This is a giant shit show.

Yep.

As a person who works with words for a living, I know what hyperbole is. I also know it’s stupid and dangerous for anyone to suggest that governments should encourage people not to have kids.

I can go on for ages about this! I looked at a lot of different African approaches to child rearing where kids are centred as well as Southern Europe, Asian and Indigenous South American cultures. I didn’t give a shit about routines when they were very small babies and I rarely put them down. This is anecdotal, but…

I’m 40, but I loved this video. Gosh, the song reminds me of my early 20s...

According to the carbon literacy course I just took, 1 American does not equal 50 Congolese people. I’d explain what the certified instructor said, but you’ve got a fixed position on this.

I’ve been on doubles all evening.

You just know that woman never had an orgasm the entire time they were married. May she find herself a Smith Jarrod.

Do teenage male brains go into standby mode or something? Even the clever boys sort of switch off.

US birth rates are declining and have been for a long time.

Where do I start? Shitty schools. Poor maternity and paternity care. The fact that it’s perfectly legal in many places to hit kids...

There’s a politician here in the UK named Eric Pickles & I was confused as fuck.

My younger kids hate him because he is naughty and says mean things. They think he has a mean face. I’ve showed them pics of David Cameron (whom I loathe) and they think he’s a nice man because his face looks nice.

Donald Trump was a subject of debate among my now 8 year old and his friends. They thought he was a very naughty man who was mean about people and they hate the wall. My son said: “Why would he want to keep Mexican people out? They make delicious food like tacos AND burritos! Why would you get rid of people who make…

I think it doesn’t. Absolutely nothing about Western society shows that it remotely gives a shit about kids- particularly in the USA.

Yep. I’ve always cared deeply for kids, and it went from deep care to fucking righteous rage at how kids are treated after I had my own kids. My kids have a great life. I work hard to provide for them. Every kid deserves what my kids have. They deserve good school’s, safe places to play, healthcare, good food and a…

I feel the same way. Who gives a shit? (Clearly I do, because I’m posting...)

My son is 14. He’s gay, so I don’t have to worry. But my god, the idea of him being a dad at 19 is dizzying. He once accidentally wore my Chelsea boots because he thought they were his. He wondered why his shoes felt squishy.

I know I turned 40 two weeks ago, but who the fuck are they?

Where is this from?!