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Feminist Pub 14: The Bluestocking, a place for feminist chat and feminists to chat

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YonicScrewdriver · 14/11/2014 22:56

Welcome!

This is the 14th incarnation of the Pub and is meant as a place to drop by with random thoughts and meandering chats, on feminist or other related themes. Anything you want to mull over but not necessarily start a thread about. Alternatively, flop onto the chaise lounges with some Wine

We have a pub goat, a feminist cannon for firing at crazy sexists and a variety of drinks and snacks. And stools/bar counters at female friendly heights. And a crèche in the back somewhere

Will link the last pub in the next post!

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IlEstNeLeDivinTrevorslattery · 10/12/2014 10:09

Hallo Mamushka Smile

Zazzles007 · 10/12/2014 08:14

people post outraged posts as toddlers being outraged about their inadequate parents doing stupid things, like cutting up pears for them

I remember that thread, back in my lurker days. Very funny.

YonicSleighdriver · 10/12/2014 07:23

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/1301196-If-my-3yo-had-access-to-AIBU

CuttedUp pear thread...

UptoapointLordCopper · 10/12/2014 06:53

Early morning today. But nobody seems to want breakfast. DH is the official breakfast maker round here so we'll just wait for him to get up. Hmm

Puffin I think the cutted up thing is a thread where people post outraged posts as toddlers being outraged about their inadequate parents doing stupid things, like cutting up pears for them. It was hilarious.

Buffy What's happened to your words? It turns out that our funding body wants things written in some specific san serif font. Now all my documents look like Word documents. It's putting me off a lot. May have to write things in my usual font and then change it all at the end. Grin Or write it all in comic sans. Hahahaha.

BuffyWithChristmasEarings · 09/12/2014 22:55

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AnnieLobeseder · 09/12/2014 22:53

Why have you broken your words, Buffy? I hope you and Jack have a lovely evening.

kickassangel · 09/12/2014 22:53

I'm of the make it up as you go along school if baking, although discovered that flour in the US is completely different from the U.k when we moved.

In other news, I have completely lost my voice. Not so much as a squeak left. And I have teaching to do, and a graded presentation for college on Thursday. Ho hum.

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AnnieLobeseder · 09/12/2014 22:50

Evening all. Just pouring myself a nightcap. I'm feeling disquieted - it's been a weird day. We're negotiating buying a house and DH can't seem to make up his mind and doesn't like the way I'm handling the negotiations (but hasn't offered to take over or anything useful). I'm still waiting to hear back about the weird job interview from last week and the longer it goes the more I assume it's bad news (because they're busy tying up negotiations with the person who got the job before they contact me). And just..... blah. Too much waiting for things to happen, too much out of my control. I don't like it.

Oh, and I don't like upsetting people but I made a few SAHMs on a friend's FB page very upset today by saying that being a mother is nothing special. Please note that I didn't say that being a SAHM is nothing special. Just being a mother. Because most adult women are. I meant it is in, it's not something unique or unusual. But of course it hasn't been taken that way and now I'm Oppressing Them and Not Respecting Their Choices.

Sigh.

NotAnotherPackedLunchBox · 09/12/2014 22:48

Hello Mamushka -good to see you again. Another Wine?

PuffinsAreFictitious · 09/12/2014 22:47

Hey Mamushka!

Ummm, I missed the cutted up thing. I know it's a thing just not sure what that thing is about?

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PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 09/12/2014 22:30

He is awake! Good night one and all. Wine for newbies.

YonicSleighdriver · 09/12/2014 22:28

Hi Mamushka!

CuttedUp lime slices for g&t anyone?

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Flingmoo · 09/12/2014 22:24

sidles up to bar nervously Hi all... first time at the feminist pub - feeling particularly strong in my feminist convictions this week, spurred on by all this horribleness about breastfeeding in the news. Just thought I'd show myself instead of lurking Xmas Smile helps self to Wine

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 09/12/2014 22:22

God yes, I miss daytime naps. DD2 knew just how far to push her luck - 2 hourly wakings and a nice 1-2 hour nap with me at the same time dd1 took her nap. DS has pushed it to 30 min wakings at least 3 nights a week (he may stretch to 2 hour stretches on a 'good' night), plus no naps as DD2 is at pre-school mornings only and he conks out on the pick up. I might die.

Tantrums - arghhh! That is all I can say. I want to bang the girls' heads together and shout "it doesn't fucking matter who gets into the bath first". Have I mentioned I may be a little short tempered myself Grin

Baking is very therapeutic. For a cheap hit, making bread in a bread maker is also disproportionately satisfying for 90 seconds of effort.

UptoapointLordCopper · 09/12/2014 22:17

I was trying to describe to DH this "cuttedup" business and why it's hilarious but I don't think I did it justice ...

PuffinsAreFictitious · 09/12/2014 22:16

They don't. They just turn into prebuescent meltdowns and then morph into teenage strops.

Sorry.

The world is full of chocolate though, which almost makes up for it Grin

YonicSleighdriver · 09/12/2014 22:15

Sympathy, Bertie. Was the toast also CuttedUp?

UptoapointLordCopper · 09/12/2014 22:12

Penguins Wine

Tantrums. When do they actually stop?

BertieBotts · 09/12/2014 22:08

And tantrums which continue for WAY longer than advertised on the box.

I got screamed at this morning for eating a piece of toast too soon.

PuffinsAreFictitious · 09/12/2014 22:06

Oh Penguins, is the chick still not sleeping? That's tough. DS2 didn't sleep for longer than 20 minutes at a time. In the end, I made a cocoon around us and curled round him and slept during the day.

Have a lovely Wine

UptoapointLordCopper · 09/12/2014 22:06

I love baking. Smile