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hollydolly said:
I absolutely despair for this world.. It just seems to get worse and more violent beyond any right person's thinking... I don't know whether to be enraged, or heartbroken.. both.. it makes me sick to my stomach..😤😔🥺

In today's media..

The 'sadistic' boyfriend of a murdered baby boy's mother 'cruelly' mutilated the 15-month-old's *******s and beat him so badly that he couldn't see, a court has heard today.

Jacob Lennon died after he was rushed to hospital from the family home in Putney, southwest London with serious head injuries in August 2019.

A post-mortem examination found injuries consistent with horrendous long-term abuse, including the the mutilation of his testicles, which were also swollen ,and an injury to the ***** 'consistent with application of blunt force such as through extreme pinching or possibly through biting.

Mother Louise Lennon, 32, and her boyfriend Jake Drummond, 33, both face charges arising from Jacob's death.

Drummond denies murdering Jacob and a further charge of wounding the baby with intent in relation to earlier injuries, which include one caused to the *******s with a sharp object.


The mother who faces charges along with the boyfriend
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Some people, both men and women, see children as parasites. I have a story to tell that I’ve never told anyone else before now. It’s a disturbing story (for me, anyway) so if it seems disjointed it’s because I just want to tell it quickly and get it over with.

I began a serious relationship with a french woman who had three daughters; a 10-year-old and 8-year-old twins. They all moved in with me here in Sweden and I thought it would be nice. My girlfriend, Hélène, once told me that children were like parasites. I thought she was being metaphoric but looking back on it I realize that she was grooming me. As I was coming home on the second day of their arrival I found her 10-year-old wandering around town looking lost. She said her mother had sent her to find a bakery to buy some bread. This child didn’t know where she was, how she got there, not the slightest idea where any bakery might be, and no idea how to get back - and she didn’t speak a word of Swedish. What kind of mother would do that to any child?

She always wanted fantasy/fetish included in our sex. No, I am not going into details but I am aware that most people have some sort of fantasy they might like to play out and I never left her feeling unfulfilled so I tried not to let it bother me. She also told me she had a deep fascination with two very disturbing scenes from the films “Portier de nuit” and ”Le Boucher”. I had seen both films and it seemed very odd to me that she would dwell on them.

Fast-forward to when we gave into her dislike of Sweden so we relocated to France. There the situation got worse. One day she admitted that she had seen a “snuff film”. That really freaked me out but she told me that she regretted it so I figured all was well. It felt like everything was moving fast, too fast, in a direction I was not comfortable with. One evening she said that her 10-year-old want to “touch” my ***** and if it would be OK with me. I told her it was not OK but she said all girls were interested in the male body and I was being silly not to allow her “to just touch it”. I relinquished but the touch seemed more like a fondle so I stop her. Slowly the situation continued in the same direction but one morning at breakfast time Hélène reached over the table and smacked her 10-year-old across the face so quickly that I wasn’t even sure I saw it. That’s where the story ends because the next morning I packed up my car and drove back home to Sweden. I never contacted her again.
 
hollydolly said:
I absolutely despair for this world.. It just seems to get worse and more violent beyond any right person's thinking... I don't know whether to be enraged, or heartbroken.. both.. it makes me sick to my stomach..😤😔🥺

In today's media..

The 'sadistic' boyfriend of a murdered baby boy's mother 'cruelly' mutilated the 15-month-old's *******s and beat him so badly that he couldn't see, a court has heard today.

Jacob Lennon died after he was rushed to hospital from the family home in Putney, southwest London with serious head injuries in August 2019.

A post-mortem examination found injuries consistent with horrendous long-term abuse, including the the mutilation of his testicles, which were also swollen ,and an injury to the ***** 'consistent with application of blunt force such as through extreme pinching or possibly through biting.

Mother Louise Lennon, 32, and her boyfriend Jake Drummond, 33, both face charges arising from Jacob's death.

Drummond denies murdering Jacob and a further charge of wounding the baby with intent in relation to earlier injuries, which include one caused to the *******s with a sharp object.


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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...cruelly-mutilated-15-month-olds-*******s.html

The mother who faces charges along with the boyfriend
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Makes me feel like crying 😢 People all have lost all regards for their fellow humans😭😭
 
Why do clothing manufacturers make clothes that deviate from standard sizes? I bought a pair of slippers a few days ago in size 11 — my regular size for shoes. The slippers they sent me, size 11, were so small I could barely get them on my feet. They were more like a size 10 than 11. So I have to send them back, which means going to a Whole Foods (I bought them from Amazon), which is several miles away. Plus, I need to wait a few more days for a pair of slippers.

