tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987722178897570821.post762002981031420749..comments2023-03-26T17:00:22.502+01:00Comments on That Rambling Woman: St Mary's Church, Ivinghoe circular walk via Pitstone Windmill and the Grand Union CanalBettibootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14108199253181477620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987722178897570821.post-92163435880187950882011-11-20T22:23:49.973+00:002011-11-20T22:23:49.973+00:00Well, as my recovering anorexic neighbour tells me...Well, as my recovering anorexic neighbour tells me, the first thing she does if she hits a crisis is stop eating. But yeah, we all know that actually being fat doesn't mean you're miserable or thin makes you happy, but it's become a lazy journalistic shorthand. Instead of tackling someone's drinking problem, they instead claim 'bloated by booze', as if the drinking is fine - but oof, it makes you fat! How terrible!<br />It's an old video now, and somewhat discredited by Unilever owning the Dove brand, but the Onslaught video still stands up...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei6JvK0W60IBettibootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108199253181477620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987722178897570821.post-37561112212580954082011-11-20T12:08:19.212+00:002011-11-20T12:08:19.212+00:00Regarding the corrolation between thin/happy - the...Regarding the corrolation between thin/happy - the time in my life where I was at my most thin, I was also at my most miserable. People don't believe me when I tell them that.Kate Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987722178897570821.post-31705428033079539992011-11-19T18:57:50.896+00:002011-11-19T18:57:50.896+00:00So many typos in that comment. I was up til 3am, c...So many typos in that comment. I was up til 3am, can you tell..?Bettibootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108199253181477620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987722178897570821.post-69158069267425926252011-11-19T18:56:34.237+00:002011-11-19T18:56:34.237+00:00'Real life' involves having your ex post y...'Real life' involves having your ex post you online as a 'rape enactment specialist', a piece about Jo Yates and an anorexic who shares clothes with her 7 year old (which is expressed in a weirdly approving way - the first quote they use from her is 'weaing the same clothes as [my child] gives me a sense of pride'). I know 'parents eat entire lemon half moon cake while tending sick baby' or 'daughter declares mother's dress choice disgusting' isn't really sensational, but at least that is a more common example of real life than 2 stories of violence against women and 1 story of seld-destruction...<br /><br />Also, loving the fact that G&T is the diet option. I'll go for that over hot water with lemon any day!Bettibootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108199253181477620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987722178897570821.post-76465263878385260372011-11-18T21:02:17.858+00:002011-11-18T21:02:17.858+00:00My darling neighbour posts all of those *lovely* m...My darling neighbour posts all of those *lovely* magazines through my letter box every week because he thinks I want to read them. They go straight from the door mat to the recycling before J and L read the 'real life' stories.<br /><br />Shhh about the dieting!! although actually, thank you because I was going to go and get a cup of tea and slice of stollen before I read this but now I am going to forgo them and just have a g+t instead. I have looked for dresses. The one I like is 'disgusting' according to my darling daughter. Ahh children!Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405342234396098692noreply@blogger.com