This is such great news. It makes me so content to think of all the wanker BMW drivers, who think rules don't apply to them, getting slapped with fines that pay to make our city better. Why don't the council just go hard on all civil offences as a matter of course, if public funds could be raised?
There is more to this issue that I'm aware of would be interested to know.
Would like to hear from teachers, school staff and parents with first-hand knowledge preferentially, please.
Teachers/TA's I know are jaded about (in no particular order), child poverty, violent pupils, disengaged parents, surge in disruption, surge in special needs claims and diagnoses, lack of funding for basic materials and a significant drop in resilience of children post-pandemic. Not to mention children unable to read clocks or use knives and forks etc.
Is Educating Yorkshire accurate? I'm not here to shit on "kids today", but I admit some of that shocked me, especially the apparent endless attempts to coax disinterested kids back into the classroom all day long – Apparently at the expense of all the other students. There must be something positive?
Anyone else share a birthday with me? Do you think of yourself as Gemini or cancer? I always figured I was a Gemini because what could be more twin like than having two star signs. My name also means twin. It's a great birthday in the northern hemisphere, longest day 😊
Small town poverty is the overriding narrative of the deep south. I want to hear about the modern day lives at the other end: the legacy rich.
Is it all iced tea, maids and private schools? How do they deal with their family legacies? Is there a recognisable accent for this class? Do they socialise only together? I'm so fascinated I basically wanna peek through their windows like a weirdo – so many links to blogs or movies or whatever welcome to bring it to life.
Note: I've chosen a modest house picture because I don't only mean ultra wealthy. Map approximate, feel free to tell me about Tennessee or whatever.
Sort of like queer people with gaydar, can you tell if somebody else is autistic by the way content and style of their communication, mannerisms and so on? Thanks in advance!
Greetings friends. Thought I would write with my own experience in case it helps any of you. Includes physical disability as a factor – I'll try and be brief:
We've been together 20 years (didn't bother with marriage, no regrets about that). I always wanted kids, she was ambivalent but not firmly no. Spinal cord injury happened to me, and our lives changed with my paralysis – becoming less spontaneous, more stressful and with more strangers in our home (caregivers). On one hand, I could more easily see my life revolving around parenting and the home without the same trade-offs many of you consider in terms of independence. On the other, I was anxious about the prospect of parenting in a wheelchair – but hey, people do.
Aged 39, we underwent the emotionally draining, sad and lonely journey of unsuccessful IVF (5 rounds). It was hard on her physically, and we were faced with the additional moral question of egg donation in a country where 100% anonymity is the law. I asked in forums, read widely but nonetheless felt unable to do it in line with "best practice" (being upfront with the kid in this era of home DNA testing). This was one risk/compromise too far. We decided to be content with our aunt and uncle roles, and make the most of our comfortable DINKY status.
A few years later, I imagine how tired and stressed we would be with a kid, and how it would have left so little room for much else in life. I adore my nieces but I am so un-envious of my siblings. It was definitely the right choice for us. We can now spend much more time and resources investing in our own health, fitness, home, adventures and family relationships than we would otherwise have. Not to mention weekends of frivolous champagne drinking and luxurious amounts of sleep. My disability unfortunately takes up a lot of our lives, and I'm glad that we did not give up any more. It wouldn't have been "wrong", and I guess you will never know how the alternative path would go, but I'm glad we tried and grateful we are content with the outcome.
Feel free to ask any questions. All the best, guys.