Now I have a bad opinion of the manufacturer because of this experience. They have to re-stock the returned slippers, and they need to send me another pair. Nobody benefitted from them not sizing their slippers accurately. That's the definition of stupidity (or one definition, anyway).

The manufacturer was Minnetonka. I seem to recall having problems with them before.
 
SeniorBen said:
Why do clothing manufacturers make clothes that deviate from standard sizes? I bought a pair of slippers a few days ago in size 11 — my regular size for shoes. The slippers they sent me, size 11, were so small I could barely get them on my feet. They were more like a size 10 than 11. So I have to send them back, which means going to a Whole Foods (I bought them from Amazon), which is several miles away. Plus, I need to wait a few more days for a pair of slippers.

Now I have a bad opinion of the manufacturer because of this experience. They have to re-stock the returned slippers, and they need to send me another pair. Nobody benefitted from them not sizing their slippers accurately. That's the definition of stupidity (or one definition, anyway).

The manufacturer was Minnetonka. I seem to recall having problems with them before.
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I have had that problem with some slippers and coats I bought on Amazon. I think the manufacturer might be in China. They don't size right in some instances. I must say I did get some clothes from China that were sized correctly.
 
SeniorBen said:
Why do clothing manufacturers make clothes that deviate from standard sizes? I bought a pair of slippers a few days ago in size 11 — my regular size for shoes. The slippers they sent me, size 11, were so small I could barely get them on my feet. They were more like a size 10 than 11. So I have to send them back, which means going to a Whole Foods (I bought them from Amazon), which is several miles away. Plus, I need to wait a few more days for a pair of slippers.

Now I have a bad opinion of the manufacturer because of this experience. They have to re-stock the returned slippers, and they need to send me another pair. Nobody benefitted from them not sizing their slippers accurately. That's the definition of stupidity (or one definition, anyway).

The manufacturer was Minnetonka. I seem to recall having problems with them before.
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I think the foreign manufacturers may not always go by what is standard sizing in other countries. If the product is made in China, it may be mass produced for their country. The people of China, for the most part are built smaller than Americans, they are for the most part slimmer than Americans. I have seen some products on Amazon that show various charts how to size a product depending on the country you are from. I have learned to always look for sizes charted for the USA.
 
One Size Fits None > https://time.com/how-to-fix-vanity-sizing/

Excerpt from the article:

“What’s your size?” has always been a loaded question, but it has become virtually impossible to answer in recent years. The rise of so-called vanity sizing has rendered most labels meaningless. As Americans have grown physically larger, brands have shifted their metrics to make shoppers feel skinnier—so much so that a women’s size 12 in 1958 is now a size 6. Those numbers are even more confusing given that a pair of size-6 jeans can vary in the waistband by as much as 6 in., according to one estimate. They’re also discriminatory: 67% of American women wear a size 14 or above, and most stores don’t carry those numbers, however arbitrary they may be.

“Insanity sizing,” as some have dubbed this trend, is frustrating enough for shoppers who try on clothes in stores. But now that $240 billion worth of apparel is purchased online each year, it has become a source of epic wastefulness. Customers return an estimated 40% of what they buy online, mostly because of sizing issues. That’s a hassle for shoppers and a costly nightmare for retailers, who now spend billions covering “free” returns.

But underlying it all is the same maddening question: At a time when consumers are more vocal than ever about what they want and need, and retailers are losing money by sticking with the status quo, and tech companies have streamlined every other part of the shopping process, why is it still so hard to find clothes that fit? And what, if anything, can be done about it?"

Bella ✌️
 
@Bella, yes it is a problem, I do not think there is a way around it. There are people that can afford the big name designer clothes. I think that is where the size issue comes into play. A size 6 is different from what some might think. I have never have purchased anything like that. I have found that even in the middle and lower markets are changing just to make consumers think they are smaller than they really are to boost sales.

Of course, it is now a problem with so much shopping being done online. I have learned to go shopping in physical stores so I can try things on and make sure they fit, are comfortable. I often do not buy in store but have a list I can refer to that I like for fit, comfort and quality. That opens the door for me to purchase online during sales when they come up. Often if I do decide to buy something online I am not familiar with I go one size up and most of the time it works. Read all the descriptions, they will list waist, bust, length/inseam for the most part. Look for size charts. Saves a lot of trouble in the long run.
 
