I claim tax credits and could work more than I do but choose not to. I'm also pg with #5 which was unplanned and so will be claiming even more tax credits soon. Who wants to come and lecture me?

[KidderminsterKate]

I claim what I am entitled to and what the government says I can have......this seems to get peoples knickers in a twist AIBU?

I like that President French butter.

Or any butter actually. An inch thick.

OOOH now I want a jacket potato with fridge cold butter

Are we talking about butter then? That's a bit of a stretch from cat food...

I can't believe it's not butter is in our house... which DH actually seems to like better than butter Always makes me think of Vicar of Dibley

I used to eat my hamster's salt block, along with many other strange things.

In fact, I feel a thread coming on...

Is it benefit bathing week on MN?

Is it time for yet?

bashing*

Why?

bath, usualsuspect? - great, now we're the great unwashed as well!

I used to eat catfood....and I'm disgusted you cant buy choosy anymore, was bloody delicious! I used to steal it out of the cats dish

[hbiscuit]

I don't get this thread at all except for the end! Haha.

It doesn't matter if the OP is a regular, she still started this thread to be a troll IMO as it has no purpose and has caused a row.

triggles - I was annoyed by her attitude, sometimes people annoy me. (more often than not these days)

It was the way it came across not the content of her thread IYSWIM.

Anyway, I'd much prefer to discuss butter, I've just sent DP to Lidl based on HardHats advice!

This better be good Mrs.

Velvetsnow - a big knob on a slice of bread? You might want to rephrase that.
Or if not, explain it.

Dog biscuit eaters of the world: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1254697-Strange-things-you-ate-as-a-child

who doesn't like cock sandwich

But my post was about butter, and I reckon that many people use the phrase "knob" of butter, I figured people would know what i meant.

Except for dirty minds like you aliceliddell

We have Countrylife butter, but argue over salted or un-salted...

janey said "Ha ha you'll be screwed then op, come the worse cuts. And if your highest aspiration is raising your kids to work the minimum they can and to get topped up by state handouts (well, whatever handouts might exist in the future!) then I feel pretty sorry for them. Most Of us aspire to better for our kids"

and this is exactly the sort of attitude that has been prevalent on MN of late - hence why I started this thread. Because I claim TC and choose not to work full time, I'm supposed to be some sort of irresponsible parent raising more work shy people that others will either loathe or pity? Utter bull shit. you know nothing about me - only that I dont work full time and claim tax credits...why on earth would that mean my children won't have aspirations?

i am absolutely not ashamed and have never had a 'fuck you' attitude
It makes me laugh because when the worst of the cuts come I'll probably be made redundant and then will be costing the 'tax payer' lots more than at the moment!

I'm sure its jealousy that leads this this sort of sniping. People could 'afford' 5 kids if they didnt want big mcmansions, foreign holidays, fancy cars, boden clothes and waitrose food and other such poncetastic things.

It's not a case of affording 5 children, how do you give them enough attention if you have to work, when do you get a break some time for yourself. It's actually not about the money it's about the lifestyle you have Kate that others can't afford.

Just the mention of benefits gets some posters frothing at the bit KidderminsterKate

Its always been this way on MN

Cat meat has become shockingly expensive. I need tax credits to feed my cats. They're greedy and ungrateful, too.

well time for yourself and each child is a different matter entirely - thats a debate that has nothing to do with money...having 5 kids is absolutely an individual choice

the lifestyle I have???? what does that mean exactly????

"People could 'afford' 5 kids if they didnt want big mcmansions, foreign holidays, fancy cars, boden clothes and waitrose food and other such poncetastic things."

Well I'm not sure that's entirely true. For everyone.

You are perfectly entitled to do exactly as you are doing. And I don't see the point of being ashamed of it. But do you perhaps think it's a little unfair to be quite so combative in your OP - we all pay taxes, services are being cut left, right and centre. No need to sounds so aggressive about taking more of a shrinking pile of dosh.

its a scurvy trick by the government on tax creadits Tories do that

I'm 'taking' what the government says I'm entitled to. If they change the rules then i wont take it anymore!!! Its other people that seem to resent people claiming what they are allowed - why is that?

I should imagine that you have succeeded in raising the blood pressure of quite a few people who have read your topic. Of which, I must say, is a bizarre one in tone.

If you can work more hours, then do it. Why on earth as a full time working mum should I have to pay towards tax and N.I. etc to fund you, so that you can spend more time with your children yet I spend less with mine? Take some responsibility. God I hope that the benefits system is changed so that it is fairer for all.

I would love to have a third child but apparently my family need to support yours instead, and you really cant see anything wrong with that.

Disabled people across the country are suffering due to lack of support, but dont worry yourself about them either 'cos your entitled' to breed as much as you want.