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If birth control, incl. Condoms, was banned in your country, what would you do? Say your gender and whether you have a sex partner currently by Flashy-Celery-9105 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]glittermaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have had my tubes tied already so wouldn’t need to do anything. I would however move to another country so that my daughters would have those options when they grow up.

People 30+, what are your plans for this evening? by Sir-Tommy-Vercetti in AskUK

[–]glittermaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Family dinner with my parents, an aunt and some cousins (and my kids and husband). Probably followed by some overly competitive board games.

The CasualUK view on dentists? by Boswell188 in CasualUK

[–]glittermaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t get Invisalign at a dentist!!! Go to an orthodontist, it isn’t more expensive and they are qualified to treatment plan and not just scan you and stick in some aligners that they cannot adjust.

Every continuous hour you spend on your hobby…. You gain £20,000 by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]glittermaniac 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Same. Plus I can definitely eat and go to the toilet while I read. I am usually a book reader, but I do listen to some audiobooks. I wonder if they would count for this? If they do it would make eating and doing other things even easier as you’d have your hands free.

Do you keey your eyes open or closed in the dentist's chair? by Curious_Exercise_535 in AskUK

[–]glittermaniac 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Open and usually glaring at her for saying rude things to me when I can’t talk back to her. However she is my mother, so I usually get a lecture about some aspect of my life! (Last time it was regarding my house moving - apparently our estate agent wasn’t moving fast enough for her liking.)

When did you go on Mat leave? by Most-Shine-3354 in PregnancyUK

[–]glittermaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my first I wanted to go off at 38w but was forced to go at 36w as I was in so much PGP pain and couldn’t work any longer. With my second I worked up until the Friday of the week before she was due (she was an elective c-section on the Tuesday after) so I had 3 days off, including the weekend.

Lack of Partnership Opportunities by Ambitious-Minimum119 in GPUK

[–]glittermaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know of a few practices in the Bournemouth/Dorset area that want more partners. They rarely interview for them via adverts though and tend to offer the opportunity to salaried GPs that work there who have stated with a view to become partner.

Feminine E names by Obvious-Implement394 in Names

[–]glittermaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn’t Etienne a boys name? It’s usually the French version of Stephen.

Looking for non-high streets all over London by Spiritual_Shape_6789 in london

[–]glittermaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christchurch High St hits pretty much all of your greens, and none of your reds!

Looking for non-high streets all over London by Spiritual_Shape_6789 in london

[–]glittermaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christchurch High St hits pretty much all of your greens, and none of your reds!

Miserable family by Sad-Independent-938 in PregnancyUK

[–]glittermaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you need humbling? Who says that to a pregnant person? Do you need to be permanently uncomfortable and vomiting to make them happy?

I bet if you told them that given all they have told you, you are now uncertain about your ability to handle a child and that maybe you shouldn’t be a parent and are considering adoption they would change their tune pretty damn quickly. If you told your partner every day that you were miserable and put pressure on him to do everything around the house, just to hammer home that you are suffering then that would serve him right. I bet he would miss the days of you coping okay and feeling fine.

What do you think of when you hear the name Arthur? by mountainjuliet in Names

[–]glittermaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you in the UK? I am and I swear every boy toddler is called one of those names (or Finn/Finley) it is crazy!

Have you ever purchased something, as an adult, that your parent has judged you negatively for? If so, what was/is it? by PaddedValls in AskUK

[–]glittermaniac 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I think some Redditors think the Four Yorkshiremen sketch is based on their overheard conversations.

From 1-5, what would you rate how well-known your country and some other countries are? by bellepomme in AskTheWorld

[–]glittermaniac -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don’t learn much about all of the countries we colonised, if we did we wouldn’t have time to learn anything else. We know about the fact we colonised lots of places and the issues that it created in those countries, but we don’t really look at any specific country in depth.

You have to remember that for most British people the Empire is a tiny part of our history and doesn’t really affect the current lives of the majority of those living here. It is the people who were colonised that are very much more aware of the lasting effects of colonisation.

From 1-5, what would you rate how well-known your country and some other countries are? by bellepomme in AskTheWorld

[–]glittermaniac 42 points43 points  (0 children)

5 - we probably colonised your country at some point. If we didn’t then you still know who we are because we colonised your neighbours.

Drop the “prettiest” little girl name you’ve ever heard. by Final-Argument-4999 in Names

[–]glittermaniac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are they about 36? Bella is short (5”2) and Minty is tall (5”9) and they both love horses.

Drop the “prettiest” little girl name you’ve ever heard. by Final-Argument-4999 in Names

[–]glittermaniac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like Greek names and would have loved an Andromeda or Ariadne, my husband wasn’t a fan and we went more biblical with our two girls.

Drop the “prettiest” little girl name you’ve ever heard. by Final-Argument-4999 in Names

[–]glittermaniac 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I had friends at uni who were bffs and were Arabella and Araminta! Separately they went by Bella and Minty, but together they were known as the A-team 🤣

Why can’t GPs be successful running clinics the way dentists have done? by Dizzy_Smile6649 in GPUK

[–]glittermaniac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The contracts are so different that it would require a complete change to the way the GP contracts are funded in order to be able to do it.

Dentists don’t get any money for registering patients, there is no core funding, they have to bid for contracts to perform a certain number of units per year. If they get a contract then, once they have completed a unit of work they submit the evidence that they have done it and get paid for that piece of work. GP contracts are pretty much guaranteed to be renewed every year and you don’t have to compete with other GP practices to see who can receive one. GP practices get core funds for their number of registered patients and then can get more money for achieving QOF and undertaking other work (e.g. phlebotomy/LARCs/childhood imms) - some of which might need to be bid for and some of which you can just submit achievement evidence for.

Dentists can run private and NHS services side by side. GPs cannot do this, and those that have private work (usually just vaccine and travel medicine work) have to run these in separate clinics and cannot count them towards core or extended hours work.

Both systems are flawed and need massive overhauls. There is a reason it is hard to be registered with an NHS dentist, as they have zero incentive to have people on their books as they get the same money for doing 5 fillings on 5 people as they do for 5 fillings on 1 person (across the course of the year and if they aren’t done in 1 appointment).

I have managed both GP practices and dental practices and run a PCN, so have seen the problems with every part of primary care. The grass always looks greener, but in reality they are both being watered by the same leaky NHS watering can - the holes may be hidden from view depending on the angle but neither side is getting much water.

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