So it is! Balance's out the increase at least
Thats literally all its doing for us after our nursery massively increased their prices. We were looking forward to having a bit more money but nope.
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Thats literally all its doing for us after our nursery massively increased their prices. We were looking forward to having a bit more money but nope.
Just seems to be the way of life since having a kid, any bonus I've gotten, OT I've worked, pay rise that's come through. Thoughts of "oh that's a nice bit of extra cash to have" are quickly replaced by "well she needs this, that, the other, that's going up, this is going up, etc, etc, etc"
I love my daughter and she absolutely lights up life a million times a day but the reality side of being a parent sucks
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My partner just got back from buying our boys new shoes. They are 23 months old and 2 pairs cost nearly £100. Madness.
I'm glad we are all in this together!
My general feeling since being a parent is that; **** me it can be difficult and expensive but I wouldn't change it for the world. I've done a complete 180 from never wanting children to wondering what people sans-children do with their free time but more important what are they doing with their lives.
Don't come at me, child free people. Deep down I'm jealous of your free time and disposable income but not much else
My general feeling since being a parent is that; **** me it can be difficult and expensive but I wouldn't change it for the world. I've done a complete 180 from never wanting children to wondering what people sans-children do with their free time but more important what are they doing with their lives.
Don't come at me, child free people. Deep down I'm jealous of your free time and disposable income but not much else
We took ours to Clarks for her first proper shoes and to get measured which yeah ended up being a bit of an
at the till considering she grew out of them pretty quick and scuffed them up. Other than that thankfully my wife has become a bit of a Vinted Ninja, brand new Dr Martins in box for about a fiver, Converse for £3 and so on so can't complain too much.I do still miss not living my life to a tiny persons schedule thoughDon't come at me, child free people. Deep down I'm jealous of your free time and disposable income but not much else
I do still miss not living my life to a tiny persons schedule though
What, you mean you don't like waking up at the crack of dawn and being expected to be full of energy?
It's the litte things for me. Our local beach, Weston-Super-Mare is a proper dive of a sea-side town. I used to love going there as a kid but the adults always let out a big mehhh. Now as an adult I feel the same way but we went there on the weekend with the nice weather and she had so much fun just running around with the dog and eating chips.
Dad perk: She wanted a cream and blackberry ice cream. Had 2 licks then decided she didn't want it so I got to finish it
I only asked that question as our little one reacted very badly to Follow On formula. The only major difference seemed to be the iron content.
It turned a happy baby into the Devil Incarnate! I kid thee not.
He is 16 now so things may have changed, but it was a definite problem with us.
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Best to use https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ to see what you are eligible for based on circumstances.
The eligiblity tool doesn't say anything about future changes.
From September 2024, 15 hours free started to apply for all children 9 months and above.
From Setpember 2025, that is expanded to 30 hours free for all children 9 months and above.
FAQ from that website says this:
What’s happening in September 2025?
In September 2025, the 15 hours for working parents of children under 3 will expand to 30 hours, meaning eligible working parents will be able to claim 30 hours of childcare all the way through from the term after their child turns 9 months to school age.@Chris344
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