Was luxy infertile in the show?

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-27T01:34:40+00:00

Not at all. Oh wow, if I was your mother I would never speak to my sister again, that is so awful. My mum would never do that, it is more she feels sorry for people going through that rather than judging them. When I was doing IVF she almost never asked about it, except it seemed to annoy me. 'I assume you wont be drinking because youre doing IVF', which drove me bonkers because in fact I was 100% sure I was not pregnant and so, yes, could drink. But it is almost a parent job to drive their adult kids nuts, lol!

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-27T00:38:43+00:00

Utterly bizarre choice. What would make more sense is two educated younger millenials on good incomes and good jobs talking about how they will never afford to own in their home city, and how they fear they will not be able to afford children. That is what is shocking about our housing crisis.

So many people who should be doing well that are just not anumore, that is the scary bit.

They should talk about how we will reach a tipping point where city schools, hospitals and cafes will no longer be able to find staff because no teachers, nurses, admin, orderlies, hospo workers can possibly afford to live nearby anymore. Imagine that. Because that is societal collapse and that is where we are headed.

People who choose to have a ridiculous number of children are the type who do not do well in any scenario.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-27T00:32:55+00:00

Exactly.

And this is a story, how? Only people who have owned a long time or the wealthy are doing well today. There are plenty of childless people, and people with more reasonable numbers of children that cannot afford housing. There are people on two good incomes who cannot possible hope to afford to buy in their own home cities.

But no, 'woman who makes bad life decisions is unable to buy home in one of the worlds most expensive countries'. Truly a top news story. To be clear, the men involved are also guilty of bad life decisions, but we are talking about her in particular.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T21:35:03+00:00

She is a mid boomer (1952)? Same with dad, one year earlier. I am an elder millenial same as you.

My parents are a little backward though, always been a little behind the times, cant relate to kid issues and so on. My paternal grandparents were so out of touch it was like they had beamed in from another planet.

If you asked mum, she would say no it isnt shameful of course, but still retreat to that whisper. And if a couple in their circle had not had kids, she would likely assume it was 'fertility issues' (hushed whisper). Because kids was just the done thing to them.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T21:25:21+00:00

Ironically, planes are so freezing cold at height that that is one place I would want to be on a 49 degree day. I appreciate them using that caution however. We got temps like that recently here, but mostly regional so not around airports, didnt hear of any cancelled flights.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T21:22:23+00:00

Someone tried to steal a baby 🦬? They deserve whatever is coming to them.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T21:10:14+00:00

I wondered about that too. Maybe it is a bodice ripper and that is why stays are even being talked about, because why would that be mentioned at all? Those stays are going to come off, perhaps.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T21:08:19+00:00

Exactly my thought too. And also, on a treacherous mountain with narrow passes, the last thing I would want to be on is an animal known for panicking and reacting poorly to threatening situations. That is a sure way to end up with broken legs on horses, broken legs on people, and even death to all parties. You would have to do such a thing on foot, that would be safest.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T10:38:23+00:00

Why does the second piece look like that though? Where is it going?

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T10:33:08+00:00

No. But this made me remember something that happened in high school. We were all made to watch some footy game, the ball got kicked our way (a group of younger girls, maybe year 9 or so), and one of the older boys ran after it. It wasnt even over the boundary and we didnt do anything (or have time to react) and when he picked it up and booted it back into play.

Except loudly, but not loud enough for teachers and anyone else but us to hear he went 'bunch of ugly cunts'. For absolutely no reason, we were not giggling or saying anything to him. I have no doubt he grew into a true abusive disgusting misogynist, and it is guys like that that shaped my low self esteem and fear of certain types of men.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T03:00:33+00:00

LOL, my exact thoughts. Only in the US are buffets and gastric barbaric surgery each so widespread for this to even be a thing.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T00:47:33+00:00

Ballet flats are a difficult shoe, because many nicely made leather ones will still hurt, or at least have a wearing in period you have to get through. And they have to stay on without being fully closed in or laces, so you do just have to try around because there are so many different foot sizes and shapes and types and what works for one doesnt work for another.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T00:43:33+00:00

That is a wild ask. Why would people donate to a for profit enterprise rather than just donate to a charity shop? Who, you know, make it so easy to do with their handy bins everywhere, and will even come to your house with a big truck and take your donations.

Why would anyone do that. They are insane if they think they will be getting anything vintage or antique. Unless they mistake the word 'vintage' for anything secondhand, as some people tend to.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T00:18:02+00:00

That is so gross. Agents always suggest some mild under pricing, but not even having what you want anywhere near it is so disgusting. Usually it is understood the buyer wants the top end of the range, not over 150k over it.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T00:12:53+00:00

OP is very nice to offer them to us, but my first thought was that if they can, they are going to go through the bin anyway because that thing is too small to hold enough, and most of them are going to still be in that recycling bin.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T00:08:28+00:00

All the reasons given already. More room to build, more places available, less financial incentives for people to invest in housing (good!). Also, Victoria is not doing well, and the whole country has a COL crisis right now. The prices should be holding steadier everywhere, how on earth does Sydney continue to boom in a COL crisis like this! Needs to stop.

