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    Them nippers are growing up too fast

    S.L.F, not once did I say that it was right or wrong for kids to wear makeup or whether I approve or disapprove of kids wearing revealing clothes. My point is that it's a knee jerk reaction to assume that ALL kids are growing up too fast because you see/hear about SOME kids dressing and behaving...
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    Them nippers are growing up too fast

    I can understand Clubman's reaction in this case. Someone hears a story about girls who wrap their knickers around their wrists, someone sees several girls dressed up like they're out in the town and their logical conclusion is that 'kids are growing up too fast'. It's a blatant generalisation...
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    Huskerdu, I think my confusion came about because abortion is legal in England but some would-be fathers have been able to halt these abortions with legal injunctions - they've been ultimately thrown out, but the courts did hear their arguments. I know the legal system is different here, but I...
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    Thanks again j26, your help already has been invaluable.
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    DavyJones that's a great idea. I agree that the story doesn't have to be all true and accurate, but the terminology that j26 will add much needed resonance. The point of the story is to show what happens when people's lives are 'highjacked' by highly emotional causes on both sides - the...
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    J26, you're a star! That's exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much. The story is more about what the different groups would do to publicise their causes - even if it doesn't get them anywhere in the long run.
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    I suppose my question would extend to married fathers then - does anyone know if a would-be father, married or unmarried, would be able to file some sort of petition, injunction etc, even if it would be thrown out eventually, to stop an abortion from happening? I'm planning on the story...
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    John Rambo, good point, thank you. rmelly, thanks for the clarification. I'm not sure if DNA tests could be done beforehand. I suppose if the woman said to her partner that he was the father it could be considered. Good point on the pro-choice groups - that's exactly what I had planned in the...
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    Hi Rmelly and TreeTiger thanks for your responses. I did read up on the X Case and Miss D, but I'm still a little confused, because these causes have been brought by the HSE and the Attorney General - and not by the would-be father. Even though abortion is legal in England several partners have...
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    Could someone legally prevent their girlfriend from leaving to have an abortion?

    A disclaimer first - this is not a real life situation! I'm writing a short story and I was hoping someone could help with the legal side, so that I don't make a complete fool of myself... In the story a woman leaves her partner (they are not married) and plans to travel to England to have an...
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    Communion outfit

    We all had to wear very simple robes for our communion so that everyone would look the same and pay a standard amount. My school organised the making of them and made them available for a very small fee (we didn't have school uniforms).
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    Communion outfit

    I didn't see the photo, but even the traditional mini-bridal dresses give me the creeps! A horse-drawn carriage...wow.
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    Are there couples who decided not to have kids?

    So if you're asked why you don't have any kids you can say you're just doing your bit for the environment, and if you're asked why you have so many you can say you're just bolstering the working age population!
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    Whats the origin of your AAM username?!

    The main character (Daniel)'s computer password in Microserfs by Douglas Coupland. 'Jed' being the name of Daniel's deceased younger brother - so that he thinks about Jed every day even though his family never discuss him.
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    Wedding Costs

    It was good chatting about it! Much better than working ;) It's all good though - most of the weddings I've been too have been brilliant. In fact, the best ones have been the 'budget' ones - where the bride and groom haven't broken the bank and killed themselves worrying about the flowers...
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    Wedding Costs

    Truthseeker - I think funeral notices are different because even if fresh flowers were sent, no one would be 'benefiting' directly from it - so I think it's perfectly acceptable for the deceased's family to ask for donations. It all comes down to the 'gimme gimme' aspect of our discussion. If...
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    Wedding Costs

    Ah yes - I understand you - I have a different relationship with my own best friend (and some family members, other friends etc..) where we would all ask for something specific for xmas/birthday without waiting to be asked - its just the nature of our relationships with each other - no one would...
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    Wedding Costs

    Sure, you make some good points there truthseeker. You're right, the invites with request for particular gifts and/or cash would only be rude 'in private'. But my main point still stands - I think that requesting gifts or cash before being approached first is rude, regardless of my relationship...
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    Wedding Costs

    I agree that people have different standards of what is considered polite. But like not dressing appropriately for the occasion, not turning up on time and disrupting the proceedings, telling people what to get them without being asked first is not acceptable ettiquette. I reckon if I did any...
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    Wedding Costs

    Nothing wrong with being Irish! ;) I've had a few invites saying cash only by the way. It's just ettiquette - just like you expect people to turn up dressed appropriately and not wearing jeans and a t-shirt. (Who knows, maybe you don't mind?) And that your guests turn up on time and don't...
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