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Old 04-04-07, 11:33 PM   #11
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Send them to Halford, then when they get back, give them another list and send them back again, hey it worked on my 17yr old today, guess where he's off to first thing tomorrow

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Old 04-04-07, 11:45 PM   #12
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That's one good thing about having them young, he pretty much sorts out his own entertainment now.....

But he starts Uni this year, god that's gonna hurt the wallet.....
Tell me about it

Our son is two terms into the first year and I'm thinking of what I can sell (apart from the SV ) to pay for the rest of the course (four years, no less, for his MChem - Alpinestars, notice that you're doing the same?)
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Old 05-04-07, 05:39 AM   #13
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One advantage of being older.......................your kids have all grown up and left home
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Old 05-04-07, 07:41 AM   #14
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One advantage of being older.......................your kids have all grown up and left home

How you manage to evict them Lissa?.

My youngest keeps looking at houses. But cannot get an affordable mortgage. I wish he would get a place so I can trash it in revenge for the 20 years of damage he has done to my place. The eldest is still here as well. Despite the fact that I pay the rent on her place in Leeds where she lives at best 2 days a week.

At least the middle one has gone. but turns up when she wants a decent meal, borrow money, needs a sitter etc. My experience of kids is the older they get the more expensive they become
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Old 05-04-07, 07:56 AM   #15
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Dodn't you lot have kids cos you actually wanted them around? Stop winging and enjoy your time with them! It will disappear soon enough, and then you'll be wishing they were around more, but they will be too busy to come and see your wrinkly wee butts!

Its all very "Cat's in the Cradle" you know!!!
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Old 05-04-07, 08:08 AM   #16
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Ahh, the joys of having only a nephew (with another - or niece on the way in a month) and being the 'Black Sheep' of the family...

... I get to go over there and corrupt their tiny little minds and never get trusted to babysit!


We used to run loads of holiday clubs when I was working in a school though - there's usually something for everyone from sport & music to art.

Otherwise check out your local library - if they aren't organising something then there's usually a community noticeboard or something similar. Bound to be some stuff on there.

Do you have a local Hobbycraft shop - they do holiday courses in all kinds of stuff too.

Granted, they all generally have a cost involved (though often not with the school ones) but it's worth it for your peace perhaps.
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Old 05-04-07, 08:25 AM   #17
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Dodn't you lot have kids cos you actually wanted them around? Stop winging and enjoy your time with them! It will disappear soon enough, and then you'll be wishing they were around more, but they will be too busy to come and see your wrinkly wee butts!

Its all very "Cat's in the Cradle" you know!!!
Rubbish, Kids are a product of the little head over ruling the big head. Three little accidents and a life time of poverty. Eldest has even pinched my company car this morning and left hers (Well thats mine as well).

Oh for the days when kids would be down the mines, in the mills or up the chimneys. At least they had a purpose as cheap labour.
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sometimes I do wonder how or why I wanted kids anyway ....... I think something takes over your mind .... and the baby blues are not baby blues at all, just the start of the realisation of what you have done !
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How you manage to evict them Lissa?.

My youngest keeps looking at houses. But cannot get an affordable mortgage. I wish he would get a place so I can trash it in revenge for the 20 years of damage he has done to my place. The eldest is still here as well. Despite the fact that I pay the rent on her place in Leeds where she lives at best 2 days a week.

At least the middle one has gone. but turns up when she wants a decent meal, borrow money, needs a sitter etc. My experience of kids is the older they get the more expensive they become
Not tried that one, have to give it a go at sometime, just to see the look on his face


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Dodn't you lot have kids cos you actually wanted them around? Stop winging and enjoy your time with them! It will disappear soon enough, and then you'll be wishing they were around more, but they will be too busy to come and see your wrinkly wee butts!

Its all very "Cat's in the Cradle" you know!!!
Have seven remotes on a table, the eighth is a DEC phone, press internal 3, hey I appriciate my kid (well he has run around for me over the last 6 months or so

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Oh for the days when kids would be down the mines, in the mills or up the chimneys. At least they had a purpose as cheap labour.
Still are aren't they ? or have I got that wrong, you've got years to indoctronate them, all your own fault if you haven't made use of it

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Old 05-04-07, 01:58 PM   #20
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Yay, School holidays!!! One of the advantages of working in a school

Decisions, decisions, do I take the boat or the bike out??

Nope, I'm here in school, finishing off year end stuff and making sure all the budgets are in place for the new financial year.

But hey ho, that's me done and now I'm off to enjoy the remainder of the holidays, just over a week...

...bike or boat, bike or boat....

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