I watched it all. I did find it a little wierd that the coffin was on the stage however, apart from a few of the speakers really did think it was a really fitting tribute to him.
The family were incredibly brave in allowing the whole world in to share their grief which you could see was incredibly raw for them. His daughter moved me to tears.
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. Someone did tell me that its supposed to be good luck if it rains on your wedding day.Quote by Firestorm_09
My son being on the winning team for his school sports day. Personally i was knackered just watching them in this heat.
And whilst the school doesnt encourage individual competition, sorry Headmaster but us parents are always gonna be competetive - go Team M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:thumbup: we've had sports day today, i'm one of those mum's whooping and cheering on the team!.
Quote by fem_4_taboo
i work fulltime,im a single mum.
i ensure my children have quality time with me,i cook from scratch every day, i do everything at home/ around the home and have raised balanced happy high achievers.
i wont apologise for being a hard worker,im not rich,far from it,ive never taken a penny from a been independent since i was 15.
If a woman happens to have a good job that happens to pay good money why should she give that up if she has a child? just because she drives a 08 reg car, this does not mean if she got a older car she could walk away from her job ,and income, and future prospects to go on benefit maybe lose her home just so she can stay at home with her child.
the worset ones are those who stay at home to raise their children, claim benefit to do so but actually then ignore those children.
i feel being a good parent is the important thing. working or not.
no ones beter than anyone else we all have our own reasons for what we do.
if you a good parent thats all that fem xx
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Quote by Tania
They are putting the squeeze on lone parents and if I am not mistaken they expect you to be back at work at the child's 7th birthday now.
If the child is 7 why does someone need to be at home all day?. I see no reason to not work within the school hours. I know it can be difficult to find childcare during the school holidays but it is do able.
Quote by Theladyisaminx
Staying at home and raising a family be it by either a man or a woman is definately not to be considered an under acheivement....
Its often a thankless task that is overlooked by many yet is a vital one.....
My hat goes off to anyone who has done/is doing it..
I second all of that Steve.
There should be far more parents staying at home doing a parents role.
In my parents day virtually all women stayed at home and looked after the kids.
Nowadays to many " latch key kids " around, coming and going as they please. We have one of those ferel toads living right next door to me. Father out all day and most weekend evenings, leaving the 13 year old to fend for himself. He has god knows how many of his mates round causing havoc.
For what it is worth I feel it was a sad day when both sets of parents went out to work, and then left their kids either " home alone " or let them fend for themselves until they came back home.
Any parent that deems to want to stay at home should be helped out big time via benefits of sorts, and should be encouraged to stay at home at least until the child reaches secondary school age.
Isn't that what income support and tax credits are for?
You only recieve them if you below a certain level of earnings with one working.
No income support is paid when you have children and no other means of income.
You don't have to work to be in reciept of child tax credit either!. You have to work over 16 hours to be in reciept of working tax credits and you can earn an income of upto £52000 and still qualify for some. So their is help put there.
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Staying at home and raising a family be it by either a man or a woman is definately not to be considered an under acheivement....
Its often a thankless task that is overlooked by many yet is a vital one.....
My hat goes off to anyone who has done/is doing it..
I second all of that Steve.
There should be far more parents staying at home doing a parents role.
In my parents day virtually all women stayed at home and looked after the kids.
Nowadays to many " latch key kids " around, coming and going as they please. We have one of those ferel toads living right next door to me. Father out all day and most weekend evenings, leaving the 13 year old to fend for himself. He has god knows how many of his mates round causing havoc.
For what it is worth I feel it was a sad day when both sets of parents went out to work, and then left their kids either " home alone " or let them fend for themselves until they came back home.
Any parent that deems to want to stay at home should be helped out big time via benefits of sorts, and should be encouraged to stay at home at least until the child reaches secondary school age.
Isn't that what income support and tax credits are for?
I'm kind of a stay at home mum, I work 16 hours a week so I am home more than at work.
