



I've been thinking about this a lot recently with the heatwaves. Obviously, I know that individuals alone aren't going to solve climate change. Me deciding not to take a flight isn't going to suddenly change the trajectory of the planet when huge corporations and governments have vastly more power and responsibility.
But I keep wondering what our kids are going to think of us when they're adults and can look back at everything that was happening.
Everything we do now is being documented. There are endless photos and videos of our lives. So imagine our kids in 30 or 40 years looking back and seeing that we took multiple international holidays every year, constantly bought loads of cheap plastic stuff, replaced things that didn't need replacing, wasted enormous amounts of food and resources, used AI and streaming services without really thinking about the energy and water involved, etc.
I know travel is justified because taking their kids abroad because it's culturally enriching and gives them experiences and memories. And obviously, travel can genuinely be valuable. But I sometimes wonder whether our kids are going to look back and think, you knew what was happening. You knew the consequences. Why did you keep doing all of this anyway?
And with politics. We're voting for people who have the power to make enormous changes, and sometimes for governments that actively roll back environmental protections or prioritise short-term economic interests over long-term environmental consequences.
I genuinely don't know what kind of world our children are going to inherit. Maybe I'm being pessimistic, but it's difficult not worry that their lives could be significantly harder, and that they'll look back and think that we didn't try hard enough to sacrifice a few luxuries.
Not that they expect us to have fixed climate change ourselves, but that we knew there was a problem and continued living pretty much how we wanted anyway.
I just didn't get it. Her character felt unrealistic to me. Sometimes she was a serious HR person who seemed pretty switched on, then she'd suddenly, and awkwardly, come out with a random voice or impression. It just felt unnatural.
I guess it felt like I was watching an actress trying to be quirky or dorky, rather than the character naturally coming across that way, if that makes sense.
It seems like the biggest worry the family are having with Sheila is that she might still be in contact with grey. With Jack being a police officer, wouldn't it be so easy to check Grey's visitation records, and see she's has been visiting him in prison.