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Listed below are comments made by AllotmentJo between Monday, 8th December 2008 and Monday, 16th November 2009.

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Teenage mothers. 7:37pm on 16 Nov 2009 Annasee, don't you think rather too much is made of teenage mums? I'm sure that most who find themselves in this predicament do have the support of their family. Unfortunately the tabloids pick up on the few who exploit the system and 'Hey Presto! All teenage mums are the same. I am one of five children, the 2nd. The first one , my older sister, my mum gave birth to when she was just 18. When she got married in 1950, she was 4 months pregnant. Not a lot has changed, really! My daughter has just started a degree course to become a physiotherapist, and my little grandaughter is just about to go to bed after beating her grandad at chess.
Teenage mothers. 5:00pm on 16 Nov 2009 8 - DoctorDolots. My daughter gave birth to my lovely grandaughter while only 17 and still at Grammer School. She took 6 weeks out of school to have her baby, then returned and got a grade 'B' and 2 'A''s at A level.It was a fight to make the school keep her there. While I agree that many teenage mum's are poorly educated, it is a bit of a sweeping statement to say that all teenage mum's have not benefitted from a good education. My daughter was lucky in that she had her entire family's support. The only real barrier for these mum's to become self-supporting, is the lack of affordable childcare. The minimum you need to be earning, with a child in full-time care, we estimate to be around 25 grand per year. Otherwise, it's just not possible.
Sid sends 3:49pm on 12 Nov 2009 Isn't it funny how you can look at something for ages, and you just can't see what it is? I've just worked out that the bee is FLYING AWAY from the camera! Anyway, I bet it's a 'she' not a 'he'. Must go to specsavers...
Some advice on Opal please. 4:24pm on 19 Dec 2008 Big Sis (6)...that would explain a lot! :-(
Some advice on Opal please. 4:10pm on 19 Dec 2008 Well, I've got an opal in my ring, which I havn't removed for years (the ring, that is). It gets showered everyday, dumped into washing up water dozens of times, covered in mud and muck on my allotment, ditto when looking after the grand kids etc etc. Don't pearls come from the sea? :+/
December the seventeenth. 4:50pm on 17 Dec 2008 Point Taken! Sigh! Wouldn't mind being French and a size 10 (I expect) though. I'm a bit more down to earth - back to peeling the spuds..
December the seventeenth. 4:42pm on 17 Dec 2008 Big Sis,
How do you know I'm not French??
December the seventeenth. 4:28pm on 17 Dec 2008 Big Sis (35)
I wish it known that it's definately not me tending my allotment in those shoes!
Hunter Wellies, size 5 for me.
The "bad" Christmas decorations that we love. 4:13pm on 08 Dec 2008 Phew! 'English' pork, lamb and ...Irish beef!! Do cows eat the same feed??
The "bad" Christmas decorations that we love. 1:38pm on 08 Dec 2008 Oh Heck! I bought 2 joints.....better go and have a look!
Don't think there was any venison...

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