"For many years, he stood with Amnesty. He spoke openly about the violence his mother suffered at home to support our campaign to stop violence against women. His honesty gave courage to survivors around the world" ...

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The best back-handed compliment I ever received: My second-born: "I'm impressed that we've all turned out as relatively normal as we have, considering we had you as a mum…" Me:

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Children as young as six are turning up at A&E in mental health crisis. A&E attendances for mental health crises among 6–17-year-olds rose 36% between 2019 and 2025. Self-harm as a way of expressing distress is becoming increasingly normalised, with social media potentially playing a part.

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Weeks and weeks Battling bureaucracy Swimming, swimming Almost ashore, but then Back in the undertow Go to this office No, back to that office Call this number Go back to that office Frustration like no other Drowning! Drowning! #poetry #haiku Why do we do this to ourselves?!!

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My daughter found the Temu version of My Chemical Romance and I'm absolutely fucking here for it ...

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