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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I am glad to hear things are better than they used to be. Before this law, in a cafe, I was once asked to breastfeed in the toilets as someone had complained. Said I would, as soon as the complainer ate their lunch in the loos. Wasn't bothered in there after that!

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

This spoon is the Sports Direct Mug of the late 80s/Early 90's in that everyone had one, and no-one knows where from.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Haha, but it also isn't polite to tell the lead singer this

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Erm, oh. Hello again. This isn't at all awkward To be fair, he was pissed, and didn't explain himself well.

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

For your mental health I present: Plum’s paws

Little gray cat paws on a pink bedsheet. They’re very round and small

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

You know that person you keep meaning to message but never get round to? Perhaps do it now, whilst you're thinking about it.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This time last year my brother was still alive. I could have given him a call. I didn't though as how could I have known that in a few days from then he would die a horrific death trying to save his son. I will regret not speaking to him more until the day I die.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I just found one on a pullout bed section, at the back, in the middle at the bottom

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I was sure we had them on each of the modular parts that we put together, but now I cannot locate any of them

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I'm not convinced they aren't evil - just not in the way we were taught.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Just remembering how we were taught in church that computers were evil and part of the mark of Satan. My childhood really was batshit. #Exvangelical

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

He is at the age where he is mostly made of limbs of indeterminate length. Added to the overactive oaf gene we have in our family it makes for a heady concoction of physical chaos. Both frustrating and hilarious in equal measure

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I think it's the lack of willingness to ask for help with it too. We think we should be able to do it because we have been quite self resilient generally, but nothing in our childhoods prepared us for this. It doesn't follow the rules we learnt for assessing print media.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I think there's also an argument for having had an analogue upbringing but dealing with digital and social media. Many of our generation don't want to admit they need help with online interpretation and take things at face value. But yeah, probably mostly lead poisoning.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

He has just come to me on his way to bed, given me a big hug and said "I love you Auntie Petra" and my heart completely melted.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I am laughing far too much at this. Cat's face is perfect!

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Playing UNO with him today. He has so many of his dad's mannerisms. It took me right back 30 years to playing cards with my brother. The word bittersweet has never felt so apt.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I have just spent quite a bit of time trying to explain that computers were not necessarily connected to the internet when I was his age. He wanted to see if the little games his dad wrote for the Dragon 32 (I think) were in the app store.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A few weeks ago I had very little knowledge of tariffs and how they work. This was clearly Somebody Else's Problem. *sighs wistfully

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This is all the more poignant when you know that it was his dad - my little brother who died last year - that taught me how to read a simple program when we were teenagers. Now I get to pass that on to his son.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I have just confounded him by finding the error in his scratch coding. He is amazed that I would know such things. I like to be the auntie who does and knows the unexpected

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My nephew is with us for a week. He loves to hug people, but only once he has decided you are one of his people. Last time he was here for the week I got one hug. I have already had several in the last 24 hours. Life is not all bad. These moments are beautiful.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

What!?!?!?! Fucking hell! That's bad!

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

You don't think you want to read this thread, but trust me, you do! Fascinating stuff

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

*tries to walk without rhythm, accidentally walks in perfect 17/93 time* *Sandworm with a beret, a black turtleneck and a soul patch rises up out the sand and eats me*

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Nope, I can't keep scrolling. Time to log off and watch dinnerladies.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We may have outed ourselves of 'as a certain vintage'

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

You are correct. But he did have Very Good Hair.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Thank you for that earworm. Turns out I know too many of the words to that song

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Anything by Mariah Carey, but apart from that: Whigfield - Saturday Night or Extreme - More Than Words

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I think I'd welcome the novelty at this point

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Fucking hell. It's all a bit much eh?

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Aurora Does (S)Words @aifendragon.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Incidentally, anyone looking to form an anarchist group could do worse than reading Quaker Faith and Practise, particularly the General Counsel on Church Affairs. Four hundred years of horizontal organisation has taught some valuable lessons.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

People see the middle class whiteness and assume its all about the tea drinking.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 28/03/2025

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House

Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

If this can happen in a place of worship, to quakers, it can happen to anybody, anywhere. Quakers are known for their peacemaking. They do not tend towards violent protest. Democracy is under serious threat www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House

Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Just remembering the time Youngest child was reading Hogfather for the first time, and came to me crying with laughter, unable to speak. Every time tried to tell me what was so funny he'd start laughing again. What had caused this? The concept of Towel Wasps. #GNUTerryPratchett

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It was you that started me thinking about the idea I may have ADHD.

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I find there are 2 possible timescales when waiting for academics to reply. Immediately or never

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Petra Phoenix @petraphoenix.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Not going to school is the best thing about adult life by a massive margin

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