I found $50 in a jacket pocket!!!
I don’t even remember when I did it lol
Pizza for dinner hahaha
Discussion Thread 🎯 Tuesday 1 April 2025
Submitted 3 weeks ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Reverse ADHD tax!
I put money in something many months ago with the intention of forgetting about it and finding it later. I have forgotten where I put it which is a start
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That’s exactly what it is lol
And yet, the 20 I put away for morning coffees at the new job disappeared magically hahaha
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Hell yes
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
That’s 1.5 pizzas in today’s economy.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
1.3 sadly :(
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
A lot to take in, but so far so good!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
So this place is way bigger than I expected. I thought it was a medium sized family owned place but it’s part of some massive fucking 8bn group of companies.
Changes the dynamic a bit.
Everyone was nice, CEO took me and 2 others out for lunch which was cool.
It’s day 1, so don’t really have much of a real opinion.
But so far so good.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Sounds like lotsa opportunities to move around the org and gain skills - maybe leadership skills too. Sky is limit here.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
“Not obviously bananapants” is a win for week one.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good vibes are a good sign. Lets hope the size is a benefit rather than a hinderance
tone212_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Lunch on the first day is a good sign on the culture, making the effort to welcome you.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Here we go. Left pretty early just in case. Give me time to have a decaf before hand.
Pretty tired but will try to nap on the train.
Enjoy your day everyone :)
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good luck! Hope it’s a great team
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good luck!!
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Hope it goes well!
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good luck!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Kick ass!!! You’ve got this!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
All the best bro 😀
They’ll love you.
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Sleep study done. Pretty shit at the start with the wires. Got woken at 2pm because apparently was having breathing trouble so they tried CPAP. I reckon I got deep sleep for the first time in a LOOONG time after that. 😳 Now have to wait for full results.
I did keep laying there thinking “no-one knew who I was until I put on the mask”…
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Happy April Fools Day everyone.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I knew a few of you have older kids. Do any of you also have strained relationships with your parents? If so, what did you do differently? Just been thinking a bit (ok, a lot) over the past couple of days about how if I have the kind of relationship with my kid as my parents have with me I think It’d destroy me.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I did not have kids because of my relationship with my parents. I knew this when I was a kid myself.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Agreed and same. Knew I didn’t want kids when I was in kindergarten and that never changed. I can’t even say it’s because of my parents, because they were good for the first 10yrs of my life, but it just never interested me.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Interesting. I saw it more as a drive to not F up myself. I know how it could be if I shit the bed, and the damage it can cause.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
My mum often wonders why she has barely a relationship with any of her 5 kids, of which I’m the youngest. However, her eldest is on life support with a couple of days left and she’s already declared that she won’t be going to the funeral because “you don’t know how much she’s hurt me!” (yes, I do, now grow the fuck up)
Similar to dumblederp, I saw what my siblings and I went through and decided that along with the fact that I was born without a maternal bone in my body, I wasn’t going to risk raising kids and turning out like my parents.
Sorry, not the answer, but also an opportunity to trauma dump.
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
some women are born to be mothers. Some are born to be the cool aunt. Some are born to stay as far away from children as possible. It’s fucking critical that you discover which one you are before it’s too late. Big fat kudos to you for the self awareness many lack.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
“you don’t know how much she’s hurt me”
“But its not ABOUT you you narcissist b****” woulda been my reply there. 100% something my psycho mum would say too btw. Sorry for your loss.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I am non contact with my father.
What did I do differently?
Always listened. Always asked for opinions. Made sure my daughter knew that her needs and wishes are equal to that of the adults. Made sure she knew I was always there and never ever forgot or went back on my word. Made sure she had good sex education. Lots of pocket money so she had freedom to buy anything she needed. Moved to a good area so she had good opportunities.
So many cuddles, so many I Love You’s. No violence or fear.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I think the specifics of how you raise your kids is less important than whether or not you respect them as individuals that will change, grow and decide their own direction in life. Toxic relationships between parents and children pretty much all boil down to treating the child as if they are subordinate to your own thoughts and feelings. That might be using a child to try to fill gaps in your life (like having children in the expectation that they will provide you with unconditional love), trying to control what they do for work, who they have relationships with etc.
Being responsive to your child’s wants and needs and building a relationship based on that will always work far better than envisaging a relationship you want and trying to fit your child into that vision. The same applies to any relationship really - getting to know each other and working to create a mutually satisfying relationship over time takes both work and openness to knowing each other.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Meet them where they are? Yeah agreed. I think support is critical though.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I lucked out with my parents. Not the warmest household but shit got done. As a kid was all about the garden with the ol’ man, and garden / shopping and cooking with mum. Also playing golf as a fam helped. Activities with your kiddo(s) as they grow up I think is pretty key. I don’t think they had that so tried to ‘undo’ that part of their upbringing.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
My wife hasn’t spoke with her dad in over 20 years and with her mum for about 6 years now.
We both recognized what our parents did that was wrong (to us at least) and we tried to avoid repeating those mistakes.
We are also on the same page 99% of the time and back each other up.
From day 1 we put our kids first. Not our own parents and their wants, but us and the kids. That’s probably the biggest one.
We don’t care if our parents aren’t happy with something, as long as we and the kids are happy.
Example - wife’s family is big into giant family gatherings (weddings, birthdays, engagements etc). We are not. So we used to skip a lot of them, or leave early.
