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bernadette melmore
@lexthepup
BSc. Psychology, Ret. RMN hoping things can only improve in treatment of mental health. Loves cats and all things fluffy. Views are my own!!! 🌊. No Brexit.
West Country, UK Katılım Ekim 2012
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@Hoorain154 Spent hours with candles melting the wax down the bottle neck 🕯️ had to be just right….
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Who else remembers when bottles like this were too pretty to throw away? 🍷😄
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I made a paper pyramid for my cat, and it reminds him of the old days
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King's new aide says his number one mission is to heal William and Harry rift as it's a source of 'great pain' to Charles trib.al/nbqV37j
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Anyone fed up with this Jacob v Todd storyline #Emmerdale
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the way she immediately displays non-threatening body language when she realizes its just a baby
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After nine years and 34 successful rescues, a search-and-rescue Pitbull named Ranger retired. But instead of resting, he faded. He stopped eating, lost weight, and fell into a deep depression. His handler, Officer Dale, realized the heartbreaking truth: Ranger hadn't just lost his job; he had lost his purpose.
Hoping to spark something in him, the department let Ranger tag along on a search for an elderly man with dementia. The moment the truck doors opened, Ranger's instincts switched back on. Twenty-two minutes later, he found the disoriented man, pressing close to keep him warm and safe.
That night, Ranger finally ate and slept peacefully. He now has a new role. Every Tuesday, he visits a memory care center, bringing light and comfort to people who struggle to remember their own names. Some dogs don't just retire they find a new way to show up. Because sometimes, all any of us need is to feel like we still matter.
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My gorgeous Rob will be laid to rest today. It’s incomprehensible how someone so strong and full of life is just gone. 💔
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Apparently it’s not my beliefs that are the problem. It’s the way I express them.
So let me express them for you.
I believe women have the right to single-sex spaces - particularly in intimate settings such as toilets, changing rooms, hospitals and domestic violence shelters.
Not only because the overwhelming majority of violence against women and girls is carried out by biological males, but because women deserve privacy, dignity and comfort.
I believe women have the right to fair sport - from grassroots to elite level.
Not only so they can accurately compare their performance against other female bodies, or avoid losing medals, scholarships and financial opportunities, but so they are not placed at risk of injury - or worse - by competing alongside people who are typically quicker, heavier and stronger.
I believe women deserve their own categories in awards across every field - including the arts, sciences and engineering.
Because someone born male who identifies as a woman can never experience life as a biological female. So to do otherwise is not a level playing field.
I believe humans cannot change sex.
And that being a woman is not a ‘feeling’.
It is not about dresses, make-up or long hair.
And no amount of drugs, surgery or paperwork can change a person’s sex.
I believe the words “woman” and “mother” should not be replaced with so-called “inclusive” language that erases women from motherhood.
Because only female humans who have gone through puberty can conceive, carry a baby and give birth.
And because clear communication in healthcare should take priority over identity-based language.
I believe people who choose to live as the opposite sex are fully aware of their biological sex and medical history. To suggest otherwise is insulting.
There is therefore no need to change medical language to accommodate those choices.
I believe women and girls have the right to say ‘no’ to men in their single-sex spaces - including men who identify as women.
Because women cannot know, on sight, which men present a threat.
They cannot reasonably be expected to “pick and choose” based on how kind, feminine or non-threatening someone appears.
I believe the risk of offending a small number of masculine-presenting women or females who identify as men, does not justify removing women’s single-sex spaces altogether.
And that forcing women and girls to share their single-sex spaces with men - against their will - is a violation of their boundaries.
I do not believe humans can change sex.
Therefore I do not believe trans women are women.
So I do not believe people who identify as trans women should have access to women’s spaces, sports or other female-only categories.
I believe trans people deserve the same rights as everyone else. They already have those rights.
Demanding access to women’s single-sex spaces is asking for additional rights - rights that conflict with women’s boundaries, protections and, here in the UK, the law itself.
I believe a society that cannot accept women’s right to single-sex spaces - and that labels women hateful or bigoted for defending those rights - is an unhealthy one.
I believe the majority of people agree with me. And find my views perfectly reasonable.
But that a small minority within politics, public bodies and major institutions have embedded harmful ideologies that make others afraid to speak honestly.
And the punishment is the process.
There are real consequences for speaking openly: social ostracism, damaged relationships, reputational attacks, loss of income, loss of work and of status.
I do not believe there is anything in this statement that could reasonably be described as hateful, abusive or offensive.
Not that this ultimately matters.
Because my tone is not the problem.
The problem is simply that I am saying things some people do not want to hear.
I am speaking truths some people would rather remain unspoken.
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His sad eyes came back because the box my stuff came in was too small for him to play in
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You’ll remember I put this up yesterday, well I’ve got an old friend in the UK who isn’t on any social media. I sent it to her on WhatsApp and she doesn’t believe I took it. I said it’s what I do, she’s not having it.😂
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