I have been growing out a very bad cut I had 6 months ago that was lopsided and left a heavy chunk on one side. 

My hair is medium long. I have a new hairdresser and during the first appt we discussed what to do and she said it would take at least two appts to get things back on track. Ok, so she trimmed it and it was looking a bit better. I had to let it grow 3 months and made another appointment. 

So, BM had to start paying CS to DH back in January after SD23 startedwork. Whole load of nasty phone calls drama etc..

The CO says that the CS has to indexed (rises according to an inflation index the government issues yearly). There is a set percentage a year that it goes up. This does not cover the fact that at 18 his clothes cost 3 times what they did at 8 years old, this deals purely with the rise in inflation.

Well SS has gone straight back into his usual behaviours. This morning we were going out and as he had come back from camp with a load of washing plus his gear for camping etc to put away I told him to get his washing on and put all the gear back into the attic.

SS18 has a months student work at a DIY store - that's good. He gets up, does the work and it seems to be fine. The only thing that is getting me right now (the break from him in the day is wonderful ) is that for 3 days running I have noticed that his ID card and wallet are lying on his bedside cabinet. It is illegal in this country to be anywhere without your ID, he has been told and it has always been made clear to him. But the thing lays there.... it will be a 50 euro fine if he gets asks to produce it, that's the first time and if it happens again he will be in more trouble.