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Ben Southwood 🐿️

@bensouthwood.com

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He/him. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 ally. Former mental health nurse, now carer to my three autistic kids. Writes children’s stories as a hobby. Synth-pop. Sci-fi/fantasy. Dogs & cat. Forteana. Burnley F.C. Doctor Who. Vegetarian. English immigrant in Ireland.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · Nov 19

Remembering that time my dogs were possessed by the spirit of early 'Tears For Fears'.

A hairy lurcher and terrier look moodily to their right. They are seated in the back seat of a car and look like they have had a tiff.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 11h

Must be a trick of the light, she’s definitely put some weight on.

Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 11h

I’ve trained my human well today. I’ll break him by Thursday.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 11h

Kitten training.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 12h

This time it will be different.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 12h

Got one of my scars read out on this week’s podcast. Dead chuffed.

Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 17h

My wife curtailed my cackalack celebrations.

Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 18h

She is certainly not the passive cuddly kitten I took in. I’ve been had. I’m just a solid body to parkour off now.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 18h

The post-poo zoomies is an entertaining phenomenon.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 18h

The kitten’s arse is even more evil than my dogs’.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 19h

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 20h

I’m trying to gently introduce her to the wonders of digital reminders, to help her a little, but she’s both taken to them.

Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 20h

I genuinely don’t know how women do it, there’s not much respite for you.

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Ben Southwood 🐿️ @bensouthwood.com · 20h

Oh, I am. She was always endearingly scatty and disorganised - but has reached levels I didn’t think possible. Her thyroid is up the pole too, which isn’t helping her.