for Christmas I get something edible usually; for his (January) birthday, something off the FT Books of the Year lists

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And honestly I don't give a fuck if it's popular or not. It's going to make a lot of kids' lives better. That's the point of government. Not an opinion poll.

We don’t throw them away but still can somehow never find one when we need one, I have no idea what happens to them

I LOVE being able to read at night with no light on/ not disturbing partner. Was great for night feeds, now useful for insomnia. I still read some paper books but always kindle at bedtime and for travel.

Thank you for this - Sudan not getting anywhere near the attention it needs ❤️

Based on the group of women I was discussing him with last night this checks out

YES. A while back I had an older woman launch her heavy suitcase directly into my torso just as the doors opened. Let me introduce you to the concept of "other people also exist"

Love that, have you seen the Maurice Sendak story like this? He sent an original drawing to a small boy who was a fan, whose mother replied to say he loved it so much he ate it - which DELIGHTED Sendak

Was waiting for someone to get the specific reference!

My other half bought it from a street stall, could this be storage for a market / stall? Agree an odd sight though!

Is this Poland by any chance? My daughter owns one of those exact geese that her dad brought back from a trip there

Teacher friends - of - friends moved to Malaysia a few years back with their 3 kids. I casually mentioned that it might be tricky if any of them turned out to be gay and they had absolutely no idea what I was on about. Had not done even the most basic research into the legal system. Blew my mind!