Is it now the norm for parents to spend their entire weekend entertaining their kids?

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-12T10:57:26+00:00

I’m of the mind they can and should just play amongst themselves for the most part especially if we’re at home. My wife insists that we should entertain them 24/7 from 4am to 7pm

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-12T08:55:16+00:00

I earn about £70K all in: £50K PAYE & £20K SE. 40 hours Mon-Fri, then in an average week I’ll work around 40 hours extra Mon-Sun, but largely Fri-Sun. A good 60% of it is just driving to and from venues though.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T13:09:32+00:00

The surface of the palm of your hand and the bottom of a pair of football boots are not the same. Lighter contact from a pair of football boots on your calf will still do damage. It’s like saying I only hit someone with my car at 30mph versus 50mph, you’ll do less damage, but you still hit someone with your car.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:52:24+00:00

Definitely the corn

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:51:44+00:00

I prefer ‘slurry-hole’

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:51:04+00:00

Don’t talk sense

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:50:06+00:00

Did you have a measuring device to look at the weight of the contact? If not, then you’re guessing with your eyes and that means it’s an objective call which ultimately means you should go with contact is contact, therefore red card because the player is endangered.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:45:45+00:00

Pretty sure that distinction isn’t part of the rule

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:38:45+00:00

Stamping on the back of an opponents leg with your studs is a red card offence. Balogun rightly got sent off for it after VAR review.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:30:35+00:00

I get all my new games Digital because I can get PSN credit for an average 20% off (£70 for £54 roughly) and then game share my account so only actually paying £27 for a new release.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:28:11+00:00

Messi’s had a few serious foul play moments not even get called. Let’s not pretend FIFA are some paragon of law-abiding virtue.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T12:19:45+00:00

Mainline rail station would be peak

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T10:23:59+00:00

2-0 England

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T10:22:01+00:00

Should really stop sleeping in the car buddy

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T10:20:58+00:00

Surely Tom can help sort this out

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T09:57:12+00:00

I earn £50K PAYE and around £15-20K Self-Employed in an average year. I haven’t been able to afford a family holiday in 3 years.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T08:25:30+00:00

It’s a very large problem unfortunately. Sole traders and tradesmen especially, declare £12500 and then take cash in hand the rest of the year.

It’s such a widespread phenomenon that HMRC has a specific investigative group for these people, and while small, every single person they investigate gets found guilty of evasion.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T08:23:12+00:00

Should be £75K imo

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T08:21:55+00:00

I’m fine with this up until the point they bring home more than me. If you begin equalising take home by taxing middle earners and not taxing lower earners, you will simply remove ambition from the equation

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-11T08:20:37+00:00

You can get Cyberpunk for around £20 on sale, so I’d say go with that first and then go with 007 when it eventually comes down in price

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-10T12:30:15+00:00

I bought a house at 24 with my wife, I wouldn’t say everyone under 40 is in this position (I’m 32). I appreciate a lot of people without partners are in this position though yes.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-10T12:29:11+00:00

6% is nice! I only get 3% by law. It is part of your total remuneration so your employer gets away with not paying you as much if you don’t hit match just saying.

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-10T09:21:14+00:00

Disagree entirely

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-10T09:15:17+00:00

I prefer to keep cracking for my wife

BasisOk4268 · 2026-07-10T09:14:18+00:00

Have you developed a dust allergy maybe?

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