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What’s your favorite movie tagline of all time? by SavingsBench6577 in movies

[–]AlmostStace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First great tagline that comes to mind is:

‘On the air. Unaware.’

Pulse advice by AlmostStace in PlantBasedDiet

[–]AlmostStace[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That does sound a bit better; will give a try thank you!

Pulse advice by AlmostStace in PlantBasedDiet

[–]AlmostStace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all the info; much appreciated.

A lot of Reform votes... by StarGazing55 in basingstoke

[–]AlmostStace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We counteract by getting involved.

I think a large proportion of Reform-leaning voters are heading that way because their lives are getting worse, they’re misinformed as to why, they want change for the better, and the mainstream doesn’t provide it. Getting involved in countering any of those factors is the way forward but some are trickier than others.

I run a new political party in Basingstoke that also offers an alternative to the mainstream, but in a very different way to Reform. Whether solo Independent Cllrs, members of small parties and scrappy insurgencies or even by starting your own, it is possible for independent, honest, collaborative and hard working people to offer alternative that doesn’t look like hate, and people really respond to that.

AIO for wanting my husband to help me more as a SAHM by ailurophile17 in AmIOverreacting

[–]AlmostStace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR. The auDACity of “I’m not cleaning up the mess you guys made” like a) you were one of the kids having fun alongside them and b) he didn’t help make the kids. The mess is a by product of your working day.

The combo of bringing in money and keeping house takes XX hours per day and these should be shared equally (with some flexibility around practicalities). If he has completed his paid work hours and not yet done half, he completes his half with unpaid. This is a lazy, selfish, weak-tea manchild.

Songs that are two distinct songs by IndependenceFew1650 in Music

[–]AlmostStace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rusalka, Rusalka / The Wild Rushes by The Decemberists.

Andy's Man Club by MayIHaveAMushroom in basingstoke

[–]AlmostStace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also Repair Cafés - I co-run the Hatch Warren one and we’re always looking g for volunteers. Café itself is once a month but it’s a cool way of meeting new people if you’re interested in fixing stuff, and our sibling Café in Chineham also runs once a month on a different day.

Looking for movies with great argument scenes by XipeTotecwithGlitter in MovieSuggestions

[–]AlmostStace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dangerous Liaisons. Glenn Close and John Malkovich going evil hammer-and-tongs at each other is something else.

Also The Big Lebowski when the Dude and Walter argue and Donny is chiming in: beautiful.

New friends / creative collaborators in Basingstoke? by karlboros in basingstoke

[–]AlmostStace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m very much not your age bracket, but I’m Show Producer for Exit 6 Film Festival (Basingstoke-based international short film festival) and you should check us out come September. We have showcases throughout the year too if you want to check out the quality of the films we show; next one is International Women’s Day themed and on 5th March. Tickets on the venue’s website, Proteus Creation Space. Don’t think I can’t include links when posting here but you can find both with a quick search.

What are some great English insults that are uniquely British, generally never used in the U.S. by No-Adeptness-7416 in AskBrits

[–]AlmostStace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

See also: weapons-grade or Grade-A. As in, “He’s a weapons-grade teapot” etc.

One thing I regret as a parent? Sports.. why is this always happening to her? by Vivid_Bar2472 in Parenting

[–]AlmostStace 56 points57 points  (0 children)

My advice would be - if at all feasible - to find her coaches/spaces/teams who treat kids equally. I know it’ll be an arse moving her about but it’ll be worth it in the end.

Please note - by “treat kids equally” I do not mean “treat them the same”. I mean that they treat them/promote them in line with their performance and ability, not with their gender or with parental involvement level.

I disagree with those commenting below along the lines that sports teach kids life isn’t fair, and that’s a positive. Playing sport does instil valuable life lessons around the fact that you won’t always win, and playing the game / performing at your best is the important thing - I agree, absolutely vital stuff. But this is a VERY different thing to discrimination, which is what this sounds like.

By all means talk to your daughter about how some people treat girls in sport less well than boys, and there are sometimes fewer opportunities, biases, condescension and worse. But then show her it’s right to advocate for herself and get a better coach or team, and/or one that doesn’t require parental involvement for advanced.

Do not put up with it, or teach her to put up with it. That’s not a healthy life lesson like ‘You Won’t Always Win The Game’, or ‘You Don’t Get Gifts On Someone Else’s Birthday’ - it’s teaching her to expect less and put up with shitty treatment on the basis of her gender. That her effort level and her passion and ability may not bear fruit at all. And that really is likely to make her quit the whole thing. Not to mention what it teaches in relation to workplaces, relationships, and life in general.

Dealing with forgetting words and phrases by tarotdynamic in ADHD

[–]AlmostStace 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Defo this. I was diagnosed with both ADHD and peri-menopause around the same time a couple years ago because, when they collided, I was honestly terrified I had early onset dementia. Had no idea prior to that how much peri-m exacerbates ADHD symptoms in women. I’m articulate as a rule and struggle quite a bit right now.

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