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Hello and welcome to our forum. You can use this post to say hi, introduce yourself and meet other members. If you don't want to say anything yet, that's fine too :)

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Richard

Jul 15

Hello,

I have just been browsing through this website following a post I saw on Twitter and decided to join.

I live halfway between Sheffield and Chesterfield and I took early retirement as a Primary HT in 2017 partly due to stress caused by an OFSTED visit.

My wife had previously retired, also as a HT, and we thoroughly enjoyed our retirement. However, due to ongoing health issues I now act as a Carer for my wife as she is unable to walk. Mentally it has been very hard and I am now responsible for doing all the washing, cooking and cleaning.

I used to belong to another forum which was mainly populated by teachers. Unfortunately there were a few "Mr Shouties" and unless you agreed with them it was difficult to post. There was one lovely thread though where people just talked about what they had done that day and what they were up to. I no longer visit that forum as I don't need the stress. This seems a lovely gentle place.

It will be nice to chat to people again.

Aunty Social World

Jul 15

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Hello Richard and welcome to the forum. We hope to create a gentle and slower paced space away from all the usual chaos of social media. We are a small group at the moment, but everyone is very friendly, and we are always talking about something or other. Feel free to join in at your own pace or start any discussions of your own. We look forward to chatting with you :)

Liz

Jul 16

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Hello and welcome Richard. I have been a carer of different degrees to my mum since my teens and it was until a few years ago when mum needed more care because of her mental health that things got tougher.

In the end, it was put of my hands as my mental health took a dive and then my mum ended up being sectioned, which still applies. My mum has been in a care home a few years now and has been in two care homes. (Mum had to be moved to accommodate her changing caring needs as it's 24-7.) But I like this care home better. I have had every confidence in them from day one in looking after my mum.

I was a deputy for my mum's finances one time, but I couldn't cope with it. I was finally removed from it earlier this year after months of waiting for them to remove me.

I am certainly one who doesn't want any more stress and agro. It's a lovely place here where you just go at your own pace. 😊

Andrew

Jul 19

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Hi Richard and welcome. Feel free to contribute in the education forum. I'd be interested to get a teacher's point of view on our education system.

Liz

Jun 28

Hi everyone. I thought I would come and have a look at this forum. It looks lovely and pleasing on the eye.

My name is Elizabeth. But I don't mind being called Liz. I am from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and I am a blogger. Some of you will know me.

I don't know how ofyen I will be here as I have been taking a step back on things this year. It's been stressful for me since 2019 because of difficulties l. This was also made worse by covid lockdowns.

After the last 2 years in particular was when this year, once I was released from that, was when I took a step back on different matters.

It's nice seeing some familar names here and reading posts from others I don't know. I hope to chat more today or later. Take care everyone.

Laura

Jun 28

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Hi Liz,

Welcome, it's great to see you here. 👋

Looking forward to future chats, L.

Liz

Jun 28

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Hello Laura and thank you for the welcome. I hope to be looking at other posts here later at the weekend or next week. So I do hope to be chatting a little later.

Laura

Jun 28

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Sounds great Liz. There is never any pressure to reply to anything here, it's a much gentler pace than social. 😊

Mike O'Brien

Jun 14

My article that was published today!

https://www.psychreg.org/silent-saviours-unveiling-mental-emotional-struggles-unpaid-carers/

Matt

Jun 12

Hi, Matt here.

I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. Based in Nottingham, but ex-pat Aussie. No, I don't like cricket.

Experience includes child nursing, counselling and support, and bereavement (as a Coroner's/Medical. Examiner's Officer), and museum and firefighting roles.

Anxiety/PTSD sufferer, and introvert, have 2 children with ADHD; one adult, one teen who is just starting Home Education.

Happy to chat about my own experiences in this forum, and share and meet others.

Laura

Jun 12

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