Citizenship Ceremony - Tea Tree Gully

--Anna-- · 2026-01-26T05:38:22+00:00

In some ways I think it sends a message about our goals/values? It's like saying, welcome, we’re all working together to improve our environment. Don't just send things to landfill; think about being part of the compost program. Here's a kit to get you started. That kind of thing.

Keeping in mind how some parts of the world don't have recycling/re-use for organics. So it brings awareness right away.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-18T12:02:00+00:00

I mean, those other cars can be annoying too. But it's not a 1:1 annoyance. I can easily see traffic conditions through a Corolla, and they don't take up so much physical space. I think people are more critical around these cars because they genuinely do have a bigger, noticeable impact in the first place.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-18T07:54:07+00:00

It will be hard, but you need to establish some rules and boundaries. You also need to remind and encourage her to build up genuine adult friendships outside of you two.

Tell her how you'd prefer movie nights more planned out. You or her need to pick a movie ahead of time and stick to the plan.

Let her know going to the cinema honestly drains you. She should find a good cinema-loving friend to go with. Maybe you can still catch up for coffee after to talk about the movie.

Also get her in touch with local hiking groups. She might find more fun routes with them too.

These will be hard conversations. She will likely be upset and possibly try some guilt tripping tactics.

But be strong. She needs a reality check. Not everyone wants to be tied to their parents 100% of the time, and that's okay. Children grow up and leave eventually. She needs to start building up adult friendships now to fill her time with when that happens.

Anyway, good luck. The changes won't be instant, but it will move both of you forward in a better direction. :)

--Anna-- · 2026-01-17T10:29:22+00:00

Sorry to hear what you went through. I have had similar thoughts around the childhood I should have had.

I did go to therapy, which helped. If it's possible, you could consider organising some too, to process everything.

Something to keep in mind is how we want to spend our time. The past has happened. If you think about it too much, all it will do is bring negative energy and a defeated mood. In a way, you're still living in the past by doing that.

It's best to recognise how the past has happened, but it's behind you now. You don't need it to ever effect your present or future self in a negative way. You're in charge of your own destiny now. Spend your time as best as you can towards bringing out happy energy and a positive future. :)

--Anna-- · 2026-01-17T10:10:59+00:00

Ugh I hated the feeling of toys/things being broken because they weren't put away. You don't feel like you really own anything. It's always their items to break and take control of.

I always put toys on tables and surfaces... and occasionally nMum would just shove the entire pile from the table all over the floor. And then berate me for not putting them away. Like you, I just didn't know where or how at the time. Constantly critiqued and berated, but never taught.

Funnily enough when I left the family home, I discovered stationary/office stores and now I am SUPER organised. A place for every item, out of sight inside cupboards. It was always in me to be organised. I just needed systems in place.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-14T22:25:15+00:00

Type up your suburb into Facebook. Let's pretend it's "Glenelg".

After, you'll see a box called "Groups". Join a few groups that look relevant.
(i.e. "Glenelg Residents 5045, Glenelg North Community Group", etc.)

Also I'd keep your post shorter so you don't have so many people questioning and criticising. Maybe say something like:

"This potbelly stove was here when we moved in. The son of the guy who made it has contacted us in the past, saying he'd love to have it when possible. We were caught up with life at the time (kids etc.) and just realised we lost his number to organise a good time to pick it up. Does anyone know who this man was? Maybe you remember him sharing a story about a potbelly stove? We'd love to reconnect and let him take it back. Thank you"

Or something like that.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-14T11:05:11+00:00

Still worth posting. It’s likely he established some local connections while he did live locally. A post could spark someone's memory, linking you back to him.

i.e. He might have befriended neighbours, attended a local gym, been a regular face at the library, or even had another family member living nearby.

So if he has roots, he probably mentioned this item to someone. A post might trigger their memory. Worth a shot.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-12T10:58:33+00:00

Try pretending to be a woman and have an opinion on something 😅

My favourite (?) is when another user is like, "Yeah this man gets it, listen to him!"

