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Hmmm, I see Lemmings was early 90's, so I might be a couple of years out with my dates. And yes, there's a current day version, of course! *half term, wet day, bored*

Ha ha, same question to C got a big sigh, dramatic eyeroll, and the answer "everybody". Drama queen ;)

Looking into Minecraft for my son has brought back memories of hours spent as a teen playing a game on the very first computer we got. Would have been around 1988/89, and for the life of me I can't remember what it was called. What I remember is that you controlled the actions of the (male) character by typing basic instructions - open manhole cover, look inside, turn right etc etc. And bizarrely at one point you got picked up by a giant eagle type bird and carried to a nest at the top of a rocky outcrop. I'm pretty sure this was real, and not a teenage experimentation type hallucination... Can anyone remember what this was? I figure a few of you in the room are the right age/demographic ;) I also spent hours playing Lemmings, must look to see if there's a current day version.

Goodliz, that's good to know. C can be similar in terms of games (and TV too), so I restrict tablet time and he seems to understand it's a privilege, not a right. Straferjack, interesting, thanks. Will do some research.

Thank you both for taking time to reply. Sounds like the tablet version might be fine for now, I'll see how he gets on. We will buy a new laptop eventually at which point he could switch to playing on the computer. Good tip about the chat function, will make sure that's off! I find the obsession intriguing, as from what I've seen of it, it's very basic in terms of graphics. Looks like an old fashioned computer game! Might download the app without him knowing and have a look myself before letting him loose.

Apparently my son (7.5) is "the only boy in the whole wide world who doesn't play it, and it's just NOT FAIR". Tiring of the constant nagging I've just had a look to see what it's all about - our computer is on it's last legs so ideally he would play via an iPad. In the App Store there seem to be all sorts of different Minecraft options and I can't quite work out which one I need? Is it even possible to play it properly on a tablet? I'm assuming it's an offline game? Not sure I'm too comfortable with online gaming at his age. Any advice from seasoned Minecraft parents welcomed. Thanks!

Sue, it even has a name in our house... the "Garby Gobbler" :) (No children were harmed through use of kitchen appliance threats)

My periods hadn't returned when I conceived either, it was a bit of a surprise!

(It works well as a naughty behaviour deterrent too...)

I grew up with insinkerators, they were very common in New Zealand. Ours is fitted in a double sink, so the small part has the Insinkerator. Very easy to fit, was done as part of the kitchen refit, and yes, it needs power. We have an air switch fitted on the counter top, a silver button that you press to operate it, which sits flush in the quartz. Would be difficult for the kids to reach, and by the time they can they are old enough to reach it they know not to touch. The food scraps get chopped up tiny by the unit and flushed down with the usual waste water. Saves faffing about with food recycling bags, eliminates potential smells, just so so much easier.

Happened very easily for me - my baby was 9 months and I was feeding him around 4 times a day.

My 6 year old has been going to classes since she was 4, with Arianna at EOS Dance School. We go to after school classes at Goodrich, but she runs classes at other locations during the week and weekends. The classes are really good fun, my daughter loves going. http://eosdance.co.uk

I delayed clamping with my 3rd, and still donated.

Ours sounds very similar to yours snowboarder :)

We have a quartz work top, it's brilliant and very hard wearing. My Insinkerator is still my number one gadget, very handy.

Ah, I didn't realise it was on this week. I would avoid it too.

We usually come across Chelsea bridge, then up through Clapham Old Town, Acre Lane, Herne Hill. It can be a little slow through Earls Court where the lanes narrow, but the rest of the way we've never (touch wood) found it too bad.

My 2nd child was like that at lunchtime. She would reliably go to sleep, but always wake up after one sleep cycle. I had a 17 month old too, who always slept for 2-3 hours after lunch so it was a real nuisance! The approach I used was that when she woke I got her up, but put her straight into my wrap type sling. No interaction to speak of, I put her in and just kept doing whatever I was doing, be if watching tv or cooking dinner. She would usually go back to sleep, and after a month or so stopped waking at all during that nap time. I always limited the morning sleep (for my kids, at around 9am, based on getting up at 7am) to 1 hour though - that might help?

Just wanted to add that for us, it wasn't from tiny newborn - about 6-8 weeks was the time they started settling without assistance. At the tiny stage I made use of slings, a godsend, especially with other kids to look after.

I managed it with all 3 of mine. I breastfed, would feed them before bed, but not until they were sound asleep.

Our son was out of day nappies at 2.5, but it wasn't until after his 6th birthday that he was dry at night. We tried lifting for a while, but felt it was futile (and a bit of a nuisance!). Until they have developed the hormone which wakes them up when they need the toilet I believe there's not really anything you can do. It was a pretty sudden change for our son, and he told us he was ready. In the 18 months since, he's never wet the bed :)

We live near Goodrich School, and our closest park is Peckham Rye (which is made up of a common, and a beautiful park), which I prefer to Dulwich Park. Something to bear in mind perhaps? For us, the easiest station to get to is Peckham Rye, with buses travelling down Barry Rd to the station every couple of minutes. As a station, it gives more flexibility than East Dulwich. That said, my husband commutes to work by cycling or running, the train is a rarity. Good luck with your decision!

And for me, I have a thing for John Denver's Calypso. Might have to document that one somewhere as I doubt my family and friends would think of it!

At my brothers funeral we had Tom Petty's Free-Falling, some Johnny Cash, and the coffin was carried out to "Convoy", which raised a few smiles (he was a truck driver).

We had also said no to a third - I hated every minute of pregnancy, and had a pretty serious pregnancy related condition which I was basically guaranteed to get again. We had a boy and a girl, sorted. It was when our youngest was 2.5, oldest nearly 4, that suddenly we both realised we would like another one, similar to you, Grotty!