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Netflix has delayed start of Meghans show

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Viviennemary · 12/01/2025 22:34

Just seen on Sky News. Breaking News headlines. Delayed because of the wild fires didn't say if this was technical difficulties or it would be a bit crass to launch a frothy type lifestyle show with all the devastation. Anyway it might be shelved for good with any luck.

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CaraCameleon · 19/01/2025 17:24

Igavebirthtoabanana · 19/01/2025 17:03

A long time ago, 20 years or so ago, I worked in an office. We got a new receptionist who at first was nice enough, bit bland maybe but seemed like a normal enough to get along with. About three weeks into her employment, the previous receptionist, who had left, got in touch with me to ask if any of the old crew wanted to go for some drinks after work. I asked around and about 4-5 people said they’ll come.

As the new receptionist had never met the old receptionist, it simply didn’t occur to me to ask her to join us. It wasn’t malicious, we were a very friendly office in general. When she heard about our drinks she went completely mental and took it as a some kind of great insult. After that incident she was awful to me, her demeanour changed completely, she got snide, made barbed comments, didn’t pass all the messages to me and managed to turn few of the older employees against me. I found out couple of years later that she had spread false rumours (apparently I was after their husbands) about me behind my back.

All this because she wasn’t invited to a meet up. Which was not nothing to do with her, she had been five minutes at the company and there were remaining 80 people who hadn’t been invited either so it wasn’t the case of her being singled out.

MM’s nuclear behaviour reminds me of her. Back then I was so naive, I had never come across anyone like that before. Someone with a complete personality change after a fairly mundane “incident”. I thought we had made up after me apologising 🙄 but she was on a war path from then on.

I knew someone like that too. She apparently had a coffee morning every week for mothers with young children in the community I was part of. I didn’t know about it because no one had told me. I didn’t know her either. I heard that she was mortally offended because I never went and took it as a snub. She spread malicious lies about me as a result. How ridiculous.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 17:30

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 16:27

I don't need to make statements on social menai to strangers just to be part of a discussion. You conclude what you like you don't know what I've experienced in my life. I don't need to make performative statements just to appease a stranger.

No, you don't have to do anything. I have no interest in what you have experienced in life. We have all experienced shit in life. It's no excuse for refusing to condemn bullying, while simultaneously and hilariously accusing me of "verging on bullying" because I asked you a straightforward question. Twist it however you like. Everyone can see your posts for what they are.

I have no wish to converse with you further. Your silence on the matter speaks volumes.

CaraCameleon · 19/01/2025 17:32

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 17:22

I didn't know that - how very kind of them!

So much for Meghan getting the big family she had "always wanted" - she was ungracious and rejected just about all overtures that were made to her, including invitations to Balmoral, support from the Duchess of Edinburgh, and Lady Susan Hussey... She never had the faintest intention of being part of it all did she! She was always heading back to California with that twit Harry in tow!

Aren't the pieces all coming together?!

Yes, exactly. Right from the off she was out for what she could get and never intended to stick around. It was a stage she needed to go through to get all the goodies for herself with no interference. The irony is she presents herself as a victim of bullies and a helpless, well meaning, kind and empathetic woman. The very reverse is true.

Viviennemary · 19/01/2025 17:33

CaraCameleon · 19/01/2025 17:32

Yes, exactly. Right from the off she was out for what she could get and never intended to stick around. It was a stage she needed to go through to get all the goodies for herself with no interference. The irony is she presents herself as a victim of bullies and a helpless, well meaning, kind and empathetic woman. The very reverse is true.

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She is a bad apple. William recognised this I think so I bet he wasn't t too surprised the way things went.

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Rhaidimiddim · 19/01/2025 17:34

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 16:21

So ask but that doesn't mean you are owed a response. Great you get one, if you don't so what. I don't need to be on here declaring my views on bullying. Because on here doing so is only to show others that you part of the group that all think the same. To me, it comes across like being back in school where you either with the in crowd or not. At my age I'm not going to participate in that. Besides why do you need to have me say it?

