Because there is something very very wrong with feminism in the UK. I'm the same age as the author of that pile of toxic garbage, and I'm 100% on the side of the kids. Do better.

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I am so very sorry for your and your husband's loss, Veronica. Dementia is such a terrible condition 😢

I can't even begin to imagine the trauma you're still struggling to process. I hope you get some room to breathe and all the kitten cuddles you need.

Yeah, she'd definitely feel safer in a crate than just being let loose. But she was quite depressed and withdrawn by the end of her time in the outdoor enclosure, despite it being much bigger with more enrichment, and I am not sure how she'd adapt to even more restricted digs plus new stressors.

We'll probably start with a crate in a room where the other cats can be shut out, or allowed in one at a time. She's now microchipped, so it might even be possible to install one of those programmable cat flaps.

It also doesn't help that she's still scared of everyone except me. I'm considering getting a really big crate so she can have her own territory indoors and get used to everyone from a safe place, but I am not sure how she'd feel about being shut up again 🤔

The matriarch took a long time to win over, but these days, she thinks she's my kitten. That took a bit of a knock when I betrayed her trust and took her to the vet (twice - she also had eye surgery, which needed a follow-up visit), but she has finally forgiven me again. So I'm optimistic.

I read yesterday that Bluesky is also developing a photo sharing app.

At the end of this Gen X identification round, my score is... zero.

Eek!

It's only an hour's drive away for us, we're just a bit disorganised, lol.

Oh, how annoying! Mine did that at least once during the course of the aforementioned saga. I prefer today's malfunction, TBH. And at least the mechanic was able to get my door operational for the time being, and is going to look for a new (second-hand) lock mechanism to replace the bodgy one with.

Talked to a locksmith, who recommended seeing a mechanic instead, so I am at a local workshop where they have disassembled my door and been very polite about my ancient and derelict hulk.

Mine is at least an edible problem to have, I guess!

I'm only doing anything this year because my kid wants to, and is now a better cook than me anyway so is doing most of the meal.

Hot showers would definitely make the camping situation more liveable!

I unschooled my three. Oldest went to kindy and struggled before we withdrew her. They all went into the school system (their choice) for years 11 and 12, and adapted with varying levels of ease, but I think it would have been a nightmare any earlier. Sorry it wasn't an option for you.