I’ve been planning the family’s evening (main) meal ever since I first moved out of home at age 17. I’ve found it to be a useful practise that has helped keep our meals fresh, in the interesting sense, and fresh, in the literal sense too, ingredients can be purchased in the correct quantity and [...]

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There’s been a lot of coverage recently about an impending recession, the american mortgage crisis, and the rising price of food and fuel. Is there anyone who hasn’t given at least a quick thought to their monthly budget and looked for where they could trim some fat? I have, and I’ve also been [...]

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In 2008 my family will begin to experiment in recycling, growing our own produce, reducing our energy consumption, perhaps becoming a little greener, more organic, and hopefully more self-sufficient.
Most of us know of the awful reality of caged egg-laying hens. Back in November after a bit of research I decided that the time had [...]

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According to You Want to Do What? the criminal age of responsibility, or the age at which people must take responsibility for their crimes is ten in England and Wales, and eight in Scotland.
These ages are very young, especially when they are compared with other countries. For example in USA the age of criminal [...]

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I’m in the process of reading You Want to Do What? in preparation for a review, it’s throwing up a lot of great discussion points.
Where do you stand on clothing allowances?
The book suggests that fourteen or fifteen is a good age to begin sharing the responsibility of buying clothes. If you plan to give [...]

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I’m really enjoying these discussions, and not only because it’s giving me a chance to work on my epic post - Who is Littlemummy? and get my new site up and running - British Parent Bloggers.
The discussion today is babysitting.
Did you know there is no law for what age a person can legally [...]

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Yesterday I talked about the issue of a daughter being legally allowed an abortion without a parent’s prior consent or knowledge.
Today is a similar discussion. The fact;
If your son’s girlfriend is pregnant, not only does he have no rights when it comes to deciding the outcome of the pregnancy, but the girlfriend has no [...]

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Before I start, this is not another post about whether abortion should be legal or not, and I would like to keep that discussion for another day. Thanks
I want to discuss abortion where it directly relates to parenting.
Did you know that a girl of any age may have a termination without consent?
Did you [...]

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I’m pretty lucky, Erin asks for nothing more than the odd biscuit or grape at the moment. In a few years, it will be a completely different story, “mum, can I have” will be the war cry. The summer holidays will be yet another financial event to be budgeted for.
In the [...]

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What makes her happy and how to go after those things…
The most important thing in life is to be happy, we spend quite a few years here (on earth) and I want Erin to be as happy as possible for as much of that time as possible. My next two things should help, along [...]

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