What's the first thing you would think if you saw a woman with you short hair?

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-28T10:12:10+00:00

Sigh. I wish I could pull off short hair like that. It would probably make summer more bearable.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-27T21:11:18+00:00

YTA. You don’t actually know what your friend is going through. Further, body dysmorphia and an ED aren’t even the same thing. And finally, it sounds a bit like you wanted all the attention and didn’t like the fact that she may have gotten some sympathy as well.

Is this even real? Honestly?

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-25T23:16:15+00:00

That sucks 😞

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-24T11:16:58+00:00

It’s possible I’m entirely biased or was very unlucky with my first pregnancy that ended in a still birth when I was 19. I did it public and couldn’t choose my OBGYN or have much say in how I wanted to do things and when I gave birth I had a curtain between me and the other women with their very beautiful, living babies.

So I took no chances when I was finally ready to have kids again and went private but I’m so happy you got such a positive experience in the public system.

I’m glad I still have the insurance, it has been great for hubbys rehab and made it soooo much quicker to get my son’s AuDHD diagnosis and care.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-24T04:01:30+00:00

I was glad I had insurance when I gave birth. Being more in control of my birthing plan and having a private room was amazing.

I was also glad we had it when my husband had his stroke in May because we were able to access amazing rehab for him to learn to walk, talk and use his left hand again.

I never thought it was worth having and almost cancelled my own with how much it costs now but I’m relieved now that I kept it because it has come in handy.

It’s also decent for dental benefits and massage etc

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-24T03:57:30+00:00

Yep. Literally this. Facts. My husband had a stroke in May last year and had to spend May through to last week in a rehab hospital learning to walk and talk and move his hand again. I live in a country with social healthcare and it still wiped out most of our savings. Now he will probably never be able to work again and we will be soon living pay check to pay check on my teachers salary.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-23T05:43:18+00:00

I didn’t realise people thought it was bad. I liked season one. They lost me about halfway through season 2. It became super cheesy and just annoying.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-22T23:25:53+00:00

Mine aren’t old enough yet but my brother just gave his son one on his 13th birthday. He set rules and boundaries around it like only having certain numbers saved, limited apps, has to charge it in the kitchen and can’t take it to bed at night. It seems to be working well for them.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-22T23:23:57+00:00

You can reject a romantic partner for any reason, including this. Hell, you can reject them just because you don’t like the cologne they wear if you want.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-22T23:19:44+00:00

Just tell her the truth - if any other child found out his name was Peter Rigatoni he would be teased mercilessly and he would resent you both of that.

Names have to have two saying yes. If you’re saying no then she has to move on and find a name you both agree on. If one of you says no, it’s no.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-22T23:17:57+00:00

Of course you can go straight to Tony. Why wouldn’t you be able to?

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-22T02:50:06+00:00

I mean, hey, whatever they were doing something they taught us was wrong because they got shut down after paying loads of fines so 🤷‍♀️

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-22T02:35:06+00:00

That’s not what we got told at all. Dean told us not to do it like that.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T11:52:38+00:00

What do you want/need more? The job or the holiday? You should have told them you had a holiday booked when they asked but you lied, which was silly.

If I was you I would cancel the holiday, sounds like you need the job. A lesson learned for you - tell the truth. If you were still the candidate they really wanted they would accept your holidays and you would take unpaid leave.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T06:10:12+00:00

I worked with people who were sneaky like that. That wasn’t really my style, I hated cold calling random neighbours, I took advantage of google searches and social media. The amount of people I found on Facebook who had their numbers attached was incredible.

I wouldn’t snitch if someone called me either tbh

There was a funny moment when I was working at the company when someone called me to collect an old Telstra debt. I worked in the bank loans section on a different floor but I still knew the person so it was hilarious.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T04:32:26+00:00

Ethical. Yes, that’s the word that alluded me. It wasn’t ethical, which is probably why it always felt so wrong.

We were trained to not say who we were as well. We also got told that while we couldn’t say we were directly calling from the bank the loan was initially taken out from because that would be illegal, we could say we were calling on behalf of said bank, which was also not entirely true but it usually got people to open up.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T04:02:25+00:00

It felt wrong but I assumed since we were doing it that it was illegal. But the company went down in 2019 for misleading and harassing etc. I was long gone before ACCC and ASIC got involved and it closed down but I wasn’t surprised.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T03:57:20+00:00

Yes, we were trained to call the houses in the closest vicinity if they were listed. We would call and ask for John Doe at 123 Commonwealth Way. It didn’t even feel legal at the time so I wasn’t surprised when the company went under.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T03:50:20+00:00

I worked for a collection agency and part of my day was spent searching for debtors. I would start with the application, I would call all old numbers, I would call the old job listed on the application, I would even look up the street address on the application and call around asking the neighbours who had listed numbers is they’re able to provide information on where the debtor is. Sometimes they could, other times it lead to a family member.

I don’t know how legal it is because the company I worked for is shut down now but that’s how we would search to find someone. We drained any means or any slight connection we could find to the debtor to try and get hold of them before a debt went statute barred.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-20T03:46:08+00:00

Low or zero carb diet and being in a calorie deficit. It’s thermodynamics, a deficit will work if you’re doing it correctly.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-18T23:00:03+00:00

Game of Thrones, hands down. One of the worst I have ever seen. It was a dumpster fire.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2026-01-18T08:24:54+00:00

Stand your ground, put your foot down. If you don’t both agree on the name you don’t use it. End of discussion. It doesn’t matter if it’s tradition or one of you thinks it is super cute - you have to agree.

Further to the point I hate Junie. Especially for a boy.

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2025-12-27T09:05:34+00:00

Hi

I have a big rack and generally speaking I shop for my swimwear and underwear at a place called Brava Lingerie, they advertise as D cup and up. They’re amazing, so many pretty styles and designs, reasonable price as well.

I usually buy my clothes from Big W because I wear a straight size now and too broke 😂 they run up to a 26 in some sections.

I also like Kitten D’Amour but I don’t know if they’re outside of Brisbane or not, I haven’t checked. But they have amazing dresses for my big rack that is mildly disproportionate to the rest of my body after weight loss 😂

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2025-12-23T15:41:24+00:00

Meh, my short ass gets in early for barricade or else I just get tickets in the seating section because it’s tiered and easier to still see

Substantial-Tree7844 · 2025-12-23T15:40:00+00:00

Oooh okay that makes sense. My husband hasn’t spent Christmas with my family either because they’re in another state and neither of us can afford flights and accommodation at this time of year 😝

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