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Re: What is financial coercion in practice?

So much relevant information missing

Does she work, and have her own income?

Is she a stay at home mum, and if so who goes out and shops for the groceries? Paying how? Petrol? Kids clothes etc
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Topic: What is financial coercion in practice?
Replies: 10
by Scottov
Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:38 am

Re: Seeking Advice on Balancing Family Expectations and Personal Life

if you can go, you should go.
if you have plans, then you can't go and shouldn't.

anything else and you're just going to end up in a circular doom loop that gets worse over time.

 
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Topic: Seeking Advice on Balancing Family Expectations and Personal Life
Replies: 6
by Scottov
Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:16 am

Re: Anyone else noticed Waitrose becoming a not very nice place to shop?

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how is nonsense like this permitted?
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Topic: Anyone else noticed Waitrose becoming a not very nice place to shop?
Replies: 20
by Scottov
Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:11 am

Re: Anyone tried Ozempic

I would google “ozempic face” first. Why?  Muddyboots wading in again...  Perhaps, if you have no direct experience, I would suggest that you really have nothing to contribute and the sensationalist crap that you've either Googled or read in the Daily Mail really doesnt help.  Since you've no first...
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Topic: Anyone tried Ozempic
Replies: 18
by Scottov
Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:03 am

Re: Paris restaurant

Comptoir du Relais is great. Yves Camdeborde (the chef) used to run a bistro called Le Regalade - the hottest address in Paris in the early 2000’s Since he opened Comptoir it’s been an instant hit. However, it doesn’t take reservations and there are often queues. If you can get there, it’s great; bu...
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Topic: Paris restaurant
Replies: 4
by Scottov
Fri Dec 27, 2024 4:27 pm

Re: Reform voting housekeeper

I would help them get a new housekeeper. It is also reasonable to ask her not to spout that nonsense in front of the kids. As to the other nutters posting, Hitler got a majority vote, doesn't make him (or his voters) right. Just shows how damaging a lack of education and critical thinking skills ar...
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Topic: Reform voting housekeeper
Replies: 28
by Scottov
Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:56 am

Re: Reform voting housekeeper

So disappointing to see all the pro-Farage conspiracy nonsense.  Why do Reform PLC voters wear their ignorance as a badge of pride? What I love about living in this post code is that these areas have a very high remain vote, they are diverse areas, and we have very few Reform type voters living her...
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Topic: Reform voting housekeeper
Replies: 28
by Scottov
Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:54 am

Re: Reform voting housekeeper

My parents are quite well-to-do, they’re aging but still in good health. They have a live-out housekeeper who comes every day and she is part of the family. Think Mrs Doubtfire mixed with Nanny McPhee and she’s been a big part of our lives for many many years. I’ve just been back for an extended vi...
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Topic: Reform voting housekeeper
Replies: 28
by Scottov
Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:49 am

Re: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend

So she wants to save all the poor, unknowing females in your family from the oppression they’re too backward to recognise!

And she wants them to all stop what they’re doing, because she knows best.

That’s not great
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Topic: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend
Replies: 40
by Scottov
Mon Dec 02, 2024 3:39 pm

Re: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend

I would also wonder what your partner expects to happen?  

does she want everyone else to drop their routine for her, or does she just want to come with you on the walk and go to the pub?

the former is obviously unreasonable, the latter perhaps a little easier.


 
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Topic: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend
Replies: 40
by Scottov
Mon Dec 02, 2024 2:08 pm

Re: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend

This is not meant to be remotely judgemental, but as a man with over 40 years marriage (to the same person!) and counting beneath his belt I think I can say for certain that there will be many more much more significant compromises that you will have to work out, and also that you will both have to...
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Topic: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend
Replies: 40
by Scottov
Mon Dec 02, 2024 10:22 am

Re: VAT a big fee mistake!

It's not a big mistake. We should help narrow the gap between public and private schools. We here can afford to. Just take a step back and consider the rest of the country. We live in our little bubble in Nappy Valley, and the cost of living crisis has barely been noticed here. We still ski once or...
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Topic: VAT a big fee mistake!
Replies: 24
by Scottov
Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:04 am

Re: VAT a big fee mistake!

I agree with many previous posters. My school is always proud to point out that 50% of its students don't pay full fees. There are lots of kids on either full bursaries or significant bursaries. On top of it, we are often asked to donate to the bursary fund which many people do and the school has a...
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Topic: VAT a big fee mistake!
Replies: 24
by Scottov
Tue Jun 18, 2024 10:22 am

Re: VAT a big fee mistake!

Hard dislike for the snobby attitudes displayed towards state schools by original poster and the blasé ill-informed comment as to why private school kids end up 'running the country". Yes because their education is so much better. That's definitely the reason. Please check your self-reinforcin...
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Topic: VAT a big fee mistake!
Replies: 24
by Scottov
Mon Jun 17, 2024 11:08 am

Re: VAT a big fee mistake!

As for VAT, fine. If they want to remove the charitable status, so be it. But then I don't want to finance bursaries or scholarships, sorry. Happy to do so if it is a charity but not if it is a business. I dont see any Porsche drivers sponsoring a Porsche for me to enjoy.  At the moment, at my kids...
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Topic: VAT a big fee mistake!
Replies: 24
by Scottov
Mon Jun 17, 2024 11:08 am