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@RetirementTales You'll be sorely missed that's for sure!

A Little Announcement: Our followers will probably have noticed I have only made the occasional post here in recent months. In truth, it's been a tricky start to the year at Retirement Tales HQ, with some personal challenges in the background. 1/

@KeruboSk Insist on minimum Tenants in common 70/30 split instead of joint tenants which is considered the norm for married/cohabiting people. I'd have concerns at this point for sure.

My boyfriend and I are planning to buy a house together after dating for 3 years. He earns significantly more than I do, so he’d be contributing about 70% of the down payment. Because of that, he wants the house to be only in his name. He says it’s just “fair” based on the numbers, but we’d both be living there, splitting bills, and building a life together. I’ve been watching a lot of relationship content about equity vs equality, and it made me realize things don’t always have to be 50/50 but this feels like I’d have no security at all. He said if we ever broke up, he’d “do the right thing,” but that doesn’t really reassure me. My friends say don’t move in unless my name is on it. His friends apparently think I’m being entitled. Now I feel stuck between trusting him and protecting myself. Is this a red flag I’m trying too hard to rationalize?

Giveaway🚨 It's been 2 weeks since RTT: An Inspector Calls was released. We've been blown away by your support. To celebrate, we're giving away a copy of the book & a copy of Priestley's 'The Edwardians.' Just like & RT. Winner drawn 1/5/26 @MiriamHussain_ @SPryke2 @teachals 🥳

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Suicide. I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis. You take a rope. You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away. You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck. Then you drop. Some are decapitated. Some aren't. All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them. A son. A daughter. A brother. A sister. A mother. A father. I know 2 men who hung themselves. One was found by his Mom. One was found by his brother. Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on. A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something. So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"? A segway for a moment. I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group. After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is.. "Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue". Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling. "Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom. After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle". Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard". And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying. Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag. If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention. They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up". They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them. If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine. Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out. So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are. You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked. For those who struggle, you're not alone.

I did it!

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@tes @Tom_Middlehurst @ASCL_UK I've always said this to students. I think it's come from the need for a 4 for maths and English for sixth form/college etc but it's so wrong to say 1-3 are a fail

GCSE grades 1-3 were never supposed to be seen as a 'fail', says @Tom_Middlehurst of @ASCL_UK, calling for a change in the narrative on achievement ahead of results day tes.com/magazine/analy…

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@_MissieBee Can I please ask which document you referenced to summarise? I'm looking at KS4 data post covid for my MA, and although I'm not looking at SATS, this is interesting

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skin specialists, struggling to find a daytime moisuriser/ SPF 50 that doesnt clog pores and hence tiny breakouts/ done Dermatalogica factor 50 and Cerave factor 30. The clogged pores are poss caused by overheating on stage whilst wearing lots of make up, but Im cleansing. Thanks

@FunkyPedagogy Preplanned story. Incl too many statistics in P2 Q5. Believing predictions of people on YouTube, TikTok etc then being disappointed/upset after exam because 'they' said it was going to be X theme so that's all I revised... All despite us saying do not listen to predictions.

@roseroseret @FunkyPedagogy Yes jamming it into an essay with no analysis/context just because it's the line to include

@FunkyPedagogy Write about this one line no matter what the question. It’s become a thing for AIC - the line about playing golf. A friend took her kids to see the play last night and there was a big cheer from the audience at that one random line - which the actors knew to wait for. Depressing

@MissBray_DHT There are some great support groups on Facebook. My mum had an ileostomy for a year following a near fatal RTC and it was great to speak to others who were in same boat. There were quite a few teachers on groups and lots of support on how to manage during a teaching day x

Wow, I’ve been away from EduTwitter for 6 months! A planned op went terribly wrong which resulted in sepsis twice, losing organs, blood transfusions, clots & 2 comas… I now have a stoma. Are there any teachers with a stoma who are happy to chat?😬