My 10 year old son seems to have developed a smelly scalp or hair. Even just after washing and drying, it smells - there is no flaking or nothing obvious to see - it looks and is clean, but it smells,...
Due to bullying and its effects on my son, we had a meeting at school before the summer holidays and it was arranged that he would be put on Stage 2 intervention and would be given support from the...
Just cleared out the "in" tray in the study and found (amongst various rubbish): An uncashed cheque for £6.61 an unpaid vets bill for £48.46 and Tesco vouchers for £73.50...
While the boys were brushing their teeth tonight, the blind in the bathroom (small roman blind) all unfolded - when I checked the strings, they were both frayed at the same point - the other end where...
I am looking to remove and replace the main bathroom, one of the en-suits and downstairs loo in our house. I know that price will depend on quality of fittings chosen and tiles selected, but can...
I currently overpay my mortgage - it's likely to be paid off in the next couple of years - some 16 years early. Woo Hoo! My dilemma is that there is work that i'd like to do on the house that will...
My 9 year old son is complaining again of a blocked throat this morning - this is usually the sign of a dose of tonstilitis or strep throat. We generally treat it with calpol and lozenges, although he...
Just bought a PS3 320 with new Move thingy pack. Apart from games, what else do I need to buy to get it running as a full set for my two boys for Christmas? They had a good price on the package deal...
I had one of those fake virus alert pop-ups earlier and i just can't get rid of it. I have up to date Kaspersky running and I have scanned again with nothing arising, I have run MalwareBytes with...
For some reason I have managed to reach my mid 40s without ever having attempted to make just ordinary stewed beef (like the filling for steak pie). My mum used to make it all the time but would feel...
We had a conker hunt at the weekend to combat the spiders. We opened them all up and now my driveway, my sons shorts and towels are all stained with rusty coloured marks from the juices of the conker...
is it now common practice to use the word "draw" instead of "drawer" to describe the thing you usually keep your underwear in? I noticed this a lot, not just from ordinary folk,...
Was planning to make spag bol for dinner tonight, but went for a conker hunt with the boys so it was a bit late to start. Fired some fish fingers in the oven for the kids and hubby heads up to...
Following on from zzxxee's thread below, what was your "time"? i.e. What age were you when you felt at your best? That could be looks wise or confidence wise etc. For me probably late 20's...
Hi wendilla, my son has just informed me that his topic for school this term is space and I thought it would be good for him to see the space station. Any viewings at a reasonable time over the next...
My son (age 9) was playing at our newly built local park at teatime and came home crying and upset as 3 boys from his class were throwing large stones (about the size of my hand), sand and sticks at...