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winterbaby777 · 18/05/2023 16:14

Of the constant peer pressure to be outside in the sun, the pressure to get a bikini body and to lose weight in order to wear certain clothes, the pressure to be constantly doing outdoors activities and living life to the full.

I want to sit indoors with my cats, watch television and eat my favourite food. I don't want to go and sit in the sun. I don't want to wear a bikini and prance around pretending I love my body.

I'm a teacher and I've just finished a hard day of work but I feel that it's socially unacceptable to go and chill indoors for the rest of the evening as it's so 'beautiful' outside, and I live in a coastal town so the pressure to get out and onto the beach and into the sea is hard. I also suffer from depression which doesn't help.

Give me rain any day!

Anyone else or am I a grumpy nob?

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Orangebadger · 18/05/2023 16:30

The only thing I don't like is getting woken up even earlier by my kids. Despite black outs and every trick in the book!

5128gap · 18/05/2023 16:29

Just try to see it as another option. Rainy day, what can I do? Sit in. Sunny day, what can I do? Sit in or go out. Basically like a chicken drumstick on a buffet, it's there if you want it, but if you want to stick to a sandwich, all good.

Comedycook · 18/05/2023 16:25

I love the summer..I like being indoors on a summers day with windows open and sun beaming in, reading a book

Paperlate · 18/05/2023 16:24

No one is forcing you to prance about in a bikini or go outside. Stay in and watch TV , the summer police won't arrest you.

Titsywoo · 18/05/2023 16:24

Pressure from who? I've never felt like this.

Blondey2023 · 18/05/2023 16:22

I know what you mean.

ilovesooty · 18/05/2023 16:20

Stay in if you want to. I don't see how you're being forced to do any of the things you mention.

jc12689 · 18/05/2023 16:17

You can do what you want. No one is forcing you to go outside.

Who exactly is putting all this pressure on you to go to the beach???

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