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Hicksville > London ... right or wrong?

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spacemonkey · 27/04/2004 17:36

Rather than hijack the other thread, I'll start one of my own.

I'm thinking about moving to London from the provincial town where I now live. My children are nearly 13 (dd) and 10 (ds), so if we moved in the summer ds would start Year 6 at a new primary school and dd would start Year 9 at a new secondary school. They'll both be going to state schools.

I don't like the idea of uprooting them, BUT there are lots of good reasons for the move, for them as well as me.

We're looking at moving into Camden LEA, and I am told the schools are very good. I also think as the children get older there will be many more opportunities for them educationally and socially in London. My sister and brother both live in north London and I would dearly love to be nearer to them, and so would the kids. Plus my mum wants to move in with us on a trial basis - she is very close to the children and more importantly is very good for them, and would be my general factotum in terms of childcare.

And of course the work opportunities for me would be stratospherically better than they are where I now am.

I'd like to hear from anyone who has made a big move with kids at a similar age, and what impact it had on them. Of course a lot comes down to personality, and I know it would be hard for them to adjust at first, but any advice or experience would be most welcome.

Thanks!

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lou33 · 27/05/2004 22:54

Suzywong would want to come too

I would dress as a leprachaun, you could be Orville the duck, Suzy can be Basil Brush

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:00

ok i'll let you know the date/time/venue as soon as he responds offering to wine and dine me WHICH HE INEVITABLY WILL

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lou33 · 27/05/2004 23:01

esp if you tempt him with three violin playing friends dressed up in dubious foam caharcter suits. Could be quite romantic

maomao · 27/05/2004 23:06

Goodness! Popped in to see what kind of advice you're getting, and I can see that everything here is quite under control!

JJ · 27/05/2004 23:09

OK, babes, wtf are you talking about.

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:12

sorry, i've totally ruined my serious thread now haven't i

hoxtonchick is a friend of a friend of garth marenghi of whom i am a major fan

if you don't know who garth marenghi is see official garth marenghi website

hope that explains it ...

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:13

oh, and she is daring me to email him but i don't know what to say without sounding like a mental stalker

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:14

oh and garth marenghi is obviously a fictional character, he is in fact an actorrrrr

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lou33 · 27/05/2004 23:16

She does have a fetish for leprachauns, orville the duck and basil brush tho......

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:17

don't we all?

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JJ · 27/05/2004 23:19

love the fabulist signature.

Do you like Neil Gaiman?

lou33 · 27/05/2004 23:20

Mine are all on the darker side actually. But I know you like these sicker fantasies....

suzywong · 27/05/2004 23:21

lurk,
is this where tonight's party is?

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:23

suzy, just the person - knower of the rich n famous

what can i say which could impel garth marenghi to wine and dine me?

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lou33 · 27/05/2004 23:24

I did write something for her but she wasn't keen somehow.

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:25

i'm just getting a range of ideas lou

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maomao · 27/05/2004 23:26

Ever so practical, eh, sm?

suzywong · 27/05/2004 23:27

well, you could start by telling him you are no longer on medication for your mentalism and that you have three life size dollies of him at home complete but for eyebrows and could you please tweeze a few hairs.

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spacemonkey · 27/05/2004 23:29

ta suzy

that should do the trick

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suzywong · 27/05/2004 23:29

no worries

hoxtonchick · 27/05/2004 23:39

just send this thread i reckon, he'll be swept off his feet

lou33 · 27/05/2004 23:40

Thats what I suggested HC, while we were on msn.

hoxtonchick · 27/05/2004 23:42

i don't belong to your msn gang

lou33 · 27/05/2004 23:44

Get suzy to add you.

hoxtonchick · 27/05/2004 23:46

i will!