Ah I’m so sorry Linda. We lost our girl late last year and it’s so devastating.

Exactly it’s very “One weird hack!” and it’s like 90 years of investment into maternity services, infrastructure, education, paid parental leave, accessible childcare and a good work life balance.

I had a thread on The Other Place about this when I was freshly postpartum but basically giving people a box and saying “good luck” without the Finnish supports (Neuvola is the jewel in the crown of Finland, I will fight anyone who says to the contrary) is wholly missing the point of the box

This is it? And every time you wash your stinky acrylic cardigan, it’s shedding and degrading and releasing microplastics? Looking at you, Dunnes Stores!

Oh it’s chronic. There is a special place in hell for “wool blend” and it’s like 75% acrylic, 20% polyester and then 5% wool but it’s priced like it’s actually fully wool?! Jail!

High end brands are scammers, I see your little unfinished seams and your shoddy overlocking and your shitty fabric

Yeah, that’s it in a nutshell really, isn’t it?

My emigration had absolutely nothing to do with asylum seekers and a whole lot to do with Fianna Fáil, I can tell you that for nothing.

The presumptive next leader of Fianna Fáil would like to do some cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment to asylum seekers and he’s mad that the ECHR is pretty steadfast in saying cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment is bad.

Tá siadsan againn ach as Sualainnise! Is léir go raibh siad ag m’fhear chéile nuair a bhí sé óg agus táid ag mo mhaicín anois. Ní raibh fhois agam go raibh leagan Gaeilge ann

It’s so wonderful to see that change is possible when you’re still in the trenches of bringing home your own coffee because otherwise you’re drinking instant Maxwell House that’s been in the back of the press since there was a Mary in the Áras.

I am never not ready to rant about the demonisation of formula or the Baby Sleep Consultation Industry, put me in coach!

"The TnaG Effect" - 1990idí
"The Des Bishop Effect" - 2000idí
"The Coláiste Lurgan Effect" - 2010idí
"The Kneecap Effect" - 2020idí

Ad infinitum.

I’m fascinated in the concept of a literal language being trendy or en vogue. Like what? Irish become popular because of X so you dedicate like 2, 6, 8, 14 years to learning it? By the very nature of trends, you’ve surely missed the boat?

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