::: spoiler Insecurity
I got floppy saggy titties
Tiger stripes on my belly
But I'm a childfree thirty-three
So why don't I look like those other ladies
I used to be quite the fatty
I know this intellectually
But my wrinkly boobies
Don't look like the other ladies
He says I'm hot
But I feel like a blob
My tits will be down to my knees
By the time I'm fifty-three
:::
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Force_majeure123 - 2mon
I like titties /
All shapes and sizes /
As long as I /
Can put them in my mouth.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
Huehuehue
Boobies
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Rusty Raven - 2mon
::: spoiler spoiler
When I'm fifty-three
My tits will be free
To chat with my knees
If they so please
I've tried elastic and boning to hold the girls up
But all the scaffolding in the world would not be enough
My belly is wavy with numerout pleats,
There may be stripes too (I can't see underneath)
I used to cinch everything in,
Thought shapewear was a win.
But I couldn't breathe or bend
So gave up on it in the end
I gave up trying to look like all the other ladies did
And started to embrace what before I always hid
Now that I'm passing fifty my tits will finally be free
To have a little chat with my once far distant knees.
:::
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
I love this so much!
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
aw, so many hugs
::: spoiler spoiler
( it was a sad day in my late forties when my nips went below the horizon, it happens to all of us )
:::
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
Thank you for this! ๐
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
::: spoiler spoiler
( i used to have a really beautiful body, n/k . and i'm kinda sad i've aged and sagged etc. i was lucky??, so many people have felt sad their whole life ( which makes me angry, no one should be sad ) and i feel kinda ashamed even if i was never judgey once, i was just oblivious to my own body
and another thing
when i think of my loved ones i don't think of bodies, of course i love them but a body is just the vehicle for their beautiful spirit, I treasure all wear and tear gained along the way in life , they are badges of honour on a life well lived )
:::
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
Those other ladies are over thinking their imperfections like any other woman. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
Logically I know this, emotionally less so ๐๐ญ
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
You're beautiful โค๏ธ
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
Thank you! ๐ฅน๐
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Salvo - 2mon
Please listen to Tim Minchinโs song โConfessionsโ.
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
I'm already a fan haha, I LOVE Minchin!
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melbaboutown - 2mon
All of this is so normal though, even at younger ages or consistently lower weights and with or without children. Have you actually seen every other AFAB body in the world?
Also itโs about whatโs normalised. Whose bodies are highly visible/who do we see most? Models, actors, athletes. Do they select harshly for insane levels of fitness or impossibly high beauty standards (and possibly surgery or airbrushing)? Yes, yes they do. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/CsqTvLbcDB8
Whether you get highly visible stretch marks and how much boobs sag (because they all eventually will) can even depend on how dense breast tissue is or how resilient your skin is.
There was a song I was going to link called โI love my bodyโ from the Netflix show Bigmouth and didnโt because there is a lot of nudity in the video and the show is crudeโฆ but it really shows a lot of realistic variations in womenโs bodies and presents it as a positive or neutral thing.
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imoldgreeeg - 2mon
I am fighting this bleary day with carbs
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
You've convinced to get a pizza. Thank you ๐
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bacon - 2mon
falcon babies cute
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imoldgreeeg - 2mon
so much floof
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
Okay, I am so over children right now. Was not aware we'd see 5yo Niece again until the chaos entered the front door.
Then going into the room partner and I are staying in, and touching everything. A mad rush to hide the condoms before she started asking about them. I already woke up on the wrong side of the bed, so I was quite short with telling her to leave.
My darling child always tries to embarrass me and it never works but she tries.
Her: So I was waiting on a package from Amazon and I checked the delivery and I noticed that you were also waiting on a package. OMG $22 LUBE. Girl, you can get that from coles for $6.
Me: But it's German and I'm worth it.
Her: I'm just letting you know whatever you buy online I can see so don't go buying sex toys ok.
Me: I prefer to buy those in store.
Her: Youse disgust me. (Walks off laughing)
Husband walks into the room carrying cups of coffee, wide eyed with a smile on his face.
