Cis, She/Her. Illustrator. Welsh. Punk-ass book jockey/atheist green witch, tired mum. HIBERNATE WITH ME & HUNDRED FEET TALL published by Simon & Schuster Kids
Excited to join in with #VisibleWomen! I'm Jemima, a British illustrator living in NYC. My first book 'Hibernate With Me' is out March 2019, published by @SimonKIDS
@jackiehendo02@stellacreasy What a truly mean and unkind thing to say. Regardless of your opinion, do you really need to say something so awful? I disagree fundamentally with most of your views, but I sincerely hope that no one speaks to you in this way.
@marksandspencer The lift in your store in Angel has been out of service for around 6 WEEKS. I have lived here for almost 5 yrs and this lift has been broken more often than not. It is totally unacceptable and, I believe, against the equality act to have half your shop inaccessible in this way.
@ClementLeeMD Also, because the condescension here is pissing me off. Maternal health professionals in the US: your patients are dying at alarming rates. Worry more about that and less about whether or not a mother wants to ingest her goddamn placenta.
@writingblock EXACTLY. The condescension from medical professionals about birthing people’s choices, however ridiculous l, is disgusting. We only need birth plans because we aren’t asked what we want. We have to advocate because we aren’t being respected.
@ClementLeeMD Ie. If mothers have to advocate for them self THIS MUCH then maybe you aren’t listening or giving them the respect and attention that they really need.
@ClementLeeMD Just putting it out there that (especially in the US) the medical system routinely treats labouring mothers as an irritation. Having abirth plan, even one you might consider as ridiculous, might actually be a symptom of how wrong maternity care is in that country.
@thetrainline Just saying “it’s not our fault”… I’m so tired of that excuse from companies, I booked a ticket through you, it is your responsibility to make sure that my child is sat near enough to me to be safe.
@thetrainline hi! Is there any (non stupid) reason why, when I reserve seats for myself and my five year old child, and I buy a ticket for a five year old child, that her reserved seat would be on the other side of the carriage?
@thetrainline Respectfully, that is super dumb. Surely it’s a simple thing to adjust on the program either with you or the National Reservation System whatever that is. If it’s not clearly marked as a separate system isn’t it kind of your responsibility? Don’t you have a duty of care?
@thetrainline Hi Craig, thanks for your response. We are already on the train so not much use in looking at it now. But surely the age of passengers should override any seat preferences on the site/app? There’s no way my 4 yr old can sit so far away from me for a 5 hour journey.
@sar_car_@DrPragyaAgarwal Yes, but if you don’t know something, as a representative of the place, your job is to point the member of the public to someone who can help them. As a culture we seem allergic to the words “I don’t know, let me find out”
To the old lady pushing her tiny dogs in a stroller: yes my child is having a meltdown in the car park, no she is not “a brat”, and yes, it is sometimes necessary to apologise to your child when you mess up. Go parent your tiny rat dogs and leave us alone, lady.
@celineorelse Otherwise we find ourselves trying to reason with a toddler as though they are adults. They aren’t. Treat them with respect, but your job is also to keep them alive and healthy and safe.
@celineorelse Gentle parenting (explain what, why, validate feelings) is great but sometimes your child will remind you that they are, after all, a 4 yr old. If it’s serious, like wearing a seatbelt during takeoff, I would grab my child & hold them down, as gently but firmly as possible.