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Disconnecting From The Hustle
I’ve been trying to disconnect from hustle culture, the need for a side hustle, the need to turn everything into a commodity. I’m finally at a point where I am…
No one expected this part of parenting
There’s lot of stuff they do and don’t tell you about being a parent. My sister has two kids, and I’ve spent a lot of time with them over the…
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My mum didn’t want kids
Since my mother’s dementia has worsened and my sister and I have spent more time together after an outing with her, we’ve been talking more about our childhood regarding my…
To the person who doesn’t want queer neurodivergent kids:
I came across a post on reddit by a neurodivergent asexual person, titled “I don’t know if I want queer children.” It was a short post, about adopting in the…
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I used to make the tea at a rape crisis centre.
I used to make the tea at a rape crisis centre. Okay, so that’s not all I did in the six months I spent there but that’s what I remember…
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From Surviving Onwards
Without realising, it’s been 20 years since I was living with the worst of my depression. Living isn’t the right word; surviving is better because I was surviving and doing…
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I Am Tired
I’ve always been tired. When I was a kid, and a teenager, I could tell how long we had until the school breaks by just how hard it was the…