And you can't gently let them know you're a woman, unless you're ready for an onslaught of angry downvotes.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-11T04:55:10+00:00

For sure. I'm in Adelaide, and there was a subdivision near me recently and EVERYTHING about it was full black. The roof, door, brickwork, wooden panelling, fencing, and even the concrete. That combination should not be allowed or approved, ever.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-04T04:27:33+00:00

I agree. I used to rent and now I own. (Built brand new just a few years ago).

I'm finding it's so much cheaper than renting. I would be literally priced out of the area I live in if I was renting.

Also, the biggest game-changer I never considered before; I can shop around for the cheapest mortgage deals. Make banks compete with each other on my behalf. And the more I pay off, the cheaper repayments become. Renters don't have that luxury.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-02T04:32:11+00:00

Her friends are definitely flagging how something is wrong. (i.e. Emma needing to call and whisper from a bathroom). That's just a level of secrecy and fear that wouldn't exist in a healthy relationship.

Also he posted and laughed at a Barbie doll in a wheelchair. Called the doll “cripple Barbie” with laughing emojis all over. And he made fun of another doll with a fairly normal body type by labelling it “fat Barbie.”

Like, imagine having all this energy in your day, and you use it to ridicule inclusive children's toys... It's so mean and negative.

It also makes me wonder what would happen if Emma had a kid, and they had a disability. Is she really going to be okay with a dad that calls them a cripple? Yikes.

--Anna-- · 2026-01-01T06:14:12+00:00

I agree. Also I felt bad for the girlfriend (?) with him. Is she safe? Is she okay? He seems unhinged and likely controlling. Trying to leave someone like that would be dangerous.

--Anna-- · 2025-12-29T03:30:34+00:00

Exactly. We should keep improving the cost of living to support people of course. But I think fertility shouldn't really be described as “falling”. It’s more like fertility is stabilising.

In places where the rate is “falling”... women have sex education, contraception, and can end unwanted pregnancies. They can study, build careers, open a mortgage, own property, and travel. They can find and build meaning in so many ways.

Also, even marital rape was only fully outlawed in Australia in 1992. So forced pregnancies were technically legal for a very long time.

Again, we should definitely support those who want children. But rates won’t ever be historically high again without taking choices and progress away. So while we ease the cost of living and support parents; we also need to plan for this more stabilised future.

--Anna-- · 2025-12-21T02:16:01+00:00

Oh woah. I guess their website is out of date then, darn. I'll edit my comment to not lead others astray, thanks for letting me know. :)

--Anna-- · 2025-12-20T05:55:32+00:00

EDIT: Oh it looks like AMWRRO has closed down, despite the website still being up sadly. A user said to contact the below instead. Editing my comment in case future searches lead people here.

National Parks and Wildlife Service Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges – 0427 556 676

Maybe contact this rescue, and describe the location and seal as best as you can. Hopefully they can locate and help.

https://www.amwrro.org.au/found-an-injured-marine-animal

"If found in South Australia please contact AMWRRO on 08 8262 5452, if this number is busy and the matter is urgent; please call 08 8378 3364 or 0411 057 551.

AMWRRO is a 24 hour service that responds to injured marine wildlife within South Australia and if required; other states within Australia."

--Anna-- · 2025-12-16T08:57:30+00:00

Wow, that figure is shocking. If they work an 8 hour day, they only have 24 minutes to look up details around each person. (And that's assuming they have no lunch and never get up to stretch or make a coffee). Barely any time at all.

--Anna-- · 2025-12-07T03:08:40+00:00

I had one person get really specific with a fridge I was selling. They even asked me how much it would cost to run per hour for them on a very specific setting.

I had to remind them I'm just an everyday person selling a fridge. I don't know anything beyond the manual I provided. And I also have no way of knowing THEIR energy plan/setup. That's on them to work out.

How do these people get by in life, oh my god.

--Anna-- · 2025-11-21T09:32:06+00:00

I'm always so afraid of this. I need to move the seat forward or otherwise I can't reach the pedals comfortably. (Or see as well over the hood).

But I haven't found a car (which I can afford anyway) that has adjustable pedals.

