The Girl Scouts threatened legal action against a troop who made bracelets to raise money for children in Gaza
A mother asked the leadership how their bracelet sale was any different than the Girl Scout fundraisers for Ukraine
https://t.co/KFGj1mreyK
I've been asking my male friends to do something - *watch if the first response to everything a woman tells you is to refute, say no or something negative*
One texted me later: Holy f*ck
The problem is, constantly putting up with unwarranted resistance is bad for mental health.
If I was Lego, I would release a special set of Jimmy Carter building a house for Habitat for Humanity and raise the age to 100 just for that set. All profits go to Habitat for Humanity. Total missed opportunity.
been telling my kids to STOP tackling each other on the couch for a fucking hour but they won't listen. Finally put my head in my hands out of exasperation, 5yo puts a hand on my shoulder, softly says "mommy it's ok. being a mom is hard" then turns and immediately body slams 3yo
Man sits by me on train.
MAN: Loads of psychopaths around here
ME: Really?
MAN: Loads mate
ME: How'd you know?
MAN: There's signs aren't there?
ME: I guess?
MAN: I love them
(47 minutes of awkward silence.)
Man leaves train, he has a bike. I realise he was saying 'cycle paths'.
@thatclarafied The new seasons used to start in September, line up with the holidays, and run a full season (with none of those stupid 2 month breaks in between ) until June. What a time to be alive.
My seven-year-old asked for a dictionary this week. We went to the bookshop today to buy one. She walked home hugging it, pausing every so often to look up a word, grinning as though she had been given a book of spells, the key to wonders.
Right now I’m grading freshmen vignettes about educational experiences that have impacted them as a learner.
For what it’s worth, teachers who build their whole identity around “tough love” are ALWAYS the story’s villain and never the hero.
Googling “why does my period make me feel ____” gets you three articles that Are like “while this phenomenon hasn’t been studied…” and 50 Reddit threads of women discussing identical symptoms and timelines who have taught themselves biochemistry
Physio was wearing N95 mask today when I walked into reception. When we got to the treatment room they told me they asked everyone before me to wear a mask because vulnerable patients were there today, me, person with a new baby, etc. This is what health leadership looks like.❤️