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Barry you really are an asset to the community.

Hi Tina I remembered seeing a post for support group for children with autism which was held at the Magnolia pub and wonder if some of the other parents there may have some good ideas about local provision. not sure how everyone does that clever thing where you click on the blue writing and it takes you to the post but will give it a go http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?6,455913,470084#msg-470084 Hooray it worked:))

I found myself clearing space in my fridge the other day and then realised I was trying to find enough space to put the kettle in !

Katgod, I cant stop giggling about "these socks are on fire" wish id thought of that! I generally do a bit of a combination of XFM and BBC london now and can generally switch the radio in the car down quite quickly if i think there is going to disturbing news item. After a particuarly difficult incident trying to get my car up a very steep hill in Cornwall, where my language was really rather foul ( In my defence I had spent 30 mins not being able to get past the bend in the road,) I pulled over to apologise to my daughter who was 8 at that point. I also did the speech about how sometimes adults are silly under pressure and chose the wrong words but she MUST NEVER use the words at which point she gave me a little smile and told me not to worry as daddy uses those words and worse all the time when he is driving and she knew not to say them !

It is tricky i remember trying to suggest the lyrics to kings of Leons sex on fire was actually Sax on fire (it was so prolific last year on various radio stations and of course during the x factor auditions it seemed rather unavoidable ). !sadly my daughter wasnt impressed and gave me a rather despairing look whilst telling me she did relise that adults sometimes use words that children shouldnt ! I actually had much more of a problem with Radio 4 I banned in in my house and car after my daughter who was then aged 5 asked me about what exactly was a suicide bomber and a further attempt to listen to it in the car when there some discussion about rape as a weapon in war. Really not appropriate in my view

Thanks HPsaucey, I also havent seen him since Thursday so fingers crossed he has somewhere sorted good to hear he had somewhere at night as that was worrying me.

Thanks for all the advice. The man wasnt there this morning so Im hoping that St mungoes was able to help him

Hi yes I saw him with a red bag at first initially i thoght it was a teams football kit it was only after the football finished that i realised that it was someone sleeping but as that was the first time I saw him I dint think too much of it. thanks for Info about St Mungos will give it a go as it seems such an odd location ( ie very exposed) I was worried about mental health issues too.

Over the last week Ive realised that there is a man who seems to be sitting or occasionally lying down mid way accross the open arae on Peckham rye common. At first I assumed he was watching football then I thought he was praying but as I drove past today he was there from what seems to be at least 9am and was still there at 7 pm. As far as i can see he only seems to have a white sheet and a Black bag with him. Its a bit odd as he always seems to be in the same location and im beginning to suspect he is living there. As where he is is so exposed and the weather has been so cold ive become worried about this Has anyone else noticed and if so is he ok ? I wanted to approach him today to check if he needs help but was a bit cowardly in case ive got the wrong end of the stick?

A friends child always caleed her a mimsy which my daughter then picked up rather than my attempt at a more medical term ! all well and good till the film the last mimsy came out. My daughter her friend and to my shame me all spent most of the film giggling after the little girl in the film starts running around looking for her mimsy !

I found it really funny when the young man was confessing his undying love over and over whilst his partner had her head almost completly in a vomit bowl! She didnt look like she cared less at that point!he did look rather stricken a bit later when she was finding the pain less manageable .

I ageree nappy Lady. It has made me smile to think that the most supportive partner shown has been a 17 year old lad. Much better than the man 2 weeks back shouting at his wife for having a natural childbirth ! Very gratifying Thought the mum was lovely too -encouraging and warm.

Thanks all. really tempted by the regretting my decision and daughter suggestion PGC!

