Denzel

Try investing some beer money in a dictionary.

Heres a good starter for you....

a lad i worked with has a son and a daughter, their mother is off her head on drugs 70% of the year and has rehab the other 30%

for the last 8 years he has had to give up work time and time again because she was incapable of looking after them, and childcare was not an option.

naturally he left her and took the kids with him.

7 months later at court, she was clean again and wanted them back....and got them!

3 months after that, 2 kids turn up at his door, with bags, telling him mums told them to live with him again

this goes on for years until finally the eldest son decides enough is enough and vows to help his mum out anyway he can. he lives with her now and is 15.

his daughter couldnt stand any more and moved in with her dad, and has done for the last 3 years. she's 11.

heres the clever bit....

because the mother has custody of them both, he has to pay her child support, for BOTH children!

but....

because he has NO custody, she pays NOTHING! and never has, and never will!

how the hell can a system that is supposed to be looking after the best interests of a child allow this to happen?

i think its sick, and i can understand those that dont and wont pay.

i used to pay nearly £300 a week child support, and the mother of my children recieved no extra money because of it.(or so she says)

heres my view...

if a dad pays £20 a week child support, that money should go straight to the child, no decreased benifits, just extra ontop.

if he pays £200 a week, the child should see that money.

i was sick and tired of giving that bottomless pit £300 a week then having my kids come over to my house is raggy clothes because their mother saw none of it. at one point i was considering employing her and paying her the £300 a week directly, cutting out the leech known throughout the land as the C.S.A!

Why not just point the finger of blame at the person who made the application to the CSA?

Dont forget your picknick basket and bottle of wine.

Maybe we'll get to see a bare bear?

Huh! CK, do you worship Kevins balls, or is your keyboard playing up?

Kate Adie, Steve Cram, The Futureheads, Dave Stewart.......your boys took one hell of a beating.

First rumour i heard was someone fell off a wall and set his neck down there, next i heard it was hypotherma

I heard it was the Ewoks.

I bet that's a starter

Not far wrong actually, popped into Moby's on way home last night; the 3 meat special pizza is spot, and indeed, on. I opted for a fishcake as an aperitif whilst the pizza was cooking.

And what do you do in the woods?

Let's go down there today and have a look.

Quite a bit actually. Check out http://blogging?morelikeabastard.blogspot.com/ if you don't believe me.

Link didn't work. Still don't believe you.

Picture the scene.

* Good Friday

* A slightly fuzzy head

* A rather meagre breakfast

* Remembering that you have a creme egg in your coat pocket from last night, kindly given to you by Ms Hair

* Stuffing said egg down your fat, greedy face at Olympic qualifying pace

Now that, my friends, is livin' alright!

An Epicurean delight and no mistake. Well done sir.

I fancy the Toon to beat Wigan tomaorrow.

Newcastle 3 0 Wigan

Shearer hatrick

Howay the Lads

I'll second that motion Pete, not sure if Big Al will get a hat trick, but about time we tonked someone.

Except he bottled out

That must smart a bit.

Whats happening in Bedlington? there doen't appear to be much news on the board lately. Has everbody gone on holiday?

Unfortunately Pete there's very little of any sort of excitement in Bedlington at the best of times. Though I did have a canny night last night, with the Colonel and Pencil Neck.

Hooray for Einstein

You like that parrot don't you?

Incidentally, what's orange and sounds like a parrot?

Ha ha - he's a real chatty chick!

thanks

Swalnalla

I don't like a bird who talks too much.

Try living next door to one.

I daren't live next door to a takeaway; I dodge enough salads as it is, without the temptation of a large kebab or a whale end and chips. Sometimes both at once in fact.

Quite, light of pocket in certain cases

I seem to remember your auld man behind the bar at the weekends

Aye owld Borchy; hacky !*!@# .

im pleased u think that the amount of money they take off fathers is a joke it leaves u with no money for urself never mind to b able to treat ur kids when u have them for a weekend !!!!!!!

Merely trying to make light of a difficult situation.

Whatever you do at the weekend, do not attempt to teach the kids English.

What on earth could the Percy Arms clientele know about blogging?

Perhaps this will liven pub activities.

Liquid blobs eh? Whatever next?

So - Denzil's real name is Denis. Must be a bloke then.

Nope, my real name is not 'Denis'. I can confrim that I am a bloke however. Are you really a bear?

no bother denz, get your firm together and we have a meet. should be a laugh. no blades or bike chains! good clean brawling. match is on in that happyhardcorehellhole that is movies bar. there is a rave on in there on sun. what is bedlington coming to? the dress code is the best bit, jeans and t-shirt. Damn, i was gonna wear a shirt as well..........

I'll bring Stanley and some Stone Island.

What will the weekend dads be doing over this long weekend?

Probably cursing the CSA.

How many Kids has the Queen had ?

If the kilted Greek reads your defammatory blog you may end up with problems.

Somone notify MI5; let's get the gin-soaked old duffer strung up. Blogging indeed.

Trap some rabbits?

Mmmmm rabbit cacciatore, lovely stuff.