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In your language, do you have a different term for “falling over” that’s used for elderly people?
Called my dad earlier today who told me that my mum (who isn’t even 70 yet) “had a fall”, which is a term you only use for very elderly people who fall over on the street and injure themselves in the process. So I guess it’s official now. My mum has now officially graduated to the “having a fall” stage in her life.
(She got a hairline fracture in her arm and then went to A&E who wouldn’t give her a sling or a bandage because…reasons? What the fuck even is the point of a hospital if it can’t even bandage a fucking hairline fracture?????? So much for Sir Keir fixing the NHS.)
How was work for you this week, everyone? What went well and what was just the worst?
When I watch some news, I just want to tear my hair out. The new “wolf law” they’re trying to pass (with pressure from the hunting and farming lobbies) is one of them. I would write about it, but it makes me want to break out in hives. I was talking to my husband, and he said that these hunting clubs are usually full of people that lean pretty far right. Why are these groups always better at lobbying than environmental ones? Maybe I should go into politics. I am pretty great at nagging.
Apparently today is Friday. The week just got away from me again. This trial lecture is really stressing me out 🙈 and I very rarely stress, so it is a bit of a weird feeling to me.