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Re: How to deal with my divorced parents at a wedding

You had me at “my mother brought us up on her own”. If she feels that strongly that she won’t come to the wedding if your father’s partner is there, then ask him to come by himself. If he refuses to come without his partner, then that’s his decision, but your mother brought you up so she simply has ...
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Topic: How to deal with my divorced parents at a wedding
Replies: 3
by CraftandArt
Tue May 07, 2024 9:01 am

Re: Weekly big shop?

We made the switch to Asda during Covid because of slot availability and haven’t looked back! I cannot stress more strongly that the branded products are identical (Lavazza coffee beans, BrewDog, Itsu, Gressingham duck, Gym Kitchen, Napolina, Andrex, Italian pasta brands, breakfast cereals, etc.) bu...
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Topic: Weekly big shop?
Replies: 6
by CraftandArt
Tue May 07, 2024 7:32 am

House move - what are rules about children’s school attendance?

Hi everyone, We are planning to move out of the area this summer and put our children into a private school in the countryside to start year 3, year 1 and nursery. They are currently at a local state school. We are looking at rental properties in the countryside, and wondering what the rules are abo...
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Topic: House move - what are rules about children’s school attendance?
Replies: 2
by CraftandArt
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:16 pm

Re: Present for a godson

I think personalised bookends are lovely and you can get some great ones on Etsy. My nappy valley-based friend also makes beautiful pictures for christenings, where all the guests add their fingerprints so the child can remember everyone who was there for their big day! https://www.lizziebarton.com/...
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Topic: Present for a godson
Replies: 2
by CraftandArt
Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:31 am

Courtesy car parking advice please!

Hi everyone, Our car was parked outside our house, which is on a bus route, and it was hit by a bus just before Christmas which exploded a tyre and really damaged our front wheels before it drove off into the night. Wandsworth council give permit holders 2 weeks of free replacement car parking, but ...
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Topic: Courtesy car parking advice please!
Replies: 1
by CraftandArt
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:18 am

Re: Do you regret your lockdown puppy?

I don’t have a puppy, but I have three children similar ages to yours so I am having similar thoughts, and I had a puppy when I was younger and we lived in the countryside. Based on that experience 25 years ago, when it came down to it: my mum was the one who looked after the puppy, as she was a sta...
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Topic: Do you regret your lockdown puppy?
Replies: 5
by CraftandArt
Mon May 15, 2023 9:09 am

Re: Junior Parkrun comes to Battersea Park

Hi there, I can’t seem to find any more recent information about this - if it’s been happening, where it starts, etc. Does anyone know if this is still going on? (The link in the original post is to the Tooting parkrun, and there is no pin on Battersea Park on the parkrun website map) Thank you so m...
Forum: Local News
Topic: Junior Parkrun comes to Battersea Park
Replies: 1
by CraftandArt
Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:02 pm

Re: Baby naps for a 17 month old. What is right?

I’d say the lunch nap isn’t a problem, it’s the waking up and not being able to self-soothe back to sleep that needs to be addressed - hmm… are you going to her too soon? Is she just talking to herself when she wakes up or is she really hungry/thirsty? Have you got a Ewan the Sheep you could switch ...
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Topic: Baby naps for a 17 month old. What is right?
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by CraftandArt
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:26 am

Re: coffee morning mothers having a go at my son and me without realising I was in the room

Definitely email the class! That will set aside any gossiping, and enable the other parents to be more understanding. We had exactly this situation at the beginning of this term in Reception, where a mother explained her child’s first week of “unpredictable behaviour” to the other parents via a post...
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Topic: coffee morning mothers having a go at my son and me without realising I was in the room
Replies: 14
by CraftandArt
Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:46 pm

Our cleaner, who is rarely here.

Hello everyone, I wonder if I could ask you all for some advice? We have a lovely cleaner, let’s call her Jane, who is a single mum with a 3 year old daughter. Jane’s mum helps her with childcare every so often and the little one started nursery about a month ago. One of the children at nursery had ...
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Topic: Our cleaner, who is rarely here.
Replies: 1
by CraftandArt
Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:41 pm