Mandy Tither
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Mandy Tither
@AmandaTither
GP/ Out-of-hours Doctor/ OSCE examiner/ Clinical Debrief Supervisor/Med Ed Masters student. Living in Manchester with hubby and Poppy the cat. 🐝🐝 🐝


somewhat seriously re: married last names… I’m happily married and have been since I was 21 years old. I changed my last name, and wish I hadn’t. I don’t regret it enough to undo it, and I do love sharing a name with my husband but I wouldn’t do it again I felt (and still feel, a little bit) that I killed a part of myself when I changed my name. that feels dramatic to say, and it is! I would prefer not to feel this way, but I haven’t been able to shake it the feeling didn’t sink in until a friend sent me a picture of my name engraved on the sidewalk of my university (a tradition for the graduating classes); and that wasn’t my name anymore. Alyssa Mars no longer existed years later, I saw my maiden name on an old paper I wrote and my brain didn’t recognize it as Me for a second; when it finally clicked, I felt genuine sadness names are important, and that’s why we fight about them so much. I don’t think that fighting is useful, and I don’t think there’s a right answer or that our choices are even a particularly good or interesting reflection of our values or affections each couple should be thoughtful about their choice, unburdened by family and societal pressures and honest about what their name means to them

Seven dogs stolen from their owners have gone viral after escaping from an illegal transport truck and making their way home. They traveled around 17 km together, led by a corgi across highways and fields, now safely back with their respective owners..🐶🐾🥺❤️