The point is don't be ashamed. Own it. Don't go fucking with my stuff. And if it's not your kid, it's not your problem to explain. That's the parents job.
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anotherspringchicken - 2mon
Being the only female in a house with blokes, Iโve been subjected to quite a number of discussions about penises and their behaviours. I like to take revenge by sharing information about the menopause in gory detail.
We are all now better educated so itโs win-win, really
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
I can't tell you how much I love that. โค๏ธ
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SaneMartigan - 2mon
I heard it called cougar puberty recently.
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anotherspringchicken - 2mon
Iโm using that ๐
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
But itโs German
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
It's true. If my husband wasn't lebanese he'd wanna be German. No lie.
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SaneMartigan - 2mon
Pjur? That's the good stuff.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
Pjur. Woman nude. ๐
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
When I was probably your daughter's age, I got myself a few ahem things online. My parents would go snooping in my transactions and saw it. I absolutely should've owned it. This is a family though who would not let me have partners in my room and see NSFW stuff as a very taboo thing and threatened to kick me out of the house if they ever found out I did anything.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
Yeah. I don't go snooping. What my daughter does is her business. We do talk about stuff but it's all about keeping safe.
What's funny is she texted me and said "Why did your lube come before my make--up ๐ก". "German's are always on time".
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
๐๐
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
children are a lot like cats, you cant reason with them but you can anticipate what they will do, they are also mildly teachable
you'll be fine
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Taleya - 2mon
Standoffish cat was little spoon! Standoffish cat was jetpack! I am blessรฉd!!
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
::: spoiler I don't think I want to work with people anymore.
I work in retail (sometimes). It's so odd how some customers think you're really patient and kind, and others accuse you of treating them like shit. Yesterday I asked someone to do something that we have to ask customers to do, and I get called a bitch and that it's all bullshit.
I know people's behaviour is just communication, and that I shouldn't take it personally, but sometimes in the moment, I still feel my fight-flight-freeze response going. Body says danger.
Was floating around the store today and the 15 year old girl at registers got really overwhelmed. A customer was on crutches and was waiting a while because the girl obviously couldn't be in two places at once, and needed assistance. I walked past there and she was bawling her eyes out. I could've handled it so much better, by apologising to the customer first and helping them, and then seeing if the girl was okay. The customer was getting pissed and telling me that there should be more staff on, and that that girl didn't know what she was doing. The girl knew what she was doing, but got really overwhelmed by that customer. She was justified in being angry, but taking it out on a 15 year old girl, come on.
I went straight to the girl, and asked if she was okay, and then told that customer not to be rude to the girl. She's 15 and trying her best. Then another customer came up from behind and said I should be more considerate to the injured person, and it's not their fault if we don't have enough staff. I kept telling her I understand, and she's like no you don't. Clearly you don't know what's in my head ma'am.
I should've just said what's going on and gauged the situation to de-escalate it, but I see someone crying and panicking, and feel like they should be tended to first. Going to try not to beat myself over this.
:::
Anyway, cheers ๐ป
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SaneMartigan - 2mon
Nah good for you, customer service aren't punching bags. If you don't agree with the business LEAVE.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
I would have done the same. The customer isn't going to die because they had to wait an extra 10 mins
A literal child is so upset she's in tears.
The customer can fucking wait or go elsewhere.
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
Yeah, it's not that deep! Sometimes things take longer than expected in life. Not saying that they should have to wait a super long time when it can be done faster, but no need to make a girl cry.
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Force_majeure123 - 2mon
Something that helps me in this situation is thinking something along the lines of: wow these people are pretty messed up to be treating people like that, poor things, must have had a hard life. I pity them that they are how they are
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
you would think so but not always, I know quite a few arseholes that have had an objectively nice life
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
You are a much kinder person than I am.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
You are such a beautiful person. I really don't understand people sometimes. To customers who can't be patient, tell your story walking cunt. It makes me angry who don't understand a fair go.
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
so many hugs, you did the right thing
and remember, even rude people sometimes get injured,
I miss my old barber so much. He moved and so I've had to find someone new. First replacement didn't do a great job and the second replacement, while better, still isn't it. Too long first time, now too short second time. My head is cold. At this stage I'm going to just grow my hair out indefinitely and look like a bum.