Received a fair bit of flack from relatives, and we just told them to shove it (politely). If my kid is tired or bored, we leave. Simple.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
We are also on the same page 99% of the time and back each other up.
How essential is this part? My wife supports me on the boundaries with my parents. But on other stuff we are less aligned.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Growing up my parents were busy working trying to make ends meet. There was no holidays, no luxuries, we had the basics. It wasn’t a particularly loving household but they were never cruel or selfish. I have a good relationship with my mum (my dad has passed) now.
I feel for people with manipulative and selfish parents. It’s not the way it should be.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Here’s a few do’s and don’ts
My mum/dad is my best friend - no
My mum/dad guilt trip me - no
My mum/dad set boundaries because they love me and they show me and tell me they love me all the time - yes
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
My parents are both dead, and the parenting techniques they employed with me were by today’s standards abusive and illegal. Similar story with Mr P, and his relationship with his parents is an example of how not to conduct familial relations, but only to be expected from such beginnings. As we both get older and time passes, it becomes increasingly evident that Mr P & I are not on the same page with a lot of things, in a way I didn’t ever anticipate could be possible, and are steadily and irrevocably drifting apart.
However, everything is a teaching moment, whether it’s about what to do or what not to. In any family, some will determinedly model appropriate behaviour and “workshop,” explain or discuss when it could’ve been better. Others are more an example of how not to be, and as such are still potentially useful while being far from admirable.
I could waffle in about this stuff for ages, but a pertinent thing I heard years ago went along the lines of, “The best part about being an adult is you get to choose which parts of your parents you get to be. You don’t have to be your parents.” It sounds like you have a more mindful attitude about parenting than previous generations in your family had. You get to build the relationship you want with your kids, we’re not condemned to repeat history. My parenting style could not be more different from my parents, and that’s a very deliberate choice of mine.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Ok, I’ve made a decision on which car to go and look at tomorrow. 🤞
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Gather round Thread… for I have a very important question:
Mushrooms (the eating sort). Do you peel or not?
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Eye test complete. Slightly bad distance vision, and moderate astigmatism. Getting glasses!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The contrast solution I drank contained artificial sweetener and I am in pain 😓 Not fun.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
All done, now on the way home. We’re both stuffed so Hunger Den dinner is on the cards.
Gonna get mein liebe up tomorrow for his first day of his job! I’m so happy and excited for him!!
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Now that’s it well past midday: what have been people been fooled by today? I clicked on the mod announcement without a second thought and laughed so hard, but also got tricked by a post about a whale shark in the bay. Every year I look forward to what Virgin Australia will come out with, along with Blizzard’s WoW patch notes (I wonder if that’s still a thing), though I’m often fooled on April 2nd by the posts that happen overnight.
A couple of years ago I saw a cute video of a car that drove around Denver CO with a coffee cup taped to their roof - that’s the kinda IRL prank I like, the ones that don’t hurt anyone but just cause a “OH!” sort of moment.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I heard Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk on Gold fm. Fair dinkum. Not a joke.
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Just had my psych appt and now my brain is mushy 💀
But I have to gather myself to help my partner get to his ADHD assessment appointment this arvo.
💀💀💀
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
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First day done yesterday. Everything went smooth. Decent crew, spiffy new office (we have a proper coffee machine!!!) with ergo chairs and all that.
Seems there’s a lot of work, but it’s all well planned with processes and quick approvals.
So I’ll be busy, but not frustrated.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
it’s still dark 🌃
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The car I wanted to look at tomorrow has been sold ☹️
Now I have to look at more to pick out number 2 option to look at instead. Bugger.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Wattlebirds are chasing the lorikeets offa the flowering carmelia tree. Must be some goodness in those flowers.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Good night everyone 😘
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Dammit, I’m hungry and I have all this prepped food in the freezer but I forgot to take any of it out to defrost. I have a bag of Jerusalem artichokes but cbf waiting to soak + roast. No other veg and need more than instant noods. Guess it’s frozen f&c again. Put a box of of veg bolognese in the fridge to defrost for tomorrow night…
Got over yesterday’s oncoming-cold feeling only to be SUPER jangly today. I’m going to try and read a damn book tonight rather than watch dumb shit on yt. I’ve downloaded Project Hail Mary, been meaning to read it for a while…
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
gees, it’s pretty quiet here 🙂
and I might go for a walk down the beach 🙂
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Drat Boyo😝! I have my birthday prezzie early again because finding a hiding spot in an entire house and shed is apparently impossible. Would be a useless spy. Now I wanna built Lego and have to work for hours still 😿
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Pinch, punch, first day of the month.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Cardigan I tried on in store from this season: 57% acrylic, 32% polyester, 8% wool, 3% elastane.
Cardigan I saw on Marketplace potentially from last season: 60% acrylic, 30% nylon, 8% wool, 2% elastane.
Chat says the Marketplace one would be softer but the in store one would be more durable because of the polyester?
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
The real star of “Uptown Funk” is Mark Ronson
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
anyone got good recs for duct cleaners? Our locals have shat the bed for me
briongloid@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
If you haven’t seen it yet, please read the Mod announcement.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
I’ve read it before.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Wow, that was a real wake up call, thank you!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
This was very instructive. Now you know the rules and so do I
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Nice one
just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Really important message worth reminding everyone about every once in a while. A must watch. Good one.
bacon@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Wow, thank you
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Goddammit 🤦🏼♀️😂
Pilk@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Téir ag feadail!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Bumbaclot
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Oh man, that was really informative! Thanks for the link!