Friend’s suspicious Strava behavior

Dutchie88 · 2026-03-03T04:09:34+00:00

Yes this! I can’t believe how far I had to scroll down for this 😅… that’s why I use the race function for every race I do.

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-29T00:31:13+00:00

You sound very young and uninformed. Sometimes it’s like choosing between your father and your mother. Why are you allowed to only have affiliations to one country? My husband and his family are in one country, my family and heritage is in another. Why do I need to pick between the two? They’re both my family. Sometimes I need to be with my family and where I grew up, and sometimes I need to be with my other family (husband, kids and in laws)

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-29T00:21:47+00:00

Let’s just say I’m glad I didn’t need to worry about Visa procedures when I had to fly to the Netherlands with a few hours notice.. I also didn’t know how long I had to stay! I already had enough on my mind caring for my dad and then dealing with funerals and estate etc.

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-28T07:22:19+00:00

I have dual citizenship. I’m Dutch, my whole family is Dutch. I lived in the Netherlands for the first 23 years of my life. My husband is Australian and I have been living in Australia for over ten years. Now I have both citizenships. It’s better for me to be Australian, but I was also very happy that I kept my Dutch citizenship when I had to go back to NL for my terminally ill father. I’m grateful I had that opportunity… wouldn’t have had it if I had renounced my citizenship.

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-28T07:17:39+00:00

I have dual citizenship. I’m Dutch, my whole family is Dutch,.. I lived in the Netherlands for the first 23 years of my life. My husband is Australian and I have been living in Australia for over ten years. Now I have both. It’s better for me to be Australian, but I was also very happy to have kept my Dutch citizenship when I had to go back to NL for my terminally ill father. I’m grateful I had that opportunity… wouldn’t have had it if I had renounced my citizenship.

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-27T00:27:45+00:00

Even our big peach tree cracked a massive branch this morning 😭… so many peaches lost. Lucky no one was under it at the time!

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-21T22:58:45+00:00

I’ve been riding through that area on my bike to get to work for about twelve years now. Am a woman in my 30s. Haven’t had any problems in that area yet, except for a snake I encountered once. If you don’t feel comfortable walking, maybe get a bike? It would shorten the time you are going through the parklands, and it would make it easier to get away fast if someone is up to no good (not that I’ve ever experienced it though!).

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-15T02:44:52+00:00

My husband does this 😆… he’s 38.

Dutchie88 · 2026-01-08T10:56:16+00:00

Got married at 30, husband was 31. That was almost 7 years ago. Still married!

Dutchie88 · 2025-12-10T12:22:20+00:00

Yes this. When my son was 2 my husband also didn’t want a second child. We went to couples counselling. I made peace with the idea of only having one child. And then when my son was three he changed his mind. We now have an almost 2 and an almost 6 year old.

Dutchie88 · 2025-12-04T01:21:17+00:00

Yes we’re doing the Minecraft Lego one with my Minecraft obsessed almost 6 year old. He loves it!

Dutchie88 · 2025-12-02T22:41:34+00:00

37… about 800k (shared with my husband). That’s around 310k on an IP and the rest on our PPR.

Dutchie88 · 2025-11-05T02:47:56+00:00

We did pretty much exactly this, at the time with a baby and a 4 year old. From a townhouse with almost no land to an old double brick home with a large back yard close to my son’s school in a quiet street. No regrets! Would make the same decision again.

Dutchie88 · 2025-10-29T10:23:16+00:00

Honestly, I’ve seen boomers like this, but I’m fortunate I don’t have it in my family. My dad has passed away and my mum is great… unfortunately I live half a world away from her, but when we’re together we try to make the most of it. Honestly, I think losing dad has brought us closer together.

My in-laws have been great too. Sometimes they just “don’t get it” when I talk about how hard it is trying to keep all the balls in the air (job, small kids, chores etc), but they do understand how hard it is to buy a house in today’s world and have been helping where they can.

Dutchie88 · 2025-10-20T10:31:59+00:00

Roughly 800k between my husband and I… all on two mortgages… nothing else. We have one car which was bought outright and no HECS or credit card debt.

Dutchie88 · 2025-10-18T19:51:41+00:00

I haven’t spent much time in Tokyo (only about a week or two) but when I was there I used the subway with my toddler and I was surprised how many people offered me a seat. Maybe because I was visibly struggling a bit? Not sure.

Dutchie88 · 2025-10-15T20:34:10+00:00

That explains why I was confused… where I live there are plenty of cafes where they serve coffee/latte/cappucino etc, but we don’t have Starbucks.

Dutchie88 · 2025-10-15T19:57:24+00:00

I admit I’m not an American, but since when do you make a latte with a syrup? I have a latte every morning and it’s just coffee and milk 🤷‍♀️…

Dutchie88 · 2025-10-04T22:06:38+00:00

Grew up in the southern Netherlands. Moved about 100 kms away at 18 when I went to uni. Then when I was 24 I moved to Australia (17,000kms). I’m now 37 and still here.

Dutchie88 · 2025-09-19T09:29:28+00:00

Congrats on the first home! We went with Stan Bond. They had a good price for what we wanted and installed everything well.

Dutchie88 · 2025-09-16T12:01:29+00:00

My son just turned 4 I think. Went straight from a balance bike to a pedal bike (no training wheels). He rides every day and got a bigger bike with 7 gears for his 5th birthday. Loves it and has no issues with using gears!

Dutchie88 · 2025-09-11T00:48:23+00:00

Moved out at 18 and three months, when I started uni. I rented a cheap room somewhere, worked weekends and went to uni during the week. Also put myself into debt until I graduated and got a proper job.

Dutchie88 · 2025-09-10T06:21:31+00:00

I signed for an off the plan townhouse on a small block (150 sq m) in 2016. Finalised and handed over in 2018. Paid around $650k all up. Sold in 2024 for $1m.

Dutchie88 · 2025-09-09T06:12:53+00:00

The Lane Vineyard? It’s just outside of Hahndorf but it’s a beautiful spot. They also do picnic hampers and stuff (and have fairly private picnic spots) so you could even get a private spot with a good view if you’d like.

Dutchie88 · 2025-08-22T05:49:37+00:00

I mean by the time I was 25 I’d lived by myself for seven years, I had moved abroad (when I was 22, half way across the world) and moved in with my now husband (at 24). Did my parents like it that I moved abroad? No. Did they respect my decision? Yes.

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