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
Long hair on male-presenting people is so fucking hot ๐ฅ
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
Ooh just saw the oxalis post from yesterday lol.
I suppose we need an update.
Aerogard (40% deet) works very well. It's been a few months and surprisingly it hasn't bounced back so I think it does maybe hit the bulbs. Didn't kill any other plants using it. Found it works best when it's a still, sunny day.
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SituationCake - 2mon
Sounds promising. Oxalis is seasonal though, it starts dying about now and comes back in autumn. Will need an update in 6 months time.
I saw in the Aldi catalogue thereโs a weed killer heat gun on sale soon. Am tempted to get it to try as a chemical free alternative.
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
I wouldn't surprised if it bounced back and angrier than before lol.
Does it just kill the oxalis or the surrounding stuff too?
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
Surrounding stuff survives!
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
Everything is so X rated on the DT today.
We've gone from not naughty librarians, to dingers, to sex toys and lube and boobs.. an ibis (if that's what ducks are into these days it's hard to keep up).
lol, good times. The club I worked at - revelations - finished at 3? then we'd all walk to the metro which was open until 5, head to fast eddies for an expensive coffee then catch the first train home.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
Mid 90s it was the Sports Club when every thing closed, for us.
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TheWitchofThornbury2 - 2mon
70s was Stalactites. Never closed. Or the Italian Waiters Club.
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SaneMartigan - 2mon
I worked under the Waiters Club for about four years.
When I see your username I think of a rapidly applied butt plug.
And not in a bad way whatsoever.
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
These days it's more about how you get it out without doing your rotator cuff.
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SaneMartigan - 2mon
You don't tie a string to it and slam the door?
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MeanElevator - 2mon
Your doors have hinges?
Look at Mr. Moneybags over here with his door accessories.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
๐ฅ Oops.
Great song. It's going on the playlist. ๐
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PeelerSheila - 2mon
Yesterday I did 8,660 steps during a strenuous day at work, then dashed home, cooked dinner and fell asleep! Woke up just after midnight. Must've turned back into a pumpkin or something ๐
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SituationCake - 2mon
Got the 2am sads. Why you do this brain, I want to go back to sleep.
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tombruzzo - 2mon
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SituationCake - 2mon
Wise words
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PeelerSheila - 2mon
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melbaboutown - 2mon
That is the worst. I try to curl up with something peaceful on in the background and just rest
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SituationCake - 2mon
Distraction is a good strategy
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
First interview done. Not bad.
Second one was postponed to Tuesday.
Gym done, time for music practice and more applications.
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
YASSSSSS ๐
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Drum practice is so fucking lame but incredibly effective lol
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
Friend I haven't seen since January is working in Japan for six months. I don't know if she would do the same for me, but I've wanted to visit Japan, and maybe see her along the way. Flights are not super cheap, but I've been researching all week to the point where Google Flights shows me a higher price because of all the browsing. I feel like I've hyped myself up for it.
Went to my managers at work and they said they support my endeavour. As soon as uni is done, I will be on the grind for more cash.
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
friends and family are rare, treasure them,
so many hugs
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melbaboutown - 2mon
I missed seeing the text yesterday that the meds came in! Theyโve been obtained now, thatโs a relief.
The flowers seem to be starting to come up in the pots now. The blessing and the curse is there isnโt much for me to do there.
Itโd be great if either my area or health was better to feel comfortable going out more. I spend too much time on the internet which is tanking my mental health. Meetups arenโt the answer though. I feel like a lot of people there are using it to find dates, which isnโt something Iโm interested in and creates uncomfortable situations.
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Force_majeure123 - 2mon
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Catfish - 2mon
Show us the toe beans
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
Boop.
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Psspsspss
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
::: spoiler one of these is not like the other lol
:::
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Tall boiiiii
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Taleya - 2mon
ok what the fuck happened last night because I know four people with ADHD in various levels of medication / support needs and they're all on their goddamn squirrel skates today
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imoldgreeeg - 2mon
Not sure but I woke up with the WORST brain fog - like being hung over and sick. Really struggling with the jittery sads. (not ADHD but probably adjacent according to popular opinion). Some planet has gone retrograde.
