Discussions I've Participated In

I apologise if this is in the wrong place or is insensitive, but I don't really know who to ask. I am not seeing my GP for another 2 weeks, and the support worker assigned to me at the local Mental...

I've ummed and arred (sp?) about asking this because on the face of it this seems a bit petty, but here's my 'problem'. I love my MIL (who's in her mid 70s) to bits: actually I think I'm very lucky....

Inspired by this woman www.oneandother.co.uk/ I wondered what other people thought of the current trend for public nakedness to be seen as the ultimate expression of self-acceptance. There have been...

Sorry for the crap title, I have been umming and ahhing about whether to put this on here for ages. However, I know you all quite well and have been here for 5 years +, so I thought a little honesty...

Just thought I'd share the latest Which? survey with you, as it hasn't come up for a while . . . Simple replenishing rich moisturiser (£3.20, 125 ml) outperformed both ROC retin-ox intensive (£19.95,...

I don't know much about having tubes tied, but worry this would give me heavy periods - anyone any experience of this? H will not talk about vasectomies, I guess because he wanted kids before he met...

? I heard a conversation in the pharmacy yesterday between a grandmother and the pharmacist about her grandson (he has Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis). It wasn't a conversation I could do anything...

Done before but... If you could invite any 5 dinner guests - alive or dead. Who would it be and why? Stephen Fry - I just think he's so knowledgable, witty and would have impecable manners. He always...

Would you meet up with yours after a period of many ,many years? (10/20+ years) Would you recognise them? Just curious after a night out with a friend and a bottle of wine that we discussed our first...

I am so out of the loop with telly-watching these days. Soaps take up too much time, but apart from that I don't know what good series there are at the moment? I'm not a 24 or Lost kind of person, I...

Its going to be horrid isn't it? still can't believe he is gone.... seems so unreal. had a really weird dream about him the other night... he was at my mums - the funeral was still arranged but he was...

When I was a child herbs, garlic, chilli etc were never (and I do mean never) used in everyday cooking by my mum. I was reminded of this the other week when I spent a few days at my aunt's house and...

The 'how often do you have sex thread' has got me thinking. I wouldn't dream of replying. The only person that I discuss my sex life with is Mr J. I'm not repressed, I just don't like talking to other...

What's it like? I've googled and only come up with terrible reviews for how poor their coverage is, being cut off mid-way through calls and terrible customer service. But the phone i want is on a...

Piece of string Q probably but what % do developers offer if youre looking to part ex your house for one of their new builds? I was thinking around 80% but that was just plucked from the air!

Do you have any? I have many. I am a wuss. Spiders. Not the skinny ones, but the proper spiders. Black ones. I can't do anything with them. Not even suck them up in the hoover. <shudder> The...

But £10 a mug. Hmmmmm can I justify them? Do we like Cornishware? I think I like it, even though I live in a 1960s box and not a fabulous countryside cottage with a range cooker ?

? We are having a welcome back feast for loml (well, a healthy feast, which isn't quite the same!) Cod with a breadcrumb coating, saute new potatoes and salad, followed by peaches and blueberries with...

I'm not walming to this family as much. Who would buy a computer over clothes for the kids?

Just thinking as I pause in hanging up the washing. I hate hate hate hanging up socks on the line. they're so much sodding effort. a peg a sock. fiddly little gits. I also hhhhhhate unrolling my...

When I was younger I was quite interested in the supernatural, afterlife, pondering about whether there was a God and all that type of thing. For a short time I considered myself a spiritualist and...

A few things have happened recently to make me question my next steps, so I'm currently pondering some big decisions and taking the necessary time to weigh up all the options. However, this is...

Just trying to work out budgets and looking at the last few months we're probably spending nearly £260 (on average) on food for 2 of us. That's a bit much isn't it? Caught the start of the article on...

Https://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-the-other-half-live Well made and though-provoking or stereotyped and cringeworthy? We shall see. I'll be watching on +1 as I'll be on my way home from work. ...

I think the time has come. I don't really want to move - we have nice neighbours, we're very settled here. When we think about schools, we have at least another two years here, but the kids probably...

Sex? Not sure if people ask those kinds of questions on here...it's not graphic, or TMI, just about attitude?

Since summer_sparkles has started the sex debate early in the day, I thought this was one we haven't done in a while....

It was her 60th this week and I made a cake reflecting her birth in India, her childhood in Australia and her journey to live in the UK. LEt me show you pleeeease, i'm so chuffed with it ?