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Each to their own but I wonder what’s happening to all that young, stretched skin. Will they have to do fillers forever, or will we have lots of saggy lips as people age? Can’t be healthy.

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Nooooo. Goodness, I hope you aren’t too sore.

Glad it’s moving in the right direction!

Thanks so much. Luckily, we’re now part of a huge group, so we’ve added him to our family ‘don’t touch with a barge pole’ list. Turns out my husband saw him 30 years ago and had similar experience! I asked for a 2nd opinion last night. How’s your walking? Hope better.

An exercise in gaslighting. New doctor in newly combined surgery actually told me to ‘be a good patient’ because I was politely questioning his advice. All he did was issue a repeat prescription and tell me off twice for not seeing him face to face, when AI booked a phone appointment. Rage crying.

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Cat people, any advice for me on decent break-away cat collars that don’t fall off please? Thank you #cats

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Gah! I hear you. I have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon as I can’t weight bear for more than ten mins on my left foot!

Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good morning from Margot, who works in tandem with her brother to remove their collars. #rescuecats

A young tortie cat pokes her head out of bag for life and miaows loudly.

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Haha! I have a very thick skin but certainly looked at her sideways.

Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That’s lovely. Beats an old boss (not my current employer) who described me as, ‘a middle aged Tigger,’ during my appraisal.

Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My husband has just described me as ‘an excellent shit catcher,’ which was intended as a compliment.

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This x100. It was a challenge for a really long part of my life. These days I do laces once & slip shoes on & off :) I wish I’d been able to learn about energy accounting / spoon theory way earlier. Some stuff is ‘normal’ but just not worth the huge amount of energy it takes for me to do it.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Lack of seating is a huge issue, generally. I can usually walk a fair distance but I find standing very, very tough. Bus stops often have no seating, queuing is diabolical.

Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

They reached peak nightmare at around midnight. Thankfully, we were in bed, so my youngest had to deal! He was the main instigator. Butter wouldn’t melt.

A black and white kitten sits on the back of a sofa

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bit worried our new rescue kittens might be too relaxed this afternoon. Suspect we’re in for a wild night!

A black and white kitten is curled around a tortie kitten. Both are sound asleep.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yup. It can be absolutely valid to walk away. I really detest the automatic ‘try, try and try again.’ That doesn’t mean giving up at the slightest hurdle but sometimes an alternative is a much better (and kinder) plan.

Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nine hours today in A&E with our ancient relative. Care in Majors was excellent - busy but civilised. Step outside into the rest of A&E and it looked like carnage. They closed our local A&E, which means everyone from our London Borough has to travel a neighbouring one. Too many people.

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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Can I do it?” is a terrible measure of disability. Yes, I can do it. Can I do it repeatedly? Can I do it safely? Can I do it without support? Can I do anything afterwards? Can I do it tomorrow too? What does doing it COST? These tell me a lot more about my capability.

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I once took a short break to Ragusa in Sicily. The most amazing place. It took me six weeks to get back to my normal. It probably wasn’t at all sensible but it was so fabulous!

Views of the mountainous city of Ragusa.

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Correct. She loves to climb! They are beautiful but utterly fearless.

Murderous this morning! I’m playing with them to try and exhaust. They badly need to go outside but we’ve another 10 days inside.

They BADLY need to go outside but we need a minimum of another 10 days inside. Also worrying about plonkers with fireworks around Halloween and Guy Fawkes.

It has not been a relaxing evening!

Ha! My youngest got locked in a loo at Nando’s when he was six. They disassembled the lock with a screwdriver set from Maplin, the shop next door. He was quite happy as they promised him a free dessert!

My mum was worried. I was chill. Kind of a precursor… I’ve been stuck in four lifts and rescued by firefighters on one of those occasions. Again, I wasn’t particularly bothered.

Twinkle was shoved under the locked bathroom door and the firemen told me to read it by the sink, so they didn’t land the door on me when they battered it in. Moral of the story is to put locks up high so five year olds can’t trap themselves!

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Did get through to a human in the end. Not much better!

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

30 minutes and counting on a ‘chat’ with NEXT. It started well.

Conversation with a next chat bot which repeatedly misunderstands
the question: why has my Oder been cancelled?

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The best pasty I’ve ever eaten (sorry Cornwall). Wish I’d bought a pork pie now.

A paper bag from Eley’s of Ironbridge, with a half eaten pasty sticking out.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thank you! I’m asking around at the gym. I’m definitely better with a home hairdresser.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My hairdresser is emigrating. I am not great at being touched by people I don’t know. I find salons overwhelming, not helped by having to remove my hearing aids and glasses. I have curly hair (if you know, you know). REALLY not the end of the world but..!

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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On Black Autistic Acceptance and Awareness Day here are some of Prof Jason Arday's words from his book Great and Unfortunate Things.

From Great and Unfortunate Things by Jason Arday.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hope you managed to get back to sleep. I’ve woken with an earworm - Thunderstruck, the DDC Cheerleader anthem. That’ll teach me for my addiction to America’s Sweethearts on Netflix!

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And the guy supporting him said, ‘thank you for your encouragement.’ How lovely is that? There are very good people in this world.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh my goodness, I’ve just seen one of my ex special school students on work placement. We had a little chat. My heart!

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Reading new student introductions is just so lovely. I feel a bit misty eyed! So many people from every walk of life, all wanting to develop and learn. Nothing beats this job sometimes.

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Julia Childs @juliachilds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thank you! January, so not ridiculous.