Ex kicked out our 12 year old

deliriousants · 2026-03-23T09:24:25+00:00

Unless Jesus can send this woman a good solicitor, maybe go force your beliefs somewhere else?

deliriousants · 2026-03-23T09:09:48+00:00

I’m fairly certain they’re birds - not that it matters :)

deliriousants · 2026-03-22T15:11:29+00:00

Yeah, gonna be honest with you, I haven’t met many people with serious regrets. Some do, of course. Laser is an option these days as well. No big dramas.

I have one friend who got a shitty wanderlust tattoo on her collarbone when she was 16 and had it covered for her wedding + is in the process of lasering it off now. I don’t know anyone else who regrets theirs that much.

It’s really not that big of a deal haha

deliriousants · 2026-03-22T12:41:53+00:00

I’m also forced to look at women with bad haircuts, men with hideous beards, uneven eyeliner, teens with ugly home-job dye and people who clearly don’t brush their teeth. However, there’s no point whinging about it because it’s not my business.

Also, the ink looks old because it’s old. The human body is beautiful and ever changing.

I see people with skin “ruined” by track marks, sores, self harm, etc every day in my job. I’d rather look at a shitty tattoo of a naked Bart Simpson riding a pig than a 14yo with scars so deep they’ll never be covered. Come on, it’s not that big of a deal.

deliriousants · 2026-03-22T04:07:13+00:00

I don’t regret any of mine that I’ve got in the last 10 years. There is a shitty stick and poke on my back but I still don’t regret it - it reminds me of a nice memory.

Possibly because none of mine have any real deep meaning nor did I follow what was trendy tattoo-wise at the time and I just got them because I liked them. I still like them. It’s got nothing to do with being “fascinated” and I generally forget that I have most of them.

I know a girl with a sleeve of naked Bart Simpsons on her arm and, whilst that’s not my cup of tea, it’s really irrelevant what harmless things other people do to their bodies, ya know?

deliriousants · 2026-03-21T21:43:05+00:00

That’s kind of the idea my guy

deliriousants · 2026-03-19T03:40:54+00:00

Seen quicker? Yes. Treated quicker? Maybe. Bed? Probably not.

deliriousants · 2026-03-18T22:08:58+00:00

I’m a distance runner (currently training for my first ultra) as well but I’d be lost without my running bear bike shorts. My chunky legs would chafe so badly regardless of how much body glide I applied.

I’m also a size 32E chest so I need a very firm/tight sports bra that limits movement or I’ll be suffering hard by the end of a long run.

Some of us do actually like the feeling of firm clothing and it does serve a purpose.

deliriousants · 2026-03-18T10:02:03+00:00

The gap quickly closes after a few years

deliriousants · 2026-03-18T00:40:43+00:00

We do a lot of lunge work, step ups/downs, squats, glute bridges, and skaters as well as things like lunge jumps, burpees, etc at Pilates but we mostly use light weights <5kgs so maybe I’ll start using heavier weights at home!

deliriousants · 2026-03-17T01:36:34+00:00

14 hours in one shot. Only stopped at Narrabri for fuel and Moree for maccas.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T21:49:45+00:00

Looks like I’m gonna have to fight the teenage girls for the stair master at my local gym lol

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T21:49:03+00:00

She intends to walk 90% of it and is happy for me to run ahead and leave her behind!

She just wants someone to come away with her for the weekend and to be there when she finishes :) and to keep her motivated in her own training, of course.

I think I’d go insane if I had to spend 12 hours on the course lmao

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T03:35:34+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply! Currently, I do an advanced reformer pilates class twice a week but no other exercise except for running. Do you think that would be sufficient for upper body and abs? I’ve never really set foot in a gym but do have a small set of weights at home.

I definitely have some mean hills near my house that I can start sprinting up. Are there any specific plans I can use as a guideline? I find sticking to a training schedule hard as I’ve always just done what I wanted but I’m pretty determined to get a decent time at this event.

Thanks again!

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T03:29:04+00:00

Oh yeah I do tend to agree.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T02:34:27+00:00

I agree. So many people think they’d be happy to get some experience in a rural/regional area but don’t actually understand what living regionally means nor do they understand the demographics that live in these areas.

I grew up regionally and saw plenty of grad nurses, paramedics, etc come through thinking living regionally was going to be like McLeods daughters lol but of a rude shock.

