you're kidding me. There is actually a name for the concept of letting your kids have freedom???? WOW.

"The Free Range Kid"

What is with this constant need to label everything and to identify with said label? Seriously, parents on LJ are freaks.

why would you name your son "Stile". Do you not know what a stile is? Oh please, name your child after the name for steps. Bloody hell. Parenting101 really makes me laugh sometimes. And this is the same mother who is debating naming their child Remyington. IT HURTS! STOP THE PAIN.

the day after we moved in to our flat, Joe stood on the toilet seat and somehow managed to break the hinges. They were already breaking anyways, but the added strain seemed to be the kicker. So we have a loo seat and a lid but no hinges holding them to the loo. Basically, we got ghetto loo ( Read more... )

I'm mildly annoyed the freecycle brighton mailing list. They've decided to ban people offering car seats and helmets. Whilst I understand that it is not recommended to use a secondhand car seat unless you are 100% sure of the origins, it pisses me off that the list moderators can decide for us what we can and cannot recycle ( Read more... )

So yeah, I don't have a british drivers license. Not a big deal, but technically illegal. Sadly, I have to go through the entire process. Apply for my provisional, study, take the written test, take the pratical test, put L plates on my car, etc, etc , etc ( Read more... )

I've completely gone off the Virgin brand ( Read more... )

I have officially decided that I have much less sympathy than I had before for anyone that suffers from acid reflux or indigestion or any of those other stomach related issues that could easily be solved by eating REAL FOOD ( Read more... )

So theres this meme going around about people asking each other 5 questions and almost WITHOUT FAIL (i said almost), it seems like the question du jour these days is "If you were a super hero, what kind if superhero would you be?" or what special powers would you have or some other such wording. Now, maybe its me, but I think this is just a really ( Read more... )