It It is important therefore to ensure your mum thinks carefully about what she wants.

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"She is my mum, you always have to do what your mum tells you to, " Jan admitted.

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Could it be that teenage rebellion needs to look different to what your mum and dad did?

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But, sadly, it does nothing to suggest that they will ever veer from that safe, middle-of-the-road blueprint that your mum and out-of-touch big sister so happily approve of.

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So you see your mum at weekends, and one weekend she tells you she wants to go to Peru and asks if she can borrow your Duke of Edinburgh rucksack.

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If there is no survivorship clause in the title deeds, your mum's half of house could pass under the law of intestacy to the four children equally (assuming no surviving spouse or new partner).

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"It's not a cheap sport, obviously, so you've got to try to find sponsorship if you can to help mum and dad pay for your go-kart tires and go-kart engines, " he said.

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"There's still a problem and it's this - 'I can have your job, all I've got to do is get my mum to write a letter', " said Mr Hytch, quoting a comment made by a pupil to one of his colleagues.

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Mum was allowed no further as a stern voice said "Say goodbye to your mother and follow me".

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If you get a mum breaking down with her children then you are always advised to get out of your car.

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