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melbaboutown - 2mon
Is Mercury in Gatorade?
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
i had such a disturbed sleep, Bill and Ted were fighting all night and trying to get in shaking my door
It's Bill, he hates that Ted loves the halloween house
i jammed my door shut so it doesn't rattle and got some sleep
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melbaboutown - 2mon
Does there need to be a second Halloween house?
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SpinMeRound - 2mon
I blame the wind.
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CEOofmyhouse56 - 2mon
What are squirrel skates? Asking on behalf of everyone here.
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imoldgreeeg - 2mon
::: spoiler maybe this?
:::
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Taleya - 2mon
running joke of ADHDers having squirrel brain (so here I am, having this conversation and OOH LOOK A SQUIRREL) .
Today said squirrels appear to be on rollerskates.
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melbaboutown - 2mon
I have no idea but Iโm feeling it too. Recently my brain has gone completely squirrelly.
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Taleya - 2mon
I know I'm kinda excited but that's because spring is sproinging and better weather and oh my god no more potted garden work I can finally knock off the paving and raised bed area.
also I just got this automation working and it's fucking sweeeet and the monthly meetup mob are gonna be jells af
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tombruzzo - 2mon
I'm feeling a lot better today so I've just been chilling at home and tinkering with some music. It's nice to have a day to myself where I'm not trying to do anything or get things done like a regular day of leave.
Yesterday I spent a bunch of time playing Echo Point Nova. It's a must check out if you like your fast paced shooters like Doom Eternal or Ultrakill.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Check out a game called Cult. Looks like itโs using a similar engine to an old game called Blood from the id software days.
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tombruzzo - 2mon
I think you mean Cultic. I own it, just need to get in and play. It looks good. Boomer shooters are my thing, I grew up on the first two Quakes and Duke Nukem
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Yep thatโs the one.
And same! Check out a game called prodeous if you havenโt already. Absolute pinnacle of boomer shooters.
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tombruzzo - 2mon
Prodeous sounds familiar but i think I thought it was a different type of game. I'll look into it, thank you
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Catfish - 2mon
Glasses picked up. Bets on how many minutes until a cat yeets them. Also, no I am not your naughty librarian.
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Bottom_racer - 2mon
And here I was waiting for some softly spoken naughty ASMR ISBN readings :(
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Catfish - 2mon
Honey, I work with stuff before ISBN were a twinkle in Gutenberg's eggfast
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TheWitchofThornbury2 - 2mon
You mean, you were all Dewey eyed? Oooh, sexy!
EDIT: Hit me with your 306.775, or crank it up a notch with 800.803538 for maximum effect ...
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
i'm more a 823 girl
( it's the only number I remember )
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TheWitchofThornbury2 - 2mon
English fiction? I am certainly willing to believe that the English are fictional.
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Catfish - 2mon
Spot on!
Looks like you could be able to decider my old Reddit name
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TheWitchofThornbury2 - 2mon
Gurl, back in the late 60s we used to trade these numbers like they were pokemons. Then the problem became how to find a library that was willing to admit that they stocked them. I kinda miss the old days of the card files in drawers. You never knew what you could find in them there drawers.
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Catfish - 2mon
I don't miss the terror of almost dropping a full tray of fiche!
Most of what I do does have X in the location code, but that says nothing about the content
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
Shit sleep gang
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Asleep at midnight up wide awake at 5am :(
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SaneMartigan - 2mon
Ahh, the usual, more arrrrgghhhhh tho.
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MeanElevator - 2mon
Was a weird night. Somehow feeling refreshed though.
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Pizza has arrived.
Gatorade is cold.
Dragon ball z is on.
Heaven!
(Seriously dragon ball is fucking awesome)
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StudSpud The Starchy - 2mon
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Gibsonhasafluffybutt - 2mon
Right?!?! I mean come on!
