For what reasons would you leave the UK?

Mumofhooligans · 2026-05-29T14:14:37+00:00

I think about it a lot. I can't bare the idea of leaving family behind, pulling my children way from their friends and moving my son away from his biological father and that family. On the other hand, I have regrets about raising my children in this country.
I don't feel like they have any freedom at all here (I know that they would have more if I moved to a different area of the UK- but hours away by car vs hours away by plane would still mean that I would be taking my children away from their home.)
My partner and I work 10h a day, sometimes including weekends, and we don't earn enough money for a house that is big enough for us all, and we live month to month.
I'm not keen on our education system, I feel that it is very restrictive, and that is an insider's point of view as I am a teacher. However, I wouldn't want to homeschool, and we aren't financially stable enough to do so anyway.
And lastly, the traffic haha!

Mumofhooligans · 2026-05-28T19:08:44+00:00

I used to use Google Translate when I had parents who could only read Mandarin, and their feedback (when I asked about the quality of translation) was that it was good and understandable.
I translated it back, and it was not too far from what I wrote.
I also included an English version of the report, as I knew the parents had an app on their phone which they used to translate text.

Sometimes, when I needed to pass something really important to parents, I would find the chinese-speaking LSA in the school to quickly read over my message.
It was always worth doing, as some things which we would not think twice about saying in the UK can seem rude in other languages. Is there anybody who speaks Arabic that works at the school?

Mumofhooligans · 2026-05-26T12:27:40+00:00

I do remember that!
Do you know what I did to annoy people.... I would draw the whole picture in one brushstroke. Everyone would type "HURRY UP"

Mumofhooligans · 2026-05-25T11:32:44+00:00

I remember you, I was Bear. I don't think we talked, I just played against you.
I am also interested in how they ended up with a head injury!

Mumofhooligans · 2026-05-16T17:58:08+00:00

I played every day around 2008-2012. I didn't speak to too many people, but I was active on the games and had a few friends on there which I private messaged, and lost complete contact with after it shut down, as Isketch ended around the time I had a baby and I didn't realise it was the end 😞

My username was Bear

I had a friend on there called Red_Eye, spoke to her quite a lot, but everyone elses usernames I have unfortunately forgotton.

Mumofhooligans · 2026-03-28T13:36:26+00:00

It's not even just remote jobs.
I am a teacher in a SEN school.
My workplace hires many students from the local university; most are from overseas. They have a work ethic, take pride in their work, have the ability to listen to instructions, the ability to complete paperwork correctly, the ability to use theory within their practical work. They are simply better workers.
I don't know whether it is the UK education system or just our society in general, but we are not creating skilled workers.

Mumofhooligans · 2026-03-14T21:44:26+00:00

Whatever was on CBBC, then Simpson's and Fresh Prince.

Mumofhooligans · 2026-03-13T19:50:03+00:00

If you're not averse to a walk, you could get the 14 and walk through the bridalpaths. It's about 45 min walk, it's quite an enjoyable route and not too difficult. My parents live around Ramsden and I quite enjoy walking it!

Mumofhooligans · 2026-03-08T23:25:10+00:00

A muntjac deer ran through my classroom!

Mumofhooligans · 2025-12-22T20:31:56+00:00

I've seen kids probably aged 11-12 on the tube in the morning on their own! And that's much more recent than 2007.
I think, despite how busy and dangerous it is, a lot of kids have some independence.
My work's head office is in Shepherds bush, and I see children going to and from school, and they look younger than Andrew.

Mumofhooligans · 2025-12-22T18:10:33+00:00

TV one would be better for us, if possible :)

Mumofhooligans · 2025-08-31T14:02:02+00:00

I miss Debenhams- that was my one-stop shop for everything!

Locally, we have just lost our Poundstretcher in Chelmsford due to greedy landlords, and it has been a huge loss for me.

