Dragonflies

Wes Streeting claims biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years. Total joke. *GPs struggle to get patient onto list * Appointments cancelled count as reduction in list * Patient dies on list (result!) * Patient despairs and goes private * Repeat

This man complains that his daughter stays in her room all day and doesn’t enjoy talking to him and his wife. Whenever she does come down for food or water, he’s always reminding her that when she turns 18 either she can move out or pay rent. I never understood why people do this as a scare tactic to teach kids responsible. Is it possible that his interactions like this is actually damaging his relationship with his daughter. Isn’t he giving her a vibe that he doesn’t want her around or is this a part of teaching her responsibility?

The vitriol I’ve seen online this morning is absolutely fucking wild. I’m seeing people openly suggest disabled people should remove themselves from public spaces in case their involuntary tics offend someone. That is segregation rhetoric. And it’s dangerous. When high-profile figures like Jamie Foxx amplify narratives that frame a recognised neurological condition as malice, the consequences are real. People with severe Tourette’s have been physically assaulted because of their tics. My son has. John has. Others have. This isn’t theoretical. Coprolalia is involuntary. There is no intent. No belief. No choice. It’s a neurological misfire. The difference here is simple: Jamie Foxx and others with huge platforms have control over the words they choose to share. People with severe Tourette’s do not always have control over certain words their brains force out. That distinction matters. When influential voices push harmful, inflammatory takes, it legitimises hostility toward disabled people. It makes life less safe for them in the real world. We can acknowledge impact without erasing disability. But what I’m seeing right now? It shows we still have a long, long way to go before people living with severe Tourette’s are truly accepted.