Things you're supposed to give a shit about, but you don't.

[BrickTraybake]

You know those little things in life that people like to morally police and make you feel guilty about but you just can't muster up the shit to give?

This is a confession thread. I'll start.

I don't give a shit that you supposedly shouldn't feed bread to ducks. I don't care. Don't eat it then. People have been feeding them bread for decades and now we're supposed to bring them organic bloody walnuts or something? Or some other crap they don't want that doesn't float?
They can have my slightly mouldy bread and be grateful.

Over to you.

The leaving primary school thing... I get that some kids get a bit tearful, but have never understood why adults do. My friends all cried when their kids left preschool, primary school and so on. I was fucking delighted, then wondered if there was something wrong with me.

I should emphasise that there is no right or wrong here. It doesn't make me unfeeling, or them hysterical. I just don't understand it! I was over the moon that my kids were growing up and becoming more independent, and I don't miss the 2, 3, 4+ daily trips down to the village school (depending on clubs and different pickup times for them!). They have always been ready to move on. DD2 hated year 5 and 6, so I was thrilled when she finally got to leave.

But tin openers are lovely 🤣 … and much more useful than dogs 😂

Please tell me you don’t really believe they are biological women? 😳

@bouquetofpheasants Have I clearly not made the distinction between trans and biological women?

Sex and gender are NOT the same!!!

I feel like some people are being deliberately obtuse.

@OneLimeShark What on earth are you talking about. Trans women are MEN. It is just a fact. Surely you dont believe they are BIOLOGICAL women??

Haven’t read the whole thread.

I’m Catholic, and I don’t care that women can’t be Catholic priests, for two reasons. One, I’ve never met a woman who actually wants to be a Catholic priest, complete with lifelong celibacy. People complain that some hypothetical woman, somewhere, can’t join the priesthood, but no one seems to actually want to do it herself.

Two, being a Catholic priest is a fairly lonely, isolating job, that not many men want, and I don’t think women are missing anything great. Catholic priests are supposed to never have sex for the rest of their lives once they join the priesthood. They don’t even get a built-in community, like nuns; most of the ones I’ve met (including my uncle) live in shabby little rectories by themselves, or perhaps with the parish’s other priest as a roommate. (You’re not compatible roommates? Too bad.) They spend a lot of their time trying to negotiate petty bullshit with parishioners. Betty won’t stay on the funeral lunch committee if Sally becomes the head; Jim is mad that his daughter can’t wear a strapless wedding dress in the church; Larry has a grudge against Margaret because she rejected his ancient donations for the church library.

Sorry, I don’t think it’s all that tragic that women can’t have a stressful, lonely job in which they can never have sex, never have children, don’t have much choice about where they’re assigned, have to listen to pedophile jokes and comments about their profession, never get a break from other people’s problems, and, to top it all off, have to wear boring clothes.

@Tana433

HOW MANY TIMES??????

I have clearly made the distinction between biological women and trans women.

But you are so blinded by your transphobia you can't see past your bigotry!

Trans women are not biological women but they are women!!!

Get past your antiquated notions of gender and get in the 21st century!

My two cents on the parents crying when their kids leave primary school are that I think a lot of it is due to the parents own negative and often traumatic experiences of secondary school.

Whilst I wasn't weeping I was surprised by how sad I felt seeing the year 6s at my own (reception aged!) DCs primary school during the last days of the summer term. I don't think it does the kids any good to see all this crying and I don't think it should be encouraged.

But they are men. Men who want to be women. Men who dress as women. They are not actual women.

In the same way that those people who dress up as dogs (furries), aren't actually real dogs.

But of course, you know this.

"More women attempt suicide than men"

That's a bit disingenuous. Whilst more women attempt suicide, more men 'succeed' at suicide and it's well documented that suicide is a gendered problem with more men actually committing suicide than women

but that you insist on calling trans women men speaks to your bigotry.

but that you insist on calling trans women men speaks to your understanding of biology.

Fixed that for you.

@OneLimeShark Sorry, trans women are not women biologically or otherwise. They are men with mental health problems cos-playing at being woman and mostly not making a very convincing job of it. Im not going to change my mind on this, it is just a fact whichever way you try to slice it.

So they are not biological women now? Make up your mind. (But they are not by the way.)

trans women are BIOLOGICAL WOMEN.

What's your definition of biological women?

Only the monarch is ‘Majesty’ - the others are HRH. No I’m not pearl clutching 🤣. I have occasionally seen articles referring to the late queen as HRH. I think FFS if you’re writing an article get the bloody details right.
same with local papers which refer to School Boards - they were dissolved around 1900. Grrrr
But I do agree with your post Ellaelle 🌺

You do know that lots of black people or people of colour as you describe them are also gender critical and don't necessarily believe that trans women are women. What do you think about that?

Generalisation much?

@bouquetofpheasants

You've contradicted yourself in the space of one comment.