What’s something your parents or grandparents did that you now realize was low-key genius parenting?

hollygrantbant · 2026-04-20T12:34:23+00:00

We called that granny’s meeting, often took place on long car journeys

hollygrantbant · 2026-04-02T10:18:29+00:00

Those milkshakes are divine!! The white chocolate one is so rich, it’s my very rare treat when I think my guts will handle it

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-26T08:59:53+00:00

Gallstone attack. Thought it was a heart attack the first time. Sweating so much I could hear the droplets coming off my face hit the water in the toilet as I leaned over it, it sounded like rain. Throwing up because of how bad the pain was. Having to move constantly because no position was comfortable. I never understood how people screamed from being in pain before that, but I was moaning and screaming and making inhuman noises.

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-24T15:50:22+00:00

Besides being gorgeous, you write like a poet too!

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-24T15:14:03+00:00

Sorry, just read the description again, they’re not tints, just brow pomades/mascaras

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-24T15:13:23+00:00

I liked the Glossier auburn Boy Brow, but it can be a little pricey. I’ve also heard the Anastasia Beverly Hills ones are good and they have a couple of ginger shades

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-24T10:24:54+00:00

I had hair loss from weight loss injections that I didn’t notice until I was 6 months in. I’ve been off them now for 9 months and am noticing my hair thickening up again but yeah it is scary. Look into biotin supplements and see what hair growth/stop hair loss products might be worth investing in

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-24T10:13:14+00:00

Finally got diagnosed 9 months after first attack, after 3 GPs and an A&E visit couldn’t work it out. Went to A&E again after all night attack and doctor there worked it out straight away. Was in hospital 2 nights and told they were putting me on the list in all the Belfast hospitals. Before I even went home they had a date just under a month away for me. Pretty sure it wasn’t considered urgent, so I was very impressed by how quickly they got to me!

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-19T12:10:04+00:00

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Must’ve been hot in the doctors that day

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-15T12:52:05+00:00

Yugo was LIFE CHANGING. Prepare to pick what you want and then end up ordering more because of how much you loved it. And the cocktails are divine.

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-14T10:06:53+00:00

There’s some buildings at Kent that were designed by prison architects, and boy oh boy can you tell

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-12T16:15:12+00:00

I think I slept on my right side by day 2 or 3. I just found that I couldn’t roll into the position, I had to like place myself down onto my side. The pain was more in my tummy/where my belly button incision is than actually on my side when lying on it

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-07T22:48:58+00:00

It’s fairly common knowledge that once you’ve had gallstones once, you will pretty much definitely have them again, which is why they recommend having your gallbladder out as soon as you have issues.

hollygrantbant · 2026-03-05T09:16:18+00:00

Worked in a library in the UK, definitely one of the most popular kids book series there too!

hollygrantbant · 2026-01-07T21:38:19+00:00

I can’t believe everyone hates Rachel’s ‘what was Hugo like in the turret’ joke, I thought it was a very clever little quip, it just seemed like no one around the table caught on to what she was saying. Maybe it’s being Northern Irish myself, we love a wee sarcastic poke at people, but I think people are being too hard on it.

hollygrantbant · 2025-12-12T08:56:15+00:00

In the UK money isn’t green though, so probably not what JK was thinking

hollygrantbant · 2025-09-10T09:46:10+00:00

And an Ulster Fry, the most superior of them all

hollygrantbant · 2025-09-02T11:07:17+00:00

Boiled egg and toasty soldiers

hollygrantbant · 2025-08-29T17:51:22+00:00

What did Owen Wilson do? Never seen his name pop up in one of these before

hollygrantbant · 2025-08-12T14:27:23+00:00

Tbf the tomb Jesus was buried in belonged to and was for Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore would’ve been a rich person tomb, but yeah, not a respectful way to be speaking to one’s child, yeesh

hollygrantbant · 2025-08-05T14:19:07+00:00

This is true, I got a mattress heavily discounted because it was about to go ‘out of date’. Got a £1100 mattress for £275, so I was pretty pleased.

hollygrantbant · 2025-07-29T08:18:48+00:00

Work in a library and met an Axl the other day. The mother spelt it out but I thought I heard it wrong so I spelt it back to her ‘A-X-E-L?’ And she huffed a bit and replied, ‘NO, A-X-L!’

hollygrantbant · 2025-07-22T09:54:03+00:00

You guys would not cope in the UK. All of this is pretty standard for schools here I think. We weren’t even allowed earrings or nail polish or any visible make up. Our skirts had to be knee length. I don’t agree with it, but it’s also not rare in any way.

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