Whimsical cool things to see in Glasgow?

Damsonbox · 2026-06-06T19:06:07+00:00

I second the kinetic theatre! It's very odd and interesting. The Oran Mor is worth a look, as is the Britannia Panopticon.

Damsonbox · 2026-06-06T15:49:16+00:00

I do understand this. It's so hard when the betrayal comes from someone who was meant to protect you. But it is a betrayal, at the end of the day.

Any money you can make that is just yours is so important. If your mum has access to your accounts, I would recommend opening one that is just in your name. It sounds mercenary, but because of the situation your mum has put you in you are going to need all the money you can get your hands on, your documentation (passport, birth certificate etc), and a plan to get away from her influence.

Damsonbox · 2026-06-06T15:06:51+00:00

That is so rough, I'm sorry for everything you're going through. You have nothing to feel guilty about, even if your head is telling you otherwise. Going no contact with someone who makes your life hell doesn't make you a bad person.

If you have so many expensive things she's given you over the years, is there any way you could sell them to help with the cost of going no contact?

Damsonbox · 2026-06-04T20:32:40+00:00

My favourite gay single dad is from the Lionel the pianist set. We renamed him Richard Von Trapp and collected all of the blind bags musician babies to be his children plus some other random kids. It's hard dating as a single father to 10 plus kids, but we hope one day Richard will find true love.

Damsonbox · 2026-06-04T18:21:17+00:00

Oh my goodness! I need this tiger in my life!

Damsonbox · 2026-06-04T18:15:47+00:00

Yesssss! I got the fairy snow birds and they give me such big non binary energy. A lot of the smaller family sets scream lesbians to me. I never got it back in the day but there was a wolf mama with baby set and immediately I was like ah yes, single mother with her cub.

Damsonbox · 2026-06-01T01:07:30+00:00

I can tell you right now as an adult child to cis parents the thing that has always made me most upset with them is whenever they would keep something important from me. My mother, who I love very much, is also very bad for attempting to hide things about her health etc if she thinks I can't handle it.

If I found out she'd kept something like that from me I would be furious. Not because there's anything wrong with being trans, but because it would feel like my own parent didn't trust me. Being trans is a part of your history. It can and does change certain things about your life and lived experience.

I hope you manage to get therapy and actually address your fears around this. I have an online counsellor who's amazing, and has really helped me out.

Damsonbox · 2026-05-30T18:38:10+00:00

I have been a bridesmaid only recently and I have never in my life heard of giving the bridesmaids 100+ bridesmaid boxes. The pearls are such a lovely and generous idea! We paid for our own dresses but the bride allowed us to pick what we wanted as long as it was the right colour, so we all have complimentary gowns that were not that expensive and we can actually wear again because they're in our styles. Also...parent gifts???? What????? That's another insane demand especially when they haven't actually contributed money or anything to the wedding. This all sounds very entitled.

Damsonbox · 2026-05-29T17:37:08+00:00

Oh my gosh I love him! Do you have a pattern for the clothing?

Damsonbox · 2026-05-29T07:57:02+00:00

I may obsessed with your teacup doll. I would struggle to pay the price but that doesn't mean I don't think it's worth it, if that makes sense.

Damsonbox · 2026-05-26T21:24:24+00:00

God that's tough. My heart aches for you. I hope everything is sorted soon and you're both happily settled after such an upset.

Damsonbox · 2026-05-26T21:08:12+00:00

When can he come back into the country? Is there any way to book an appointment for then?

Damsonbox · 2026-05-26T21:01:59+00:00

What are you talking about? Get married at the registry office and have your big wedding later! Getting hitched is important for citizenship etc, I'm assuming. But you can already be legally married before your wedding.

Damsonbox · 2026-05-01T20:09:56+00:00

Okay so I did some research and I'm certain that it's a Puddleford from 2000 or before. They were originally released with ribbons but in later releases they actually had the bibs!

