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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Apr 10, 2026

@ddr @CStamp @ahltorp true, but I don’t think my daughter understands those kind of signals. Though she seems to enjoy complements

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Apr 10, 2026

@ddr @cassolotl @CStamp I don’t mind ☺️

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Apr 10, 2026

@CStamp @ddr I agree she does like familiarity, and she would’ve worn a fair bit of pink as a baby

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Apr 10, 2026

@CStamp @ddr I still do wonder about pink though. I have a profoundly disabled daughter, who can make basic choices, eg between 2 t shirts in a shop: and she always goes for pink sparkly stuff. I’m not sure how she could be influenced

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Apr 09, 2026

@psneeze @AidanMurphy undoubtedly

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Apr 09, 2026

@psneeze that was clear from the start to anyone paying attention - the first person I heard being interviewed about the protest was from independent Ireland ..

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Mar 07, 2026

@epicdemiologist oh, okay!

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Mar 07, 2026

@epicdemiologist what’s a scary bike ride?

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Mar 02, 2026

@26pglt I was horrified by my mother’s life, and planned to completely avoid something similar. And completely failed

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Feb 15, 2026

@Ciaraioch you’re very welcome, and if there’s anything specific I can help with, please ask, I’ve 30 years of caring experience

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Feb 12, 2026

@faduda and soon, as some other sectors are feeling very hard done by, which is horribly divisive

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Feb 09, 2026

@Ciaraioch I would recommend contacting FCI to see how they can help

I know many carers at this stage, but most are exclusively on FB (or the site formerly known as twitter)

There may be local groups, including some run by FCI

First point of contact for carers is usually the district nurse

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@c_oreilly on #IrishTwitter  Socially awkward, demand avoidant, lone parent to 3, unpaid carer to 2 (1 profoundly disabled, 1 autistic), 1 still living at home  Old leftie with #LongCovid.  She/her “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.”

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@oftencalledcathy@mastodon.ie · Feb 09, 2026

@Ciaraioch hi Ciara, family carers Ireland has some good support groups, but afaik, they’re all on Facebook

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