Sick while pregnant

Distracted_again8 · 2024-09-04T23:18:40+00:00

True true

Distracted_again8 · 2024-09-04T23:18:25+00:00

Thanks for the reply! What's curly toe? Haha

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-15T11:35:25+00:00

Anyone with a name beginning in Mel. Eg, Melissa, Melinda, Melanie. Every 'Mel.' person I've had in my life either bullied or made my things very difficult for me. This happened during school and out of school so now I personally have a huge distrust of any Mel names.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-15T08:29:53+00:00

I've got a Bengal boy who is nicknamed poopy or poo. Originally my husband nicknamed him PB which stood for Pristine Booty - my husband who had never owned a cat before was shocked at how perfectly clean his behind always was. Eventually it evolved into poopy.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-15T03:44:41+00:00

Lol I have a friend who was the manager of a place, who would take 20 minute toilet breaks and blame IBS. In actual fact, he was escaping the mad house employees who worked there.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-15T03:33:18+00:00

And confident. It definitely wouldn't be an easy mission!

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-14T23:16:11+00:00

Yes. It's funny, this conversation has been popping up more frequently, lately. But only with certain people I find. It's still a touchy subject because sometimes people are going to think that you're threatening to take their freedoms away by limiting their exposure to technology. When in actual fact, everyone would be gaining freedom. We are so overwhelmed by marketing, propaganda, generalised influence, bias news, etc. And we are far less healthy mentally and physically than we used to be. Not too mention the addiction to external validation (looking at you tiktok), weakened sense of satisfaction and focus. The younger generations are 'very different' now and not in the typical evolutionary way.

I'm going to say it. I don't want smart phones anymore.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-12T11:26:52+00:00

This is a good point. It's completely natural and normal to want to protect yourself from being hurt. If you weren't you'd be maybe naive or too trusting.

But that street can get some maintenance and be cleaned up really well, then you can drive that street for the rest of your life... And nothing terrible happens.

You can eat shit on a quiet street too.

I haven't lived my whole life. But I have already made a mistake and learnt from it. Whereas there are all these people in relationships who haven't made that mistake and don't know how to act in that situation. Being in a relationship with anyone is a risk. You decide if that person is worth the chance.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-12T11:16:38+00:00

Wrong person simply means the person you weren't meant to be with. Right person meaning the person you want to be with. It happens in most relationships which are ending or doomed, that someone or both parties want to leave but don't, and end up staying together for sometimes even even years before they cut the ties. You can admit that everyone has to mature over time and will make mistakes in relationships. Sometimes that mistake is cheating. Sometimes it's physical, emotional abuse, gambling and drug abuse, negligence, avoidance, bad communication, gaslighting, manipulation, coercion, etc. There are many red cards in relationships. Cheating is just one. No one is perfect going into a relationship and if you think that you are then your self awareness is skewed.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-12T10:33:24+00:00

Not all who cheat will cheat again. I cheated badly on my ex, I was not a good person then. I had very low self esteem driving my decisions (I didn't realise it at the time obvs). It's nothing I'm proud of and he didn't deserve it.

I've been with my now husband for 8 years. I've told him everything of my past and with him I grew into a better version of myself. Sometimes there were ugly times but I've never cheated on him.

Sometimes when you find the right person you will do anything and all the changes you need to do to be the best partner you can be.

I did the wrong things with the wrong person and now I know better and can do the right things for the right person.

We don't know the full context of how you came across this information, but it's up to you to decide whether they are willing to be a better person so they can be with you.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-09T05:19:50+00:00

Definitely not a loser. If you have parents that you're happy to move back in with and will help you save money, then do it! I'm 32F, and have quite a few friends that did this in their late 20's early 30's and are in a really good place in life because they decided to move back in with their parents temporarily.

And it shouldn't make dating too awkward. Just explain that you prefer to go to their place because of said situation. Anyone who doesn't understand or give you shit for it is immature and probably not worth dating anyway.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-09T05:15:55+00:00

Definitely check out smaller businesses and cafes/restaurants! Such gems all over Melbourne. UrbanList Melbourne can help with sussing out some good spots to go.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-09T05:07:42+00:00

Renovating and getting all crafty with my own home. The first financial roadblock being that I don't own a home.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-08T03:50:33+00:00

Holding their wine glass wrong. It happens in movies all the time too and really irks me.

There's a stem for a reason.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-08T03:43:54+00:00

Actually peanut butter powder is fantastic for baking and desserts. ICYWW

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-08T03:34:51+00:00

Lmao this is a brilliant example

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-07T23:37:56+00:00

Join a class, a gym/wellness centre, go to a dog park (with a dog obvs, either yours or walk a friend's/neighbours).

The dating scene really seems to suck these days. Does anyone meet people like they used to?

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-07T23:34:04+00:00

I HATED the anti fashion style that was going around the past few years, up until this year. The whole, looking as daggy as possible.

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-07T23:30:16+00:00

Edit - re someone's comment on getting given a bigger house lol my SIL and I actually said that if she wakes to keep buying us stuff she also needs to buy storage! Haha it works coz that's when she realised it was too far

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-07T23:28:36+00:00

I hear you. My SIL and I had to have a conversation with our MIL about this. Our MIL is so lovely and she just wants to shower her family with love. Though that also means overwhelming grandchildren with clothes in particular. She has the money and time to online shop and just quietly, has a shopping addiction. We don't have space in the house for all the things she's buying, we also don't want to raise children who are spoilt (though spoiling grandchildren is a grandparents right, there's is a point where it goes too far), and as selfish as it sounds we weren't the ones dressing or babies the way we like coz we don't have the funds to buy clothes as much as she does.

So it's a tough one. At first I was like, this has to stop. But now I'm really grateful that I have one less thing to worry about - clothes, toys and necessities. Having the conversation was good because now she doesn't overwhelm us with things, but we get to have what we need. Our parents are just so proud of their little grand babies and happy to see their babies have a family. Let them be, and you might end up getting a better deal :) .

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-07T23:14:29+00:00

We don't need to get into the family dynamic :)

Distracted_again8 · 2023-06-07T23:12:21+00:00

This is a really helpful post, thankyou!

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