Peckhamgatecrasher

Wot the blerry* hell are you on about?

* to nick a word from Brendan.

There are lots of personal finance blogs and sites which are worth looking at and don't cost anything. Eg; Dave Ramsey; Money Saving Expert; monevator.com.

Even the US ones that have alien terms are still useful for general principles.

Maxxi, you are the love child of TedMax and HonaB and I claim my 10/-.

I have a new pash.

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"There shall in that time be rumors of things going astray, erm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia-work base, that has an attachment. At that time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer, and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock."

Silly boy. Just spin round three times and pray to St. Anthony.

Try Burgess Park.

Or just down the M2, Buckmore Park.

"LOL"

Please - we are grown-ups.

susyp - chin up, you have absolutely done the right thing.

There is no excuse for violence ever, and it doesn't matter if you were the most provocative shrew on earth, it is still not your fault. Nor it is your fault that you became ill. Please repeat this a million times a day: "It is not my fault".

Remember also, that verbal abuse is a form of domestic violence. It is perpetrated mostly by professional types (lawyer, vicars, teachers, etc) and is no less damaging than physical abuse. Your sanity is as precious as your good health.

As a single parent I can't pretend it's easy, but you just have to get on with it. You don't have to be a perfect parent - no-one can be, just do enough to look after yourself and your daughter.

My one piece of advice is that I found the most difficult thing was having to make all the decisions (eg discipline, choice of school, etc) myself. You might find it helpful to build up a network of friends/family/godparents/ over the next few years that you can approach for sounding-board purposes for when these occasions arise.

You have taken the most difficult step so be proud of yourself for already being a good parent to your little girl.

Here's some Dulwich Muscle

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Sounds like she needs an hysterectomy.

I'M BOREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.

Cricket particularly, life generally. I think we need to invent an urban John MacNab.

How about a side of beef from William Rose; a brace of salmon from Soper's and a toy fawn from a passing bugaboo?

I tried to go to Frank's this evening but it wasn't open. [Note to self: read website properly.]

The lifts were locked so trudged up 5 floors when some cyclists told us it wasn't open. Had to settle for Bar Story.