The reason for this has nothing to do with favoritism but more about being sensible and a “better steward” of resources. Sweden and Norway have gone a similar way to basically keep the monarchy in good standing and say they are slimming it down. At present, only Crown Princess Victoria’s children are considered within…

They aren’t in the direct line to the throne. Sweden just did the same. Norway has done something similar. Where one Scandinavian house goes, all three do.

This is fucking rough.

My husband has always had way more female friends than male friends which, honestly, I saw as an asset. I became friends with them. They still cooked for him too much I STG but at least I knew if he was hanging around with a bunch of angry feminists willing to let him eat leftovers out of their…

Right?!

My dad is a far-from-perfect human but he treated my sister and I as good as he would have any son and never whined about things like buying bras or picking up pads and tampons. I had an ex who told me my dad (who could also be an emotionally-abusive alcoholic who my ex also claimed left me with “daddy issues”)…

It’s FANTASY. It’s not even historical fiction.

It’s just lazy ass writing.

Same here with our kid. She’s been exposed at least half a dozen times that we know and has not yet gotten it. We are still always masked indoors but we’re lucky that it’s been so protective on top of good masking.

This has been a huge relief for many parents but I think the relief is premature.

My kid was eligible for her shot on her 5th birthday, got it that day, and then got her second shot right on time. Due to her vaccine, masking, and being smart about minimization, she has been exposed to covid at school no less than half…

Oh FOR SURE. And no doubt due to institutional stickiness, this might outlast the Tories as a department name.

Seriously. He. Did. Not. Write. This.

Plus “levelling up” is actually a post in the PM’s cabinet. There is a Secretary of State of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities which is the department he or she (it’s Gove - a dude RN) is in charge of the “levelling up ministry” as it is called.

Signed,
An American who used to…

We live in a BIG college basketball town. My kid and I have been following our women’s team for years. We got to go see them play on their home court (thanks vaccines) recently and I just died a little of happiness watching her cheer for “her ladies”. She doesn’t give a shit that the guys get more press but aren’t…

Right. Kim and I are in the same boat here. I’m in a really broody “now or never” phase while simultaneously afraid I will not be able to get an abortion to save my life if I *were* pregnant. I am reaching the end of the line for safe pregnancies discounting the very real, very dangerous reasons this would be a very…

Britain has existed in some form for more than 1000 years, so yeah, that’s pretty recent but clearly you want to split hairs.

He very recently implied that developing nations were “other”.

One can say, “This is terrible and we stand with Ukraine and its democracy” without even putting themselves into hot water. He really needs to have better handlers given his recent comments about race and other countries.

It’s not about WHAT he said. It’s about tone-obliviousness and a lack of context.

When white people do this - especially those from countries who have either participated in colonialism (most) or committed atrocities again native peoples (most of the rest) - they neglect real history.

Is what is happening in Ukraine…

Royals with HRH titles don’t have to have last names. They can use a variety of options. He can use Windsor as he is a male heir and heir apparent for his father. His brother can use Mountbatten-Windsor since he is NOT in line for the throne (this was a compromise his parents made because the Queen wasn’t able to…

She hated being alone. She wanted to monopolize my time. We had become really close the first couple of years. Then, things got really weird. And she basically told him she would run him off to have me to herself (something that she said was a joke but I fully believe it now).

I had a roommate who had the larger of the two bedrooms and an ensuite and never cooked. She never was home until I had a serious partner and then anytime that person was over, she was there. Just sitting in the living room monopolizing the TV or just hanging out in the kitchen for no reason. It was awful. So, I just…

I have a relative who has now died who would write me a check every year that my bank would not accept for $20.00 with my “married” name on it. I don’t have a married name and they would not accept it. So, every year she would demand to know why I didn’t deposit it. Well, it’s because you made it out to Mrs.…

I had a history of cysts (I have endometriosis and they can coexist). My doctor fobbed me off and prescribed me painkillers which I did not take. She then told me to suck it up if I wouldn’t take the opiods. Turns out that I had a cyst burst and developed a raging infection in the time that it took me to go to the ER…

Judges re-elected under this system knowing as the “Missouri system” are rarely ever *not* elected even after having a bad scandal or doing downright terrible things. It is supposed to make the process more “transparent” but it doesn’t. It’s a farce.