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Re: General chit chat
Just bought a big wine glass in Asda and I wonder where my money goes 😂 nice glass though
Re: Care Experienced - Ask Me Anything
How did you feel when you went into care? I know you were that bit older when you went into care and I’m always curious what impact it has on people.
Re: Care Experienced - Ask Me Anything
Really great thread idea @Anch0r33 - appreciate you being willing to share your experiences, I am sure it will help others. I guess in terms of a question, what things would you want to have told your younger self about being in care before that happened to you? You mentioned that there are quite a few misconceptions about being in care, what would you say are the biggest things people get wrong about what being in care is like or what it means?
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Re: Alternatives to harmful coping methods
Pinging elastic bands off wrist is a major one that I've seen. Things like drinking ice cold water, self care instead of self harm (so facemasks, bath bombs, moisturiser etc), going for a walk, doing martial arts.
Care Experienced - Ask Me Anything
With care week now over I thought now would be a good time to do an AMA (ask me anything)!
There are so many misconceptions regarding care experienced people, living in care, going into care etc. I really want to help break barriers and help educate those who simply don't know or have a burning question.
Please remember I can't answer on behalf of every CE young person - I can only answer on my own personal experiences!
I'm happy to answer anything so please don't feel shy. There's not much info on the internet so now's your chance!
This is either gonna be a hit or gonna die slowly but either way I want the opportunity for people to learn to be there.
I'm happy to talk about my life in care, how I went into care and any other "touchy" subjects, because without honesty and going into harder subjects people won't learn.
There are so many misconceptions regarding care experienced people, living in care, going into care etc. I really want to help break barriers and help educate those who simply don't know or have a burning question.
Please remember I can't answer on behalf of every CE young person - I can only answer on my own personal experiences!
I'm happy to answer anything so please don't feel shy. There's not much info on the internet so now's your chance!
This is either gonna be a hit or gonna die slowly but either way I want the opportunity for people to learn to be there.
I'm happy to talk about my life in care, how I went into care and any other "touchy" subjects, because without honesty and going into harder subjects people won't learn.
Re: The “last movie you watched” thread
I actually rewatched 'The Death of Stalin', which is such a hilarious film.
Re: The “last movie you watched” thread
A classic 2000s film, Scooby Doo, the live action one but NOW I also cannot wait to rewatch all the classic cartoon ones too like Scooby Doo Cyber Chase 
Re: The “last movie you watched” thread
Last night u went to see a live performance of Blade Runner. We'd got free tickets from my mum's friend as she was unable to make it. It was basically a cinema viewing at a concert hall with the live concert music, so essentially a horror type sci-fi movie with intensified sound effects. Pretty cool!