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Re: Blending Families: Struggling to Balance My Teen Daughter's Independence and New Dynamics

sorry, have to reply again. Why are you suggesting she can do what she wants as if there are no boundaries? It’s should be YOUR rules and boundaries and your husband should be allowed to expect her to follow and behave in a manner you expect her to. Do you let her bring people whenever over or party...
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Topic: Blending Families: Struggling to Balance My Teen Daughter's Independence and New Dynamics
Replies: 6
by muddyboots
Fri Dec 06, 2024 10:18 pm

Re: Blending Families: Struggling to Balance My Teen Daughter's Independence and New Dynamics

Whilst it’s great you’ve found love, I can understand your daughter’s perspective. Not only has she been through her parents divorcing, she’s also a teen. This is a lot of change to cope with . And now this. Frankly you can’t put her in a position to expect or demand anything. Your child comes first...
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Topic: Blending Families: Struggling to Balance My Teen Daughter's Independence and New Dynamics
Replies: 6
by muddyboots
Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:29 pm

Re: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend

Sometimes traditions need to be broken, your girlfriend is the one sane one it seems …. Had you said the tradition was for the women to cook and men to wash up and then a joint walk or maybe women walk or whatever I get traditions matter, but you seem to be stuck in a different century. Your girlfri...
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Topic: Traditional Christmas is causing issues with girlfriend
Replies: 33
by muddyboots
Wed Dec 04, 2024 9:41 pm

Re: Parent smacking someone else’s child

Well it’s obviously crazy to behave like the dad did. I wouldn’t leave my child in their house again as if they think this is normal then you know all you need to know about them. As did the friendship, I wouldn’t involve the kids and explain yourself because imagine how unfair it is for the child w...
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Topic: Parent smacking someone else’s child
Replies: 14
by muddyboots
Tue Dec 03, 2024 12:03 pm

Re: Reform voting housekeeper

So you want to cancel her? the woman you describe as a part of your family and highly regard as a Nanny McPhee type. Because you get to decide her opinions ? You get to decide which opinions are correct ? I really don’t think most people start fierce political debate, especially with or around child...
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Topic: Reform voting housekeeper
Replies: 28
by muddyboots
Thu Nov 21, 2024 7:02 pm

Re: Son and his relationship with in-laws

Your son is in love, it’s natural he wants to be with his fiancé. She wants to be with her family, so he follows by choice. I recall my now husband coming with me abroad for Christmas to be with me over his family. I was going to mine regardless, but he chose to come to be with me. Maybe there is so...
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Topic: Son and his relationship with in-laws
Replies: 15
by muddyboots
Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:44 pm

Re: Moth control

Again, no idea about these wasps. However, you have got to remove their source of food. There is often a source that needs to be destroyed. You don’t mention where it is , but consider if you have a dark cupboard/loft where they are munching on an old coat or rolled up carpet. Clean, air, go through...
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Topic: Moth control
Replies: 4
by muddyboots
Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:21 am

Re: How many parcels is too many to take in for a neighbour?

Ps in your case, if they are at home they are taking the p—s

If they can’t get the door then they can walk to the pick up place or post office in their own time.

Nobody is that busy .
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Topic: How many parcels is too many to take in for a neighbour?
Replies: 12
by muddyboots
Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:26 pm

Re: How many parcels is too many to take in for a neighbour?

I hear you ! I’m basically the concierge service for my neighbours. I often think, next time I will say no, but I always feel sorry for the delivery person trying to get on with their job and I would feel like an total so and so for saying no. I once accepted a massive box and wasn’t keen, the deliv...
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Topic: How many parcels is too many to take in for a neighbour?
Replies: 12
by muddyboots
Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:22 pm

Re: How much should we cater for relative dietary requirements

So, what is this really about ? Money? Not liking this new partner? What is it that makes you annoyed enough to post on here for advice. Were you hoping people would say, gah stuff this person and give them a rotten Christmas dinner ? You enjoyed years of someone else hosting your Christmas dinners,...
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Topic: How much should we cater for relative dietary requirements
Replies: 14
by muddyboots
Mon Nov 11, 2024 6:05 pm

Re: Anyone tried Ozempic

Addled, Waded in ?? How so? Touchy response, did I hit a nerve? Direct your anger elsewhere. I offered a reply when not many had and did give information I felt relevant. What is your issue? It’s a public forum, people will have different perspectives. I said I had two friends with totally different...
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Topic: Anyone tried Ozempic
Replies: 13
by muddyboots
Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:13 pm

Re: Anyone tried Ozempic

I would google “ozempic face” first. From a more risk averse perspective, given that the weight loss is merely from reduced appetite. One could first try to eat less or more healthily. I say this, because all drugs have side effects so make sure you willing to accept potential side effects over a li...
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Topic: Anyone tried Ozempic
Replies: 13
by muddyboots
Sat Nov 02, 2024 7:13 pm

Re: Research in post-menopausal women with low sexual desire

Testosterone is licenced for this purpose I believe?
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Topic: Research in post-menopausal women with low sexual desire
Replies: 4
by muddyboots
Thu Oct 31, 2024 11:15 am

Re: How do you get partner to therapy?

This might sound counter productive, but often talking about the problem doesn’t solve the problem . So if you don’t succeed to get him to therapy, try to act “as if”. This means, act ask if you are getting on , act as if you are close/get on/happy/not annoyed etc. Start putting into the relationshi...
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Topic: How do you get partner to therapy?
Replies: 12
by muddyboots
Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:55 pm

Re: Clapham Common bins…

Lambeth have been neglecting the common for years … Write to them and complain. Funding is an issue naturally, but I can’t help to think the common is neglected as mainly surrounded by Wandsworth. It’s a useful cash cow for them, but they don’t put it back into the common. The pond area is a disgrac...
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clapham Common bins…
Replies: 4
by muddyboots
Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:47 pm