Glad you came back to elevate the discussion.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 17:35

Viviennemary · 19/01/2025 17:19

Trouble is nobody is going to believe what she says. I wouldn't. She's told too many lies.

There will be those who will take it as gospel though, that section of people who seem for god knows what reason to think she walks on water!

smilesy · 19/01/2025 17:38

Viviennemary · 19/01/2025 17:33

She is a bad apple. William recognised this I think so I bet he wasn't t too surprised the way things went.

What is sad is that I’m sure William wanted Harry to find someone who he could share his life with and he must have felt bad trying to warn Harry off Meghan knowing how desperately Harry wanted to find someone too. William really was in a no win situation

Mylovelygreendress · 19/01/2025 17:55

Serenster · 19/01/2025 16:53

Meghan, had she attended a formal evening event with a tiara dress code would have worn one, but she wouldn’t have worn a sash. They represent a personal gift from the Monarch, and don’t tend to be instantaneous.

Kate for example was awarded her sash (the Royal Victorian order on her eighth wedding anniversary. Sophie was awarded hers 11years after her marriage - though I think nominally it was to mark her 45th birthday.

Meghan would have been upset that she didn’t get first choice of tiara and would have had to walk behind Catherine.

CeciledeVolangesdeNouveau · 19/01/2025 18:00

This is a dramatic example, but imagine if someone famous had been about to air a fairly lightweight documentary filmed in or right next to the Twin Towers in late September 2001. They probably wouldn't have aired that for a long time.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 19/01/2025 18:04

My point is that I think many of her fans project their hopes and fears on to her without really observing or analysing her actual behaviour - to say the least!

This is why, while I take your point about some women of colour regarding Meghan as a totem, I just wonder if she's the best choice @CoffeeCantata

Not being among them it's not really my place to assume my opinion's valid; all I can offer is the view of practically all the WoC I know, which is that Meghan's massively "letting the side down" with her more dubious protestations of victimhood - and doubly so when people note some of her approaches to real victims (ignoring the lady sharing her story of suffering HIV, etc.)

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:05

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 17:30

No, you don't have to do anything. I have no interest in what you have experienced in life. We have all experienced shit in life. It's no excuse for refusing to condemn bullying, while simultaneously and hilariously accusing me of "verging on bullying" because I asked you a straightforward question. Twist it however you like. Everyone can see your posts for what they are.

I have no wish to converse with you further. Your silence on the matter speaks volumes.

Why must I condemn it on a social media platform with strangers? You can ask a question none said you couldn't but continually asking is badgering and harassing someone. If you understand that people ca do what they want then why are you insisting so much that I say it.

My silence doesn't speak anything. I've explained why I refuse to do nas I won't be bullied into condemning bullying to appease some strangers on the Internet. Plenty of posters comment on here and don't have to say it so don't pick on me.

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:08

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 16:53

Tad ironic that you pull the "bullying" card when you refuse to condemn bullying.

Very selective.

Tell me why I must say it? Why is it sooooo important you have to hear me write it? I'm not refusing to condemn bullying I'm refusing to be bullied into making a comment. That's the difference. Do you demand peolle in your life to tell you what they think about things if they don't comment about it? No I don't think so.

I'm not being selective.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 18:14

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:05

Why must I condemn it on a social media platform with strangers? You can ask a question none said you couldn't but continually asking is badgering and harassing someone. If you understand that people ca do what they want then why are you insisting so much that I say it.

My silence doesn't speak anything. I've explained why I refuse to do nas I won't be bullied into condemning bullying to appease some strangers on the Internet. Plenty of posters comment on here and don't have to say it so don't pick on me.

Give it a rest. I've told you at least twice now that you don't have to.

And you talk about "badgering"??? I rather think that you are the one doing that!

You can't control my drawing a conclusion! Don't post if you don't want people to respond. "Picking on you" - what age are you?!

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 18:15

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:08

Tell me why I must say it? Why is it sooooo important you have to hear me write it? I'm not refusing to condemn bullying I'm refusing to be bullied into making a comment. That's the difference. Do you demand peolle in your life to tell you what they think about things if they don't comment about it? No I don't think so.

