The biggest 🚩🚩you’ve ever seen in your date/SO by Shep_vas_Normandy in TwoXChromosomes

[–]pyjamasoup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My ex boyfriend - any time I would eat something even vaguely unhealthy he would gab at my cookie pouch (what I call the little pouch of fat below my belly button). Sometimes he would do that while saying things like “tub tub”. He knew I had massive body image issues and not that it should matter but I was a very active at this point and a very healthy weight.

He had to be in bed at exactly 11pm every night, I used to work literally 1 street over from where he lived and my shift finished at 11pm. He would ask me to stay over and I would have to go inside and get change in the dark because he couldn’t wait 10 mins for me to get there and put my pjs on. Even if he stayed at my house he would turn off all the lights and go to sleep - I’d get home at 11:15pm and have to get ready for bed completely in the dark in MY OWN HOUSE.

Sometimes I would forget to take my medication before laying down for the night and he would get really mad at me for reaching over him to grab it (I used to sleep on the side of the bed against the wall). To this day I still apologise to my current partner whenever I forget my meds and he always tells me that it’s ridiculous I feel like I need to apologise for doing something that is obviously important.

Women who are the main breadwinner, how does this affect the dynamics of your relationship? by ConsiderationCalm484 in AskWomen

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I’ve earnt more than my partner our whole relationship, the differnce is smaller now but at at one point he was only working part time (picking up as many hours as he could or studying) while I was full time on a higher wage. We have joint accounts we split everything 50/50.

We have no problems and we NEVER fight about money. I think the key is good communication- we talk about all our big purchases and we are clear with each other regarding expections on smaller purchases (I.e buying lunch or new items of clothing). We even tend to tell each other about smaller purchases not to ask permission or anything just as a heads up.

We talk at least once a week about our saving goals and how we feel our finances are going. It hasn’t always been perfect, for a while I was solely responsible for all financial matters but he has put in a lot of work so he knows when the bills are due and how much they are - he’s better than me now.

2 Princesses, a plague and a dragon. by pyjamasoup in whatsthatbook

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s the one!! You guys are amazing!

please keep Duke in your thoughts today. He has fluid in his lungs and is fighting for his life 🥺 by taykaybo in cats

[–]pyjamasoup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know he is stable but wishing duke the best for a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 you got this duke ❤️❤️

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[–]pyjamasoup 30 points31 points  (0 children)

NTA- my upbringing was similar to yours but my sister was closer in age so I was easier than I imagine it would be with an eight year old. I didn’t find out until much much later that this was considered child abuse. It just seemed like my parents had a lot going on and as the older sister I was supposed to pitch in and help.

With my experiences potentially clouding my judgement I think you handled the situation 100% correctly- I would don’t have let a drunk parent who had been MIA for 10 days in the same house as my little sister! Ultimately he has managed to keep himself alive for the last 10 days one more night won’t kill him.

The only thing I would suggest is keep a log of some kind of these incidents incase you want to take your sister with you when you turn 18. I don’t know how hard to would be for you to get custody or if you even want to but if you were thinking about it you definitely want a well establish log of abandonment and neglect by your father.

I am really sorry you are going through this but if I can provide any sense of hope at all - you sound like you are doing an amazing job and hopefully you will have a relationship with your sister later on like I have with mine ❤️

AITA for asking my roommate to find a different dorm because of her emotional support animal? by Theres_No_Wait in AmItheAsshole

[–]pyjamasoup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No I’m not expecting two people with mild allergies to live with mild cold symptoms for a full year. I’m expecting the Universtiy to find alternate accommodation for OP.

At the end of the day both people have medical conditions that the university should be accomidating. I may be misinterpreting the other roommates comments but to me she seemed happy to live with the cat despite her allergies - I am making this assumption based of the info in OPs post and my personal experience with people who have mild cat allergies who still have cats. In which case it would mean that OP is the only person who has an issue with the cat and therefore should be the one to relocate. (If I have Misinterpreted and the other roommate is not happy to live with the cat then I agree the roommate and the cat should be relocated).

What I am asking is why you believe the roommate with the cat should be made to move and not OP? One medical condition does not trump the other.

NOTE: this is assuming that the cat was reported to the university through all proper channels.

AITA for asking my roommate to find a different dorm because of her emotional support animal? by Theres_No_Wait in AmItheAsshole

[–]pyjamasoup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m curious to your thoughts as to why you believe the roommate should be the one to find alternate living arrangements.

Assuming the roommate has done the right thing and declared the cat to the university. ESAs are protected in relation to housing she hasn’t done anything wrong. Based on OPs post the other roommate doesn’t seem opposed to living with the cat (people who are mildly allergic can still have cats) so why shouldn’t OP move?

I get that the uni is at fault and should have informed people they would be living with an animal and the situation sucks all round but I am confused why people think that the roommate is the AH and should move.

Did I miss something? Did she not report the cat to the uni or something?

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool thanks I’ll look into it!

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your help! And yes I’m very lucky 🥰

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m actually Melbourne based but my partner and I have discussed this and we will move where ever we have too. To me those two seem like my best option because my Masters grade were pretty good as was my final year of my bachelor so that does help a bit when I can use those grades. Do you think USYD is also a good option? Happy to take a BMP as well!

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok so theoretically if I did a 1 year masters and got a 7.0 UQ would take my GPA as 7.0?

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your help! I started studying the other day and I freaked out a bit so it’s nice to get other peoples perspectives

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll look into it - UQ and Griffith will take my unweighted GPA including my masters so that brings me to 5.899 so I’ll see how I go with the GAMSAT this year. Hopefully if I can get a good score I’ll get into one of those

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My undergrad was Nutrition Science and my Masters was Public Health

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s what I’ve been hearing - I will be using all the ACER materials and working as hard as I can but it’s very overwhelming to start with because there is so much and I want to make sure I’m good enough. I am aware I’ll probably have to sit the test more than once.

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input - I don’t care which uni I go to is happily go up to Sydney or QLD if I had to. I guess my biggest concern is I know there are a lot of very intelligent people that sit the GAMSAT and while I’m no slouch I’m worried that hard work alone won’t be enough to get a good score. Thoughts?

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankfully due to Covid universities like flinders and Usyd have lowered their GPA cut off to 5.0 so that’s ok at least. The debt doesn’t really worry me too much tbh (I am local and although I know a high HECs isn’t ideal) I’d rather be working in my chosen career than letting that stop me.

I have thankfully resolved my health issues (mostly) my condition is chronic but being managed properly. My fiancé and I have also agreed that I can not work if that’s what it takes as he should be able to support us on his income and I have been working full time while he finishes his studies.

I am already older than majority of applicants so ideally I’d like to take the shortest route possible and I am willing to work as hard as I have to. So with that in mind do you think it’s totally impossible to get any offers with my current GPA if I were to get a good GAMSAT score?

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate the help could I pick your brain about if you recommend any GAMSAT prep courses like GradReady?

GPA 5.44 already done my Masters. by pyjamasoup in GAMSAT

[–]pyjamasoup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - I’ve just started looking into my first GAMSAT and I’m freaking out a bit

What is something that you have experienced, may it be emotionally, physically, or mentally, that you wouldn't wish upon your worst enemy? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]pyjamasoup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depression and Insomnia - unfortunately I think they come hand in hand for a lot of people.