Help needed please! My daughter and i have entered for sports relief london mile I am trying to personalise her page for her but dont know what to do about the section : Set your own URL for your Personal Page http://www.mysportrelief.com/ ......this bit then had a blank space for me to fill in I dont know what this means and it wont let me leave this section blank. thanks

I love the idea of the Joy and Fabio show. agree the chair was one of the classic funny moments. but so poignant too the opening scenes of them listening to other couples having their babies after all they had been through with the fertility treatment, and now the failed inductions and prolonged labour. It all felt so honest!I was so delighted that they put in the follow up clip of them a couple of months on and we could see the wonder and amazement when they looked at their precious little girl. Best TV at the moment

Havent been able to sit through a single birth without blubbing and sobbed so loudly when Joy finally got her precious baby that I startled the cat! Loved Joy and Fabio

Mark Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Someone did post last night that the roadworks > seemed to be coming to an end, "the Tarmac is on, > the road markings painted, even the old lights > seem to be on..". This doesn't make me think that > the roadworks were finished because of the > accident. The issue seems to be more about the time it has taken for the works to be completed. When I drove past at 3.30 this afternoon the temporary lights were still up and no-one was there to safely guide children on their way home from school. I know a number of people have been in contact with the council and contractors to demand action. What a shame that this action ie reinstating the lights is too little too late

Somehow hearing that they have suddenly "sorted out" the junction is even more distressing. If it was that easy to rectify why didnt they sort it before now. What a tragic waste of a young life.

reetpetite Can I ask which news this was on and if you heard it yourself. Ie is this confirmed

These works have been ongoing for almost a month and the frustrating bit is how little evidence that SGN are treating this seriously.I have barely seen anyone working there and in fact today when the lights stopped working i passed at 3.30 and no-one was on site clearly from the above emails they still were not on site an hour later or they would have been able to sort out the lights/ direct traffic.

(Lots of giggles)... Im beginning to think that the attempt at baking cakes for a child's birthday is a bit of a right of passage. Sorry to hear your disaster but it thank goodness for shop bought cakes !

Your post brought back some funny memories of my little girl's first birthday. I too decided that as it was her 1st birthday it was my duty to bake and ice her cake to share with the friends and family who were coming to wish her well. My daughter had different ideas and decided it was a great time to scream her head off any time i put her down. So eventually I was whisking the mixture with her in a sling covered in cake mix. The oven was sloping so i had a very thin side on each of the 2 sponges, but convinced myself I could hide it with icing ( rather unsucessfully). the icing was much harder than I anticipated so decided to go for rough snow effect though it wasnt christmas and then dropped the whole thing 20 mins before the guests arrived and had to send her dad out on a mercy mission to Ayres. So my advice is... Do you really need to do this to yourself?

Hi I too had a little biter some children seem to be more inclined to bite than others! I found that the only thing that worked was the second i felt the teeth sinking was to put the child down very firmly say no and walk away. You may need to just ignore the trembling lip and tears as it is probably quite important that they make the link between biting and them feeling a bit miserable as you dont want your little biter to think its funny getting mummy to react! At 13 months they are too young to be reasoned with or understand that they have hurt you. whilst my daughter did stop quite quickly what i did notice is that at various points of change ie new child at childminder, starting school and loss of grandfater the biting would make a very fleeting appearance !

Sorry not a nut allergy parent but as no one else seems to have responded and you sound so fed up I thought I would reply. So sorry you have got to deal with this worrying condition. First off completely ignore idiotic husbands friends maybe they think they are being helpful by being flippant- they sound deeply immature/unab,e to deal with emotion !! I know lots of schools are geared up for dealing with severe nut allegies and even in nursery I remember how strict they were about birthday cakes coming from nut free environments. Not sure how old your child is but would suggest like anyother parent that when he starts school quickly try to get to know the parents of his friends and arrange playdates when you can attend till you can build your confidence in them.Whilst im sure you may have some who feel they would struggle to deal with the situation just agree their child can come to your home where you can controll the environment more easily. A few of my daughters friends have allergies though not to the same degree and i like most responsible parents will always check before a child comes to visit about any special requirements. A friend of mine reguarly has her daughter's friend come to stay who has very serious asthma attacks. Whilst my friend was rather concerned at first she made sure she had written instructions on how to deal with emergencies and whilst she has had to deal with a couple of streeful situations is accepting of this as she recognises how important this friend ship is. so hopefully parents will respond positively to you and your son. Might also be worth checking for online support services as im sure there are many parents in your situation who are also struggling to work out how they will manage these situations. Hope someone local responds soon

thanks all I am trying all the above!Definate improvement over the last couple of days though she still feels she had to wear sunglasses and cap in public thankgoodness the sun came out so it didnt seem too odd