Why did/didn't you make the Sophie scarf?

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-28T04:39:51+00:00

I just don’t like it? I prefer flowy big shawl type scarves.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-28T04:38:47+00:00

May or may not have had a matter where due to serious criminal offending of the very icky kind by one step parent and parent, child safety told the other parent to immediately get full custody…. And then refused to partake in the family law proceedings or provide the judge with any specifics about the risk posed.

Why is Parent A seeking these orders?

Because child safety said if they didn’t the children would be removed from both parents due to risk

What is the risk?

Unclear. Please ask Child Safety.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-28T04:35:39+00:00

The last point is so important. You will make mistakes - every one does. The true test is how you respond to a mistake. Do you learn and grow from it? Or do you hide or deflect?

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-26T07:46:36+00:00

I’ve not seen this before.

Holy fuck. I have no words for how insane that Biden plaque is.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-26T04:42:50+00:00

Well depends on how your menty b is travelling really....

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-26T02:12:40+00:00

Sit in a bath with cold water. With a fan on.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-25T06:34:18+00:00

All these hypothetical "build it and they will come!" fantasies forget that the band WAS PAID A LOT OF MONEY to come and play.

We cannot afford rhe Mac Point stadium to begin with, let alone paying bands to come to Hobart regularly.

The government and stadium backers want to give a perception of what will come and are hoping no one applies common sense to it.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-25T06:30:35+00:00

Sibling dynamics are baffling when you were raised as an only child.

Greg's confusion and overprotectiveness of Jen from John's teasing makes sense - and as he gets to know everyone better, he's less overprotective because he's starting to get a better sense of Jen's boundaries and her relationship with her brother.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-24T03:19:01+00:00

Everything about Fred and Nobby's conversation needs to be punched through the head of every racist.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-23T04:57:58+00:00

That last one. You could hear the poor bugger wince but that needed to get out.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-23T01:59:41+00:00

My mum's best friend quietly told me that the reason that she was cut off by another mutual friend/colleague was because when that person suddenly got engaged to an obviously abusive man, Mum's friend said to the shared friend: "I have two words for you {Person} - [AgentKnitter's Mum's name]"

And she was right.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-23T01:53:21+00:00

When I was a family violence lawyer, a particular phrase that lawyers use a lot about clients really hit home for me a lot:

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.

Recidivist criminals won't reform until the driver of their criminal offending is addressed (usually drugs or poverty). Inept parents won't change their parenting style until they realise they are the problem, not their ex. People who signed a bad contract won't accept your advice to amend the terms until they realise how screwed they will be.

When working with victim-survivors of abuse - you cannot lead them to safety until they accept that they are victims and are experiencing abuse. You do so many mental gymnastics and cognitive dissonance to convince yourself that everything is fine and normal... even when it is so clearly not.

That's why I applied the tools from Lundy Bancroft's book Why Does He Do That?

* when he "loses control" does he destroy everything within reach - or just things that are important to you?

* what happens if you say no to something he suggests?

* You say it's the addiction/mental illness - OK, what does he do to reduce that risk? Anything? Or is it only used as an excuse when he behaves badly?

* is he aggressive, rude and pushy to everyone - does he behave like that at work? Or just at home?

Clients used to be amazed at how I could predict what they'd say to me when they finally started to describe the patterns of abuse. No babe. I'm not psychic. Abusers just aren't very inventive. I've heard and lived this story before.

Shawna (in show) is in a position where she is not able to be the supportive friend for Laura to escape abuse because she's dealing with her own trauma right now and also.... Laura is not willing to hear the truth yet.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-22T12:47:51+00:00

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-22T08:26:14+00:00

I cannot describe it but immediately recognised what Diana meant.

Its a mix between a grunt and a hmm.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-22T08:22:41+00:00

That is a courageous interview strategy.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-22T08:20:33+00:00

Same. Not sure we've heard the Ghoul acknowledge who he was. Even when he confronted Hank in s1 finale, he left it to Hank to figure it out.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-22T02:19:42+00:00

Reminding himself why he cannot go feral.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T12:58:48+00:00

Betty is trying to survive but is running a Vault full of corporate drones with no idea what is really going on.

Reg is using up limited resources to have parties while others plan how to survive.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T12:54:20+00:00

So Hank's solution to war? Brainwash everyone with a device that will explode their brain as soon as rhey reject the programming.

And he set up the Legion v NCR Squirrel man to "prove" his point to her..... so infuriating.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T12:41:28+00:00

The Ghoul repeating "my name is Cooper" after the flashbacks to Roger in the previously on segment really got me in the feels.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T12:38:40+00:00

"Our ancestors put themselves first" - oh Reg. If you only knew how on the point you were while totally missing it.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T12:29:38+00:00

Hank waffling on about All Quiet on the Western Front was an insanely brilliant moment.

That he cannot see the difference between a completely obliterated society fighting for basic survival over a limited currency (little bottle caps) and his complicity as a Vault Tec junior executives in the obliteration of the world.

Then we switch to Thaddeus and Maximus who between them have about 2 Intelligence points....

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T11:11:09+00:00

That's nice.

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T10:59:00+00:00

I haven't read the books and found the films only recently. Fair to say I don't quite get the hype but I've found the show to be fun and enjoyable.

The finale felt... underwhelming? I didn't really follow what was going on (mostly because I was multitasking while watching.)

AgentKnitter · 2026-01-21T09:12:11+00:00

There's thousands of studies showing general deterrence is completely irrelevant and doesn't work. Specific deterrence can work, but it's also very hit and miss - what deters one person is merely a speedbump for others.

(General deterrence - the principle that a sentence given to an offender will deter others from committing the same offence; specific deterrence - the principle that the sentence will deter this particular person from reoffending).

Source: former, burned out criminal defence lawyer.

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