That must have felt so isolating. I’m sorry 😔 everyone in our group was of a similar age, and v few had local family as a support network, so the group was our main port of call. I would have been lost without it, so I’m sorry you didn’t have that. It’s wild some areas have zero support

The course I did was expensive (over £200) and I remember thinking it definitely a “social filter”. 13/14 parents had degrees, 5/14 phds and 2/14 MDs. We were all higher earners. I think NCT offer discounts for lower wage earners, but these aren’t well-publicised.

Oh, absolutely. And having other parents going through the same trials at the same time (the group WhatsApp at 2am…) kept me sane. All bar 1 of the 7 births required intervention, for a range of reasons, and many women had traumatic births and NEEDED support of their peers.

An interesting observation. I did do an NCT course in 2023 (and remain in daily contact with the parents I met - a wonderful support). The instructor was VERY anti-intervention, which really wasn’t helpful. I found the course itself quite unless, but it was worth it for the friends made.

So real. I know so many archaeologists and historians who were totally missold their careers by Harrison Ford 😂

The algorithm is a nightmare. I got some really dodgy stuff when I was on maternity leave - lots of “how to make extra money as a SAHM” accounts and MLM scams, until I did a whole lot of muting 😂

That’s very interesting. I didn’t know that. The site has a long, sad history of execution and imprisonment. It is a place of much beauty, but also a lot of sadness and cruelty too

It was amazing Chloe! You would love the key ceremony

With the “Tim Burton Trees” @tealcartoons.bsky.social so admired!

Truly heartbreaking. Such sad news for Cardiff and the sector