To the Dads out there.....

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

...what a strange week this is going to be! As you probably know, my Eldest Daughter Livvy is disabled and is pretty reliant on us..well today, for the first time in her life at 16, she's gone on holiday without us! It's the first night my Mrs has had without her IN HER LIFE! :shock:

She's just rang us on her new mobile phone from Keswick..cop this. She's been out in a forest, on a Nature Trail, and got back to the Outward Bound place at tea-time, had a game of Wheelchair Basketball with 9 other disabled kids, ate Meat and Potato pie and Rhubarb Crumble for tea, and is now at a Disco with her mates...

What a kid! clappp

Top notch!

Poppadom · **Joined:** Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:56 pm **Posts:** 26

From Mr I

Great stuff Phil, hope she's having a wonderful time. Despite having all this free time I bet the house feels empty.

I've told my daughter she can go out into town with her mates. The day she turns 30!

katcha · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:29 pm

Poppadom wrote:

Great stuff Phil, hope she's having a wonderful time. Despite having all this free time I bet the house feels empty.

I've told my daughter she can go out into town with her mates. The day she turns 30!

feeling the same and she's only 7.

Good stuff Phil - hope she continues to have a great time

balltofeet · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:30 pm

This is a fantastic achievement - well done !

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:30 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

...what a strange week this is going to be! As you probably know, my Eldest Daughter Livvy is disabled and is pretty reliant on us..well today, for the first time in her life at 16, she's gone on holiday without us! It's the first night my Mrs has had without her IN HER LIFE! :shock:

She's just rang us on her new mobile phone from Keswick..cop this. She's been out in a forest, on a Nature Trail, and got back to the Outward Bound place at tea-time, had a game of Wheelchair Basketball with 9 other disabled kids, ate Meat and Potato pie and Rhubarb Crumble for tea, and is now at a Disco with her mates...

What a kid! clappp

Elvis

do/did any of you lot go to St Thereasa? i've seen you down there before with your Livvy when I've been with my newphew?

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

Great stuff Phil. I'm working on a project in Social Services where disabled people can receive money rather than services provided by the local authority, so that they can spend it on what they want and need. This could be adapted vehicles, access to work, housing or anything they like as long as it's legal. It's all about empowering disabled people, giving them responsibility and the ability to make informed choices. If the pilot project is successful it will be run out across the country - currently it's limited to just 13 sites - it's called 'Individual Budgets'. Livvy sounds like a prime person for this in the the future. Sounds like you and your wife are quite rightly chuffed and a little apprehensive.

By the way I like your signature - I used to really love Caravan and saw them live plenty of times - great band.

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:31 pm

Poppadom wrote:

Great stuff Phil, hope she's having a wonderful time. Despite having all this free time I bet the house feels empty.

I've told my daughter she can go out into town with her mates. The day she turns 30!

My brother is the same, and his little girl is only 2!

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:36 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

TalbotAvenger wrote:

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

...what a strange week this is going to be! As you probably know, my Eldest Daughter Livvy is disabled and is pretty reliant on us..well today, for the first time in her life at 16, she's gone on holiday without us! It's the first night my Mrs has had without her IN HER LIFE! :shock:

She's just rang us on her new mobile phone from Keswick..cop this. She's been out in a forest, on a Nature Trail, and got back to the Outward Bound place at tea-time, had a game of Wheelchair Basketball with 9 other disabled kids, ate Meat and Potato pie and Rhubarb Crumble for tea, and is now at a Disco with her mates...

What a kid! clappp

Elvis

do/did any of you lot go to St Thereasa? i've seen you down there before with your Livvy when I've been with my newphew?

Aye, I went there, so did my Mrs, so did my 2 Brothers! (needless to say so did Liv and now Alice goes there too..best school in Hpool bar none. My wife works there too!

I went there as well, any my brothers 2 do, you're right. it's always been top notch, went there with my brother to see the last Kids Nativety(sp) play, only remembered Mrs Jackson, although I got told off by Mrs Carter for chewing gum in church about a year and a half ago!

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:37 pm

Good stuff Mr Glasses I hope she has a great time.
Mr Katcha,the way role reversals seem to be going Im afraid by the time our daughters hit their teens the girls will be as bad as me & you were at that age .

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Aye, went to same school myself, daughter goes there now. Its great that nothing much has changed in the school, brings back good memories :grin:

Cowboy · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:45 pm

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

...what a strange week this is going to be! As you probably know, my Eldest Daughter Livvy is disabled and is pretty reliant on us..well today, for the first time in her life at 16, she's gone on holiday without us! It's the first night my Mrs has had without her IN HER LIFE! :shock:

She's just rang us on her new mobile phone from Keswick..cop this. She's been out in a forest, on a Nature Trail, and got back to the Outward Bound place at tea-time, had a game of Wheelchair Basketball with 9 other disabled kids, ate Meat and Potato pie and Rhubarb Crumble for tea, and is now at a Disco with her mates...

