I am one of these parents and I have a few things to say. Not just about the (sadly expected) mishandling of free school meals provision in a time of national crisis by the government, but also about how it feels to be on the receiving end. This latest debacle feels like the perfect example of how little our government thinks of us, and the poor choices they have made in a time when we need strong, fair leadership, more than ever.
Read MoreIf anything plagues social media it is the toxic combo of hustle culture and toxic positivity. The message of keep working towards your goals with a smile on your face until you drop thrives under the influencing world and influencers are the biggest culprits when it comes to projecting this message through their “inspirational” posts.
Read MoreIn various media the idea of including diverse characters is often perceived as a political statement and what diversity means depends on the platform. It’s not limited to queer representation, but BIPOC, disabilities, women.
Read MoreAt some point I made the mistake of saying ‘yes baby, I will always give you a massage whenever you need one’. This was a seriously misjudged error on so many levels. One, I didn’t realise quite how long forever is.
Read MoreNow it’s three months later (keep up people), and I am back in the specialist's office. After 5 minutes of silence and tapping at the computer, she spins around on her chair and rather flippantly states, ‘Yes you have Narcolepsy. You know it cannot be cured, right?’
Read MoreOne small sentence placed within an act dating back to 1973, would prove that new laws and possibilities do not mean that the relationships were truly seen as equal and previous beliefs about LGBTQ+ people were still going strong.
Read MoreStreet harassment controls where womxn can walk and feel safe. It controls what womxn feel comfortable wearing. It puts them on edge and makes them anxious. Subsequently, street harassment badly impacts womxn’s mental health which is should be reason enough to socially condemn it.
Read MoreWhere were the armed guards? Where were the police whose job it is to stop people getting as far as they did? Where was the second Capitol Hill officer to back a brother up? Oh, yeah, the protesters were White, so there was no need to call in the troops.
Read More2021 dawns and at the stroke of midnight, I feel I will turn back into a pumpkin. No, not the coach, I am not Cinderella. I have turned into a pumpkin.
Read MoreHonestly? We were not prepared for what it meant to be full time carers. And there’s two of us. Looking after someone who isn’t even sick sick. Just limited in her mobility. Being a carer is Tough. Tough with a capital T.
Read MoreImagine an elderly couple. Suddenly on the 16th of March, their world changed. They realise they won’t be able to see their loved ones anymore. Now, their days will just consist of reading the paper, putting the rubbish out and taking their medicine. No one will pull into the drive anymore.
Read MoreThe notion that pole dancing is easier or even specifically ‘made’ for skinny women does not hold any merit – look at the amazing Nicole Byers. The truth is that pole dance is not easy, period. If it were, we would all be paid professionals! Your body type does not determine your pole journey.
Read MorePhotographs have always helped to remind me of and feel connected to my own lived experience and anything that can achieve that sense of knowing is definitely worth being grateful for.
Read MoreThe warmth, the campness, the glitter, the critical, sarcastic humour, the unspoken sadness- there is a comfort I find in the entertainment we Brits watch through our boxes, and this year more than ever, I am particularly grateful for it.
Read MoreThis year I turned 25. And for the first time, I thought of that as a quarter of my life, rather than twelve, ten, eight years after I was supposed to die.
Read MoreI started a blog, that sadly wasn’t taken care of enough (but maybe to be added on my new year’s resolutions), but then I found The Everyday, and it really offered me another chance to write. I’m incredibly grateful to this magazine for getting my creative juices flowing, but also for challenging my ideas of what writing needs to be and how it needs to be done.
Read MoreI'm not going to dwell on the bad stuff. We don't need reminding what has happened. We're all living it, but in amongst the pile of steaming horse manure, there have been some gold nuggets – if you move too fast you may have missed it twinkling in the sun. And that's what I am grateful for—the ability to slow down, to just stop and take a collective breath.
Read MoreFast forward to March, and everything grinds to a halt. There were some withdrawal symptoms to begin with – a sense of never-ending boredom, a restlessness that lead me to start running every other day. But after a while… I started to get used to it. I’ve been saying for years that I want to slow down, to really appreciate life day-by-day, and this year I have.
Read MoreTo my cats, having moved out, lockdown is the longest we’ve spent together in years. Your quirks, cries and catnip induced crazes got the family through a difficult time.
Read MoreMoments when life clips our heart strings are often un-mendable, but there are also those magical moments that take you completely by surprise and start to tie on new ones, ones that are stronger than the last. Despite the difficulty of 2020, there have been many magical moments. Some have pushed me beyond my comfort zone, some have been as mesmerising as a walk in a new park.
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