Anyone from Northern Ireland

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Anybody from Norther Ireland.

I hate the thought of putting m boys back into childcare when I go back to work. It also costs a fortune. My mum looked ater my 6 year old at first and after we came home from America he went to a day care nursery but they were taking him late to play group and he was always late being collected. So he then went to a Childminder where he was bored, left to play in the hall in the dark, she was very house proud. Finally we got him into a nursery until I went off on Maternity leave where he was really happy.I might just do nights when I do go back to work.

Your childcare problems sound awful. I have been lucky. The childminder only looks after the boys and she treats them like they are her ows. she has a son who is 26 and he loves them too as does her DH. They get taken out for meals all the time and she spoils tehm rotten. she is also taking them for 3 days when we are going to Paris in March.We have not been away from them yet so there will probably be war. I have not gone to W5 yet. Every time the weather is rotten we think of going and then I think it will be packed as there was a huge queue one day that we nearly went. I love the sound of the digger place though. Must go there Maggie

Hi I am glad that you are going to get to meet other parents that are in the same situation and in the same area. Hope the group is a good success.
I have bags sitting ready to go to the charity shops as well. I have heard stories about the workers in places going through the bags and taking good things out. I would not like the thought of this happening.

1980louisiana have you ever contacted the support group in Eglantine Av in Belfast They have around 150 members.

hi girls im from coleraine and there is a few others on here from NI as well theres crazymum and spidermansmum and scaltygirl although i think shes changed her name now.
im a SAHM to three boys 12,8 and 6 quite a handful they are.
1980 lousiana my middle ds has ASD AND adhd lol at the garage forecourt look forward to chatting to you

OMG its official i am a thread killer!!!!!
Anyone out there??
Anyone?

Hi Ladyhawk - allowme to kill the thread for you - I'm an expert!!.
I live in Kent now, but grew up in Co. Down and am here now visiting my folks so thought I'd say hello on this thread. There are definitely some other mners from NI around. Crystaltips springs to mind and scaltygirl and I think Taramac (though don't quote me there). Nice to meet you all.

Hi trefusis - couldn't remember your new name!.
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aah trefusis i knew you had changed your name i really must keep up!!!
What part of coleraine?? im on the mountsandel rd

he was diagnosed adhd at 4 and asd at 6 he really is quite a character and bloody fast too!!!

just re-read your postingsthe adhd support group in larne sounds great they have just started one here in coleraine so i have been to one great to know you are not alone

Glad to here the Equasym works for you we tried it but didnt make any difference to ds2 it just made his sleeplessness worse so we stopped using it..hes not on any medication at the minute.

trefusis are your dds at school in town,lucklily my ds's school is quite close by but i still feel like a yoyo i'm back and forth so much!!

there seems to be quite a lot of us irish folk here perhaps we should arrange a meet-up,any excuse for a n8ight out and a wee glass of wine...what do you all think????

Any excuse for a night out. Who is good at arranging things and who all is game?

oh this is like a blast from the past!I was brought up in coleraine and portstewart but live in england now Have a good night out you know how to party over there!

noddyholder how long ago did you live in Portstewart. My cousin is from that part. My aunt used to have a guest house down station road.

I lived there in the 70's I went to the high school in coleraine before that portstewart primary.I was over there for a holiday in 2004 at xmas as I still have family there.I am 39 now so it was a long time ago.

Where do you live now? Would you not come home to live?

No i think of here as home now.I live in brighton with my dp and ds and have loved England since the day I arrived!I have the odd holiday as my mum has a house there and she is planning to go back to live.My brother went back 7 yrs ago but I am happy here!

im game !!!
anyone else???

dont leave me to drink alone!!!!
will check in tomorrow