On This Day:
In 1772, English poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Devon. He wrote many poems including ‘Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’ He suffered from anxiety all his life & it’s been suggested he had bipolar. He was treated with laudanum, causing a lifelong addiction.
In 1805, at the Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson gave his famous signal ‘England expects every man to do his duty’ from HMS ‘Victory’ just before battle commenced. This naval engagement gave the U.K. control of the seas, removing the possibility of a French invasion.
In 1854, Florence Nightingale & 38 nurses she’d trained, went to the Crimea, where the British camp was based. Her 1st winter at Scutari saw 10x more soldiers die of typhus, cholera & dysentery than battle wounds, but 6 months after her arrival, deaths fell sharply.
A wonderful family day out at @Longleat Safari Park today. My boys (both with ASD) absolutely loved it. Thank you for a wonderful day. ☺️ 🦁
Photos to follow….
Longleat stately house, which is home to the Marquess of Bath. It’s set in 1000 acres of parkland, designed by Capability Brown. The house was built by Sir John Thynne, & designed by Robert Smythson. Construction started in 1568, & was finally completed in 1580.
Up close, giraffes are absolutely amazing creatures; their markings, & beautiful big eyes… 🦒 😘
I’ve never understood why people don’t grasp how utterly terrifying it is for a woman in that situation. During an attack the brain does 1 of 3 things: fight, flight or freeze. This reaction is involuntary, evolving as a survival mechanism. We have absolutely no control over it
My response was to freeze. This happened when I was 13. I’ve never forgotten it, & despite years in therapy, it still informs so much of my habits & thoughts. I don’t think I can articulate just how utterly terrified I was.
The argument ‘not all men’ is meaningless. Nobody is saying/nor have they ever said ‘All men pose a risk to women’
The question that needs answering is
‘How does a woman tell the difference between a predatory man & one who poses absolutely no threat to her at all..?’