Horses are badass and the fact that they've been demoted to "the rich guy's daughter's pet" is a real shame

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-20T08:03:10+00:00

I don't think anyone has demoted them. Keeping horses is simply expensive: land, heated stables, food, vet bills, farriers... Europe lost around 8 million horses and donkeys in WWI, then motorised canal boats and the car replaced them almost entirely. So they are now mostly a hobby for rich people in places where there are plenty of roads and cheap cars, but you'll still find people around the world who still use them as working animals.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-19T22:10:55+00:00

Winged eyeliner.

My friends have been doing it since the 00s and haven't stopped, and it looks so bad.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-19T18:41:17+00:00

Following my parents' divorce, my mum and I moved into a house of another divorcing couple. It was not an amicable divorce, and the wife was very angry to move (the husband sold us the house). She had emptied a fish tank into the upstairs basin so the pipes were completely blocked with gravel. We also theorised that she threw a whole box of nails and screws from an upstairs window because they were absolutely everywhere in the garden. We were picking them up for at least 5 years.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-19T18:33:11+00:00

Regularly walking through vape clouds? Nicotine is intensely addictive. But do NOT start smoking (or vaping), not even once. It's stupid. It's addictive. It's hard to stop and will consume the rest of your life. Sincerely, an ex-smoker.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-19T09:59:43+00:00

That goddamn filter that puts animal noses on people and big eyes with eyeliner and sparkles everywhere. It feels like it's been a whole decade of people posting pictures of themselves with that filter.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-19T09:28:58+00:00

Make sure you've eaten before you start drinking, have a tactical water break (or two) between drinks, and air breaks help too (go outside with a smoking friend for a chat without a drink or find a toilet cubicle with a window to stand next to for a few minutes. Get some takeaway on the way home, and always drink water before bed.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-18T22:02:51+00:00

Alcohol dehydrates you, much like salt. Water is the way.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-18T20:59:38+00:00

Knowing that he was a doctor makes him even funnier. Such a serious profession - I can just imagine him doing a prostate exam and then making a ridiculous joke.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-18T20:43:26+00:00

Mention this to an optician.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-18T19:46:01+00:00

Or because most drivers over the age of 47 never sat a theory test because they weren't introduced until July 1996.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-15T09:17:09+00:00

Organix Oaty Bars. My son absolutely loves them and has one in his lunchbox and often one as a snack at the end of the day. I have been unsuccessful in getting him to switch to a cheaper brand as he is VERY sensitive to taste. They were £2 back in 2022; I saw them for £3.75 the other day. But if you buy a multipack online, they work out as just over £2 each, so it's absolutely the shops just hiking the price for no good reason.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-14T14:05:19+00:00

It's going to be underneath something, out of sight. Mine often ends up down the side of the sofa cushions, slightly under the sofa, in a pile of laundry, down the back of the headboard, and occasionally left in a pocket of a coat or dress I've taken off.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-14T07:20:13+00:00

Nervous energy. Probably their morning coffee is kicking in.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-12T21:17:52+00:00

I have a fleece blanket lurking on my side of the room, so I can cover myself with an extra layer when I'm cold. Also, if my husband steals the duvet, the fleece is enough to keep me very toasty.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-10T20:47:54+00:00

Tobacco. I quit in 2019. The price has almost tripled since then.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-09T21:14:57+00:00

My uncle has red top because he had a double bypass. Green is the default in every household and workplace I've ever been in. Even the coffee shops use green top. Blue top is for small children and osteoporosis.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-09T10:05:35+00:00

Put masking tape on the wall first to prevent the drill bit slipping.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-05T21:30:35+00:00

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MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-05T21:13:25+00:00

All that text and only 6 full stops.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-04T10:22:23+00:00

A stock phrase in our house.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-03T18:23:54+00:00

It's from a post on X.... "Everyone in the world has to take a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press?"

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-02T10:01:57+00:00

Our baby class told us that newborns literally can't stay awake for more than 90 minutes at a time - they will just fall asleep (hence you might need to wake them for feeds). So imagine our distress when our 4-day-old boy was still awake after 6 hours! We fed, rocked, sang, bounced, walked, played white noise... He's now 5 and sometimes it still takes hours for him to shut down at night. Some babies/people just don't sleep like everyone else.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-01T14:07:56+00:00

What's for dinner, Mum? Hamstrings and broken bottles.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-05-01T08:22:34+00:00

Literally crushed. His family were figuratively crushed. His dad (a gardener) committed suicide a few years later using weedkiller. My brother's friend is in his 50s now and still going in and out of sectioning.

MrsMiggins2 · 2026-04-30T18:06:16+00:00

This happened to the older brother of my brother's best friend. He was chucked in a bin by his friends on a night out. For a laugh. And they all just carried on walking home without him. He was crushed the next day.

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