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mumlove · 20/09/2007 07:57
Shosh - I would love some magic please if you you can find some going spare. I had my lovely holiday and started back with the mindees last week only for them to give me a nice cold that started on the friday, this morning I feel as if my head is going to explode! Good job only the 1 mindee today, off to find more paracetamol.
LoveMyGirls · 20/09/2007 08:15
Morning everyone,
So far so good this morning! (except mum hasn't put enough spare clothes in so no idea what i will do if he gets his trousers wet and I have school runs to do, fingers crossed we will be ok)
I think i have decided if mum will support me and i see a marked improvement soon then I will carry on, as he can be a lovely little boy who loves coming here. I will advertise anyway as I have a pt vacancy and I will see how it pans out. I will try not to take it so personally.
I have also decided to use less words as I am unsure he actually understands what I am saying to him, i dont think he links the words to the actions so I think keeping it simple is probably best. I am used to older children really as my dd1 is 8 and my youngest who is almost 2 has very good language and understanding so perhaps I haven't been taking the fact mindee's understanding isn't as far along, just an idea so i'm going to try to limit the words i am using when explaining things iyswim? Fingers crossed today is much better than yesterday anyway.
Thanks for your support, it's really appreciated at the moment. Sometimes this job is so hard.
LoveMyGirls · 20/09/2007 08:30
Thanks a lot Mo, it's good to hear that it's not all my fault. I am with him for over 50hrs a week so I thought with that time I would be able to do more but I've realised I cannot do it all on my own I need back up from home and if i haven't got that then i'm never going to win. It's like I spend from mon to fri trying to get him to behave and instill rules etc only for him to go home at the weekend and come back on monday a few steps back from what he was on the friday.
eg last friday he was trying new food and by monday he was spitting food out on my table again its just so draining!
KaySamuels · 20/09/2007 08:42
Please help - I am putting mine and DP's details into entitled to calculator, and it says gross earnings. Is this my total takings last year, or my total profits?? There is a big difference so I want to get it right.
DP's job is driving us both crazy so we are looking at what help we would get if he took a day job on less pay.
KaySamuels · 20/09/2007 09:31
Grrr! Bloody tax credits, me and dp would be better off living apart than together, we both work and we are skint, both my sisters and their bfs are on benefits and they have the nicer lifestyle - kids in next clothes, etc. I am fed up! DP works so hard and it is so frustrating!
Shoshable · 20/09/2007 09:33
They told us yesterday thatthey are moving us to do up the quarters, bugger bugger, but on the pluc sid ethe |rmy are paying for it and just poke to Welfare who have told me there is no reason I cant have the house I want, which has a big flat garden and a little car park next to it that nobody uses so it means that parents have room to park on drop/pick up yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
PinkChick · 20/09/2007 09:39
morning everyone
LMG, you ARE doing a fantastic job with that and the other children but as ive found myself, no matter how long theyre with you, you cant Fix them..if you are teaching him its wrong and parents ignore it, he wont know whether hes coming or going, try and ride with it, rewards chlidren who havent been spitting 'for being sensible' and no treats for spitters..havent read your full thread as was busy last night, but this is the little jist ive got..good luck chick.
Shosh, in translation, does that mean theyre doing your house up for you(free) and you also may get to move to house you want with big agrden and parking??
PinkChick · 20/09/2007 10:23
WOW shosh!!!, thats bloody fantastic!!..is it clsoe to your current house? and is it much nicer?..really pleased for you, will it be much disturbance for you/mindees?
well am very now as just had call from parent who has been trying to get into work for a year now and this week passed test he needed so his lovely daughter will be starting before and after school with me from start of next month..she already knows dd and other mindee and is lovely girl so very now!
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