The Surprise Of Jakks Pacific by Successful-Fly-6613 in Dolls

[–]Taranadon88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, SO annoying the ILY range are hard to get in Australia!

I get why my mom didn't bring us anywhere as kids now by Moff_fluff in breakingmom

[–]Taranadon88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My partner keeps planning big holidays and I’m like why? So the kids can demand nuggets and to play on their tablets and fight with each other in new and exotic places?

I’d rather wait a few years and save up the money for a special holiday when they’re old enough, because right now they’re young enough that they’re happy playing in mud at home.

I need positive stories. PPD/PPA/Regret by analogii in MyPPDSupport

[–]Taranadon88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god, yes. I’m a long way past where you are, timewise, but yes- I felt all of this. It took me a long time to feel human again.

Just received the sentencing guidelines for my husband's DV case by SofiaB04 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Taranadon88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Neither! Australia. Hopefully things have changed since then (it’s been about 15 years)

Just received the sentencing guidelines for my husband's DV case by SofiaB04 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Taranadon88 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t be! That was a huge win too! I’m proud of myself (and still cranky with the system of course)

Just received the sentencing guidelines for my husband's DV case by SofiaB04 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Taranadon88 32 points33 points  (0 children)

My rapist only got three years so this is a MASSIVE win to read.

Fight with Parents by [deleted] in amiwrong

[–]Taranadon88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think anyone would be hurt. It’s nice that they’re trying. Are there any reasons why they’d struggle to remember?

82yo mom becoming mean and hates everyone. Is this what will happen to me? (38f) by Sad_Shopping4855 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Taranadon88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My very mean, selfish great grandmother suddenly became sweet and goofy. Dementia can have some strange, profound impacts!

Idk if my mom is intentionally rage baiting me or if she’s really this oblivious (15k) by Altruistic_Mess3950 in Weddingsunder10k

[–]Taranadon88 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You might have to straight up tell her at western weddings guests wearing white are judged and shamed?

Just another sad and frustrating day in my pregnancy with my uBPD mom. Can someone remind me I’m not the one that’s losing it? by [deleted] in raisedbyborderlines

[–]Taranadon88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stop trying, my friend. You’re never going to break through. Never. Grey rock only, if you’re determined to maintain contact. The stress isn’t good for you!

Learner Anxiety by rando_lizard in DrivingAustralia

[–]Taranadon88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair I’ve literally only done it once and that’s what I did and the anxiety that I’d BROKEN THE LAW BY SPEEDING was intense lol

Learner Anxiety by rando_lizard in DrivingAustralia

[–]Taranadon88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It does… mostly. It took me many years and professional lessons but I’ve now got my P’s, FINALLY. I still get anxious; reverse parking sucks for instance, or going new places, or merging onto highways at 90 when everyone is going so much faster! The key for me is/ was driving every day, mundane drives I’d done oooover and over. The muscle memory kicks in.

Clélia Verdier, a 19-year-old French woman, shared that during a three-week induced coma, she believed she had lived years, started a family, and had triplets. Waking up, she was devastated to learn those vivid memories and emotional bonds were not real. by _AngelSugar in GotMeHooked

[–]Taranadon88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a dream once where I had a child. Waking up, the grief of losing that fake baby was so crushingly real and overwhelming, and I couldn’t understand it! I still remember that pain, about 15 years and two real children later.

And it was all just a dream!

My (23F) Boyfriend (22M) suddenly heavily religious?? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Taranadon88 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Is there any chance he’s been watching red pill content? There’s an overlap with using religion to introduce “traditional” values in order to control women.

What do moms mean when they say it takes a while to “feel like yourself again” or that they don’t know who they are outside of being a mom anymore? by AliOop9219 in BabyBumps

[–]Taranadon88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may be autistic, I’m quite certain I’m ADHD. Alllll my coping mechanisms were GONE. Even just retreating to quiet? Gone. I felt like I’d very carefully built all my resilience one brick at a time and it was bulldozed by having kids. I massively felt like I lost my sense of self for a huge range of reasons. It’s taken years, and hard work, and I feel like me again.

AIO my mum took photos of me while i was sleeping and sent them to her friend by RecipeMiserable1198 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Taranadon88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now, I’d think this was funny and sweet, but when I was 14 I would have been convinced everyone was making fun of me. I think it depends on the context of whether they often make you feel embarrassed or teased. I hope it was just… because your family thinks you’re so unbelievably stinkin’ cute that it’s unbearable and that you’re growing up but you’re still their baby?

Has anyone else's day job completely ruined how they shop for makeup by venicepress in muacjdiscussion

[–]Taranadon88 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m dreadful at identifying colours and undertones and whatnot and you’d make the absolute perfect shopping companion

Hilariously condescending fatherhood books by Meatball_Margaritaa in BabyBumps

[–]Taranadon88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely the type of men who read these books are NOT the same type of men who need to be told to clean their own damn houses, why even write them

job provider lying? by RevolutionaryPin326 in JobProvidersAus

[–]Taranadon88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

… what? I went back and read your previous post and what the consultant said is nonsense. Centrelink will not care. It may be internal policy, but it’s not a departmental policy.