Is it any wonder young women fantasise about becoming stay-at-home girlfriends?
We did everything feminism told us to do. We got an education. A good job. But we don’t feel free. We’re frazzled and burnt out
Brianna Parkins: I have a ‘negative entity’. Cleansing it costs €1,400
A basic cleanse ‘started’ at €1,400. The spirit was staying, then
I don’t want to be in a state of perma-annoyance, but how can I not be?
Refusal to do basic research, documentaries that are glorified ads, online entrepreneurs - it’s hard not to be annoyed at these things
‘It must be nice to have a partner who is understanding,’ my boyfriend said
People seemed more upset with a man missing a game to have a family than with a man who missed a birth for a match
Brianna Parkins: The Beckhams gifted us one of the best weeks on the internet after the Coldplay couple
The Beckham family conflict gifted us one of the best weeks on the internet - we can’t get enough of other people’s messy relationship dramas
Brianna Parkins: I hate the Dublin Bushman and his scaring of young women for money
I hate the bushman. Or rather what he does, which is scaring people, filming it and monetising it on the internet
Brianna Parkins: I’m using my house deposit to freeze my eggs
I am the only one in my family’s history to be this old without children
I have given up on self-improvement for 2026. I will be the same lumpen, bad tempered hobgoblin
I do not want to be the most optimised version of myself, with a pert Pilates bottom and the perfect slicked back bun. Instead, I want to be useful
The only way I could afford to come back to Dublin is if the Irish Government hired me for a very specific role
The only way I could afford to come back to Dublin is if the Irish Government hired me for a very specific role
Brianna Parkins: Pensions are sexy, and 33 other things I wish I had known at 15
I love that the older I get, the more I realise how little I know. But these are the 35 things I wish I knew at 15
Brianna Parkins: I don’t enjoy Christmas as much as I did as a kid
Every time we stop trying to meet invisible Christmas expectations, an elf is taken from Santa’s workshop and shot in front of his family
Brianna Parkins: The Australian ambassador to Ireland came over for dinner recently
Wherever I find myself in life, I should in theory always be able to style it out with grace and self-confidence
Give me a quiet quitter over a loud worker any day - there’s nothing worse
Quiet quitters are unfairly maligned, in a way these are people I can respect. Loud workers on the other hand, they are way worse
Brianna Parkins: I’ve nothing against Irish men. I keep one myself. But I recommend Irish women
My dream is for a middle-aged Irish woman to come to my house and fix my life
Brianna Parkins: We need to end the trend of matching Christmas pyjamas. It’s wrong
I bombard my friends with lengthy WhatsApp sermons on the latest ills befalling humankind. Now it’s your turn. Please be seated