Do I like being a stay at home mum?. Sometimes I do sometimes I don't, yes it is rewarding being there for the first words, first steps etc but I personally need more fulfilment than just being mum. I enjoy my job, I enjoy having a few hours a week of not being just a mummy. Its all about finding the right balance. I do think being a stay at home mum/dad can be isolating if you don't put yourself out there and go to the mother and toddler groups for example. It is also good for my children to spend some alone time with their dad whilst i'm at work.
I don't think I have really answered your question, I don't think im an unachiever, I have two beautiful children who are mostly well behaved
and will grow into independent young ladies because of our imput as parents.
Do I like being a stay at home mum?. Sometimes I do sometimes I don't, yes it is rewarding being there for the first words, first steps etc but I personally need more fulfilment than just being mum. I enjoy my job, I enjoy having a few hours a week of not being just a mummy. Its all about finding the right balance. I do think being a stay at home mum/dad can be isolating if you don't put yourself out there and go to the mother and toddler groups for example. It is also good for my children to spend some alone time with their dad whilst i'm at work.
I don't think I have really answered your question, I don't think im an unachiever, I have two beautiful children who are mostly well behaved
and will grow into independent young ladies because of our imput as parents. 
hello lovely When our eldest was younger we lived in newish flat, by newish I mean it was probably 20-30 years old so deffinatly not what I would call old.
Mini Lyns was about 2 when we moved in and was a very early talker. You could have a conversation with her.
I would quite often hear her talking to herself in her bedroom and laughing away. I didn't think much of it as all little ones talk to themselves. She then started talking about the funny man who would play with her in her bedroom and talk to her making her laugh. When I asked her about the funny man she told me he had died in a fire because he had got burned...:shock:. We have since moved from there and she no longer speakes of him!!.
Mini Lyns was about 2 when we moved in and was a very early talker. You could have a conversation with her.
I would quite often hear her talking to herself in her bedroom and laughing away. I didn't think much of it as all little ones talk to themselves. She then started talking about the funny man who would play with her in her bedroom and talk to her making her laugh. When I asked her about the funny man she told me he had died in a fire because he had got burned...:shock:. We have since moved from there and she no longer speakes of him!!.
Quote by GnV
I'm basically with kent on this.
The real problem lies in the perception that people with property to rent must be "minted" and therefore can stand losing the rent money they are due from the tenants
Tenants' other priorities - like putting food on the table - then take over and once on the slippery slope of being able to get away with it, the landlord no longer features as important in their scheme of things.
But the fact is that landlords do play a very important role in all of this and are entitled to their rent. Removing the temptation by paying it direct is sensible.
So should my rent be paid to my landlord straight from my wages?.
If you default on your rent and the landlord gets the appropriate order, you could be paying your rent via an Attachment of Earnings order so yes, in effect, that could happen.
That wasn't the question...
The temptation could be the same for those who work and pay their rent as those who are in reciept of housing benefit, some of whom will work and also contribute towards their rent. So should everyones rent/morgage be removed direct from their wages and be paid straight to their landlord/morgage provider?, no temptation for anyone then is there!.
Quote by GnV
I'm basically with kent on this.
The real problem lies in the perception that people with property to rent must be "minted" and therefore can stand losing the rent money they are due from the tenants
Tenants' other priorities - like putting food on the table - then take over and once on the slippery slope of being able to get away with it, the landlord no longer features as important in their scheme of things.
But the fact is that landlords do play a very important role in all of this and are entitled to their rent. Removing the temptation by paying it direct is sensible.
So should my rent be paid to my landlord straight from my wages?.
watching crap on tv, eating pistachios and playing bejeweled blitz.I know in Bristol if you live in a bristol city council house then the housing benefit gets paid directly to the council. If you live in any other type of housing you get the choice to have it paid directly to the landlord or to yourself. I know a friend of mine who gets a portion of her rent paid directly to her so she can pay the lanlord does so as he won't accept any DSS payments, if you look in the local lettings pages of your newspaper you will find there are quite a few landlords who won't accept people on benefits, this way they don't have to tell them!.
Absoulute devastation when he left Take That 
my heart was broken.