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
I'm into week 2 of listening to books about and by the royals
after the initial horror and disgust at the psychos like fergie, andrew and edward 8 etc my brain is slowly turning to mush
these awful people are all the same, it's boring
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LowExperience2368 - 2mon
If you need something to repair the mush, Project Hail Mary ๐
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
I've been listening to it again. ๐ธ
"fist the bump"
but the royal stuff is not just gossip, this is treasonous espionage and murder that has been covered up. The writer found papers in other countries that revealed the facts.
the guy was in a pact with hitler to pass on secrets and then he would get the throne when the nazis won
makes me think of melania too
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Taleya - 2mon
Which books?
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Rusty Raven - 2mon
Apparently there was another $75 energy bill relief payment for October. That will help a tiny bit to mitigate the massive bill I'm expecting now that they've actually read my gas meter instead of estimating it.
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melbaboutown - 2mon
Iโm still waiting on Melbcatโs meds that were ordered in ๐ค๐ One is available but not the other
Edit: And her food obviously was running out of stock because instead of the full amount I got some loose cans and a refund.
::: spoiler rant about an answer
Keith is a fucking idiot. Who gets upset that their wife NICOLE FUCKING KIDMAN is successfu? Especially when everyone I've spoken to about this can't name a single song of his and we all thought he was American? He's a fucking stupid stupid man in the typical midlife crisis that old no name men go through - "let's ditch my beautiful, intelligent, successful wife for someone who could be my daughter" - I HATE HIS STUPID FACE
:::
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imoldgreeeg - 2mon
9/10! Woohoo
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PeelerSheila - 2mon
8/10.
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Seagoon_ - 2mon
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those house building spider robots couldn't be any worse than the cowboys on the Site Inspections site
YarraByte in melbourne
Discussion Thread ๐ฌ Friday 3 October 2025
::: spoiler Insecurity I got floppy saggy titties
Tiger stripes on my belly
But I'm a childfree thirty-three
So why don't I look like those other ladies
I used to be quite the fatty
I know this intellectually
But my wrinkly boobies
Don't look like the other ladies
He says I'm hot
But I feel like a blob
My tits will be down to my knees
By the time I'm fifty-three :::
I like titties /
All shapes and sizes /
As long as I /
Can put them in my mouth.
Huehuehue
Boobies
::: spoiler spoiler
When I'm fifty-three My tits will be free To chat with my knees If they so please
I've tried elastic and boning to hold the girls up But all the scaffolding in the world would not be enough My belly is wavy with numerout pleats, There may be stripes too (I can't see underneath)
I used to cinch everything in, Thought shapewear was a win. But I couldn't breathe or bend So gave up on it in the end
I gave up trying to look like all the other ladies did And started to embrace what before I always hid Now that I'm passing fifty my tits will finally be free To have a little chat with my once far distant knees.
:::
I love this so much!
aw, so many hugs
::: spoiler spoiler ( it was a sad day in my late forties when my nips went below the horizon, it happens to all of us ) :::
Thank you for this! ๐
::: spoiler spoiler ( i used to have a really beautiful body, n/k . and i'm kinda sad i've aged and sagged etc. i was lucky??, so many people have felt sad their whole life ( which makes me angry, no one should be sad ) and i feel kinda ashamed even if i was never judgey once, i was just oblivious to my own body
and another thing
when i think of my loved ones i don't think of bodies, of course i love them but a body is just the vehicle for their beautiful spirit, I treasure all wear and tear gained along the way in life , they are badges of honour on a life well lived ) :::
Those other ladies are over thinking their imperfections like any other woman. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Logically I know this, emotionally less so ๐๐ญ
You're beautiful โค๏ธ
Thank you! ๐ฅน๐
Please listen to Tim Minchinโs song โConfessionsโ.
I'm already a fan haha, I LOVE Minchin!
All of this is so normal though, even at younger ages or consistently lower weights and with or without children. Have you actually seen every other AFAB body in the world?