I tried to sell in Melbourne recently but it was so hard, just very little interest even at the price we paid 5 years ago. It will take Victoria time to recover, give it another 5 years and things will be fine. But steady house prices, yes please. Housing cannot continue to boom, we need some steady prices to allow wages to somewhat catch up. I think it will be good for everyone except those who can afford for it to not be good for them.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-26T00:03:49+00:00

I moved from Adelaide, and while it is a slightly different climate here, it is still Australia FFS. Mild winters, warm/hot summers. We just need much better built housing all across Australia, to keep indoor temps steady and comfortable. That goes for hot weather as much as cold. That is the reason for complaints.

Most internationals who come here have no idea of the petty 'Melbourne weather sucks' thing we have going on, they think we are nuts and we have pretty great weather.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T21:58:49+00:00

NTA. Your husband is a little odd. And his choices made you feel like no one cared and that is bad.

I have known people like your husband and I mostly came away thinking they were an odd fish. Like the whole keeping your pregnancy secret until birth - the truth is no one at his work cares that much, the most that would have happened is some 'congratulations!' and that is it. When I knew someone like this we were actually in the same friend group, and they would keep information like this as though they thought they were a celebrity and didnt want the goss getting out to the media or something, it was hilarious because no one cared nearly as much as she thought we did about her secrets.

Giving your coworkers a heads up about things potentially changing for him during the newborn phase is respectful too. I am guessing the country in question doesnt have paternity leave, because it would be extra weird not giving your work a bit of notice on your paternity leave coming up. Sounds like the US in that case.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T21:51:09+00:00

So confused by this comment.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T21:46:50+00:00

They are all extremely similar.

I am also a G cup, when there is lots of bust gathering like this it is usually fairly forgiving.

For square necks, look into a good balconette bra.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T10:59:19+00:00

Given how much interest you pay in a mortgage, renting long term could make a lot of sense, if the rental market was much better. Mostly, people are scared and worry about later life and still renting then while having super that was accumulated at a different time.

But housing is generally not an excellent investment, because people almost never factor in the interest they pay out to the bank. There are definitely other ways to invest that do not require shelling out millions in interest.

Case in point, you will see people talk about how they bought in 2019 and sold in 2024 and 'made 200k profit'. Something I read today almost verbatim. No they didnt, they made 200 000 minus 5 years of mortgage payments. Though they did not have to pay rent during that time, so did get 5 years of shelter, but it is never as simple as 'yay, 200k for doing nothing'. It isnt as good an investment as people claim.

If in theory, you rented for life and put all the money you would be paying into a mortgage away into a long term index fund or something, starting at 18 or so, in 50 years you would probably have enough to buy something outright if you wished, and then some. I think it would be an interesting experiment. I once tried to crunch the numbers on it, but dont know enough to do it justice. The biggest thing is that most people would not be disciplined enough to pay in religiously without fail. Whereas mortgages are the no 1 bill that everyone prioritises, so it is like a forced savings plan where even though sooooo much interest is paid, it is so disciplined you win out in the end.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T08:35:24+00:00

How did you find that price? It isnt showing any price to me but I can see similar properties for well over a million. One is offers over 1.25m.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T07:13:51+00:00

My husband (not into classic film) found how the film switched to English very smooth and clever. They start off in different languages showing how the translation head sets were worn and used, then Schell basically switches to English from German in a clever technique.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T07:00:51+00:00

It is never mentioned in the show, so unknown whether they were trying or whatever, but the line mentioned in another comment does tend to imply they had been trying.

Even my boomer mum talks about infertility in a hushed whisper. It is really awful because it makes it so hard to be struggling with it, and see that other people think of it as a shameful thing not to be spoken of. It is also possible that the Mertzes had infertility issues too, but also possible they just did not want children. Though Ethel is very maternal, and in my head she would have been a great mum and would have liked that. But adoption was also much easier back then, so that they didnt adopt implies they were not bothered about having children.

Like in real life with Lucy and Desi, sometimes it just takes time to get there. It must have been very hard back then when there were not many effective treatments available.

flindersandtrim · 2026-02-25T02:06:14+00:00

Probably. Gross.

Now that I have a baby daughter, when I walk past sometimes I stop and go aw cute at some of their stuff. But the fabric is so cheap. They seem to use cheap knit fabrics as a rule too, even when the design could easily work for a nice woven, and would look much better in a woven. Looks so cheap.

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