I can't tell if I am stupid, and missing a level of bone dry wit and knowing irony; if I have been spoilt by the work of writers like Zadie Smith, following a tradition JA was part of instigating; if have been spoilt by recently reading George Eliot.
2 Readers, I am tearing through it, I am gripped. However I am even more appalled by the characters and the 'set up' then I was in my 20s and 30s (when I gave JA's work a whirl.) My partner, who is also currently reading Persuasion, has said he finds wit and cleverness on every page.
I always thought Jane Austen's work was massively overrated, an opinion I kept secret. A woman of my age and temperament is expected to love and worship JA in the same manner Gen Zs love Taylor Swift. Anyway recently I thought, maybe I'm the problem, it's me. Readers, I bought a copy of Persuasion.
2/2 🧵 A troll commented that it was fine because other essential items for uniform were more affordable in supermarkets. Other commenters agreed with me blazers at £50 is a nightmare. Troll came back at us 'I won't repeat myself, you knew when you had kids they would need uniform.' She posted it X2!
I hate punching down and correcting SPAG errors- but when trolls make errors that make them look stupid, yes stupid, it makes me smile. I commented on a Children's Society post about the cost of uniform, esp. blazers, for poor families. 1/2 🧵
Classic. Icecream tubs too I hope
'Nesting' (the post separation, co parenting solution where the kids stay put and parents go back and forth) works quite well for our household. However it does mean you share a kitchen with someone you divorced and sometimes have to text 'please don't leave manky half bananas in fridge.'
Today's Happy Middle Aged Adventure: I won a £20 voucher filling in a survey for the council. I came to a department store during my lunch break and spent said voucher on nice socks.
Anyone else noticed that recently there has been a sharp increase in the use of the word 'escalate'?
Just texted my co-resident and ex husband that 'Dishwasher man is here!'
Then I realised that 'Dishwasher Man' (or Woman) NEEDS to become an official superhero. Fixes our most useful appliance. Saves lives. Hurry up Marvel, make the film! (I won't ask for royalties, just a mention in the credits)
That's exciting. Why were you catching it? I wondered if you were one of those pigeon rescuers?
Then, because my day needed to get weirder, I walked another fifty metres and saw
- a man trying to catch a healthy feral pigeon
- 20 young cyclists going up the high street, one doing a wheely (to be clear I think this is reckless but less aggressive then the motorists)
I have opened my front door and walked less than 100m towards my local shop and already seen
- Man in 4x4 speeding down a residential street
- Man on a moped vrrm vrrming, again on an otherwise quite residential street
- Man on a motorbike vrrming and speeding and doing a dangerous overtake.
'The world is your oyster' is an odd #expression. The world is huge and confusing. Oysters aren't that big, delicious, mercifully simple.
Finally some good news
Android.... I had an iPhone work phone a few years ago when I worked in a nursery (we used it to take photos and write notes about the kids development) and I never get on with it. My daughter is begging for an iPhone right now, it's irritating.
Fuck off Keir Starmer targeting care staff and foreign students. The UK need both. Stop pandering to swivel eyed Farage- zombie racist dickfaces (I don't normally use Bluesky for this but as you can see, my political commentary is erudite, articulate and coherent.)
Highlight of the year for wildlife lovers in Harringay 🐦⬛❤️
Just as parents of teens were catching up with all the incredibly dangerous things dangled in front of our young, impressionable children, a new one comes along. So now as well as social media, drugs, EDs, right wing radicalisation and vaping, we need to look out for 'snus'- nicotine patches.
🧵 She has always had issues, difficulty leaving the house, issues with school. But in the past she still was joyful, fun, loved doing stuff. On Easter weekend in previous years she has run around after her sister on sand dunes, we have been to BBQs, played silly games in the park, decorated eggs 💔
My 13yo is a school refuser. She won't go to school but also she won't do drama, music or football, all things she used to like. Today she won't go swimming as we planned. She won't get out of bed. She won't sit up in bed and have a drink or some fruit. She won't look at me 💔🧵
Sorry to hear that Davy, really looking forward to you coming and appreciate it xxx
Very nervy, exciting
Both
I am pretty confident I will love them xxx
I love Riesling! Talk to Ricard about wine though!
Absolutely not. Dinosaur t shirts are great!
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Don't think so, sound exciting
You would be freezing if you wore only a jacket! A loud Davy shirt sounds great, but trousers pants shoes and socks as well please!
