• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    My father kept us imprisoned in the house. He would take me to and from school, and my mother to and from work.

    Sometimes I would be allowed to go with him to do the weekly food shopping. That was it. The rest of the time, we were props from him to unleash his insanity onto.

    As I grew older, my mother convinced him to let her take me to the doctor with her, by ourselves. She would then tell me to go visit with friends, then we would meet back up and go home together, with him none the wiser.

    Sometimes my mother is in my dreams and for a split second when I wake up I have forgotten she has passed away.

    What a life it has been.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      7·
      2 months ago

      Both my parents were the prison wardens of my life; without hijacking your post I’ll just say I grew up in a very uncharacteristic way for someone born early 70s. All those memes where they say they rode bikes all day with their friends and had to come home before the street lights came on and mucked about building cubbies etc., I cannot at all relate to. It’s hard when you can be long out of an abusive situation and it still just randomly pops up for no reason, like you’re out of it but never really free. It took a shamefully long time into my adulthood to realise that I am an adult, and have to employ my own initiative in life. I’m glad you’re out of that situation, and I hope the random “pop up” trauma doesn’t trouble you too much 🙏🏼

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      I’m glad you made it out and are here now.

      Stories like this one, make me tear up knowing there are families out there living in forced nightmares.

      • Cendana@aussie.zone
        6·
        2 months ago

        Wouldn’t hesitate to sue if I can. All proceeds from the suit for a parenting licensing scheme, with an in-person exam that’s on par with or harder than a Masters degree university course.

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      6·
      2 months ago

      Bro. thats… thats so shit. I’m glad you are free now. Cant physically hug ya so go stand in front of a mirror give yourself a big hug and pretend for me, ok?

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    13·
    2 months ago

    I am patient when it comes to technology, I am well trained, I read instructions very carefully

    pisses me off no end when i am gaslighted telling me I don’t know what I am doing , godamm fucking air cleaner has the wrong filters and I can’t fix it without the right parts, just like I said 2 years ago

    thank you for listening to my rant

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    My birth certificate got lost somewhere in the house a year or so ago and after many unsuccessful attempts to find it, I’d decided today was going to be the day I’d apply for a new one. Checked the Justice services joint in Broady was open and off I went on the bus and train. Sign on the door apologising for inconvenience but they are no longer processing BD&M requests, scan the QR code for a list of other locations and go there. Ok, so I did and Reservoir was the closest, so off I went on the bus and train. Get to Reservoir and the same sign is on their front door!

    Ended up getting photocopied notarised documents and submitted online, which I didn’t want to do because I hate sending personal ID documents online, would much rather do in person. I just don’t feel safe. The website is an utter shitshow, wouldn’t accept my postal address, I’ve seen window cleaning junkies work more effectively.

    So I got home and baked brownies with the kids, and they are fudgy and delicious (the brownies not the kids)

  • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Yipes - got a phone call on my break between clients - major shit has gone down at work.
    Better not say too much even semi-anonymously, but it’s time-to-join-the-union-and-get-representation shit.
    I see many phone calls in my future…

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    the sun has set and my room is dark
    i should get off the bed and the phone
    and clean my room
    as mother instructed

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    The surf is roaring in the distance… ‘bout 1.5km away, honestly one of my favourite sounds. Then every few minutes the neighbours’ cow moos and I lose my shit. I don’t know why a random cow mooing at 1am is funny but it is. Dog barking isn’t funny, plovers squawking isn’t funny… but when the cow goes it hits different.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    7·
    2 months ago

    This week has been the 7am start work week with lots of uni stuff due. Tired but wired. Sleep deprived but slowly sleeping earlier! Submitted stuff a little late but getting through it. Next week will be better

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    There’s some kind of onepass members deal weekend thing happening from today til sunday. Considered posting in the frugal community, but although they are deals, everything is branded so it doesn’t really compare to just buying home brand everything (I mean who the fuck is spending 30 bucks (on sale!) for “One Summer Eau De Toilette Spray”??). But these are some of them that seemed okay:

    Kmart

    (NB on the washing powder: Coles sell a 4kg box of homebrand washing powder for $5, so that’s what I mean by homebrand still being cheaper. That’s what I usually buy)

    And a couple more from Kmart that seem like more kiddy things. Idk if they’re worth it, or would even appeal to kids (they seem like stuff nobody else bought so ended up on special buy to me), but I know a lot of parents like to buy things for chrissy through the year, so maybe they appeal to someone:

    Elsewhere

    Catch, Bunnings, Target, and Priceline all have deals on, too, but I haven’t had a chance to look through them just yet. Plus I’m trying not to impulse buy all of the things.

    Officeworks has 15x flybuys points on Apple products, and half price standard photo printing in store.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        You have a fair point. Personally, I’ve pretty much just accepted my details probably already are up for sale somewhere. Everywhere seems to either have data breaches once a week, or basically is a data breach (selling everything they know to the highest bidder). The “deals” aren’t really anything special for the most part either. Half price/home brand pretty much makes the first list redundant anyway

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      3·
      2 months ago

      That’s totally cool to go in there. I’m not a mod or anything but if people prefer brand for some reason and use deals or coupons that’s still frugal

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
      3·
      2 months ago

      The thieves used a crane!!! Seems very organised. You don’t just steal a very heavy very famous sculpture to put in your own front yard.

          • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
            4·
            2 months ago

            There has to be somewhere they take it to cut it into smaller anonymous pieces.

            Some crooked metalworking place

            • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
              6·
              2 months ago

              Lots of these - with big machines to chop metal things up into smaller bits. Until recently there was one in Weston St in Brunswick - just near Barkly Square and next door to the Comanchero Bikie Gang headquarters. Not a coincidence I think.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    6·
    2 months ago

    I got so many things on my to do list done today 🙂 , just niggling things

    I have every cupboard sorted now and unwanted stuff put aside, most has already been taken to op shop or distributed to neighbours