John Pendal
johnpendal.bsky.social
John Pendal
@johnpendal.bsky.social
I'm an online coach helping English speaking adults all over the world. I specialise in kink and neurodivergence. Coaching website is https://www.johnpendal.com/ ... other sites: https://linktr.ee/JohnPendal
Favourite book: "Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Dinosaurs" (www.waterstones.com/book/encyclo...) ... yes it's a pop-up book.

If you have a favourite moment you'd like to share feel free to comment below. And if you've not had any this year, trust me, I understand. You're in company.

Hugs, John
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December 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Favourite theatre show: "Dinosaur World Live!" (dinosaurworldlive.com)

Favourite comedy show: "Adam Riches and John Kearns are 'Ball & Boe’ - For Fourteen Nights Only"

Favourite concert: Kylie’s Tension tour
December 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Favourite film: "I, Swear" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeWq...)
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December 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
December 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
(That’s partly why I’m so passionate about kink education now.)

So it’s not the kink love story we wanted, but perhaps it’s the film we deserve.

8/10 …. Sir.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It also rang true because for most of us we did learn our mistakes in real life. There wasn’t kink education in school or at home. Most of us “choose better second time around,” because we had to. We learned by having awful experiences first.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The relationship isn’t gold-standard, best practice BDSM by some margin. I know this has annoyed some people. I’m okay with that, partly because it’s a story about imperfect people. It’s hard to write engaging fiction where everyone behaves ethically.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Now for the more challenging parts:

One character does have a terminal illness, but this is handled with restraint. If you have recently been bereaved, or lost someone at Christmas, you might want to give this a miss.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
After seeing this we don’t think that Jonathan Bailey should have won Sexiest Man Alive in 2025. That’s definitely Alexander Skarsgård. He is so sexy in this film.

It was wonderful to see real-life gay bikers playing extras. That gave it an extra layer of authenticity.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It was a lot funnier than we thought it would be. I didn’t see it billed as a comedy but I laughed at a lot of the first half of the film. It’s nice to be able to see a film about kinky gay men and laugh with them at recognition, rather than them being the punchline in someone else’s story.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM