• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Heading to aldi, going to buy some of their dumplings for the first time, amongst other things. Anyone needs anything while I’m there?

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I used cold brew instead of water in my vanilla manshake and it’s not bad! If I post “help help” in about 30 minutes then I’m having a little bit of a heart attack so please send help.

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Cold brew is a great addition to smoothies. It’s mostly water anyway, so you’re still getting that hydration - technically

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    The boys were fascinated by a remote control car last weekend so I think it’s time for me to break out mine.

    I hope they don’t mind I don’t have a truck. I’m a ‘serious’ remote control car enthusiast that goes for cars and buggies.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Rant warning. Red paint. Everywhere. 🤪

    Miniest made a storybook costume for today’s parade a couple of nights ago and it looked great. She painted it red with acrylic paint and used her nans drop sheet (Nan’s an artist) to protect the floor. All good, it dried beautifully, she put a cartoon face on it and it looked great. While I was at work yesterday Mr P decided it needed second coat of paint. He poured red oil paint all over it (over acrylic) and put no protection down. On the dining table 🤦🏼‍♀️I came home from work to discover tacky wet red paint all over everything (think light switches, toilet lid and seat, pale grey living room curtains, carpet, my mother’s table cloth, children, fridge door, walls… I mean everything). Paint on the little face she’d made. I said, “why didn’t you tell him no?” And she said she did but he just did it anyway 🤦🏼‍♀️I said, “this has to come off because it won’t dry on time,” (it says on the instructions that it takes between a week and 6 months to fully harden) so we spent the rest of the evening sopping all that paint off; it took a whole double length roll of kitchen towel, a roll of toilet paper, most of a box of gloves and several newspapers. Elder Minipeeler was an invaluable asset in this. And it was still a bit wet in places! This morning I opened the dishwasher and discovered that he’d just tossed the paintbrushes he’d used in there on the top rack and turned it on🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ Now I have paint on the plastic containers, cups and glasses as well. Miniest wanted me to paint the words Once Upon A Time… on the spine of the book in gold, which I did this morning (it’s fast drying gold metallic paint) and the red paint is still a bit wet in places 🤦🏼‍♀️So she’s off to school with red painty hands and a very slightly damp in places project, but one she’s happy with. I said, “don’t stand near a girl with an expensive store bought costume whatever you do!”

    I suppose I’ll laugh one day.

    Did I happen to mention that I’m allergic to mineral turps?

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I’m sorry. “We” as in you? No no no no no. YOU put your feet up whilst HE unfucks the mess he created. Meanwhile YOU consider not kicking him out of the house.

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The only possible response is to take his pillow and doona and put them in the dog’s kennel (if you have a dog) or in the laundry if you don’t. A disaster of this magnitude demands a severe response.

      Um, I’m sure he was trying to connect with Miniestpeeler and help her project, but he sure did pick a weird way of doing it. The dishwasher bit was totally unnecessary and I can’t think of any sane person who puts dirty paintbrushes in the dishwasher.

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        It had me genuinely gobsmacked for a bit, but he’s lucky I’m not a staying angry kind of person. I guess I’m more a problem solver so my focus was on how do I fix the project and how do I fix the paint on everything situation. You’re spot on that he was trying to connect with and help Miniest… he’s a 63yo (with a 14yo mentality) with a 10yo daughter and no clues at all.

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        This morning he must’ve hit on the idea to scrape the paint off. I got out of the shower to discover him standing in front of the project with a paint scraper and a ponderous expression. I tersely hustled him out with an “I think you’ve helped enough” type of statement. Then when I got to work and I was telling my coworkers I could not stop laughing, like almost manic pressure release type 😂

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        For real, if I’d done something like that I’d seriously be sleeping in the car. With the fishes. While wearing concrete shoes.

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        He honestly believed he was helping, trying to make up for some “slackluster” parenting. His own father was a shit example. Ruby forgives him and thinks it’s funny now.

    • Taleya@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      my preciously armadillo if this dude isn’t neurodivergent, mentally ill or a major god of sex why the ever loving fuck do you put up with these shenanigans.

      Like, His Lordship is three for three and I’d still be putting a foot up his arse here.

      • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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        2 months ago

        It’s a combination of the first two I think, lol. Also it is his family home we’re living in. There are times I’ve thought, if the kids weren’t so connected to the area and dependent on me, and I had the financial means, I’d be gone. My MIL is leaving it to the children in a trust with me as administrator, as she doesn’t trust him to not be stupid somehow and fuck it up. He isn’t malicious, which is frustrating, it’s like the older he gets the more stupid he gets and I thought people were supposed to get wiser and I don’t understand it at all.

        • Taleya@aussie.zone
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          2 months ago

          Has anyone actually tried to get him to see someone for assessment? I know its like pulling teeth (I’m in the process of practically having to bully His Lordship into his formal ADHD paperwork) but that shit definitely DOES get worse as you get older and chances are that none of you have to put up with it - there’s stuff you can do

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    Today I’m feeling drained.

    Just when you think everything’s going well everything comes crashing down and what I thought I had solved and did for yesterday to be all set and completed turned out to be a totalure failure and stress inducing till the moment I went to sleep.

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I hope things feel better soon friend. Take deep breaths, close your eyes and imagine the weight of it all being lifted from your shoulders.

      It will be okay

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      I know that feeling and it sucks you’re going through that right now. I hope you can get everything sorted

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      Idle thought post time: I found a $300 Avert duffle dry bag in the park on the dog walk this morning. Probably crime. I’ll give it a wash and drop it at the op-shop.

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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    2 months ago

    I really could’ve benefited from staying in bed til 10am today. I am le tired, though I hsve no missiles…

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
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    2 months ago

    Movie Review. Kick-Ass.

    Thoughts on an R rating for a movie about violence and force perpetrated and suffered by children.

    In real life children can suffer all the same horrors as adults and too often do. I really do think we should put our effort in protecting children from real life violence rather than fictional violence.

    And maybe fictional violence can help children understand the world around them better.

    I don’t like violence, doesn’t mean it’s good to pretend it doesn’t exist.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I enjoy violent movies and video games as long as the context is there. Gore and senseless violence for the sake of it doesn’t work for me.

      Kids know the difference thankfully and are cognisant of real vs fake

      In real life, I can’t stand seeing people get hurt or hurting others.