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Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why did they have to sing Danny Boy? That's me > blubbing for the rest of the evening. Maybe Danny Boyle couldn't find a song any closer to his name than Danny Boy?

Pagoda, that sounds rather judgemental, I actually don't see anything wrong in the slightest with having a nice chat / biscuit with the other mums / grandparents / child minders at a playgroup (while obviously always supervising what your child is doing!), my toddler doesn't want me helipcoptering around her every second while she scampers round exploring, she's playing one on one with me at home for hours a day, I don't think mums shouldn't be made to feel inadequate for wanting to have a bit of adult interaction at a play group as long as they're being vigilant and interacting with the child as well..

Another vote for the ergo, if you would like to come round and try our ergo you're very welcome Dudley

sounds great, keep us posted nanny penny, we will definitely come

dulwichgirl2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Smiler, unfortunately if everyone followed such a > selfish and inconsiderate path, there would be > anarchy in the school. > There are rules in society and it is mature and > sensible to follow them as opposed to breaking > them being independent, assertive or "more cool", > as I heard some fool saying the other day. > >mwahahahahhahahahahaha! I've just had to read this several times to search for a trace of humour or irony, but it's for real, right?! Crikey, so in what way is she being selfish exactly? You might not think her grounds for taking her daughter out of school for a few days are sound, but selfish? Really?? And leading to ANARCHY? I mean, reaaaallllly? This has cracked me up, thank you!

I'm sure what Oimissus says is true and is why this line is included, but it's still bl**dy rude! So patronising, like you're one of his/her pupils!

thanks admin!

Hi James, Is anything happening with this? In the last couple of days I've had cars whizz past me while on these crossings every time I cross (as usual!) and also seen a car whizz past a mum pushing a buggy while she was half way across. Really do think it's only a matter of time before someone gets hit, unfortunately. James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Zebra crossings, in law, give pedestrians > priority. Pelican crossings give traffic > priority. > > EDG has two issues. Vehicles not stopping at Zebra > crossings and as per the thread title speeding. > Raised treatments would solve both but make > journeys less comfortable. > > I can;t see any traffic counts having taken place > in since 2006. So I'll try and arrange this which > will measure traffic volumes and speeds.

How come I can't attach a link anymore, that button seems to have disappeared? thanks for help!

We find vapour rub on the soles of feet seems to reduce night coughing, as does Tixylix cough syrup, there is one that a 19 month old could take. Hope tonight is better, so horrid for them, our daughter keeps waking herself up with a coughing fit too

Ruth, that is GOLD!

I do agree it's absolutely hideous to bring this prom stuff to primary schools, yuk!

susyp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember being absolutely and totally revolted. > > > If only my feelings had stayed this way life would > have been much simpler! > >Ain't THAT the truth, hoho!

my mum told me that me and my brother asked how babies were made when we were 4, and she told us the truth, at which point we rolled around on the floor laughing like drains and told her not to be so stupid.

could not get by without our dryer! we bought a condenser one second hand on here for about ?60 and has been really useful...like Ruth we have no garden and this means the whole flat isn't hung with washing like Fagin's den 24/7!

....It really is wearing thin now, being trapped inside so often because the sky is always threatening a downpour! Really not very good for morale....keep telling myself it may be an Indian summer, but probably this is not the way forward as keeping the hope for a bit of sun alive will only lead to disappointment!

My partner found the information about how to support me during labour pretty useful and enjoyed the classes (which I didn't necessarily expect!) and socially him and the blokes from our group do still meet for the odd pint, tho largely tend to see each other through stuff the women have arranged, birthdays, sunday lunch etc, The NCT class co-ordinator who I booked my classes through (Alison I think it is when you phone up?) advised that it's best to do the classes so they finish when you're about 36/37 weeks pregnant, so it's all still fresh in your mind but then if you do have the baby early, you haven't missed classes etc..

The one Foxtons are marketing for 800k is the one about 10 doors down, also boarded up

rebeccaben I just had a look at deal houses on rightmove after looking at your link, now going to have a lengthy moving to deal fantasy...talk about more bang for your buck! And I love Deal! (tho know no-one there....hmmm....fantasy wilts a bit....)

O2 have shut down the service in this area while they do some upgrading, it will affect different roads at different times. They quoted me 7 days with no access when I phoned to ask why I had no internet 2 days ago, but by the next day ours was up and running again.

if not farmers, I think Celebrations card shop does them, at the back of the shop with all the wrapping stuff etc

Hi Anna, have you looked on the edtots website? It lists all activities and groups by weekday so you can see at a glance what's on every morning and every afternoon. We've been enjoying soft play at The Herne on a weds - there's a morning and afternoon session, afternoon is 3-5:00 so that would still give you a chance to have an hour of play by the time you got there, and give tea afterwards if your daughter has tea about 5ish, a fee people tend to stay and do tea after. I think it's not on for the next couple of weeks due to the venue needing the space for other bookings, but Kim who runs it will post on the forum to keep people updated as to when it starts again - a couple of weeks time I believe.

Pickle makes a very good point about location, if you do nct and are in a group where everyone lives in easy walking distance then you're more likely to meet more, if you can't find a space on your local group (need to book super early!) and so end up doing a group that's less local, it may mean you don't live that close to your group.

I agree it's partly luck of the draw what group you find yourself part of - like cashew nut I'm lucky enough to have a lovely, irreverent, supportive group who still see each other a lot 17 months after the birth of our babies but I have met a couple of people recently with young babies who both told me they had barely had any contact with their groups since birth, no-one emailed, suggested meeting etc. I wonder if some people do nct much more for the labour info, and some much more for the friends, (I deffo did it for both) and if you happen to find yourself in a group with people who haven't really done it to make friends but more for the birth info, it can mean you don't end up meeting up. Or perhaps sometimes groups just don't gel that much. I think sometimes it might also depend on how far apart your babies births are spaced, just a thought, All the babies in our group were born within a fortnight-ish, so everyone went on maternity leave the same week, were at the same newborn stage at the same time, but sometimes it seems to be that my friends who are in groups where babies are spaced over 2 months or so perhaps meet less as a group as after meeting in the classes perhaps some of them were still at work for weeks before having their baby while others were getting to grips with nappies and reflux and the hurricane of having a baby, then just coming out the other side and getting out and about more when the later babies arrived, so they never quite crossed over in those early months, but then, you can never know any of this if you book classes so I guess you just have to decide whether to do it or not. I'm very glad I did but it certainly isn't essential, There are lots of other ways to meet other people as everyone has said, the meet ups on here, the NHS classes, at playgroups, through friends.

thanks of reposting that stuff from Which Rachel4, just seen it!