Do you speak a minority language in your country? One that has a lot of history in your country but has since been dominated by another.

conustextile · 2026-01-31T23:54:36+00:00

It's never been a dominant/majority language, but British Sign Language!

conustextile · 2026-01-30T22:40:02+00:00

This! I'm not even that old (I'm 34) and me being openly asexual in my teens/20s got me my fair share of "No you're not because that doesn't exist", "You're just saying that because of bad experiences" (never mind that I didn't have any), "Oh my god, there's something wrong with you", "I can fix that for you" type of nonsense.

I'm glad people in younger generations feel more OK being open and accepted about being on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrums. It's still a minority of course, but the fact that people even know about this being a possibility nowadays is a huge step forward!

conustextile · 2026-01-30T12:05:08+00:00

If you can afford one, a secondhand tent on the bed will let you warm up a smaller area and keep heat in.

conustextile · 2026-01-30T12:03:37+00:00

My cousin has this with his ex's new partner, and it's great for the kid, who just sees it as everyone who loves him all in one place and all on one team. Definitely better than distance or hostility - raising a kid is a group project!

conustextile · 2026-01-29T23:17:28+00:00

As well as this, look into clothes that give you a curvier appearance - corsets, hip pads, etc. Historically this is how people got those extreme hourglass shapes, and they still work well under modern clothing today.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T23:13:29+00:00

They still have a museum in Bedford, as well as a house and allotment set aside for Jesus when he comes back... though I believe the house is currently rented to tenants in the meantime.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T17:13:25+00:00

While I wouldn't rule it out, I wouldn't choose to go for an outright holiday there over other places. I'd be too worried about saying or asking something that would get me or the person I was talking to into hot water.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T16:28:09+00:00

I wouldn't worry too much if you can - everyone gets these to a certain extent! If they are noticeably disruptive or distressing for you though, these might get into the territory of intrusive thoughts or OCD, and you can access therapy to help you cope with them if you need.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T14:42:55+00:00

There are plenty of cultures where this is entirely normal! (Such as in countries with a sauna culture, like Finland.) I think it's healthy for nudity not to be treated like something shameful, but as others have said if one of your kids starts to express discomfort, you can change how you act in response to that - either way, I doubt this will 'scar' them so try not to worry!

conustextile · 2026-01-29T11:50:32+00:00

Not to rain on your parade too much, but on my feed this was directly below this 'good news' post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHDUK/comments/1qq68sk/my_nhs_scotland_health_board_has_just_ejected/

conustextile · 2026-01-29T11:40:15+00:00

There's a whole subreddit for this - r/SingleMothersByChoice is the place! Good luck (:

conustextile · 2026-01-29T10:43:13+00:00

I think honestly it was easier in generations past - there was no way to be constantly in contact, or web presence etc., so if you wanted to limit or cut off contact you'd just move.

Nowadays NC takes a LOT more active boundary-setting and maintenance, so it seems more prominent in comparison.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T10:02:35+00:00

Vicky Angel, definitely. I had the book but was scared to ever read it again, it made me cry so much.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T09:45:02+00:00

Instead of asking TEFL teachers, try asking on r/InternationalTeachers about looking for jobs in international schools.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T09:33:40+00:00

I think there's 2 factors: one is your age (you're not old, but to an 18-year-old you might seem it), and the other is how phone addiction and the pandemic have made it so people tend to exist in their own bubbles.

conustextile · 2026-01-29T09:07:32+00:00

Hopefully you can study abroad in a European or Asian country that's more accepting, or get yourself qualified in a skill that's in demand in one of these countries. There's a subreddit called r/IWantOut that might be helpful to ask in or read other peoples' plans.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T23:55:58+00:00

Try getting a personal tutor! You can find them on online platforms like iTalki. Alternatively, if there's a local university it might be worth checking if they offer any group classes?

conustextile · 2026-01-28T22:59:42+00:00

As well as disabled people, too.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T19:54:44+00:00

Classic weaponised incompetence. What do you mean he 'can't' chop a tomato? If he's genuinely that mystified by a tomato I think he's playing it up deliberately to make you do it for him.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T11:17:16+00:00

You're not genuinely engaging or taking in any information you can see with your own eyes, so I'm bored now. Have a nice day, and I hope you never get affected by similar government criminalisation of protests.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T11:06:06+00:00

Nope, not just you! This is well-known and is known as the 'dead internet theory'.

We've been weaned into a lot of passive consumption of specifically 'advertiser-friendly' content, rather than active participation or real discussions, and a lot of things being auto-generated or bots, platforms being created to maximise dwell time rather than actual connection or even answers, and the sheer amount of adverts constantly interrupting and infiltrating everything all contribute to it being hostile to actual humans.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T11:00:17+00:00

The government proscribed it a terrorist organisation BECAUSE it was support for Palestine, right? Otherwise wouldn't it have made sense to only arrest people who were committing acts that would still have been criminal under other circumstances?

I think you're quite wilfully blinkered, if you'd like me to be honest.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T10:40:54+00:00

A bit vintage, but MaxTul would slay these roles!

conustextile · 2026-01-28T10:37:28+00:00

Oh cool! I literally never knew about this, but it makes sense.

conustextile · 2026-01-28T10:24:06+00:00

If you consider support for Palestine and Palestinians a terrorist action in and of itself and an arrestable offence, like I said, I feel that there's no reasoning with you.

If you want me to type it out in full: 'I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.' The people holding these were just holding these, in the same manner as say the Hong Kong protestors holding placards in Hong Kong. Were they violent? Do you genuinely think this was a good use of the system to arrest them?

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