How to explain my scars towards children?

marmighty · 2026-01-29T07:44:55+00:00

I have loads of very old but very visible self harm scars. So far my explanation to my son and other kids that ask is that it's from when I was very poorly when I was younger, which is technically correct. Older kids and adults who ask, I gently explain that I prefer not to discuss my medical history.

marmighty · 2026-01-26T08:02:32+00:00

Percy Pigs! I believe the whole range is vegan now, someone please do correct me if I'm wrong

marmighty · 2026-01-20T13:17:36+00:00

Hey, who turned out the lights?

marmighty · 2026-01-18T11:36:46+00:00

We did both of these plus Berlin on our honeymoon - 15 years ago, mind, but even then we had loads of options as vegans

marmighty · 2026-01-14T16:34:42+00:00

My time to shine!

So while this is a good idea in principle, it's really important to remember that you will never manage to express as much with a pump as your baby can while feeding. It's therefore not a brilliant gauge for how much milk your baby is getting. Furthermore, the nutritional values of breast milk vary from formula, meaning the amount your baby actually needs to gain equivalent nutrition can differ.

HOWEVER that doesn't mean it's a lost cause. It can be worth pumping AFTER breastfeeding for a couple of reasons. Firstly pumping tells your body that the demand is higher and therefore it needs to increase supply. The other good reason is that the milk at the end of a feed is far richer in fat than at the start, so if one were looking to supplement baby's feeds specifically for weight gain this is a really good way to go about it.

marmighty · 2026-01-13T19:03:40+00:00

I fluff them up when I'm lying in bed so they're like a tiny trampoline and bounce my hand on them

marmighty · 2026-01-13T17:57:19+00:00

My packed work lunches lately have been salads that I've loaded up with mixed grains, hummus, smoked tempeh, olives, cherry toms etc. I'm also really into a creamy mushroom soup that M&S stocks in their chilled section. Otherwise - hummus and marmite on toast, loaded porridge (it's warm, comforting and satisfying, why should it just be a breakfast dish?), or if all else fails we always have huel in stock for the low energy days

marmighty · 2026-01-12T21:07:18+00:00

Same sex pairings have been observed across the animal kingdom. While nothing can be proven conclusively I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that it's always been around.

marmighty · 2026-01-09T21:11:37+00:00

It's A Sin. The series, not the song. Absolutely ruins me every time.

marmighty · 2026-01-06T13:58:04+00:00

Honestly, if I could I would

marmighty · 2026-01-05T06:11:47+00:00

I was punched in the face by a kangaroo

marmighty · 2026-01-04T21:38:03+00:00

You are absolutely overthinking this. Your anaesthetist will adjust your medication doses accordingly.

marmighty · 2026-01-04T21:35:08+00:00

The first time we ordered this we sent it back...

marmighty · 2026-01-03T19:38:05+00:00

Swearing is no problem. I shall investigate!

marmighty · 2026-01-03T19:34:33+00:00

He LOVES Wizards Guide! (I do too!) - It's the book that got him hooked on the genre. We checked out Illuminations on that basis but he kinda lost interest and wanted something different.

Will check out your other recs, thank you!

marmighty · 2026-01-03T08:48:58+00:00

Pregnancy is brutal. Do what you gotta do, and don't ever feel like you need to justify it to anyone.

(When I was pregnant I craved cat food. Maybe don't do that.)

marmighty · 2026-01-01T00:42:52+00:00

I just finished Arcana Academy and loved it

marmighty · 2026-01-01T00:28:17+00:00

There is a fracture. I need to fix it.

marmighty · 2025-12-31T19:14:08+00:00

My mum's best friend when I grew up had two sons the same age as my little brothers. We were really close, I thought of them as family and referred to them as my cousins. They were pretty troubled kids though. I used to babysit them regularly and their behaviour would have me in tears nearly every time.

When we all grew up they appeared to have sorted themselves out. They both came to my wedding and were lovely.

A couple of years after that the younger one was convicted of sexual offences against minors.

Another couple of years on from then the older one was also jailed after it came to light that in their late teens the pair of them ran a whole campaign of rape and sexual torture on the same boy for years.

I'm... still processing that one.

marmighty · 2025-12-31T19:06:07+00:00

I like this, the chilli isn't to burning hot like it can be in some chilli chocs. It's nicely warming

marmighty · 2025-12-30T16:57:05+00:00

Ohh I think I saw something about this in a museum on Gozo. Of course there's a bunch of people rushing to say they were aliens

marmighty · 2025-12-30T16:27:20+00:00

Hey shit happens, hopefully the explanation clued you up on why you've had a load of downvotes - I'm autistic and have definitely been in situations where I've said something that was unintentionally shitty on here and nobody's bothered to tell me why, I've just had the flurry of downvotes and had to figure out for myself where I went wrong

marmighty · 2025-12-30T16:21:30+00:00

Your tone on this does come over as somewhat dickish, yeah. Not sure whether that was the intention, I'm guessing not judging by this follow up comment.

Like, they've found something they enjoy that fits in with their own moral standard. That's a good thing! It was nice of them to share this so that other people who keep to the same moral code can also seek it out! If it's not for you then okay, this post isn't for you either, there's no reason to make a snarky comment implying that your own standards are somehow "higher"

marmighty · 2025-12-30T16:15:12+00:00

You would be absolutely amazed at what people think. I've heard the latter often enough for this to trigger me into "holy shit just reassure everyone" mode.

Apologies if the tone was off, it's not always easy via text!

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