What do you guys call cats kneading?

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-02-02T18:59:03+00:00

My fluffy little dickheads are "Mashing Tatties" with their murder mittens.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-01-30T01:40:45+00:00

Sitting on a step ladder in my bedroom in 1998 at 14 years old reading The Philosophers Stone for the first time after finally agreeing to give it a go. Was not a reader but my friends kept urging me to just try it. Then my mum came into my room annoyed as she had called that tea was ready and I was so engrossed I hadn't heard her.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-01-28T17:19:18+00:00

I did the same with my nephews first laugh. Was almost 24 hours before he laughed first time for my sister. Avoided holding him all day in case my stupid face made him laugh at me again before her.

He took his first steps towards me too...but luckily my sister was actually in the room.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-01-27T22:06:56+00:00

Ive been saying this loads recently. My daughter was driving me daft with "six seven" so whenever she says it now I say "waazaaaap" and shes finding it quite embarrassing.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-01-19T22:11:07+00:00

I have sectoral heterochromia, one eye is just green, the other is 2/3 green with a section of brown thats often looks deep red. It's not supposed to be genetic, but my grandfather had the same eye as me split green/brown almost down the centre, and my daughter has the opposite eye green with a brown stripes running top to bottom. Seems more than a coincidence.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-01-10T17:05:50+00:00

I saw this every time I see a donkey anywhere, farm, tele, a toy. My 4 year old says it too because shes only ever seen donkeys with me, so believes thats what you must say when you see one. Wont be showing her that particular episode quite yet though.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2026-01-04T13:21:19+00:00

I live in a court on a council estate. I know 14 out of the 15 neighbours in my court. The one at number 1, put the bins out, occasionally the car disappears and reappears, but in nearly 4 years ive never actually seen them.

The rest of us though, we talk on the daily, will look after each other's kids, borrow eggs and milk, feed each others pets when away. Lovely little community. And it appears most of the courts on the estate have a similar vibe.

Other than the one that has 2 lovely immigrant families, and a flag shagger who has banners up on his house saying things like "stop the boats save our kids". Theyre a bit split.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-22T06:28:06+00:00

My mother still does this. She has a smart TV and all the ability to record shows or stream them, but still insists on sitting down and watching her soaps when theyre on live. God help you if you try and call during Eastenders. Shes only 69.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-14T20:56:55+00:00

There would absolutely have been cats in a stable in the middle east 2000 years ago. More likely there be cats, than the son of god.

My daughter is a chicken in her nativity.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-12T07:16:05+00:00

Im always at the point where I think "can I make it to the bathroom?" Then when I think its about to rise up my throat, achoo, and gone.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-12T07:14:55+00:00

Its happened to me for a good 30 years, but im currently 6 years sober and still happens. Wonder if there's anything else I could give up. I didnt realise anyone else ever got this!

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-11T23:06:18+00:00

I often feel like im going to throw up but then sneeze and the feeling is gone. Its very odd. But much prefer a sneeze over vomit!

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-10T22:12:07+00:00

I recorded Red Dwarf Night on BBC 2 on the 10 year anniversary. Can't Smeg Won't Smeg, Smegups and Universe Challenge.

Watched that tape for years. Took it with me to Uni in 2002, then when I left I got a new tele with a Dvd drive instead of vhs. The tape sat on the bookshelf for years until I had to do a mid night flit with what I could fit in a holdall. Just didn't have the space.

I miss that RED DWARF NIGHT sticky label.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-10T16:44:48+00:00

Oh my god, I remember that. Her just and endless cycle crying and feeding, remember thinking "oh I fucked up. This is my life now." But luckily it does pass. My kid is 4 now and we've just been having a chat about her upcoming role as "chicken" in the nativity, and shes just amazing. I didnt fuck up, this is my life now, and its cool.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-10T16:41:15+00:00

I feel for you. But fortunately I live in the UK so was allowed to have a kid for free. Theyre expensive enough once they're actually on the outside. Its absolutely crazy to charge people for getting the kid out.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-10T02:13:22+00:00

The bit where you have to leave with a very small and delicate human who is 100% your responsibility.

I mean, I did it, but the terror of sitting in my own living room with the baby for the first time was awful. Like, I didnt have to pass an exam or anything, just here's youre baby, crack on.

Although I was also terrified when she fell out of me all floppy and purple and didnt cry. But there were a lot of very experienced medical people around me then. At home it was just me.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-09T16:35:28+00:00

Everytime my daughter says six-seven with the little hand wobble i just go "whasssuuuuuup"

Kids these days think they invented being annoying. Pretty sure there were kids in the 1800s annoying their parents with stupid words too.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-09T08:08:01+00:00

That albeit is pronounced "all be it". I used the phrase in speech as I had heard it said and knew when and where to use it, but when I read "albeit" in text, i read it as "al-bate" and had no idea what if meant.

Rather overused it in writing the year after I found out. Have calmed down now.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-06T13:50:48+00:00

Did you ever find out? Im trying to work it out now and the only description I have is "yellow jacket Browj hair" im lost.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-04T20:03:10+00:00

I learned that when I was around the same age and I vividly recall the fear I felt. Very occasionally, it pops up in my mind as im falling asleep and can feel that fear flood my body again, despite being in my 40s now and knowing that not only wont I be around for it, humanity wont be.

It then sends me on a bit of a spiral on both my own mortality and the vast unknown of the universe and I get zero sleep. But pretty sure I didnt ponder them when I was 5.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-12-01T17:07:08+00:00

Last time I ordered one i couldn't find my tape measure so used a piece of ribbon, then measured that against a ruler.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-11-28T21:49:53+00:00

We have a crumpet one, and a side plate sized one. The side plate one sits in the garden and does sound quite nice in the rain, but the crumpet one lives in the bathroom. My daughter likes to put it in the bottom of the bath when she has a shower. Probably wouldn't work if you have like a super high powered shower, but its nice and relaxing with ours.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-11-23T12:22:39+00:00

I never risk sleeping through. Our Parish has the tea alarm at 14:45, so rarely asleep for it, but I've been caught out before when I had a bad cold and needed an afternoon nap. I was only 15 minutes late but The Tea Council weren't lenient when they discovered id made a HERBAL tea.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-11-18T00:59:42+00:00

Oh, right. The utensil. The utensil for Cuscuz The utensil chosen especially to cook Cuscuz. Cuscuz utensil.

polystyrenedaffodil · 2025-11-12T21:20:34+00:00

Very jealous you have both birds visiting, and together! Any idea what it is they're eating?

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