I'm not being selective.

You are just making a show of yourself now.

Go and have a cup of tea.

Rhaidimiddim · 19/01/2025 18:18

MummyJ12 · 19/01/2025 17:22

Not sure but Victoria Arbiter certainly alluded to it being the case in her statement that I posted this morning. She is definitely in the know.

If the SS operates on a call centre model, where each individual logs in as an agent, then their posts can be monitored by a supervisor. The supervisor can thus ensure that anyone not keeping to the script, or conceding points that they shouldn't, get educated or expelled.
Please note, I am not suggesting anyone posting here is a SS call centre agent.

FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger · 19/01/2025 18:19

Just ignore* @wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting . This is not the first time a thread has ended up this way. Hopefully everyone will know how to avoid this going forward.

Edit: Not ignore you, Wigs, ignore those goady posts.

FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger · 19/01/2025 18:21

There was one evening last year (in the Spring iirc) when a load of names appeared overnight posting pro Sussex stuff. They all had names that were What3Words locations in Russia. Those names and their posts disappeared as quickly as they appeared. But they weren't just deleted with their names still appearing above a deletion message. The posts disappeared as if they had never been there in the first place.

Rhaidimiddim · 19/01/2025 18:22

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:05

Why must I condemn it on a social media platform with strangers? You can ask a question none said you couldn't but continually asking is badgering and harassing someone. If you understand that people ca do what they want then why are you insisting so much that I say it.

My silence doesn't speak anything. I've explained why I refuse to do nas I won't be bullied into condemning bullying to appease some strangers on the Internet. Plenty of posters comment on here and don't have to say it so don't pick on me.

A very wise and thoughtful couple once said, "silence is complicity".

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:25

Rhaidimiddim · 19/01/2025 18:22

A very wise and thoughtful couple once said, "silence is complicity".

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So? I've explained why I won't that isnt silence. Stop badgering me about it or inferring that I don't condemn bullying okay.

Rhaidimiddim · 19/01/2025 18:31

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:25

So? I've explained why I won't that isnt silence. Stop badgering me about it or inferring that I don't condemn bullying okay.

Sure, Jan.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 18:39

FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger · 19/01/2025 18:19

Just ignore* @wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting . This is not the first time a thread has ended up this way. Hopefully everyone will know how to avoid this going forward.

Edit: Not ignore you, Wigs, ignore those goady posts.

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I intend to @FromTheOfficeOfJammyTodger. I'm content that I've made my point. Sometimes empty vessels do make the most sound.

Munnygirl · 19/01/2025 18:44

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 16:21

So ask but that doesn't mean you are owed a response. Great you get one, if you don't so what. I don't need to be on here declaring my views on bullying. Because on here doing so is only to show others that you part of the group that all think the same. To me, it comes across like being back in school where you either with the in crowd or not. At my age I'm not going to participate in that. Besides why do you need to have me say it?

its interesting because you were accusing others of bullying whilst you seem to have no empathy for those who Meghan Markle has bullied

Munnygirl · 19/01/2025 18:50

Spectre8 · 19/01/2025 18:05

Why must I condemn it on a social media platform with strangers? You can ask a question none said you couldn't but continually asking is badgering and harassing someone. If you understand that people ca do what they want then why are you insisting so much that I say it.

My silence doesn't speak anything. I've explained why I refuse to do nas I won't be bullied into condemning bullying to appease some strangers on the Internet. Plenty of posters comment on here and don't have to say it so don't pick on me.

I’m sorry but bullying and harassing is exactly what the SS do but yet you can’t see that. It’s bizarre

MummyJ12 · 19/01/2025 18:58

Spot on @Munnygirl.

wigsonthegreenandhatsforthelifting · 19/01/2025 19:04

Munnygirl · 19/01/2025 18:50

I’m sorry but bullying and harassing is exactly what the SS do but yet you can’t see that. It’s bizarre

I think it's more, "won't".

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