What a kid! clappp

The Cowboy clan are ecstatic that Livvy is having a good time :grin:

Just read your post out to Mrs Cowboy, now sat with a BIG grin on her face

Of & yes St Teresa's is the best primary school in Hartlepool

Albatross · **Posted:** Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:46 pm

Glad to hear she's having a whale of a time.... what it is to be a proud Dad, my little boy (2 next month) has "Daddy" as his favourite word and it sounds better than any music I'll ever hear..... Hope Livvy (and the others) keep making you proud!

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

tunstall seems to have a few pupils in wheelchairs phil but i am sure you checked that out
i have noticed a fleet of buses picking them up at chucking out time

sorry forgot to say glad she is enjoying herself she will be enjoying being away from her parents and moaning about you to the other kids :grin:

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

as i said i thought you would have checked it out
sounds like they just moved the thornhill pupils into the main school and still have them in their own space out of sight out of mind rage

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:55 am

nice one! :sweet:

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:07 am

With you as a Dad Phil she was bound to have a great spirit!

Brilliant that Livvy is having a great time, she is becoming a young woman now, and not just you and your wifes little girl anymore. But like all the Dads of girls have said before in this thread you will still want to look after her as your little girl.

There are not many things in life that are important, but our children are certainly one of, if not the most important things in our lives.

poolpower · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:12 am

A BIG WELL DUNN TO THE DONE'S rolfl

Walsallmom · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:13 am

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

...what a strange week this is going to be! As you probably know, my Eldest Daughter Livvy is disabled and is pretty reliant on us..well today, for the first time in her life at 16, she's gone on holiday without us! It's the first night my Mrs has had without her IN HER LIFE! :shock:

She's just rang us on her new mobile phone from Keswick..cop this. She's been out in a forest, on a Nature Trail, and got back to the Outward Bound place at tea-time, had a game of Wheelchair Basketball with 9 other disabled kids, ate Meat and Potato pie and Rhubarb Crumble for tea, and is now at a Disco with her mates...

What a kid! clappp

Aww that's lovely to hear, I know I'm not a dad, but I do have a 17 year old daughter. :grin:

poolymadandstupid · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:22 am

Sorry mate it's called growing up,your little girl is fast becoming a young lady and WILL stamp her mark on the big wide world and the fact she wants to do it her way is just brill.

As you may know I have two daughters and my little girl will be 18 in April and has just qualified as a nursery nurse and my eldest is at Uni on a nursing course. I just cannot get my head round how fast they have grown into a young ladies and my eldest has given me two lovely granddaughters who I just bloody worship.

We have had some heartache in the growing up process,lots of tears and most of all tons and tons of happy memories that nobody can take away.

Just get ready for her homecoming as she will have loads to tell you and the missus when she gets home but enjoy the peace and the choice of what telly you can watch while she is away.

The one thing I want most of all at the moment is to sing we are the champions to the POOLYMAD clan and can you imagine all those bedtime stories to the two little one's of how Danny and the boys did it for us. My three year old granddaughters party piece is singing "e i e i oh up the football league we go and we hate Darlo" (no they are not brainwashed) .

Spender · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:18 am

Aye, the reflected glory is what makes all those years worthwhile. Mine's almost 28 now but she's still my little girl and she was born with a disability that's made life a bit tearful at times, endless operations and wheelchairs and sticks and physio and all the other stuff you have to do.

This weekend she was with the festival lot for pre-season briefings and she's been given the Central Cash job at Wireless in Hyde Park in June. My little girl is responsible for about 1.5 million in takings over five days.

It gives you a head as big as a fifty shilling piss pot!! :grin:

grabec · **Posted:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:39 am

That's grand, Elvis.
My cousin (also disabled..hearing problems) used to go on The Lakeland Outward Bound holidays when he was young and thought they were great too.
And you're right..everyone's different, whether 'disabled' or not, but schools nowadays just treat kids as as exam fodder, not as individuals

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6471

Elvis Costellos Glasses wrote:

Tunstall have a "UNIT".....oh yes, we've been there alright. Segregation there is better than Darlo V Pools...Able Vs Disabled.

When I was at Tunstall they had us and Thornhill scholl seperate with a few from Thornhill coming over now and then. I thought that they had now joined the 2 schools together as the old Thornhill site is now thw art department (I think)

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3115

offshorepoolie wrote:

Good News Mr ECG

All I can say is that people need to realise that they are all kids after all maybe thay need help to do things and this help should be given.

I'm all for intergration of all Children mainstream it has benefits for BOTH sides and this should be an option for all but this must not be done as a cost cutting excercise specialist help must be available to all as and when necessary.

As someone working in Social Care may I just say a big Well Said If only politicians - local and national thought like that. clappp

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