Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Thought someone had died at their desk at work today.
Found them unresponsive slumped over their desk and had to call ambos.
Worked out okay in the end but jeebus what a day!!!
Never a dull moment at this job
hugs, hope it all worked out fine and you’re ok too. It can be quite distressing to be a first responder.
Terrifying, but you handled it well! You are amazing; you deserve to chill and self-care. Sending you good vibes 💜 💜 💜
Oh god that must have been awful for everyone involved. Are you able to talk to a pro if you need to? Maybe consider taking Fri off for a long weekend to decompress. Hope all’s well for your colleague and the rest of the team too.
Friday will only be a half day thankfully.
Might head straight to the sauna once I’m done for the day.
My boss just tried to talk to me about The Ashes and I just stared at him completely uncomprehending of what any of his words meant. “howaboutthatfourthtest”, he said as he passed my desk, with absolutely NO CONTEXT. Cue me being like what test? Are we testing something? Are we testing ME?
Happy birthday to me 😌 Very excited to be thirty flirty and thriving 💘
Happy birthday Jennifer Garner 💖
Edit: I hope you were referencing Sufdently 30, or this would be awkward.
Happy birthday!
Any exciting plans for today?
I’d settle for a nice meal and being warm and toasty tonight
Anyway have a great brithday!
Thank you! I am going to eat some of the donuts I got yesterday and then my partner is coming home early from work and we will hopefully be going for a nice meal somewhere. We have to base going out off baby’s moods so we shall see 🥲
working on weaponising my ASD contrariness and defining my anxiety as being a stupid screeching monkey. Note that I am not stupid, the anxiety is a literal panicking monkey pulling on my hair and trying to make me do stupid things. Yes bitch. I am othering you. Because I do not like others trying to make me do shit (panic) that makes no sense because they’re idiots who want herd validation for their idiocy.
see how this works.
Feels. I fight my stupid brain everyday.
This is called self awareness. Might be worthwhile to watch Monkey on Netflix. Each of the animal spirits depicted are an aspect of human nature. Monkey is clever but also a bit wild. Clever monkey tries hard to control wild monkey but the nature of monkey is irrepressible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SUoHmpRdM
I think I’ll watch a version of it. It always makes me a kinder gentler person ( but still ready to fight if I must )
I was born in the 70’s, Monkey on ABC was a staple :P
(always had a bit of a thing for Sandy tbh)
Ugh. Mr Peeler has yet another speeding fine. I pay his rego, insurance, give him petrol money each week so he can at least pick up the kids from school, I paid his last (how many!) fines because he didn’t even ring up to arrange instalments… I just can’t even. I get that he’s dyslexic etc. But fucking hell! I’m not paying this one, fuck it. I’m working hard and trying to save so we can have things and he’s just pissing around. The other day he was late picking up the kids because he just “popped in” to a mate’s place in the afternoon and “had a whiskey,” then found himself stuck in traffic. Wtf is he even doing drinking before picking up the kids?! I’m fucking relying on this fuck!
Just getting it out of me before I get home or it’ll come out in an angry rush which will in turn make him angry, defensive or both, and the kids will be right there exposed to it all. Thanks for listening.
None of my business of course, but the relationship seems a bit unbalanced? You seem to be covering his expenses (and his arse)…what does he contribute, is he working? I used to be the major breadwinner in our 24 year relationship, but things took a turn about 10 years ago and, because of things, now I’m not. There’s not a day when I don’t think about that, and I do everything I can to be a worthy contributor to the household even if not financially.
Mr Peeler better like sleeping on the couch or better yet, outside because this is some bullshit. Being dyslexic or whatever isn’t an excuse for the shitty behaviour he is displaying. And drinking before picking up the kids? Absolutely fuck that noise. He needs a good kick up the arse. If you don’t do it, he’s going to continue to behave irresponsibly. Don’t vent to us to get it out so you’re calmer when you get home. You need to unleash hell on him and set some boundaries because right now he is walking all over you. Sorry to be harsh but I just hate seeing good people get treated like shit.
Damn, I remember when you mentioned the last one you had to pay.
Not to really add any more to what everyone else has already said but he mustn’t have many demerit points left either?
I hope he realises what this is doing to your household and what would happen if he gets his license suspended?
