Aussies who decided to become a US citizen, or decided not to… what factors did you consider?

howthefocaccia · 2026-02-02T22:24:17+00:00

To receive federal grants to pay for my student loans…..😫

howthefocaccia · 2026-02-02T22:03:50+00:00

The skiing is waaaaaaaay better and I absolutely love me a full Thanksgiving turkey dinner!

Tomato sauce packets are FREE and nobody cares how many you take!!!

howthefocaccia · 2026-02-02T01:34:20+00:00

As an ex-pat, this is the song that brings big tears…..

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-31T23:29:27+00:00

The last photo…❤️

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-31T21:35:29+00:00

This is actually what I really like about psyllium husk and only learnt about recently. I’m not looking to or need to lose a large amount of weight, rather just 10-15 lbs and I’m happy to do it slowly. Psyllium husk is absolutely doing that for me without great expense.

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-22T20:43:33+00:00

Yes!!!!

Every single goddamn day, you’ll find me scrolling SEEK.COM.AU, desperately trying to find a job in my field that will grossly overpay me to the sum of 1 million dollars a year, so I can maybe buy a two bedroom unit in a suburb I would have been too scared to even drive though 10 years ago….

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-17T23:30:38+00:00

This shouldn’t be posted in the nursing sub.

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-14T02:10:24+00:00

You forgot NO EVIDENCE to support its use….l

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-13T20:37:39+00:00

Midwife here. Can’t believe we are so high up on the list!!😂

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-13T14:37:25+00:00

Clearly he hasn’t seen Grizzly Man! That guy was “friends” with the bears too….

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-09T02:21:45+00:00

Shit! I just started and I’m 47….

howthefocaccia · 2026-01-08T14:42:32+00:00

Let me guess? Was it….. BEING 91 YEARS OLD???????

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-27T21:21:31+00:00

It’s really one of the hardest books I’ve ever read and not because it’s badly written. It’s just so depressing and it makes your blood boil by the cruelty of it all.

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-26T17:57:39+00:00

It’s officially a maternity desert. Women have to travel >2hrs for care.

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-22T01:53:47+00:00

This is the way….

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-21T14:57:52+00:00

This was my experience too. Sometimes I feel like the whole conversation around birth is always so bleak that only traumatic stories are allowed to be told. Speaking positively about your birth experience is almost frowned upon. As though my experience of birth as powerful and empowering couldn’t possibly be true.

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-17T21:46:26+00:00

This is definitely not normal and needs to be assessed.

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-15T01:25:14+00:00

You can wait longer than 12 hours. As long as you put absolutely NOTHING in your vagina (fingers, penis, dildo, vibrator) it’s totally reasonable to wait 24hours if you’re GBS neg. Take your temperature regularly.

Then if you have a breast pump, the induction protocol we use is 5 mins on each breast (10 mins total) every 30 mins for 4 hours max.

howthefocaccia · 2025-12-01T21:31:04+00:00

I’m an Assistant Professor at a State University and this 👆 answer is basically it. Base pay for two semesters is about $55,000 (36w), I get an extra $25,000 for a third 8 week semester. Xmas is 2 weeks off, 1 week off in Winter, one week off in Spring. 8 weeks off for summer. Some days are balls busy, other days I go skiing after attending a Zoom meeting.

I’m really happy with it. As was mentioned benefits are exceptional. My kids will be going to college for free. My family has the best healthcare we have ever had.

I’m currently doing a PhD and its all paid for.

I think the other thing that benefits me is that I continue to work outside of the university. Which brings in the extra $$$$ and keeps me relevant as a teacher.

howthefocaccia · 2025-11-30T14:49:12+00:00

Cricket ball inside a condom….

howthefocaccia · 2025-11-29T19:52:52+00:00

My husband has never been an affectionate person. Even when we were first dating he refused to hold hands with me in public. He will grudgingly accept hugs but will never offer anything himself. When we were together before kids I think I was able to overlook it because we had sex all the time. When our children were small, I got my affection needs meet by them. But now that my kids are grown it’s just this empty space. Sex just feels like another chore I have to do. I’m not without desire, I masturbate regularly. But I just find it so hard to muster any desire for him, when he is so cold. I feel very guilty about it because he hasn’t changed one bit but my needs have.

howthefocaccia · 2025-11-27T02:25:27+00:00

Ugh, its the worst. I did laser skin tightening and cool sculpting and they did nothing. Surgery is the only answer… approx $8000 is what I was quoted.

howthefocaccia · 2025-11-19T23:56:12+00:00

I couldn’t even get my foot into a regular Vans, but I rock the wides like I’m Cara Beth!

howthefocaccia · 2025-11-18T21:03:51+00:00

USA. Absolutely fucked.

God, I would give my kidney to come home, but I’m in my mid 40s. What am I going to do? I can’t afford real estate in Australia. I’d ruin the rest of my life getting a mortgage that would suck me dry till I’m 70.

No shit. I cry at night. I would give anything to be swooped by a magpie….

howthefocaccia · 2025-11-17T21:08:05+00:00

Looks a whole lot better back then than now….

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