Breakdown mag? Am I wrong in feeling that's a bit tacky for a mental 'elf magazine? Also two cheeks of the same arse is never not funny.I know it’s not Jack but I have to share this as it’s so Jack....two cheeks of the same arse!
Oh, and yes - no longer private.
On topic - I wonder what momentous political event will bring Jack back, candyman style. After all she did politics BEFORE she did food! Will Hancock being the absolute sleaze many already suspected be enough? I half expected Politic Jack to come out to play when Cummins was having his moment.
Of course it is - but they probably thought it was snappy and edgy, the clowns.Breakdown mag? Am I wrong in feeling that's a bit tacky for a mental 'elf magazine? Also two cheeks of the same arse is never not funny.
It really does take the piss out of MH issues. Buying a crystal/ bath bomb/ necklace/whatever, won't fix the wonky chemicals in my brain. It's a temporary little bit of joy - often tempered, as many of you will know, with remorse for being silly and indulgent, as these things are often quite pricey. A magazine with honest articles about medications, different therapies, and humour (cos depressives are often very funny buggers) would be much more interesting and useful than a bunch of back patting weirdos tagging themselves into the awful abuse poor Britney has endured.Of course it is - but they probably thought it was snappy and edgy, the clowns.
I have read a couple of articles — not loads as reluctant to give it footfall, so to speak. It’s vacuous nonsense centred around self care, and stuff such as “Being you is enough” or “Pat yourself on the back for having a wash”. I do not want to trivialise the very real suffering that poor mental health can bring but, hand on heart, I feel like that’s exactly what Hattie and her gang ARE doing - with their “Self care subscription boxes” and “Inclusive jewellery sellers promotions”. I am sure you all must know what I mean - the sort of thing that gives oodles of ammunition to the rabid right wingers about being “woke”. And I can absolutely see why they wanted Jack on board. Right up her street.
Yes - you said it far better than I. My experiences of poor mental health are entirely around being utterly bereft and grief stricken a few years ago and they are much, much better now. To live permanently with issues that need medicating and monitoring is obviously challenging enough, without the idea that you can buy your way out of it. Or, in Jacks case, cook a bowl of brown slop from a couple of cans and call it self care. And, I would be well up for reading articles such as you describe - in order to further my own knowledge and understanding of a much under acknowledged and under funded problem of our society. Perhaps you could “pitch” to Hattie! And maybe it won’t languish in an inbox for weeks!It really does take the piss out of MH issues. Buying a crystal/ bath bomb/ necklace/whatever, won't fix the wonky chemicals in my brain. It's a temporary little bit of joy - often tempered, as many of you will know, with remorse for being silly and indulgent, as these things are often quite pricey. A magazine with honest articles about medications, different therapies, and humour (cos depressives are often very funny buggers) would be much more interesting and useful than a bunch of back patting weirdos tagging themselves into the awful abuse poor Britney has endured.
The posho thing of not finishing sentences really annoys! (Me - see, just fucking finish the sentence!)I know it’s not Jack but I have to share this as it’s so Jack....two cheeks of the same arse!
Oh, and yes - no longer private.
On topic - I wonder what momentous political event will bring Jack back, candyman style. After all she did politics BEFORE she did food! Will Hancock being the absolute sleaze many already suspected be enough? I half expected Politic Jack to come out to play when Cummins was having his moment.
What annoys me at the moment is the tendency to miss out the words "to be" from sentences.The posho thing of not finishing sentences really annoys! (Me - see, just fucking finish the sentence!)
“I may have missed IT”
I agree. I also hate commas in place of “and”. E.g: Jack causes twitter storm, backtracks.What annoys me at the moment is the tendency to miss out the words "to be" from sentences.
Eg saying "that needs changed"
This is an American journalistic convention and it WINDS ME UP NO END. Avoid the New York Times if this annoys you.I agree. I also hate commas in place of “and”. E.g: Jack causes twitter storm, backtracks.
Not a shin injury perchance?
Let's face it, could be anything.Not a shin injury perchance?
Falling under a train, ouchy mouth, black eyeLet's face it, could be anything.
Probably an attack of 'the vapours'
Wouldn't Jack's be more like "Wanted: Rich middle aged WLW who doesn't mind eating slop"View attachment 634243
I saw this in the news today - apparently it's gone viral in India. Although it definitely misses the mark in some respects, it made me think of our Jackie
You are right.Of course it is - but they probably thought it was snappy and edgy, the clowns.
I have read a couple of articles — not loads as reluctant to give it footfall, so to speak. It’s vacuous nonsense centred around self care, and stuff such as “Being you is enough” or “Pat yourself on the back for having a wash”. I do not want to trivialise the very real suffering that poor mental health can bring but, hand on heart, I feel like that’s exactly what Hattie and her gang ARE doing - with their “Self care subscription boxes” and “Inclusive jewellery sellers promotions”. I am sure you all must know what I mean - the sort of thing that gives oodles of ammunition to the rabid right wingers about being “woke”. And I can absolutely see why they wanted Jack on board. Right up her street.
100% this.You are right.
If only I'd known about the magazine and it's 'advice' when my daughter lost her job and home due to her mental health. I could have just bunged her a few quid and told her to buy something nice, instead of moving her back to me to be cared for, picking up the pieces, physically, mentally and financially, and fighting for her every step of the way. These charlatans and their nonsense piss me right off.
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