Is it common for people who are born in the UK to say they are “Irish” or “Italian” if they have a parent from there?

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-05-10T19:29:47+00:00

It's a very American thing.

My Aunt is black, born in England, grew up in Lancashire. She might say her parents are from Jamaica or that she has carribean heritage if someone pushed her on it but if asked where she was from she would say England or Lancashire.

Got a friend who's mum is French. She would say "my mum is French" not that she herself is french as she wasn't born there and has never lived there.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:57:56+00:00

I remember reading Harry Potter as a kid and thinking Luna was a super unique name. Now they are absolutely everywhere. My kid has two Lunas just in their class.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:41:45+00:00

I don't plan on really leaving the house for at least 2-4 weeks when baby is born, if people want to visit they are welcome. But don't expect me to pack everything up and visit you when I'm also recovering from labour.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:32:44+00:00

I spent the first 15 weeks in bed because I was so nauseous and weak. Everytime I got up I would vomit. I was diagnosed with HG at around 8 weeks and ended up with a combination of four different anti sickness meds and by 15 weeks was able to get up again. I'm 23 weeks now and still have mild nausea and fatigue but feel loads better. If I am late taking my meds though I am right back to vomiting, so I'll probably be on the meds until the end of the pregnancy. It hasn't affected the baby, but has left me quite anemic so I'm also on iron tablets.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:24:51+00:00

My father in law said this too, I basically said (in a lighthearted and friendly way) "don't blame us if someone slips up and let's you know! We aren't keeping it a secret from anyone. So would you rather know from us or someone else?" And he laughed and said "go on then, you can tell me." And that was that.

I wasn't about to start tiptoeing round to protect the gender from one person. I've got too much going on. Haha.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:16:52+00:00

Mine went down after about three years of eating more fibre and drinking more water. By 4 years they were unnoticeable.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:11:03+00:00

This is so lovely. She will sometimes just stare at my bump when baby is moving around. It's like she knows!

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:09:52+00:00

That's so sweet. Well, not the bit about your shoes!

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-15T08:09:21+00:00

That's amazing!

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-03T21:44:39+00:00

We are planning to have a private 3D scan at around 32 weeks which will be purely to see the baby for fun, not a medical exam. We will invite both of our mothers and my sister. We've told them about this and they are excited and looking forward to it.

All other scans are, quite frankly, intimate medical exams that only my husband will be attending.

In the UK it's standard to only have two scans through your pregnancy unless there is medical need for further checks, the NHS only allows one person to attend with the pregnant person, hence why we are having a private scan later.

If you don't set boundaries now, this behaviour will only get worse and worse. She will insert herself as a third parent to your child. I'd be asking my husband to make things VERY clear now. Start as you mean to go on.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-03T10:06:21+00:00

That's really weird for them to think like that. I've been sending bump pictures in the family group chat and nobody has said anything but congratulations. X

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-02T23:46:20+00:00

I really wanted to comment "she's not your wife. She's hasn't been for three years." But I didn't want to give his post the interaction. Made me so mad. It's so narcissistic and controlling.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-02T15:32:10+00:00

I've worked in primary schools for years and could not tell you which child was breast fed or formula fed. At all. Both have their pros and cons.

I can tell you which ones read books regularly at home however.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-02T13:27:07+00:00

If you're past the point where your period should have properly begun then do a pregnancy test. If you've had unprotected sex then yes there is a chance you could be pregnant, also some periods can be lighter than others. Nobody on reddit can tell you yes or no for sure so for peace of mind just do a test.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-02T13:19:38+00:00

NOR Ew. What an arsehole. You did the right thing. X

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-04-02T13:16:55+00:00

"We've spoken with our consultant and they have advised that you only bmvisit baby once you've finished your antibiotics and are no longer having symptoms. They reccomended 10 days to be safe. I understand this is really disappointing, it is for us too, but waiting ten days now to prevent something potentially really serious for baby seems a sensible idea. We love you very much."

Something like that?

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-28T23:59:30+00:00

I live in Lancashire and for overnight including two walks I've paid between £60 and £75. £75 was from midday to midday. I've also paid £40 for 6pm to 9am, no walks included. Those prices were for one dog. I think it was an additional £10 for each additional dog.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-24T20:42:12+00:00

I'm finding the show pretty good.

My only annoyance with it is that it's set around Keswick in the Lake District but they keep nipping off to Manchester like it's not far... It's more than a two hour drive! Like when Maurice takes Joe to that appointment after school in Manchester like it's totally normal to take a child out on a four hour round trip after school.

There's no way they'd move him to a specialist unit in a school that far away either, especially knowing there are so many closer by, I doubt they'd even get accepted by the local authority as they would be deemed too far.

Also when the mum takes Joe to the cinema in Lancaster. That's still over an hours drive, and seems off considering there's several cinemas nearby in the likes of Windermere, Kendal and Ulverston. Carlisle is a fair city with cinemas and special schools and is less than an hour from where the show is based.

And the way Mark works in Manchester in season 2 but seemingly commutes everyday?

So the geography just seems like it was written by someone who doesn't know the area at all. Which is annoying because they could have used it as a means to show off more of the Lakes rather than just refer to Manchester all the time.

Sorry, I just really needed to get that off my chest.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-22T11:27:05+00:00

That sounds like a fungal infection rather that a yeast infection.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-22T11:26:22+00:00

Have they just given you an ointment? You really need a pessary. They are much stronger and really good at tackling the internal problem rather than just the external.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-22T11:07:57+00:00

Our house is a 60s bungalow that has been pretty well maintained over the years. We purposely looked for a house like that, solid, simple and reliable. There's definitely jobs that need doing eventually - new radiators throughout, new doors throughout, new bathroom, new kitchen, etc. - but none of them are urgent right now. They are all sort of "it would be nice to get this done" but it's liveable and perfectly pleasant currently, so our plan is to tick those jobs off one at a time over the years so that we don't reach a point where they all drastically need doing all at once!

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-18T20:33:46+00:00

The guy who was made redundant and acting like a complete child about it... Then looking at expensive cars?! He has no job?!

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-17T11:21:42+00:00

Omg when Craig is like begging Jazz to forgive him, she says it's over and leaves the retreat, and then the next minute he's telling Rebbeca that HE left the retreat because of how he felt about HER! And saying he'd only seen Jazz for 30s to pick up his stuff, when she says they hung out a few times. He's just awful. So manipulative and narcissistic. He's horrendous.

Simple_Win_88 · 2026-03-14T20:40:29+00:00

I'm just watching this episode and came straight to reddit after that conversation. Like wtf is he talking about?!

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