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Ardnas said:
They do look really different. I feel the one on the left must be authentic. It has more detail than the right and the red heart shape is not as ´messy´as the one on the right.
I once bought the pink ribbon charm with enamel on Ebay and it was fake too, I went to the store and they showed me with a special magnifying glass that from up close the enamel on the Pandora charm has clear lines on the side and the fake one was just a little messy on the sides. Whitout the magnifying glass it looked pretty good. Also had ALE 925 on it.




Wow, that must be a great feeling. I´m not there yet, my youngest is 7 years old.
I trie not to worry too much. But that is a really nice prospect for you.
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Its been a long road really , age 11 my daughter went to a large state school comp which had limited funding and resources. She got very bullied and pushed around for being academic or a swot as they say she got very sad and depressed. It started when teachers would sit her next to naughty kids or less abled ones in hope she could tutor/help them and hopefully would inspire them to do better. This had opposite effect kids resented her. So I went back to full time work to help fund private schooling 6 years on shes a happier more confident child. Ohh the things we do for our kids eh??? But their worth it :smile1:
 
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Missydora said:
Its been a long road really , age 11 my daughter went to a large state school comp which had limited funding and resources. She got very bullied and pushed around for being academic or a swot as they say she got very sad and depressed. It started when teachers would sit her next to naughty kids or less abled ones in hope she could tutor/help them and hopefully would inspire them to do better. This had opposite effect kids resented her. So I went back to full time work to help fund private schooling 6 years on shes a happier more confident child. Ohh the things we do for our kids eh??? But their worth it :smile1:
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Your poor daughter! I work in a school and I would definitely not put good kids with naughty kids. Naughty kids need to work in smaller groups but it's all about the funding and staff available.
 
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Missydora said:
Its been a long road really , age 11 my daughter went to a large state school comp which had limited funding and resources. She got very bullied and pushed around for being academic or a swot as they say she got very sad and depressed. It started when teachers would sit her next to naughty kids or less abled ones in hope she could tutor/help them and hopefully would inspire them to do better. This had opposite effect kids resented her. So I went back to full time work to help fund private schooling 6 years on shes a happier more confident child. Ohh the things we do for our kids eh??? But their worth it :smile1:
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That must have been so hard for both you and your daughter :sad::hugs:

I grew up all over the world due to my dads job (came back to Greece when I was 18) and went to American private schools all my life...I was bullied in middle school due to being different (not American). It was tough and it still saddens me to think about sometimes.

It's great that she's away from all that now! :smile1:
 
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OK so I snapped some pics of my lucky cat and chinese money bag...hopefully they're not too crappy and you guys and help me out with your expertise and let me know if they're authentic or not.

God I hope they are lol It's been a traumatic week pandora-wise :p:D
 

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Tabitha14 said:
Your poor daughter! I work in a school and I would definitely not put good kids with naughty kids. Naughty kids need to work in smaller groups but it's all about the funding and staff available.
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At the time I was unsure why they did this it was called something along the lines of mentoring/buddying scheme. They didn't set kids until year 9. So she would have had to put up with this for a while, but to be honest the damage was already done. She was hiding her A grades so as not to get made fun at. In the long run it would have been hard for daughter to be accepted as for who she is and not the one they perceived her to be. Kids can be cruel sometimes.
 
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VioletGold said:
That must have been so hard for both you and your daughter :sad::hugs:

I grew up all over the world due to my dads job (came back to Greece when I was 18) and went to American private schools all my life...I was bullied in middle school due to being different (not American). It was tough and it still saddens me to think about sometimes.

It's great that she's away from all that now! :smile1:
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I'm blessed with good kids I love them dearly:hbeat: its hard to be just a normal kid these days.
 
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Here is my money bag. Both sides


Just by looking at them they look genuine. The only difference is the stamp on your cat. My stamp is higher up and nearer the paws but to be honest if they are stamped individually, this means nothing.
 

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Missydora said:
At the time I was unsure why they did this it was called something along the lines of mentoring/buddying scheme. They didn't set kids until year 9. So she would have had to put up with this for a while, but to be honest the damage was already done. She was hiding her A grades so as not to get made fun at. In the long run it would have been hard for daughter to be accepted as for who she is and not the one they perceived her to be. Kids can be cruel sometimes.
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We have a buddy/mentoring scheme but it's the older kids mentoring the naughty younger ones.
 
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