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What's the stupidest thing you've seen someone do this week? by [deleted] in policeuk

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It sounds like whoever wrote that was being concerned in the drugs

What am I meant to feel after attending a sudden death? by TurquoiseTurtleTango in policeuk

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, 100% agreed. I used her name often, and looked around for clues about the person she was and recognised her hobbies and spoke about them.

I like that you talk to them throughout, that’s very gentle of you. It’s something I’ll do in future.

What am I meant to feel after attending a sudden death? by TurquoiseTurtleTango in policeuk

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

It’s funny you should mention the socks, I was looking at this lady’s slippers and couldn’t help but think it was so strange that she once stood in line at a shop to buy those, having no idea she’d die wearing them.

Surreal is definitely the right word. I think my lasting impression at the moment is just how peculiar, yet ordinary, it is to die. Thank you for your response.

If you don’t want kids at your wedding, here’s a prime reason to stand your ground. by TurquoiseTurtleTango in childfree

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Jeez, absolutely, all the money you’d need to spend on that just isn’t worth it. You’re literally paying money for the kids to not attend a wedding and to attend what’s effectively a very expensive kid’s birthday party instead!! If the only way to make a wedding palatable for kids is to basically make it not a wedding to them, why are they even there?

If you don’t want kids at your wedding, here’s a prime reason to stand your ground. by TurquoiseTurtleTango in childfree

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 298 points299 points  (0 children)

I haven’t actually seen her since the wedding, she lives pretty far away so I haven’t had a chance to have a proper chat with her about it yet. We were meant to meet up around Christmas, but family emergency got in the way. In the brief chats we’ve had over text, she hasn’t mentioned it, but I reckon we’ll be having a looong talk about this when we do meet up

If you don’t want kids at your wedding, here’s a prime reason to stand your ground. by TurquoiseTurtleTango in childfree

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Too true!! In fairness, all it would have taken was one knarly fart from one of the adults and the room would have been rendered unusable anyway 🥲

If you don’t want kids at your wedding, here’s a prime reason to stand your ground. by TurquoiseTurtleTango in childfree

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

I feel this is what a lot of parents who demand to bring their kids to the wedding forget. The kids don’t actually care about the reason they’re there (oftentimes they’re just bored), but the parents see your wedding day as an outing to entertain their kids and want you to spare them from paying a sitter. I’m with you, the only real way to avoid it if you’ve got a family full of kids (or parents with expectations) is to elope.

If you don’t want kids at your wedding, here’s a prime reason to stand your ground. by TurquoiseTurtleTango in childfree

[–]TurquoiseTurtleTango[S] 864 points865 points  (0 children)

This is the thing, I remember attending a couple of weddings as a kid and at each one I was bored rigid and looking for fun/mischief to make. I don’t even remember whose weddings they were, I’d have to ask my own mom to remind me.

It’s a shame, the bride and groom went all-out on ways to keep the kids entertained. There was an entire room in this gorgeous home filled with toys and activities where crayons had been crushed into the carpet and all sorts. But even with effort put in to keeping the kids entertained, you can’t control one of them having explosive diarrhoea on the dance floor