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Re: Leasehold property

Your poor mum! Your first step must be to see if you can oppose the planning permission being granted in the first place. Your mum should have received a letter about this too, or there should be a notice on a lamppost not far away, which will have the details of the case number and how to object? H...
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Topic: Leasehold property
Replies: 2
by MagnoliaMum
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:50 pm

Re: Do you regret your lockdown puppy?

I am afraid I think your instincts are absolutely right and that you should not give in here. I really don't think having a puppy is compatible with a full-time job, even if it is partly from home. Consider whether you/your husband would be capable of supervising a toddler at the same time as doing ...
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Topic: Do you regret your lockdown puppy?
Replies: 5
by MagnoliaMum
Mon May 15, 2023 10:00 am

Re: My mother cut my daughters hair without my permission 2022

I can understand why you're upset, but I think you need to take a deep breath here and try to see the bigger picture. I can't believe this was a malicious act by your MIL done deliberately to upset you; she was probably just meaning to be helpful or responded to something one of your kids said. She ...
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Topic: My mother cut my daughters hair without my permission 2022
Replies: 22
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Nov 21, 2022 11:27 am

Re: Husband obsessed with son doing Oxbridge

That sounds a very sensible approach. I wanted to add to the comments that Oxford and Cambridge have a very different teaching style to other universities - in Arts subjects at least, the students are given huge reading lists and are set weekly or fortnightly essays for discussion at 1:1 or 2:1 tuto...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Husband obsessed with son doing Oxbridge
Replies: 16
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:20 am

Re: Father getting serious with new partner, not sure about mine and my sister's inheritance

I don't agree there is anything fundamentally 'entitled' about expecting to receive some inheritance from a loving parent, although I think there are good points made above about not relying on this financially. But to me the main thing that comes across in replies here is how hurtful it is emotiona...
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Topic: Father getting serious with new partner, not sure about mine and my sister's inheritance
Replies: 13
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Jun 27, 2022 7:38 pm

Trampoline - given away free if you collect

Good quality octagonal garden trampoline with netting and pads - the Octajump Popular 9-10ft. Approximate dimensions in cm: 285 x 300 x 250H, platform height 76. Our kids are big now so we want to reclaim garden space! One zip on the netting has come unthreaded, the padding is serviceable but weathe...
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Trampoline - given away free if you collect
Replies: 0
by MagnoliaMum
Fri Mar 11, 2022 2:43 pm

Re: Advice on how to stop my dog going to loo inside the house!

What a nuisance for you, but I know of this happening with some of my friends' dogs too. It's right that you need to clean away the total smell, like the poster above says, otherwise the dog will recognise that as one of their places to poo. You need something that will clear all the enzymes, not ju...
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Topic: Advice on how to stop my dog going to loo inside the house!
Replies: 3
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Jan 10, 2022 1:22 pm

Re: Is a central WA group a good idea to add 11+ progress of our children?

I can sort of see where this mother is coming from as when your child is going through this process, you become a bit obsessive about it and are interested how your child's friends are doing too, and it can feel awkward to ask. I don't think I'm a particularly ambitious mother, but I was shocked at ...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Is a central WA group a good idea to add 11+ progress of our children?
Replies: 16
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:57 pm

Re: How do I stop my wife having 'just a couple' of my chips, crisps, chocolates etc.

I'm afraid to say that pretty much all the women I know (and including myself although I try not to) have a complex relationship with food. It's not just about hunger and fuel and the occasional treat, it has a large element of guilt somehow incorporated. And that increases hugely where 'naughty' fo...
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Topic: How do I stop my wife having 'just a couple' of my chips, crisps, chocolates etc.
Replies: 11
by MagnoliaMum
Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:41 pm

Re: I don't want to feed my son meat but my husband is insisting.

I agree with many of the posters above that no one ‘needs’ to eat meat, however I think I may know where your husband’s views are coming from. You don’t say how old your kids are, but having raised two boys who are reaching the end of adolescence now, both slim, very active and well over 6ft, I have...
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Topic: I don't want to feed my son meat but my husband is insisting.
Replies: 13
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:28 am

Re: is anyone having trouble finding petrol?

I don't know if there are shortages, but there is certainly already panic-buying. For the last couple of days there have been queues of cars out of the little Sainsbury's garage on Nightingale Lane, blocking the traffic in both directions. Presumably that means they still have petrol there at the mo...
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Topic: is anyone having trouble finding petrol?
Replies: 4
by MagnoliaMum
Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:04 am

Trampoline - given away free if you collect

Good quality octagonal garden trampoline with netting and pads - the Octajump Popular 9-10ft. Approx dimensions in cm: 285 x 300 x 250H, platform height 76. Our kids are big now so we want to reclaim garden space! One zip on the netting has come unthreaded, the padding is quite weathered and the lad...
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: Trampoline - given away free if you collect
Replies: 0
by MagnoliaMum
Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:52 am

Re: Putney High Junior School Vs. Thomas's Clapham

My kids both went to Thomas's Clapham and loved it and went on to extremely good secondary schools, as did all their friends, so I'm a little puzzled by your academic concerns (although I may be out of date). I agree with the points above, particularly those made by Dudette and Medicalmam. I would a...
Forum: Schools
Topic: Putney High Junior School Vs. Thomas's Clapham
Replies: 11
by MagnoliaMum
Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:33 am

Re: in laws constantly duck out of helping with our children

That is so sad. My in laws have regularly said how much they loved the times looking after our kids without us, as they bonded directly, undistracted by adult chat.  I wouldn't give up yet, but I would strongly advise that you aren't the right person to talk to your in laws about this. However caref...
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Topic: in laws constantly duck out of helping with our children
Replies: 10
by MagnoliaMum
Mon May 31, 2021 5:50 pm

For sale: Thule Roofrack Bike Carrier for up to 4 bikes

This is a fantastic system for transporting bikes upright on a car roof; it's really quick and easy to load and secure them and the bikes can be locked in place. See photo, but the details of what we're selling are: 4 x Thule (25) ProRide Bike Carrier no 591 2 x Atera SIGNO RT 122cm aero-profile alu...
Forum: Buying, Selling and Wanted
Topic: For sale: Thule Roofrack Bike Carrier for up to 4 bikes
Replies: 0
by MagnoliaMum
Mon May 31, 2021 4:21 pm