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That's OK, I understand that. I hope that you will feel better soon. 😊

I am really pleased to see that you understood where I was coming from and I am sorry to hear that you have had to endure abuse by some teachers, when you were a child and you were bullied by other children yourself.

Its so sad that you understand my situation so well because of the terrible situations you found yourself in. 😞

I really can't blame you for seeing my post from the viewpoint you did. I know that I was **** consciously revisiting my own abuse and bullying and that it's not my fault but I still feel pretty rotten about writing it.

I fully intend to be much more aware of what I'm writing in the future.

Although it took a lot to do it, and I wondered whether I should have written about such private and painful events from my past I still felt that I needed to explain myself because of the unwanted influence of those experiences.

I'm glad that I did now as you have given me such a understanding reply. I've also received some great support from another member I regularly chat with too.

I was worried about coming over badly to others too by what I'd written but I feel much more reassured now.

You're right that the teaching standards are so much better than they used to be in our day and there is much more accountability for abuse and bullying, whoever it comes from.

The problem though, in recent times is, I believe, as ever is from government interference and penny pinching, as you have pointed out, making life so difficult for both teachers and teaching staff like your best friend and yourself. That and especially difficult for children as they are having their life chances spoilt. 😞

I believe that this government and successive ones, particularly since 2010 have set themselves up as the greatest enemy of all of us, being much worse than any bully that we might personally know, or have known in the past, in wherever situation.

It is easy in a post to react to a particular opinion, I've done it myself but found that it's better to ask that person to put their issues into context. This is a friendly community and you are likely to get a worthwhile reply that will put your mind at rest.

However, I must be very careful myself of not appearing to condemn a group of people, outright, which normally I make every effort to be as diplomatic as possible, so it surprised me.

It just shows how deeply that traumatic past events can affect you, however long ago they are.

I agree throughly that we should do our best to sort out our differences but particularly as we face such a vicious, powerful common enemy.

Because of their great influence we have to fight them in large numbers and stand together. ✊ If we are divided, the (so called) government leadership will have more chance to get their own way.

They don't help us at all with our emotions running so high because of the appalling things they are trying so hard to do to us. I believe that one of the reasons they want to upset us as much as they are doing is definitely to try to have us fall out with each other.

I am glad that we can both resolve this issue in a cooperative and friendly way (I'm glad you like reading my other posts too!) and we can get back to fighting the real enemy. None of us should allow them divide and rule!! ✊

Hi Squirrel 🐿️

Thank you so much for your very reassuring words. 🙏That's made me feel better still! 🤗

I did sleep well and came on here earlier to find a welcome surprise! 👌

The member who had sent that post to me had written to thank me for explaining why I said what I did and completely understands as she has been through the same experiences herself.

She said that it's better that we come to an understanding too as we have a much greater common enemy to fight. I couldn't agree more!!

What a relief. 😌 I'm glad that this has all been resolved in such a satisfactory manner.👏

You're right, there are the rotten ones in every profession. 😒 It's really galling to have them in the caring professions as they are attracted to them by being able to abuse vulnerable people.

Unfortunately it's just part of life, especially these days. 😔

I can remember having a really hatchet faced young women who was supposed to be a nurse do my first PIP assessment, which was a home visit.

I remember feeling relieved that I had a really helpful representive from my housing association, who was qualified to help with benefits, there with me. They knew each other, so he told me from doing assessments together on many occasions.

Especially as I had to lie on the settee as I was so ill and I could see from his manner that he was concerned that I was just not well enough to cope with the assessment really and was quietly trying to help me.

The erm.... nurse was so ill mannered. As bad as I was feeling I can remember she barked questions at me as if I'd crawled out from under a stone. 😡

I was fully expecting to be failed but I not only got PIP but ended up getting more money than on DLA! 🤗

However, I wonder what the situation would have been if my representative had not been there? 😳

Luckily for the next PIP assessment I got a very understanding assessor on the phone 😌 as it while we were locked down with Covid. I had panic attacks but coped a lot better. It's also the luck of the draw as to who you get too, as you will certainly know yourself.

That's when the PIP was put up again to both enhanced and with my most recent assessment, it was was paper based and I got the same again with a light touch reassessment, in 10 years, early last year.

I didn't celebrate too much as the Tories were saber rattling again but I didn't know that Labour would pull something like this on us!! 😱 None of us could have even imagined this.

Even with two 4 pointers on my daily living, all the DWP need to do is simply not to give me 4 points again. I would definitely take it to tribunal, I've been there and won long ago on DLA. ✊Plus it's what I'd do anyway. They have no right to rob anybody of what they are entitled to.

My next assessment is two years after state pension age but being that age isn't going to save me, or my partner who is 71 and has standard daily living with two points in each question and he will be reassessed in 2028. Of course the DWP can force you to have a full assessment if you have a light touch assessment (which my partner has too) despite the misleading words of Traitorous Timms.

I'm sorry about the long rant, I hope that you don't mind me blowing off some steam 😤 but it doesn't matter what our circumstances are, none of us are safe.

Especially from ignorant, hatchet faced nurses. lol. Honestly, she could have been a relative of Loathsome Liz! 🤢😆

I hope you saw Charlie72's cartoon that he put on yesterday. If not...

I think he must have been inspired for the title from me calling her Loathsome Liz from her hashtag on X, leicesterliz. 😁 As soon as I saw it, I thought, shouldn't that be Loathsome Liz? 🤔

What a great cartoon though, @charlie72 is very talented!

Really, if you don't laugh 😂 about this you'd cry. 😭 It all helps us to cope with what's happening to us.

That's rather encouraging, mp's are usually quite scared of the bad publicity celebrities can give them, although labour don't need much help with that!! They have a bigger online precence than us, and are on tv shows like The Last Leg for eg, I believe these cuts to pip will be withdrawn to an extent as they are becoming too toxic to push through as they are.

If you got your 4 points awarded at a tribunal the DWP can't take them of you

I know, it can get very mentally draining with the constant onslaught from media and Loathsome Liz, but history shows we actually have a good track record of overturning benefits reforms from WCA propsals to past PIP changes. We musn't give uo hope and keep up the presssure each day on mp's, just like yourself with emails etc, the end result will be worth it I'm sure.

Just think of the appeals and new claims the system will crash. I been put on another delay pip review. If my money stops I will appeal and then I apply again and again

I'm confused by the possible change to the 2 child rule. Part of the reason for it, was to stop the trend of young girls having baby after baby and living on benefits. By scrapping the 2 child limit surely that will just result in the same again? So, how will that reduce the welfare spend?