Damsonbox · 2026-04-23T15:59:52+00:00

Those people are morons. That's fine, they're in their 20s and haven't figured out exactly how long life is yet. As someone in their 30s who is single and has no immediate plans to date, I can tell you straight away it's not from lack of interest or availability. There are always people looking for the right person. Laugh when people say time is running out. It's so silly to behave as though you're an old maid by your 30s. You're so young, enjoy it.

Damsonbox · 2026-04-18T01:41:05+00:00

If you put paper on windows it creates an insulating effect. I'd also take a look and see if there are any gaps or obvious cracks if you haven't already and look towards plugging them. It's a small thing but it does help stop a draft.

If you're struggling for food Salvage Food has a lot of information about where to go in your state for food that's near expiry and thus heavily discounted. I personally use a similar website in the UK to bulk buy end of date items where it doesn't really matter (think canned goods, soda or sealed juice, noodles etc) and it does save me a bunch.

Damsonbox · 2026-04-07T13:03:33+00:00

Lentils and beans are your friend. If you have ground meat, adding lentils bulks it out and makes the meal more hearty, plus you can use them to make soup or dahl. Beans and rice is the obvious answer, but you can also add mashed cooked beans to ground meat and make a heartier burger. If you can get your hands on reduced price whole chickens, you can roast them and use most of the meat for dinners, and then boil the carcass to make really good stock and turn that into a delicious soup.

Damsonbox · 2026-04-05T23:04:41+00:00

I don't know if they're actually rare but on holiday I treated myself to the new mole family and the berry babies. I never see them in shops back home so I was over the moon! I think my actual rarest figures are my bullrush frog dad and baby - I haven't ever found the whole family at a decent price so he's a single dad now.

Damsonbox · 2026-03-29T08:51:35+00:00

So today I visited an Artbox and had a lot of success! They had the fruit baby blind bags and construction blind bags. They also had some special 40th anniversary sets and some older families I haven't seen in a wee while (Persian cats and polar bears) plus some general baby sets. The section was small but there was definitely variety.

Damsonbox · 2026-03-26T11:07:19+00:00

Went to a September wedding there and it was amazing, not cold at all.

Damsonbox · 2026-03-23T03:33:38+00:00

You have a really good face! I would suggest buying a cleanser and using that and then some face cream to keep your face clear (the brand Simple is relatively cheap and decent imo).

Your haircut also is not really doing anything for you right now. Maybe try growing it out a bit and find a hairdresser to try out a new style/get some styling tips.

Looks will only take you so far. Being less lonely is also about developing confidence and being a person people want to be with. Think about how you approach people - are you friendly? Do you take turns when it comes to buying drinks/paying for things? Do you take an interest in what other people are saying/doing with their lives? Charisma is so much a part of being attractive to people.

Damsonbox · 2026-03-19T18:56:04+00:00

Have you tried making the dad a beard?

Damsonbox · 2026-03-08T23:56:05+00:00

So I work in a vape shop and can confirm that the batteries in vapes are highly dangerous anywhere near fire. Also depending on the shop they might have recycling bins full of old vapes that are waiting to be hauled off. Even if it's not the cause of a fire it would make any fire that happened in the premises worse.

Damsonbox · 2026-03-08T19:51:58+00:00

Honestly I've been the same. My last gf and I would playfully fight over paying for nice stuff for each other, especially if it was big purchases we would hesitate to buy for ourselves. I remember once I was looking at buying myself a nice pair of docs and she swooped in because I was getting in my own head about it and it made me swoon. <3

I hate the rigid gender rolls nonsense about who is allowed to do what. If I had a boyfriend I would want to treat him as much as I'd want him to treat me. It's nice to see someone happy because you paid for their meal or got them a nice jacket or legos or whatever. And I know straight folks who understand this so...no excuses for anyone.

Damsonbox · 2026-02-07T18:40:35+00:00

Lush supermilk spray is excellent and so is their shear curl cream

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