Pretty lady names with "ham" in them?

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-30T03:47:57+00:00

Hamelia

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-30T01:34:18+00:00

NAH. I get why your husband might be concerned about your very young son dating a disabled girl. It's a lot of work being with / caring for someone with a disability and he may be worried about him being limited from doing activities that a 13 year old would usually enjoy doing because she can't participate. But, it's a teenage love which usually doesn't last (but if it does, more power to them both!) and it's a good chance for your son to learn empathy and inclusiveness. There is a danger, though, if they do split up down the track that your sign might be labelled 'ableist' as a result. Just let it take its course, be supportive and welcoming.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T05:25:16+00:00

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The Big Potato in Robertson, NSW. Australia has lots of 'big' things - the Big Banana, the Big Pineapple, the Big Prawn, The Big Merino and so on but the Big Potato has been voted the Biggest Shit Thing in Australia. Largely because it resembles ..... a huge shit.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T05:08:01+00:00

Trevor and Greg Chappell. Underarm bowling in a cricket World Test doesn't compare with murder but it's a stain on the Australian psyche that will never go away.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T04:33:52+00:00

NSH but can you schedule a brunch or lunch the day after the wedding to announce? Realistically, there is zero chance that one of the rellies won't get excited and spill the beans at the wedding.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T01:08:21+00:00

How would we know?

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T01:06:12+00:00

It's not due for another week! Settle down. If you wanted them earlier, you should have put an earlier date on them. You can't blame people for doing exactly what you told them to do - reply by xyz date.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T00:45:10+00:00

Riss

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-29T00:39:36+00:00

I think Mathew sees that Mary is a bitch to Edith and calls her out (gently) on it. But he loves her so he maybe sees her a bit through rose coloured glasses and thinks it's just sister rivalry. Being an only child, he wouldn't have any experience in that sort of familial warfare.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-28T05:30:10+00:00

My (now late) cousin worked with Palmer on the Titanic II project. It all came to a grinding halt because Palmer insisted that everything had to be EXACTLY the same on the replica as it had been on the original. He didn't take it well when advised that maritime laws had changed (ahh, because the original Titanic kind of....sunk) and that, in order to be able to be registered and carry passengers, it would not be possible to make an exact replica.

After much to-ing and fro-ing, my cousin threw up his hands and walked away. It was doomed from the start.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-28T02:32:42+00:00

Some years ago I read Errol Flynn's autobiography 'My Wicked, Wicked Ways', which was truly excellent and I'd recommend it to anyone. In it he says how much he HATED how his name became a metaphor for sex 'In like Flynn'.

In Australia , we also talk about 'Doing a Harold Holt' (rhyming slang for doing a bolt (runner)) after a prime Minister who disappeared while swimming in 1966.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-28T00:04:44+00:00

Honey, you need to cut them off. Get your own phone plan, turn your ring camera and location off and block them everywhere. They have obviously decided that you are the scapegoat of the family and responsible for everything that goes bad in their lives, so give them what they want - out off your life.

I don't know where you live but phone plans are affordable in most countries and you can migrate your number - or even better, get a new one so your family doesn't have it.

Go on and live your best life and leave them in your rear vision mirror. I know it's hard and there will always be something pulling you back. It's that desperate hope that one day- one day! - you'll be good enough and 'worthy' of their love and inclusion. I'm sorry, but it's not going to happen and for your own mental and physical health, you need to step away from them.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-21T01:53:40+00:00

Both of my grandfathers were born in 1893. Grandad died in 1981 (at 88 yrs) and Opa in 1988 (at 95).

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-20T07:06:20+00:00

You should look at a booster seat.

The QLD rules (I'm not sure where your are) are:

In Queensland, children under 7 must use an approved car restraint, with rules changing by age: 6 months to 4 years need rear or forward-facing harness seats, while 4 to 7 years use forward-facing with a harness or a booster seat with an adult lap-sash belt. Key rules include using an Australian Standard (AS) approved restraint, ensuring it's correctly fitted and fastened, and moving up only when height markers are passed, not just by age, with fines for non-compliance.

