On the eve of the World Cup final..Research has shown that reports of domestic violence increase after major football matches—especially when a heavily supported team loses unexpectedly. One UK study found reports rose by up to 38% after an England defeat.
Fork in the road with limited timeAt a stage where I feel I’m going numb where I am at but feel more alive than ever to go do everything I want and need to do. A for in the road so to speak. I’ve put in the work, overlooked way more than most would without receiving the same.... (...)
💙 Summertime 🩷 Turn my headphones up real loud, I don’t think I need them now, cause you stop the noise and if you stay, I would even wait all night or until my heart explodes, how long until we find our way in the dark and out of harm? You can runaway with me... (...)
My Sunday evening The World Cup final is being aired live at 3 am here in Malaysia. It’s pretty quiet at the bar for now, but I reckon the crowd will start rolling in later. Had a great night though.
Have you ever had a medical related dream?I once had a dream where I was in the shower crying with my body covered in bruises. I had cancer there. Another time I had a dream where I was an old woman in an apartment and I saw through her pov her having a heartattack and die. Another time I... (...)
The ugly Assisted Dying Bill is in the House of Commons again.Vulnerable people are again at risk. The focus could be on palliative and social care. Elderly and people with multiple medical conditions will be put under pressure. No doubt the vultures will be around the care homes again. Medical staff... (...)
How do you handle inconsistent friends?Sometimes they message you with so much energy and care. Then other times, they’re silent for weeks on end and it feels like you’ve asked too much of them by texting. Is this what casual friendships are like? I guess part of me just longs for... (...)
Not All of Us!There's a line from the movie Gods and Generals A Confederate who has a friend on the Union side hears that his friend had been wounded right after he was fatally wounded and cries out, "Oh,God, not both of us- not all of us" He was thinking of the... (...)
Presenting Miss Kitty 🙂↕ Kitty and my grandmother: Kitty scheming on how she will catch the fireflies: She’ll be turning 11 on July 22, but is still very active and youthful. She’s my baby girl :^)
Hope I didn’t just jinx it!I have been on a few social media platforms, and I would say that SW feels like a local neighbourhood bar. Maybe I am one of the lucky ones who has not had any creeps reaching out to me. It just feels… nice 🍻
Little deer frolicking ahead of me :^) I went to a wildlife refuge recently with the intention of looking for more plants/bugs to identify (this has become a hobby as of late) and look at who I stumbled across! Here are some other finds - Blackberry! Egyptian Grasshopper 😌 Ant... (...)
Canada Did Not Push the Smoke Buttonlike clockwork, the comments start rolling in “Canada, can you stop sending your smoke down here?” “Canada is ruining our summer!” First of all… if anyone finds the Canadian “send smoke south” button, please let us know, because we’d really like... (...)
SW.... Good People and Great Friends Through the years I've seen many a member Quietly leave, Take a break never to return, just fade away and Quit. I must admit and say, "I miss my friend(s).". Then again life happens and I can only pray and wish them my very best.
Beach day in CaliforniaWent to the beach on Saturday it was so much fun walking in the sand cans catching waves that come because the water felt so nice
Oops I Answered Again@Gibbon Oops I answered again A very old post I found interesting Oops I answered again I messed up the feed I'm not that innocent...😜
update nobody asked for 🥲my cousin is back at the hospital because she's bleeding again. they told her it's something called a "threatened miscarriage," which sounds scary as hell. 😭 from what we've been reading though, a lot of people who experience this still go on to... (...)
I’m worried about my friendShe’s been offline for over a week, and I’m worried lol 😭🙈 I don’t have her info outside of sw. Don’t know if she’s taking a break or if something’s wrong 🫣🥲
Russian couple arrested reading Bible in Hagia Sophia.A Russian couple were detained by Turkish police for reading the Bible in the Hagia Sophia. The Hagia Sophia was built by Justinian the Great, who hired Greeks Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles to design the domed basilica. Is this a... (...)
Divorce does not mean I’m brokenI have been separated for two years now and always struggled to talk about my road to divorce. Many people thought I was the lucky one because my husband splurged on me. But only I know the price that came with it. As I slowly started opening up to... (...)