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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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OK, OK.

I've just heard, on Sunday, my daughter who I've seen for all of ten minutes in the last three years, and my son who was really nasty to me at Christmas... are coming to visit me for the day!

I want to do something nice for them, but what??

Nothing too OTT either.

Any ideas?

I'm like a headless chicken.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Cook them a meal?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Take them to the zoo...most kids love animals.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Go swimming.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    buy some sweets and take them for a walk in the park
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Sorry, should've said they're like 13 and 14. So er, yeah.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh right..maybe go see a movie and get some dinner? bowling? ice-skating?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Miffy wrote:
    Sorry, should've said they're like 13 and 14. So er, yeah.

    oh...that rules my idea out then ha!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    you're never too old for the zoo ;)

    i went with my then two year old nephew last summer, and me and his mum had more fun that he did!

    otherwise i second the bowling or cinema ideas.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The thing is this, right. The bowling and cinema ideas are good ones, but maybe for a later time. It's like, I haven't really seen them for ages especially my daughter, so I don't really want to be doing something really out of the ordinary with them... if you see what I mean. I think it might be better to take things easy... or am I wrong?

    I thought of doing a BBQ, but the forecast says no.

    I dunno.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ask them what they want to do when they come over?

    bbq sounded nice, because you would get the chance to talk to them, unlike at the cinema when you concentrate on the film...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Plan for a BBQ and have a board game on standby ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Miffy wrote:
    The thing is this, right. The bowling and cinema ideas are good ones, but maybe for a later time. It's like, I haven't really seen them for ages especially my daughter, so I don't really want to be doing something really out of the ordinary with them... if you see what I mean. I think it might be better to take things easy... or am I wrong?

    I thought of doing a BBQ, but the forecast says no.

    I dunno.
    apparantly it will be 73 degrees on sunday! n im near u!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    find a covered area (not covered by trees) and have the bbq then be kids and play in the rain....go home get changed and go for dinner movie ice skating bowling or something ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Take them shopping or to the zoo or something?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    id get a chinese takeaway or pizza or something.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    if you've not seen them for a while, you'll probably find that you don't actually want to do anything. you'll probably just want to sit and be with them talking and stuff. i hope it goes okay either way.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    VinylVicky wrote:
    apparantly it will be 73 degrees on sunday! n im near u!

    Really?!

    But then I think Lucifer might be right, do I really want to spend my precious time with them running round organising a BBQ?

    Think I might go with RB's idea.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yeah, as it was said bring in take-away which I am sure they'll appericiate and maybe just have a movie rented on hold.
    Now, I haven't been able to gather the whole picture of what the situation is, but maybe looking through old photoalbums with them would be entertaining? Or just stingy perhaps?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    a huge hug when they arrive.
    with a huge smile ...
    movies are a bad idea ...thats the boring shit they live with everyday.
    bit like asking them to watch corra with you.
    bit like ignoring them.

    a country walk with loads of goodies to eat?
    with a visit to a cafe for coffee?
    that way ...the three of you ...have no option but to talk laugh cry ...be with each other.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Take them to the pub! :thumb:

    nah JK, ask what the would want to do?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    joshmeister wrote:
    Take them to the pub! :thumb:

    nah JK, ask what the would want to do?
    no no no they'll believe all the stories they heard over the years.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I know this is pretty pointless, but I just want to say good luck!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I can only imagine how nerve wracking it must be!

    12 and 14 year olds are awkward ages... you know they'll probably be pleased as long as there's nice food (takeaways are good) and it's not too intense. On the one hand I don't know how well an interrogation session will go down but on the other if you're on rocky ground with them you don't want to go in at the deep end. The telly is a good option I suppose... but it's unsociable I suppose. Do you have any hobbies? You could get them involved in them possibly?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i have had a couple of similar experiences.
    my youngest son ...23 this year ...aged nine arrives back in my life seen very little of him for four years so ...i had him walking in the woods and then chopping logs back at the house.
    walking in the woods and forrests ...cliff tops and beaches.
    for a manchester jkid it was none stop.
    only telly or digi game time was in the evening.
    i was blessed with a completely different environment than what he knew and i used that where i could.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    VinylVicky wrote:
    apparantly it will be 73 degrees on sunday! n im near u!

    nice one

    A few of us are going camping in the forest that night, should be a good un!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Shogun wrote:
    A few of us are going camping in the forest that night, should be a good un!



    take ya dad!
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