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Are We Mums or Are We Childless latest blog from justmeandlilley.co.uk

The recent flurry of gold medal winning Mums at the Olympics send BBC presenters into a mild frenzy. Fair enough, say we. But sometimes non mums win medals too!

New Blog Post ARE WE MUMS OR ARE WE CHILDLESS

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Check out new blog post from www.justmeandlilley.co.uk (finally!) called:

ALONE AND AGEING!(And we Moved House)WE MUST BE MAD!

Ageing, particularly without children/childless, is not necessarily hard. It's not always easy. But it can be scary. Sometimes it's scary.

When crisis hits (Covid for e.g.) families gather - together. Naturally. But where does (indeed 'did') that leave we ageing and childless folk?

Beggared, for want of another word, to be honest. Your ageing friends will turn immediately to family, albeit via zoom support. No one can blame them. Who wouldn't? But why aren't we ageing, childless people being shoehorned into the social services/NHS equation? I found local 'support' charities forgetting all about folk like me during the pandemic. For many months I was on my own with my dog. No one, except some excellent younger friends who didn't always live locally, but supported via online networks, gave a tinker's cuss.

Now, back in the present, I do believe we're close to being totally sidelined. In favour of government 'breeding' requirements. Too many oldies, you see? Dammit, we're living for too long. Most of we 'oldies' thought that was the plan? But, reactive as per, they ignore those of us ageing without children.

So, finally, here's my latest take on it on www.justmeandlilley.co.uk blog. I know, I know - it's been a very, very long time since the last one. I've been a bit busy. Anyway, take a peep. Centre for Ageing Better Ageing Without Children (AWOC) UK Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust Community Lincs Childless Not By Choice Ageing Well

Wonderful wander along bank yesterday for me and her. A lot of landscape to take in (and wrong camera) but here’s a couple including ‘did my best’ shot of a (I think) white tailed tern making a hell of a noise. Also saw a greedy, young heron and it’s mum arriving with supper. Bliss!

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Excellent piece by Penny Shepherd of Ageing Without Children, AWOC UK. Regarding those of us who are without family or without next of kin. Particularly if a person is ageing without children. An eye opener for some. A welcome relief for many.

Don't ask for my Next of Kin! Organisations must update their approach to emergency contact details, says Penny Shepherd, of AWOC East KentWhether on official forms or elsewhere, being asked for your “next of kin” is often problematic for AWOCs.“When people ask me to record my next of kin, I write ‘None’ and they can t...

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New blog post from justmeandlilley.co.uk. Guest written by Sarah Sims and talking about losing a parent when childless yourself.

New Blog Post MUM'S THE WORD by SARAH SIMS

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This is a honey bee. The pollen on her legs is from dandelions. Her tongue is sticking out due to what killed her that was on the dandelions.
It’s spring, dandelions are the bees first food. This bee is dead from w**d killer spread on what we see as w**ds, but what nature sees as food. Please don’t spray for w**ds until you see the blackberries blooming.
In this area, w**ds, flowers and fruit trees are bees only source of food until middle of June. There are FAR more w**ds than flowers or fruit trees, so it's their only food source. No bees, no food crops for us and we all starve?!
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In the UK we use to drive on the left side of the road. Now we drive on what's left of the road!

Did you hear the bang over Lincolnshire? Read more: https://bbc.in/49M8IJ0