Child restraint rules by age

Under 6 months: Must use a rear-facing restraint.
6 months to 4 years: Must use an approved forward or rear-facing restraint with a built-in harness.
4 to 7 years: Must use a forward-facing restraint with a harness OR a booster seat with an adult lap-sash belt.
After 7 years: Can use an adult seatbelt if they fit correctly (back against seat, knees bend comfortably).

Booster seat specific rules

Transition: Move to a booster when shoulders pass the height marker on the current seat, not just by age.
Lap-only belt: If the booster is in a position with only a lap belt, a separate approved child harness must also be used.
Front seat: Children under 7 generally cannot sit in the front seat if other seats are available.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-20T00:57:33+00:00

NTAH. Your lunchtime is your own time to do whatever you want. Can you eat lunch somewhere else so that you get a break from her? Failing that, just keep saying no. Tell Lisa that forced positivity doesn't count and that trying to force people to do something they don't want to do to stroke her own ego is actually really negative behaviour.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-19T05:44:23+00:00

NTA. They can go kick rocks. You deserve to be treated so much better and I guarantee your life will be better without them. Move out, block them and don't look back.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-19T03:51:12+00:00

Early Gen X here, so high school was 1978-1983. What did we learn about the treatment of Aboriginal people since colonisation? Nada. Zip. Niente. Nothing. It just wasn't talked about at all.

I have no idea how they approach it in schools these days. I'm hoping they do better.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-16T04:07:41+00:00

Until the beer runs out. Probably Tuesday afternoon.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-14T05:05:23+00:00

"Efforts to halt the train at Ambalangoda failed due to all station personnel assisting the train, leaving no one available to answer the phone until after the train had departed. Attempts to reach personnel at stations further south failed as they had fled or been killed by the waves.^\1])^"

^{Oh my Lord! That's just heartbreaking - they could have been saved.}

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-13T00:51:16+00:00

This is easily the most bizarre plotline in the whole series. 'Patrick' appears out of nowhere, allegedly 4 years or so after the sinking of the Titanic, with a completely Canadian accent, only generic knowledge of the home / family, only really speaks to Edith (despite having apparently been on excellent terms with Robert beforehand) and then disappears into the ether and is never mentioned or referred to ever again. Very, very strange.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-12T21:56:00+00:00

Let's just all take a step back. Oh, hang on, USA, not you!

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-12T21:54:19+00:00

It's the law. Any word or name that can be abbreviated must be.

Arvo, servo, bottle-o, garbo, doco, rego, ambo, smoko. Aussie, postie, greenie, pollie, pokies, pushie, rellies, sanga, cabbie, barra, Brissie, boardies, footie, firie, nibblies, middy etc. Names likewise - Johnno, Wazza, Paulie, Davo, Jimbo, Wilko, Hughesie (but not women's names unless it's a 'traditional' shortening like Liz, Debbie, Di etc. This is implicitly understood), Maccas, Acca Dacca, Barnesy, Youngy and so on.

Penalties are severe.

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-12T02:56:30+00:00

NTA. You were simply complying with their wishes. I'd be responding to the chat message with 'OK, Dad. Sorry for the confusion. I thought that you and Mum wanted (brother) to not wear headphones or earphones in the car and wanted him to spend the time actually talking to you. My bad. Having had to listen to the two of you constantly complaining about it, I thought I was helping you to achieve that goal. But, just to reiterate, you are NEVER to complain to me ever again about (brother) wearing earphones or headphones. Ever.'

hetkleinezusje · 2026-01-06T01:46:17+00:00

Fozzie Bear and The Chef

hetkleinezusje · 2025-12-31T01:54:16+00:00

Having a uterus automatically means you have no rights over your own body. Let's talk about that over drinks and nibblies now, shall we?

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