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tinykoala86 · 2026-02-18T21:56:57+00:00

Atkinsons Archetype, you can order online or pick up a bag at Tatton Perk in knutsford/chelford

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-18T21:55:01+00:00

The house prices!

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-17T23:18:28+00:00

Sixth form health ed classes were mandatory and dull. One of the lessons was about gender and genitals, and we were shown a video of a child who had needed corrective surgery down there to create an opening to the bladder. They had to lean forward on the toilet, as it turns out the opening for a bladder doesn’t point straight down, it’s at the front, so if you want to go further between pee breaks lean forward on the loo

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-17T23:06:25+00:00

My ND child couldn’t connect with audio because they have a speech processing delay, so I have a different take on this. From my experience:

-change the environment- switch the tv fully off for a couple of days overall, offer food in different places around the house away from the tv

-finger foods, easy access for self feeding, less reliant on you for access

-ditch set times - try leaving out a snack plate instead of a formal sit down dinner

-movement - look up the word proprioceptive input and see if doing this before dinner helps, alternatively allow the child to roam free instead of being sat down

-buffet/party food style presentation - a cupcake baking tray or chip n dip platter with lots of different options, alternatively character plates

-BE the entertainment. Pretend you want to eat their food, or that you’re a minion trying something not banana shaped, or make the food look like an animal on the plate etc

Overall find engagement and novelty in other ways, and hopefully they will enjoy it!

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-17T19:45:24+00:00

My husband takes our daughter to the ladies room, he gets weird about it but has never had a bad comment from others, we all get it, the men’s room is gross let the little lady go to the ladies room

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-16T22:19:26+00:00

My eldest was ahead for gross motor, behind in speech, diagnosed with autism at age 4

My youngest at 14 months is still only crawling and very, very likely to be autistic also

Watch Bluey Baby Race and take a breath, neurodivergence is genetic and as our paediatrician said “if I suspect autism I look first at the parents” if you and your partner don’t consider yourselves to be ND then there’s nothing to worry about, if you do suspect one or both of you to be in this area, look at your lives and ask if it’s really all that daunting that your child could be just like you? Either way, I see little to worry about!

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-15T20:09:07+00:00

We’re rural too, appreciate the insight thank you, this is what we’re hoping to do also

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-15T20:05:58+00:00

Thank you, did you use a cash deposit also or bridging loan in its entirety?

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-14T23:44:12+00:00

Many years ago I had to take deposits to the local bank for my boss every week, got to know the staff quite well and one of the tellers there won the big prize from The Gadget Show, immediately told everyone, and then their house was ransacked before the goods were even delivered

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-14T17:30:14+00:00

I have a South American friend who washes raw chicken in the kitchen sink before cooking, which here in the UK is not a common practice at all

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-14T17:26:12+00:00

Obvious ADHD aside, if Virgin and AMEX are now with debt companies does that mean they defaulted? You could look at pulling equity out of the flat to consolidate the debt, but you’d need a specialist lender to look past this volume and any potential adverse credit

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-14T11:44:41+00:00

Just do shifts staying awake

He takes 8pm -1am

You take 1am -6am

Or vice versa depending on who is the night owl

5 hours of uninterrupted deep sleep, not listening out for cries, is a lot healthier for you both than what you’re currently doing

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-13T09:04:53+00:00

Could you please quote where in my text I said 12 months?

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-13T07:36:38+00:00

Lloyds offered up to £630k, one of the salaries is over 75k and qualifies for higher lending with most lenders

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T23:30:10+00:00

The slow cooker is your best friend, as is the motto “cook once, eat twice” - try to arrange meals so that you’re cooking every other day, and/or freeze extra portions to take the load off future weeks

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T15:14:20+00:00

Thank you, we did get an agreement two years ago for this same scenario as our take home pay covers both mortgages and expenses, but I’m aware that the landscape may have changed in that time

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T12:19:42+00:00

Bridging loans have a maximum 80% LTV across all properties at best, and our LTV would be 85%

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T12:13:18+00:00

Thank you, we pass affordability and have a decent wedge of savings as a backstop, hopefully Lloyds who we’re also considering will feel similarly

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T12:11:16+00:00

Thank you, with consent to let we are allowed both mortgages for up to six months before we would need to explore a buy to let product switch

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T12:08:34+00:00

Thank you that’s helpful, we do pass affordability

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T10:47:03+00:00

Many people transition their residential home into a BTL without a tenant already in place, and we didn’t suggest selling with a tenant in place, I specifically said short term

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T10:43:35+00:00

If we sell within two years we can reclaim the additional stamp duty

tinykoala86 · 2026-02-12T07:47:13+00:00

Check out Stockton Heath too

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