Sarah Allen

You think stepping on Lego is painful? I can attest walking into and hitting your head on an X-ray tube is much worse🤕

I have seen a lot of posts and videos in relation to the new MAFS BBC Panorama documentary, essentially asking why, if women were being mistreated on the show by their partners, they didn’t just leave. I was a police officer for many years, specialising in cases of domestic abuse and abusive patterns of behaviour. I thought we had got past victim blaming in relation to domestic abuse? People don’t leave abusive relationships, even short-term ones, for a variety of reasons. The person is not abusive 100% of the time. When they are kind and compassionate, it can become intoxicating, especially in contrast to when they are awful. This makes victims crave the good parts, and they are conditioned to believe that the bad parts are their fault. This makes them want to “try harder” and “be better” for their abuser, because the good times become the reward. There is also the fact that abusers can be scary, and they can play serious mental games with a victim. The victim literally may not understand that they are being abused. The victim may fear that they will not be believed, or that the abuser will create a smear campaign against them, making them out to be the bad one, and trying to ruin their life and/or reputation. Abusers deny that they have done anything wrong when called out, and are masters at turning the tables on their victims, convincing them that they are the abusers, not them. This is called DARVO: deny, attack, reverse victim and offender. Throw in a reality TV show with cameras, the promise of fame, and the impact of leaving a show and the reputational costs this can have depending on what is aired in your absence, and it creates the perfect scenario for abuse to breed, go unchallenged, and for victims to feel trapped with someone who is hurting them. Instead of asking ‘why don’t they leave?’ we need to ask ‘why does the abuser act like this?’ @Rachel_SUTDA

The neurodivergent urge to over-explain myself during misunderstandings to try to avoid further misunderstandings, but then confusing people in the process, which does, in fact, causes, yep, you guessed it, more misunderstandings.

Reform waking up to realise Nige isn't prime minister but they're now just in charge of multiple bin collections

@KateTigs_ It’s not brilliant, no. Manchester still looks mostly labour thankfully. Not that I particularly like labour either but anything and anyone is better than Reform!

As someone who just moved here, this is bad right?

WSL CHAMPIONS! 🏆🩵

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How are we at 99 minutes when there was only 6 minutes of added time?!?🤯

Brighton might be my 2nd favourite WSL team if they keep this up

@vivere99 @MCWFCXtra Yes, a lot better in the second half. Made it difficult for themselves though. I’m now an avid Brighton fan and hope they maintain their form and draw/beat Arsenal. Arsenal could be quite tired too with 3 games so close together, hopefully they’ll drop some points for us🤞🏼

@SarahAllen_ @MCWFCXtra Better second half. Thought Kerolin’s miss was going to be crucial. Got lucky in end. I mean we deserved just about but the keeper made her only error. Played with the weight of the world on our shoulders. Want Arsenal to drop points so can play with freedom at West Ham.

Half-time: #ManCity 0-0 Liverpool. Thoughts? #BarclaysWSL

@vivere99 @MCWFCXtra No real energy either. It’s like they’ve already given up. Need to work on their accuracy and finishing ability too. It’s a very dull game so far. All Liverpool need is one lucky shot and we’re done.

@MCWFCXtra Dreadful half of football from City. Lack conviction, lack imagination, lack quality. Same as last week.

If Brighton would like to keep this form up and beat Arsenal too that would be lovely!🤞🏼

People seem to have misunderstood Hannah Spencer’s comments on alcohol. It highlights the low level of intelligence of the general British public. She doesn’t want to ban alcohol, she said she wants to stop MPs drinking at work. If I had a pint on my lunch break I’d be sacked.

@louisahm They’re coming for that goal difference aren’t they 😬

Do Leicester have no keepers left now?

Commentators for women’s football are funny. “If Man City loose their next two games it could all come down to goal difference”. I wonder if they’ve actually looked at the table recently?

Marco Rubio Preparing to Blockade a Critical Trade Route redd.it/1sjxv6i

Aux urgences, 👨‍⚕️ : êtes-vous sexuellement active? Moi [énorme lesbienne] : oui 👨‍⚕️ est-ce qu’il y a une possibilité que vous soyez enceinte ? Moi : non 👨‍⚕️ : hmm, le risque 0 n’existe pas… et vu vos symptômes… faisons une prise de sang Prise de sang : [pas enceinte] Moi :

It was a blue and white checkered shield with a greyhound in the middle…😂 not quite sure what was offensive about it but never mind. #fpl

🚨“THAT IS NO MOON” says horrified Artemis II crew

OMG!!! 😱 After 99 attempts trying to get a photo of Durdle door & our Milky Way !! I got it!!! 😮 Was it worth it 🤔 I hope you like it!!! In fact,I hope you love it, let me know