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Dark and stormies all round! Bluestocking piss up

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QuentinSummers · 08/06/2018 23:05

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speakingwoman · 30/08/2018 22:52

I shall digest what you said and await your return floral Tara for now.

heresyandwitchcraft · 30/08/2018 22:31

Floral, I think I may do the same. This is all simultaneously infuriating and shattering.
Do take care of yourself. Flowers

FloralBunting · 30/08/2018 22:25

Right, that's it. I'm having a few days off MN. I'm beyond fucking livid at the NSPCC thing. I haven't got spare capacity to argue with people who don't care about child protection yet get lots of funding to pretend they do and I am weary of the lying fucking bullshit from the people who think this is fine and dandy.

@speakingwoman sorry to @ you, but I wanted to let you know I wasn't jumping ship from your very interesting gender thread, I am practising some self care so I can be back in the trenches at a later point, when I've come to terms with the fact that child abuse is still such a popular fucking idea that it's just not important for feminists and parents to worry about.

FloralBunting · 25/08/2018 19:47

Thanks m'dear! I'm having a nice late dinner, and bath and bed as early as I can.

heresyandwitchcraft · 25/08/2018 19:43

Ach, Brew and Cake it is. That's frustrating. You really deserve some R&R.
Hope you get to take it easy this evening and work goes okay.

FloralBunting · 25/08/2018 19:30

No wine tonight, I'm up before 6 for work tomorrow. The bug has passed, but I am exhausted and could have done with another day to rest, but real life don't work that way!

heresyandwitchcraft · 25/08/2018 15:23

How are you doing today, Floral? Are you on the mend?
Brew (or it might be late enough for Wine?)

heresyandwitchcraft · 25/08/2018 15:22

LOL. Same.

FloralBunting · 25/08/2018 15:06

I am finding it really hard not to end every post with a single sentence saying 'Twat' right now.

FloralBunting · 23/08/2018 23:05

Cheers heresy! Actually it's been cast iron awful. But music soothes the broken heart.

heresyandwitchcraft · 23/08/2018 22:49

That sounds delightful. Love a bit of Alanis. Hope you've had a better day today, Floral. Sorry you've been poorly.

FloralBunting · 23/08/2018 22:46

Having an evening of YouTube and some Jagged Little Pill. God Alanis is great when you're angry...

Womaningreen · 21/08/2018 19:49

Today I had a conversation with a male friend who had no idea that women didn't have their own loos in public in the past. I hope it made him stop and think a bit about why we're so protective of them.

UndercoverGC · 20/08/2018 23:56

I had a sensible conversation IRL with someone about all this stuff for the first time ever tonight.
We spent hours talking things through, understood each other, didn't agree on every single point but that doesn't matter, and there was no shouting TERF or threats of violence.
Not someone I expected, either.
It is so good to have someone IRL who I can talk to, who understands that biology matters. Feel better tonight than I have in a long time.

BraveAndStunning · 20/08/2018 22:40

Anyone been on this thread? The poor abused OP is getting a further kicking from the posters. This is the time to be kind, ffs

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3341124-To-actually-begin-to-think-my-dh-gaslights-everyone-around-him-Everyone?messages=100&pg=5

Womaningreen · 20/08/2018 13:55

Ooh well done
30 mins tidying though more to do later

Now, workout time, nearly skipped it but as you have done it, I'm inspired, thanks!

ErrolTheDragon · 20/08/2018 13:09

Good... I put on some laundry and then - for the first time in ages, after a lapse from consistent exercise due to assorted issues - did level 1 of the 30 day shred. I'd meant to get back in the habit of doing it first thing, but overslept this morning... I needed a kick to get me going! So, thanks!Grin

Womaningreen · 20/08/2018 12:15

deal.

I will set a timer and do a much needed tidy for 30 mins...

ErrolTheDragon · 20/08/2018 12:09

OY!! Go and do real life for a bit and I will too, deal?

Womaningreen · 20/08/2018 12:02

I have a mountain of domestic stuff to do

please someone shout at me to get off MN and do some tasks for at least 30 mins...

ErrolTheDragon · 20/08/2018 11:36

awww....Grin

Puppies are adorable, but fortunately usually develop tolerably civilised sleeping habits a lot faster than human babies - hopefully scrufty will soon.

FloralBunting · 20/08/2018 11:12

Scrufty, the sleepy puppy. Been up since well before six, and refuses to pose.

Dark and stormies all round! Bluestocking piss up
CholloDeNombre · 20/08/2018 08:06

I've been up since 3.30 am, brain buzzing. Household now awake and stuff to do and I'm dead!

ISaySteadyOn · 20/08/2018 07:39

I agree. In exchange, I offer the queen of our house. She has hypnotic powers and wakes me up at 6 to feed her.

ErrolTheDragon · 19/08/2018 23:58

Brewdecaf tea time for me now. I ought to put the dog to bed (he's slumbering somewhat noisily on mine at the moment) and turn in, but my sleeping habits have been out of kilter for a while.

Flora, I'm sure it must be against some subsection of talk guidelines to imply you've got a puppy without posting a photo.

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