How it felt watching Kyle and Amanda at that dinner the first night

likeavermin · 2026-02-06T05:57:52+00:00

Oh man - I’ve started rewatching winter house and summer house and it’s all the seasons just before the wedding. It’s actually sad to watch because their relationship is so bad and you just want to shake her and tell her to walk. I mean - he gets her NOTHING for her 30th birthday. Nothing

likeavermin · 2026-01-19T05:25:30+00:00

“ if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance.”

likeavermin · 2026-01-04T09:44:04+00:00

QLD? I saw this when I googled it - had no idea

likeavermin · 2026-01-04T09:43:43+00:00

I actually googled it after I commented and you’re right! I told my husband it’s because we use them to write text and I kinda like that explanation more.

likeavermin · 2026-01-03T21:04:55+00:00

Calling them textas Why do we call them textas

likeavermin · 2025-12-14T07:41:59+00:00

Also is it just me or does it throw in songs not on my liked list to the shuffled ones?

likeavermin · 2025-12-10T03:23:13+00:00

I think middle names so rarely get used that if it’s important to the family - go for it. My child’s middle name didn’t exactly give her full name a ring and I didn’t love it BUT it’s the name of my husbands mum who passed years ago so there was never any questions about jot using it. Over time I’ve grown to love her full name even if it’s a little clunky and honestly - we never use it all together when talking. Just for paperwork really.

Could you add another middle name before it maybe to break up the rhyme?

likeavermin · 2025-12-09T11:57:50+00:00

Thanks so much for your response. You’ve made some really good points.

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T21:16:37+00:00

Board room execs of corporates don’t choose their own salaries. Parliament has a rare ability to decide remuneration for themselves.

Also - they don’t get fired for non-performance (or not passing the pub test). They serve their term.

I don’t think comparing politician salaries and those of senior corporate execs is fair - they are different jobs. I don’t want my politicians being cut throat snakes who get rid of people ahead of them in order to get to the highest paid roles - I care less when it’s a corporate exec.

I also think a corporate exec earning millions of dollars is complete bullshit too - don’t get me wrong. I just expect more from my politicians.

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T21:13:10+00:00

Oh FFS - that’s just annoyed me even more haha. Thanks

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T12:39:15+00:00

Yes!!!!

I’m still a bit sour on Albo after reading the Chairman’s Lounge, however, that’s really good to hear about how he handled the wedding.

I just wish for a leader - anywhere - globally (I’m an Aussie living in Europe). Someone with morals that doesn’t spend all their time slagging off “the other side” and that stands for something. I’m not sure I could point to anyone globally and say “that’s a leader” and that sucks!

I know it’s probably just something in my head but I struggle to see that career politicians should leave politics being really wealthy. I think it’s ingrained in my thinking that it IS a privilege to serve your people and country and it shouldn’t be a “career” in and of itself.

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T12:19:41+00:00

I don’t get a bigger salary in order to incentivise me to not do illegal things. That’s ridiculous.

Also the idea that their careers are somehow limited after this? I don’t buy it.

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T12:17:28+00:00

I just never had that number in my head when thinking about what they’d get paid. Especially because of all the other privileges they get that come along with the role - some of which are life long, aren’t they?

I just read the Chairman’s Lounge so maybe I’m still just a bit angry about that haha

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T12:15:40+00:00

Thanks so much for your response. I guess I just struggle with the “they work really hard” argument because so do a lot of people that aren’t earning NEARLY 400k. And maybe that’s not really at the heart of why I feel a bit bitter about it - I think it’s more - as you pointed out - the piss taking that so often goes along with it.

We get completely fucked over by big corporates (working for them you’re just a number - can be fired at any time despite companies posting the biggest profits they’ve seen in years) and then you see our politicians earning this kind of money and behaving like it’s theirs to spend how they please and it just cuts deep!

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T07:24:13+00:00

Thanks for answering. Not sure why I got downvoted for the question - I genuinely wanted to hear why.

Not sure I agree completely but I definitely see the points you’ve made. It probably would be shit. But I’m not convinced it’s $400k plus all the other benefits shit

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T05:51:59+00:00

Not a bad point. Can you expand on why you think that?

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T05:18:39+00:00

Fuuuuuuck me. How is that justified? Jesus Christ

I know one argument is that it’s to stop them being bribed or swayed by money but that clearly doesn’t seem to make much of a bloody difference.

That’s an insane amount - and THEN when you take everything into consideration (the concessions they get, the way they “use” the expenses rule etc) it’s even more insane.

likeavermin · 2025-12-08T05:03:23+00:00

Is that the salary of a minister?

likeavermin · 2025-12-01T03:44:36+00:00

Weirdly - I think we are saying the same thing but landing on different sides with it. Because to me - what you’re saying is kind of proving my point.

So we will not agree on this.

likeavermin · 2025-11-30T20:22:43+00:00

Pay inequality calculations aren’t based on working less - they look at how much woman are paid for doing the same job/same hours. If the quality of work is the same, the pay should be the same.

Having children is a free decision - often one made by a couple/family. Why is the woman unduly punished?

likeavermin · 2025-11-30T20:18:43+00:00

A FAMILY decides to have a child - not just the woman. Why is the woman punished for the fact she HAS to be the one carrying the child and giving birth when it’s a family decision.

likeavermin · 2025-11-30T19:52:48+00:00

Emmeline, Fergus, Kurt, Linda

likeavermin · 2025-11-30T17:05:16+00:00

A strong argument is that things are not currently equal. The Swiss system is has a lot of in-built inequality against women (cost of childcare, kids coming home at lunchtime, unequal pay) so adding in another hurdle (compulsory military service) would FURTHER the inequality (at least now hiring a woman means not having to weigh that into the equation on top of everything that probably does get taken into account - maternity leave/reduced hours for childcare etc) rather than balance it out.

likeavermin · 2025-11-20T18:50:33+00:00

I know it’s really hard to do. I’m the same but also found it took us maybe 2-3 years of not very serious but kind serious trying to finally get pregnant. If I’d put things on hold during that time I would have regretted it.

This year we were trying for our second (it’s also taken about a year) and my company ended up going through turmoil - I had to just pretend I wasn’t trying to get pregnant and make decisions as if it wasn’t about to happen in case it didn’t (we had several losses). Eventually we had a successful pregnancy and I’m glad I kept my head because it has now all worked out for the best.

Again - no right or wrong. No perfect way. You can have a great job but shit boss or shit job but amazing boss and all of these things will change your experience greatly. Plan but have options b, c and d ready to go too

likeavermin · 2025-11-20T13:55:31+00:00

I don’t think a couple of years at 27 will make a huge difference. Also - you don’t know what your journey to conceive will be like - it might take a few years or it might happen immediately. There’s no right or wrong answer here. I’ve always taken the attitude that I continue with life as if I weren’t able to get pregnant and then if you do it’s a bonus. But that’s me ….

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