SeniorBen said:
Why do clothing manufacturers make clothes that deviate from standard sizes? I bought a pair of slippers a few days ago in size 11 — my regular size for shoes. The slippers they sent me, size 11, were so small I could barely get them on my feet. They were more like a size 10 than 11. So I have to send them back, which means going to a Whole Foods (I bought them from Amazon), which is several miles away. Plus, I need to wait a few more days for a pair of slippers.

Now I have a bad opinion of the manufacturer because of this experience. They have to re-stock the returned slippers, and they need to send me another pair. Nobody benefitted from them not sizing their slippers accurately. That's the definition of stupidity (or one definition, anyway).

The manufacturer was Minnetonka. I seem to recall having problems with them before.
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Having spent decades in the apparel industry, I'm here to tell you there's no such thing as a standard size. Not in shoes; not in clothing. Manufacturers all create their own set of standards. It's maddening.

Sure, I know my typical shoe and clothing sizes, but those numbers don't necessarily hold true across the board. When shopping online, I try to stick to manufacturers whose sizes have proven to fit me well. It's also helpful to look at comments and reviews to see if others find the goods comport to typical sizing or if they run big or small.
 
Blessed said:
I have found that even in the middle and lower markets are changing just to make consumers think they are smaller than they really are to boost sales.
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This has been happening since the 1960s. What's a size 10 now would have been a 14-16 in the early 60s. The changes are known as "vanity sizing."

Heaven help your ego if you go to a vintage clothing shop and attempt to squeeze into the size you wear in modern clothing.
 
StarSong said:
This has been happening since the 1960s. What's a size 10 now would have been a 14-16 in the early 60s. The changes are known as "vanity sizing."

Heaven help your ego if you go to a vintage clothing shop and attempt to squeeze into the size you wear in modern clothing.
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Good to know, I am a size 10 then, LOL. Don't tell anyone as they would think I am lying........
 
StarSong said:
Having spent decades in the apparel industry, I'm here to tell you there's no such thing as a standard size. Not in shoes; not in clothing. Manufacturers all create their own set of standards. It's maddening.

Sure, I know my typical shoe and clothing sizes, but those numbers don't necessarily hold true across the board. When shopping online, I try to stick to manufacturers whose sizes have proven to fit me well. It's also helpful to look at comments and reviews to see if others find the goods comport to typical sizing or if they run big or small.
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In this day and age, there should be standards in clothing sizes. It's not rocket science, for crap's sake.
 
SeniorBen said:
In this day and age, there should be standards in clothing sizes. It's not rocket science, for crap's sake.
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I view this from more of a macro perspective.

What of people whose bodies won't match up precisely to standardized sizing? What are they supposed to do, have each garment individually tailored?

Men's pants are sized by waist and inseam, but even with that precision plenty of guys can't find garments to fit well, look good and feel comfortable. Women's sizes are far less precise.

Every year I had to fit some 4000 K-12 students into full uniforms. Shorts and pants for all, plus skirts for the girls. Also shirts and outerwear plus PE clothing.

You'd be shocked at how many sizes we stocked (slim, regular and husky in every size pants and shrts, plus 3 lengths: short, average and tall). Bottoms in 2 colors, tops in 5. Plus we tailored plenty - at no additional cost to the customer. Our inventory was staggering.

From a personal perspective I'm happy that manufacturers have their own specifications. If one brand doesn't fit you, another might.

Next time you're out and about take a good look at how people's body types vary. Then consider how workable standardized sizing really would be.
 
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BLOCKERS!

➡️One of my pet peeves is ”BLOCKERS”. You know who I mean. Yes, I’m talking about you!

* Once you get to the top or bottom of the escalator you stop dead in your tracks so everyone coming from behind fall all over one another into a heap with no place to go while the escalator continues spitting people through with conveyor efficiency.
* The same with the metro, people who want to board the train and block the door, leaving no space for those who need to exit the thing.
* I also include small groups of friends at the grocer's checkout. Only one of them is making a purchase but instead of the “friends” going past the cashier and waiting at the exit they stand there like zombies in a long queue taking space and blocking paying customers who’d like to put their purchases on the counter. This would be a fantastic planet, earth, but for the people inhabiting it!

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