Occasional blogger and writer on sustainable fashion, travel, and beauty. Fewer + better life. British sense of sarcasm with American sense of appetite.
My British fiancé on his family vs my family’s reactions to our upcoming wedding:
“My parents could hate everything and never say a word. Your parents could love everything and still complain about irrelevant details.”
Sums up British vs. American culture rather accurately 😂
I’ve been meaning to write a thread about this for a while so here goes… for the benefit of anyone who’s struggling as a new dad, here’s a frank account of my first few weeks of parenthood. It was difficult to write so I’m afraid it’s a long one! 🧵
(TW: post-natal depression)
They found the cause of SIDS
THEY FOUND THE CAUSE OF SIDS
Excuse me while I cry for all the parents, including lead researcher Dr Carmel Harrington, who lived with guilt. And cry happy tears for parents in the future who will have access to screening and prevention. 😭
@djhilton7@RainaBrands I was 7 / sis 8. Single dad brought us into the (nearly empty) pool mens changing room. A man sees and screams at my dad “what the hell are you doing?!” And continues to argue with him. I sobbed I was so scared. This stayed with me for life. How has nothing changed in 25 years?
@CCMichele Me too! Loved, loved the series and thought about it so much…until the ending. It just ruined the whole series, and didn’t really make any sense. Felt like a different show!
To clarify: in Texas, a man (an abusive spouse, say) can report a woman for having an abortion & be paid $10k. And a woman could get a longer sentence for aborting a baby conceived via rape than her attacker will for raping her. Yet still we’re told the patriarchy doesn’t exist