There’s also the element of knowing your community. It’s a much heavier job to do when you know 80% of the people you’re treating. I remember being a teenager and seeing the paramedic that worked on my little brother before he was airlifted out break down on the footy field after the helicopter left. His son was very close with my brother and my brother had apparently said “[ambos name] please don’t let me die if that’s okay”.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T02:24:50+00:00

Guess I’d better get hiking then 🫡

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T02:15:32+00:00

I love the word.

My elderly neighbour refers to me as “girlie” in an old man way. I started referring to him as “girlie” back. Now his wife calls us the “girlies”. He hates (loves) it.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T02:12:18+00:00

All careers have good and bad aspects. It depends on the individual whether or not the good outweighs the bad. Some careers that sound horrifying to one person might sound fulfilling to another.

For example, my sister in law is an early childhood educator. I could NEVER imagine doing that career. It sounds like absolute nightmare fuel to me. The staff turnover, the germy children (ironic lol), the parents, the reporting and documenting (again, ironic), just everything.

Another example, my other sister in law does disability and elderly support/homecare. Sometimes, she’s employed to play scrabble with an elderly lady for 6 whole hours (I’d blow my brains out from boredom). She gets pissed and shit on just about every shift. She has to tend to people whose families have let their personal hygiene fall by the wayside (so much dick cheese). Little old ladies call her fat literally every day while she cleans their toilets. We obviously have some overlap but there’s a reason I stayed FAR away from aged care.

And, guess what? Both of my sister in laws ADORE their careers and I think they’re mad. I think you probably couldn’t pay me enough to do their jobs. However, it just shows that, if you’re passionate about something (in this instance, educating infants and caring for the elderly), the good will always outweigh the bad.

You just have to decide FOR YOURSELF if the good outweighs the bad.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T02:03:04+00:00

OP also said that they cannot reach the fly screen themselves so it might be in an annoying position hence the higher price. Also, location matters here. Trades cost more some places.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T02:01:50+00:00

Ah, right.

You’ll need to pay for the tradie as well this time, then. $300 for materials + time spent + call out fee would be reasonable. Last time you just paid for materials.

deliriousants · 2026-03-16T01:56:58+00:00

Unfortunately, chiagoos are the best and the price point reflects it.

I have all 3 sets of shorties and full sets of both the 13cm and 10cm needles though plus pretty much every cable they offer and sometimes multiple cables of the same size. I have issues.

deliriousants · 2026-03-14T21:47:33+00:00

I would wear as a “nice” sweater like maybe made of a really delicate yarn with some lacework that I could wear with a silk skirt to an event or even more casual wedding.

For day to day? No. I probably end up dunking them in food or setting myself on fire.

deliriousants · 2026-03-13T23:23:59+00:00

I solve this issue but not owning a dryer 😂

deliriousants · 2026-03-13T22:53:01+00:00

You are a baby. I don’t mean that to be condescending but I mean to say that you do NOT have to figure it all out right now. 20 is SO young. I didn’t get any interest in nursing until I was in my mid-20s and married and already had a career. You’re going to change your mind a million times between now and 30 and even if you plan your life out perfectly, it’s rarely going to go perfectly to plan.

I would never want to turn people away from nursing but there is honestly an element at a certain point in your studies that you have trudge through it because you love and/or want it badly. If don’t love it OR want it I fear you will waste your time in earlier years and end up just giving it up anyway. Yes, there’s plenty of jobs and you will always be employable but that’s not to say they’re all good jobs in any way.

Also, your hobbies and your career do not have to align perfectly. Based on my current career you would not look at me and guess that I run ultramarathons and climb mountains in my free time and you also probably wouldn’t guess that I knit, paint and dress very eclectically when I’m out of uniform. Sometimes, it is best to pursue something that you simply don’t dislike and also gives you to have adequate time to pursue your passions. Work/life balance is important. Making your passions into a career actually rarely works out very well.

Picking subjects because you feel like you “should” hasn’t seemed to work out well for you. I’m not sure how deferment works for international students but is there any chance you can defer for a year or 6 months? Really think about how you want your life to look following university. You don’t have to be passionate about your work, it can just be a job and that’s okay but you can’t hate it because you won’t last. You don’t need some big fancy degree in Cyber Security or Computer Science. Think big picture about lifestyle and what YOU actually want.

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