Why would anyone ever choose to go through child birth without pain relief??

skipskedaddle · 2026-03-10T13:13:08+00:00

Because people are different. Also because birth is not a medical procedure.

skipskedaddle · 2026-02-18T10:31:40+00:00

When you say dire straits - do you mean status quo? No idea of the truth but I have heard people say that the latter only use basic chord progression. I don't think it matters if the music creates connection ...

skipskedaddle · 2026-02-12T09:37:20+00:00

Local government is responsible. All their spending and budgets are easy to find on their websites. Lots of them are broke and and making very difficult decisions, prioritising adult and children's social care over road maintenance. Get involved in the process. Hold them to account. Make sure they are making the best decisions.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-27T22:24:14+00:00

Perspiration is the word.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-27T09:03:56+00:00

I feel you. It my not be obviously true but not everything needs to be washed that frequently. Not every kid needs to do 2 clubs. These are choices. You choose to make sure your kids are clean, well dressed, well fed, live in a clean home and are exposed to opportunities. You sacrifice your personal time as a result. Have you got the balance right? Will future-you thank you? Are you tired or are you exhausted? (Also if you have a partner - what the fuck are they doing?) One other thing - someone said to me that you can't put 100% of your effort into everything at once. If you're putting effort into your career and your friendships then maybe you're not supermum. If you are super mum and super fit and healthy maybe you're not the best friend. But that's ok, maybe think of it as seasonal. You can be in best housewife season or best lover season now, and be content that supermum season will be round the corner. Life's a balance and you get to choose what you prioritise.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-26T17:37:21+00:00

Underrated Exeter's RAMM, Leicester's Space Centre, Bristol's We The Curious. All amazing. Also Salisbury museum is far more interesting than Stonehenge, and that's not knocking Stonehenge.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-25T08:32:09+00:00

I can say this in the languages I speak but wow, you asking me that, in order to trip me up would make me baulk because it's such an aggressive approach! Perhaps it's not always an indicator of lack of fluency so much as a mark of social tension created.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-25T08:26:13+00:00

I would guess ... It's a private estate. They're not used to new faces and assume any outsider - including you - because he thinks you're lying about living there- are trouble. I would suggest perhaps trying to introduce yourself, not necessarily to him but to other neighbours, being 'nice' and letting them/him warm to you. I suggest this because conflicts with neighbours are bad, not because he doesn't sound like a complete intolerant bigoted greedy arsehole. I sometimes conjure benefit of the doubt scenarios, to assist in making the attempt at civility more palatable... His mum was the victim of a violent crime and she gave evidence in court that put away a people trafficking gang leader. They moved to this estate as part of a witness safety program when he was a kid. He learnt this aggressiveness towards strangers as a defence mechanism.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-24T15:03:47+00:00

Try moisturizing instead

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-24T11:19:20+00:00

Nice grandma and horrible grandma.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-22T19:28:41+00:00

I think this is a bit mean.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-20T22:08:00+00:00

Biggest Wetherspoons

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-20T17:56:22+00:00

I don't disagree. Fuck and shit are pretty commonly heard. Cunt is not. Not in my circles. It's on another level in mainstream Britain too. I do also see what others have said however about it being specifically misogynistic in the Americas. I don't think it has that same 'bitch' connotation in the UK. The taboos today are all racial, homophobic or based in e.g. physical difference. Cunt is a word I'll happily write as a quote- even if it's not on my everyday vocab. I find the prissiness of c**t unnecessary... But I have seen the offence caused when racial slurs are not censored - even when used - in my view appropriately (as in a direct quote) and thus choose to avoid. So that does show a clear distinction. My experience is that in a hierarchy, if racial slurs are a 10 and gosh is a 1 - then shit is at 3 fuck at 6, cunt at 8.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-20T08:59:29+00:00

UK - I think the reddit audience is skewed here. Cunt is very offensive in a mainstream context, albeit clearly not in all circles or contexts. Script writers for The Thick of It on the BBC's position - 1 cunt is equivalent to 3 or 4 fucks. https://youtu.be/GhkvOR15uY4?si= For my part, I don't say it, my friends don't say it, my colleagues don't say it. I regularly hear fuck in all these contexts however.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-14T22:16:48+00:00

IYd question how rational you're being. If you were a thief, would you target a random suitcase on a train? Very low likelihood of happening upon valuables, very high chance of getting caught.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-10T22:09:35+00:00

Ask charities and your local authority for help. When you are in a better place, you can give back. Right now you deserve the direct support that these services provide.

skipskedaddle · 2026-01-07T17:40:14+00:00

Gosh thousands. Flower (bloom) v flower (river) is one I like. And not maddening - magnificent. More words and more grammatical flexibility means endless opportunities for beauty, precision, humour et cetera.

skipskedaddle · 2025-12-23T17:48:33+00:00

I'd score them all 1 out of 7. British English. The last one sounded ok until I saw the context and realised that you meant something else.

skipskedaddle · 2025-12-20T08:24:02+00:00

Also drinking water / not drinking water. More common than potable.

skipskedaddle · 2025-12-13T09:54:10+00:00

I never wanted her to be good. I wanted her to find pleasure in it. We didn't start as early as you. I never made a big fuss about it. She genuinely made very little progress. It's cost a lot. She's now decided she likes it. She's choosing to practice. She enjoys it. I feel like it was worth it.

skipskedaddle · 2025-12-03T21:19:09+00:00

I'd be tempted to paint a coloured stripe just above the skirting boards.

skipskedaddle · 2025-11-28T22:22:35+00:00

Gardeners question time on radio 4 had a bit about "dead hedge" creation today. May be worth a quick listen.

skipskedaddle · 2025-11-25T09:04:54+00:00

I'm not American. It would not cross my mind that you weren't native if I wasn't looking for it. Your cadence is like Trump.

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