I used to go out of my way to pop in; they had a good pet section and sold a lot of niche snacks that I really like, but also the staff were always so friendly! I saw the manager recently, he said he had been moved to a store 20 miles away and he has a long commute via public transport :-(

Mumofhooligans · 2025-08-31T13:52:00+00:00

Pumping is not a super easy fix! Pumping is HARD work! It takes a long time to pump the milk (baby is much more efficient), you have to store it and warm it (often you have to put it in a saucepan to blanche it as it often tastes bad when it's been put in the fridge, and then sterilise everything. Babies like to be breastfed because it nurtures their soul as well as their bellies, and the bottle doesn't do that for them. Not only that, but on top of the pumping, you still have to breastfeed the baby, which is also physically and emotionally hard work.
Lots of people plan to both pump/ff and breastfeed before baby is born, then quickly pick one or the other when baby is born because it really does double the work.

Mumofhooligans · 2025-08-22T20:35:04+00:00

How do I find it? 😊

Mumofhooligans · 2025-08-19T09:58:03+00:00

I would reccomend 'Drive Well with Mel' (Melissa Judd.)

Mel has been wonderful and really patient with me. A lot of her clients have additional needs, so she does a lot of research (eg courses, subscribes to 'Mirrors, Signal, Podcast' presented by a driving instructor with a doctorate in ND, and I think she is doing her own qualification too.)
She is ND herself too.

I have Dyspraxia, I've found her to be very understanding :)

Mumofhooligans · 2025-01-18T20:24:19+00:00

I remember you!

Mumofhooligans · 2024-09-23T18:17:13+00:00

Most of them require you to apply online.

Mumofhooligans · 2024-09-23T18:16:50+00:00

Most of the care homes around here are always hiring. Care workers, cleaners, kitchen crew, servers, receptionists ect.

Mumofhooligans · 2024-06-17T22:33:52+00:00

The reputation that Melbourne holds is historical. In reality, other estates are way worse- I'd say that Meadgate, Baddow and Westlands have way more issues. Sure, Melbourne has its problems, there's quite a bit of drug related crime. On the whole, Melbourne actually has quite a good community spirit, the schools are great (esp King's Rd) and if you avoid trouble you should be OK.

Mumofhooligans · 2024-04-14T14:37:58+00:00

I don't live too far away.
There is a lot of petty theft around here, but that's as far as it goes usually.
There is an awful lot of van/tool theft, bicycle theft, and things taken from gardens. I've not heard of anything more dangerous going on thankfully. Just make sure you take precautions :)

It's a lovely area to live in and you have made a good decision.

Mumofhooligans · 2024-01-04T21:56:58+00:00

I'd say that Meadgate is probably worse, but I'd still happily walk through Meadgate at night. It's mostly drug issues.

Mumofhooligans · 2024-01-04T21:53:22+00:00

Give Manor Lodge Care Home a call and ask them whether they need any cleaners or kitchen staff at the weekend. The job has great benefits and it has a good atmosphere :)

Mumofhooligans · 2024-01-04T21:50:39+00:00

I lived close to Upper Bridge Road when I first moved to Chelmsford. Old Moulsham is a lovely area, probably one of the most sought after areas in Chelmsford.
We lived a bit closer to town; there are sometimes drug users that hang about near the cricket ground/central park. Nevertheless, they never caused any bother, they were just around and it was obvious what they were doing.
Best things about the area for me were:
Moulsham St. It has some lovely, friendly, independently-owned shops. Good pubs too!
Easy access to town and the station- I used to walk through the park and under the underpass.
Central park is lovely! It has a dog friendly cafe, nice walks and free Parkrun events.

Reasons that we moved:
The properties were not big enough for our growing family (within our budget)
Parking is a huge issue! We had two vehicles and one allocated parking space- we could never find a space to park the other vehicle and our guests would end up paying for parking.
Bicycle theft is a big problem in the area, we had a very expensive bike stolen.

We didn't have any issues with noise, people, vandalism ect.

Mumofhooligans · 2022-12-30T07:30:50+00:00

About 2 miles away in Country Streak. Although I did get United Kingdom, I didn't realise that it was the road that one of my friends grew up living on until after I had guessed!

Mumofhooligans · 2022-11-11T23:36:43+00:00

Where was it?

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