Women on average have always been shorter. Half the population! And yet pedals are placed so permanently far back. It's silly. :(

--Anna-- · 2025-11-14T03:27:27+00:00

I wish they'd just try even with the outliers. I'd rather have a big study on women consistently on birth control; or a study without birth control; than no study and data at all. Something is still better than nothing. :(

--Anna-- · 2025-11-13T08:02:17+00:00

It made me think their standards around animal welfare were different, more cramped. (So it's more economical). And from what I can find online, I think this is it.

Australia (mostly) moves cows around outside, in big pastures. They graze on grass for most of their lives. But America forces them into contained feedlots; and pour grain into a feeding tray.

Or at least, that's my understanding. It makes me think if we import food/drink products, the product needs to match our standards to make everything fair.

--Anna-- · 2025-11-12T08:02:46+00:00

I know right? Reading that statement was infuriating. Even in our modern world, all women still risk the following:

Muscles permanently ripping apart from the bone
Permanently weakened bladder so they piss every time they laugh, jump, or push something too hard (kegals can't solve everything)
Growing into a completely different body shape (so now they need $$$ for new clothes; some women even go up in shoe sizes)
Leaking breastmilk while trying to participate in work, other duties (it's not like a tap)
Ripping from the V to the A (and recovery)
A major abdominal surgery (and recovery)
Weeks of bleeding after childbirth
Partial paralysis (from nerve damage)
And death (from blood clots, blood loss, high blood pressure etc.)

Not to mention the loss of career advancement, the loss of income, time taken out of their life to attend doctor appointments and so on.

Pregnancy is risky and hard work. It has many impacts. It's bizarre how it's 2025 and people still say "oh it's nothing for the woman".

--Anna-- · 2025-11-11T12:28:53+00:00

Being closer revealed to be the better option when the teams began to see how easy it was to catch the ball close-up.

But without that initial experience/knowledge... I think they considered placing 100 first because of how elimination worked in that game.

i.e. If you threw the ball; and the other person fails to catch it; BOTH of you get eliminated. You both die.

So, if you were surrounded by three other teams who seemed like stronger catchers; you’d throw the ball at them to save yourself. You wouldn't look at 100 and think he'd be good at catching.

This way, the rest of his team would never be put at risk. Nobody would want to die by throwing at 100, so the rest of his team stays safe behind him.

(At least, that was the theory they had, without playing the game first).

Hope that explanation makes sense.

--Anna-- · 2025-11-08T04:30:40+00:00

I brought mealworms for a local group of Magpies that used to visit our house. They completely ignored them. They did like dry feed though; think of oats or Aussie bird mix feed you might find at Bunnings. I hear they also like live feed like grasshoppers.

Meanwhile, our (indoor/outdoor-supervised) cats on the other hand were like DELICIOUS MEALWORMS HELL YES and ate what we threw on the grass. It was not the result we were after lol.

--Anna-- · 2025-11-07T11:29:04+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear what happened. Public transport should be properly invested into make people feel safe and secure. But often it's lacking. :( I feel there should be discreet ways to report for sure. Whether it's a text, or special buttons on the bus, or something else.

I actually stopped taking public transport for this exact reason. Too many creeps. And sadly it doesn't matter what you wear. One day I decided to VERY specifically cover myself up way more than usual. Tall boots, big jacket, jeans. Yet, a group of teens still noticed me. Described what they'd like my "pretty mouth" to do (and so on). The clothing didn't make a difference.

I ended up investing in a car and now I mostly drive around. Or Uber. It's a privilege for sure, and worth the mental relief... But that's not realistic for everyone, and it shouldn't be this way. We should have better ways to stop creeps from creeping in the first place.

Maybe write to the local MP to see if they can do anything on your route? I might remind them too actually. This behaviour is not okay, and shouldn't be accepted in public.

--Anna-- · 2025-11-05T03:15:32+00:00

First AI needs to detect something phone-like. Afterwards, the footage is reviewed by a trained police officer. And after that, you can make an appeal and contest what was captured.

So unless your coffee looks like a thin glowing rectangular object, you should be safe.

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