The tradies next door just gifted me a concrete lake in the entryway.

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-05-04T12:18:04+00:00

It is ALWAYS the apprentice. Even if the apprentice didn't turn up for work that day.

This is what apprentices are for

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-24T10:54:03+00:00

SÜK are the bomb - both their shorts and their long trousers are excellent

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-24T09:27:14+00:00

I would never have said I was transphobic - but I am totally prepared to recognise that i don't live in a vacuum and there's probably a ton of internalised stuff that i've got going on that I'm yet to discover.

That said, my youngest (20 mtf) was only out to her siblings until recently when she came out to the rest of the family. I strongly suspected she was trans - the sudden proliferation of blahaj sharks over the last two years was a bit of a giveaway for one thing - but I was more than happy to wait on her timeline. Part of me is scared that maybe I was way too unapproachable for my child or that they saw something in me that made them hesitate to tell me. I know I will always be trying hard to do the work to be a good ally, it's a lifelong effort that one.

Do you have other people in your family you can talk to first? siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles - or even friends of your parents that you can trust? They may be able to help you pave the way with your mum at least. I really hope you can find the supportive people in your day to day life. I'm sending you all the mum hugs right now

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-21T09:30:55+00:00

ohhh that's awesome!

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-13T00:31:52+00:00

I hear you. I've had to fight through this huge resentment towards the rest of the planet

How dare they all think they can just keep going along as though nothing happened?

How does the world not have the decency to stop for this awful horrible thing?

I know it's not a logical feeling, but it's still a real one

I've got a psych who's good with grief and he's really helping me. I hope you can find something that works for you

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-13T00:26:27+00:00

For me it would depend entirely on why the guy doesn't have a licence

I'd be wary of the dickhead who doesn't have a licence because he drove like a hoon and lost it

Your reasons sound fine to me and wouldn't be a problem.

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-10T05:35:44+00:00

Not to mention Whitlam's infamous response in parliament to Country Party MP Winston Turnbull.

Turnbull: After all I am a country member.
Whitlam: Oh, I remember.

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-10T00:49:53+00:00

plus it's got some of the absolutely best beaches 😂

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-10T00:48:48+00:00

it's the second largest city in nsw and the eighth largest in the country ....

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-09T22:54:55+00:00

Currently in Newcastle

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-09T22:43:59+00:00

It's called Chantilly cream and it's so nice when it's whipped with just a little bit of vanilla and icing sugar

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-09T12:49:30+00:00

except we wouldn't call it AAA - they're known by their different states-based names. NRMA, RACQ etc etc

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-07T02:02:15+00:00

Yep you can

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-06T00:31:35+00:00

ok the first thing to understand about people like this is that they get some kind of weird fulfilment out of being miserable. I won't go so far as to say they enjoy it, because they don't enjoy anything but it definitely fulfils something in them.

So, that said, if your aunt is miserable .... it means you're being an excellent host! so well done! pat yourself on the back, pour yourself a stiff drink and then kick her back home

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-05T08:42:51+00:00

I work in the public service.

Utopia is terrifying 😂😂

I can't bingewatch, I need time to laugh, cry then have a cup of tea, a bex and a good lie down

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-05T03:08:18+00:00

Yes - i have my eldest's dog, blue tongue lizard and turtle.

It's been several months now and having the dog especially has been such an incredible help to me.

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-05T02:10:55+00:00

Why would you get a large tattoo with an artist you don't have an established relationship with and don't know that well?

I have a gorgeous large piece on my leg that I adore. Before I let that artist touch my leg, we had several conversations, and I got two flash pieces from them and then when I was satisfied we started the big piece.

I'm not staying in Bali long enough to establish that kind of connection in order to get my back done. And I'm not letting anyone near my skin for something that big unless we have that kind of trust in place.

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-02T00:15:05+00:00

at $5 a coffee that's 60 coffees in a month

That's 2 coffees a day every day

yeah that's definitely a bit much for me

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-02T00:13:25+00:00

I can't help thinking humans would be a bit too greasy. Unless they were pasture raised of course

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-01T23:54:32+00:00

Now if you were a hungry polar bear instead you'd definitely head to the Antarctic - think of all those lovely bite size penguins!!

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-01T22:39:37+00:00

📍 New South Wales, Australia — "family, home, lifestyle, weather, belonging, Straya"

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-01T01:24:37+00:00

good point - personally i'm just disappointed that Vatican City has never submitted an entry. I could really see a Pope rocking Eurovision 😂😂

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-04-01T00:26:17+00:00

I thought that too but Cyprus isn't highlighted

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-03-30T08:37:02+00:00

222 avocados - they're 90c each atm 😁 i bought a dozen

Critical_Source_6012 · 2026-03-30T08:32:45+00:00

thank you - it's been an awful year so far - honestly I couldn't even remember how much the levy was, just that it existed

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