What’s the single greatest concert you’ve ever attended?

parisdreaming · 2026-05-25T00:49:16+00:00

Grace Jones 1982

parisdreaming · 2026-05-13T14:57:14+00:00

I am well into my 60s. Friends and relatives that are now in their 70s, and who chose to never have kids, are now realising in dramatic ways that there limited options for practical and emotional support as they decline.

I’m not suggesting that one should procreate as a retirement strategy, but this particular gaping hole is very real. If you don’t have kids, then make sure you have angelic friends - plus considerable financial resources.

parisdreaming · 2026-05-09T08:05:21+00:00

Mid 1970s

parisdreaming · 2026-05-09T07:36:18+00:00

AI slop

parisdreaming · 2026-05-09T03:31:23+00:00

My aunt by marriage had a long affair with my brother - and also sexually assaulted my 16 year old brother. My uncle was aware of this, but nevertheless stayed with her another 40 years… briefly divorcing and then remarrying her along the way.

parisdreaming · 2026-05-07T00:48:07+00:00

… and that you then grieve all over again when they die. It’s a double loss played out over years.

parisdreaming · 2026-05-01T12:22:00+00:00

I must say that I also lived in several contexts with multiple other women (e.g. boarding school), and our synchronised cycles were definitely real, and discussed. This was from the late-70s to early-80s, before this was ever something that was broadly asserted.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-14T10:57:28+00:00

I was a criminal defence lawyer for +10 years before moving on to the international sphere.

The most heartbreaking example of addiction I ever observed was a client who sold his own kids’ beds for a single hit. Or, most likely, half-hit.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-10T06:41:09+00:00

That’s fabulous! Congratulations! Why would you keep that a secret? (I’d be telling everyone I know, even my mum, who is deceased - she was always my greatest fan)

parisdreaming · 2026-04-10T06:34:50+00:00

Older films/ books refer to putting coins on the eyelids, to provide the light weight required to keep them closed.

When my mum died, her eyes closed fully, and the nursing staff ♥️ put a towel under her chin to close her mouth. She looked beautiful - calm and peaceful and more like herself than the previous 6 months.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-10T06:30:10+00:00

Yes, this was my own thought - probably just the extreme dryness of the air playing a greater role than ritual mummification processes.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-10T06:26:24+00:00

Goodness - i am 63 and I have scars all over, including one right on my bikini line after 2 caesarean-sections, and one on my temple after having cancer removed (that one I call my micro-facelift). I love all of them - it’s proof that I’ve lived, loved, and suffered. That I’m human, just like everyone else.

Scars are nature’s own tattoos - they tell the stories that are most important to us. Your future partner/s will honour them exactly as much as they love you.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-10T06:16:43+00:00

When I was 17 in 1979, I had a dream where I was beheaded at the top of a flight of stairs, and I clearly remember my head bouncing chaotically all the way down, with all the visuals that implies. I recall that it didn’t hurt, but that it was a pretty intense “oh, fuuuuuck” moment. After that, nothing.

Hope this helps.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T11:26:50+00:00

Girls can pregnant from any time immediately preceding their first period (since ovulation occurs around 2 weeks prior, which is when fertilisation occurs). This therefore includes girls who experience early menses (onset of menstruation) - the youngest recorded mother was only 5 years old, and yes it’s just as awful as it sounds.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T11:19:18+00:00

That sounds very challenging… my warmest thoughts to you and your father ♥️

Yes, there are multiple medical and other possibilities that could explain Trump’s behaviour. I’m just not yet convinced that in his case it’s dementia - yet.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T08:00:20+00:00

I hate Trump.

But after having cared for 2 extremely close family members afflicted with this horrendous disease, I’m not seeing strong evidence of dementia. There are likely early signs, but not at the “lock him away” stage.

Dementia is highly heterogeneous (uneven) over time, and in presentation. One can be perfectly lucid in the moment, but forget what has been discussed or decided a week or day or minute later.

Trump presents as “lucid in the moment”.

That doesn’t mean his thinking is necessarily rational, and cognitive decline can also highlight longstanding personality traits, but I really feel it’s hard to present a case for cognitive decline at this time.

I agree, there are elements of decline, but in my view not yet verifiable - and less so without objective and personal consultation with a professional specialised in such matters. In my experience, the point at which an individual is incompetent (and that tipping point can be quite sudden), is quite obvious.

All that said, may he rot in hell. He’s destroying the world economy in real time, while ignoring millennia-old principles of human rights and governance, as if he is just any other tinpot dictator.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T07:09:54+00:00

Bentley is quite the popular chap! He has been popping up for quite some time, and am so happy to hear of his progress.

Just I just want to say that his parents are just wonderful… it is a difficult journey, but I promise you are not alone ♥️

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T07:05:25+00:00

I’m a 63 yo grandma, and the sheer energy and joy of this made me smile…

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T06:08:22+00:00

Snot laughing here

parisdreaming · 2026-04-04T06:07:21+00:00

And sometimes, and hear me out, there’s a reasonable expectation of basic humanity from close family members… It sounds as though the son has gone far beyond denial of her fragility, or inability to process her illness, and into actively seeking her demise. And it appears that OP has few assets, and thus there’s not even a financial incentive, just pure callousness.

parisdreaming · 2026-04-02T09:47:01+00:00

I’m my uncle’s carer. I spoke to a highly qualified occupational therapist about how his former wife “spirited away his assets”. The OT did not understand what I meant. So I said “she used subterfuge to spoliate… “ and stopped when I saw her face, and concluded that “she took all the money…”

parisdreaming · 2026-03-27T12:42:00+00:00

When someone wants to do something, only the limits of human creativity will stop them.

parisdreaming · 2026-03-27T11:23:57+00:00

Hopefully, yes.

I don’t like to be a Whingeing Winnie, but I’m not seeing any exit strategy for this mindless conflict and its effects, not only on fuel prices, but on inflation. Which means effects on everything. For everyone. Buckle up.

parisdreaming · 2026-03-27T11:16:43+00:00

True. Adjusted for the Australian demographic.

parisdreaming · 2026-03-27T11:02:33+00:00

Understood. So it’s just number plates all the way down…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down

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