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

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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

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!

My Granny used to say that when you could hold the bowl upside down over your head with confidence the eggs are stiff enough.

Are you making meringues?

Hmm myempire "fuck it that'll do" is my approach to a lot of things but also baking. Sad to say it rarely ends well for the baked goods, although it seems adequate for other areas of my life. for going on those awful threads too

For Christmas cake it probably doesn't matter if it's not stiff enough. It's only when you make meringue, or when the stiff egg white is the sole rising agent that it matters. >

I've never dared to hold the bowl upside down over my head when beating egg whites.

I have been lurking on this thread for a while, but I'm still here

Baking tends to require fairly specific attention to the instructions, but rich fruit cake is fairly forgiving I think. If it looks iffy when it comes out, just keep adding alcohol.

I'm at the end of my rope with parenting and have nothing useful feminist to add, so shall just sit in a corner and sup

Parenting is like a box of chocolate ... or something ...

With added tantrums, forgotten library books and babies who could give the CIA a run for their money in sleep deprivation techniques.

Baking is pretty precise. It's lovely and scientific. And therapeutic.

I'm sure it will be fine MEOD.

Copper, I always do, I also make meringues in the same bowl Granny did, she was a mean meringue maker and it always makes me smile, especially when holding them above my head and hoping for the best.

I love baking.

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

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.

Penguins

Tantrums. When do they actually stop?

Sympathy, Bertie. Was the toast also CuttedUp?

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

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

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

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

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 helps self to

Hi Mamushka!

CuttedUp lime slices for g&t anyone?

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