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 Nostalgia is a dirty liar.   As are most of us. I remember growing up I would always think about the future and what I wanted to do. I also remember my dad constantly telling me that one day I’d regret not living in the moment and I’d want nothing more than to turn back time. Like always he was right. Except this isn’t just limited to me or even my friends. It seems like everyone I know or my friends know around my age feel the same. From #throwbackthursday to 00s nights we seem to be obsessed with the past. Whether it’s casual conversations or the only thing to talk about on a first date - we’re the generation stuck in nostalgia.  But surely we’re too young to be stuck in the past? In fact my dad would argue we have very little past to be stuck in. A part of me feels like the pandemic has a part to play in not giving us a chance to make new memories but also part of me feels like it’s an easy excuse.   When I meet new people in this post pandemic world I find that ...

Lockdown learning isn't just for kids.  I love this photo because I feel it really shows the narrative I’ve been trying to work through since moving back in with my parents. Me, ‘grown up’ as an (almost) fully realised adult, trying to fit back into my parents world - or in this case their bathtub. It’s something so many of us have had to face since Boris decided to lock us up and unexpectedly throw away the key for a year. Moving back in with your parents in either panic last March or a caught in the crossfire in December. A lot of us have ended up here. To add some complexity to it, those of us from ethnic backgrounds and particularly those of us who are female from said backgrounds - moving back in with your parents holds a different kind of weight. I should pause and affirm that, as I have always said, I’m very lucky 1) being an only child and 2) my parents have definitely grown as I have. However, that does not mean we are ready to audition for a re-make of happy families. I v...