with anything yell.

lauradora

Oh sugar i've just thought...I diodn'y bring my purse to work today to stop me buying treats from the canteen!! Oh well ti'll wait.

I just applied for one job :j I'm now in the process of writing to caroline flint about all this get a job or loose your house nonsense.

immoral_angeluk

Borrow the money off someone laura this is important! I can't possibly get on with any housework until I know! Lol