Also itโs about whatโs normalised. Whose bodies are highly visible/who do we see most? Models, actors, athletes. Do they select harshly for insane levels of fitness or impossibly high beauty standards (and possibly surgery or airbrushing)? Yes, yes they do. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/CsqTvLbcDB8
Whether you get highly visible stretch marks and how much boobs sag (because they all eventually will) can even depend on how dense breast tissue is or how resilient your skin is.
There was a song I was going to link called โI love my bodyโ from the Netflix show Bigmouth and didnโt because there is a lot of nudity in the video and the show is crudeโฆ but it really shows a lot of realistic variations in womenโs bodies and presents it as a positive or neutral thing.
I am fighting this bleary day with carbs
You've convinced to get a pizza. Thank you ๐
falcon babies cute
so much floof
Okay, I am so over children right now. Was not aware we'd see 5yo Niece again until the chaos entered the front door.
Then going into the room partner and I are staying in, and touching everything. A mad rush to hide the condoms before she started asking about them. I already woke up on the wrong side of the bed, so I was quite short with telling her to leave.
I just want to go home.
Edit: this is grounding me, an Austrian banger https://youtu.be/wkQKfNatKco
I'll tell you a little bit about privacy.
My darling child always tries to embarrass me and it never works but she tries.
Her: So I was waiting on a package from Amazon and I checked the delivery and I noticed that you were also waiting on a package. OMG $22 LUBE. Girl, you can get that from coles for $6.
Me: But it's German and I'm worth it.
Her: I'm just letting you know whatever you buy online I can see so don't go buying sex toys ok.
Me: I prefer to buy those in store.
Her: Youse disgust me. (Walks off laughing)
Husband walks into the room carrying cups of coffee, wide eyed with a smile on his face.
The point is don't be ashamed. Own it. Don't go fucking with my stuff. And if it's not your kid, it's not your problem to explain. That's the parents job.
Being the only female in a house with blokes, Iโve been subjected to quite a number of discussions about penises and their behaviours. I like to take revenge by sharing information about the menopause in gory detail.
We are all now better educated so itโs win-win, really
I can't tell you how much I love that. โค๏ธ
I heard it called cougar puberty recently.
Iโm using that ๐
It's true. If my husband wasn't lebanese he'd wanna be German. No lie.
Pjur? That's the good stuff.
Pjur. Woman nude. ๐
When I was probably your daughter's age, I got myself a few ahem things online. My parents would go snooping in my transactions and saw it. I absolutely should've owned it. This is a family though who would not let me have partners in my room and see NSFW stuff as a very taboo thing and threatened to kick me out of the house if they ever found out I did anything.
Yeah. I don't go snooping. What my daughter does is her business. We do talk about stuff but it's all about keeping safe.
What's funny is she texted me and said "Why did your lube come before my make--up ๐ก". "German's are always on time".
๐๐
children are a lot like cats, you cant reason with them but you can anticipate what they will do, they are also mildly teachable
you'll be fine
Standoffish cat was little spoon! Standoffish cat was jetpack! I am blessรฉd!!
::: spoiler I don't think I want to work with people anymore.
I work in retail (sometimes). It's so odd how some customers think you're really patient and kind, and others accuse you of treating them like shit. Yesterday I asked someone to do something that we have to ask customers to do, and I get called a bitch and that it's all bullshit.
I know people's behaviour is just communication, and that I shouldn't take it personally, but sometimes in the moment, I still feel my fight-flight-freeze response going. Body says danger.
Was floating around the store today and the 15 year old girl at registers got really overwhelmed. A customer was on crutches and was waiting a while because the girl obviously couldn't be in two places at once, and needed assistance. I walked past there and she was bawling her eyes out. I could've handled it so much better, by apologising to the customer first and helping them, and then seeing if the girl was okay. The customer was getting pissed and telling me that there should be more staff on, and that that girl didn't know what she was doing. The girl knew what she was doing, but got really overwhelmed by that customer. She was justified in being angry, but taking it out on a 15 year old girl, come on.
I went straight to the girl, and asked if she was okay, and then told that customer not to be rude to the girl. She's 15 and trying her best. Then another customer came up from behind and said I should be more considerate to the injured person, and it's not their fault if we don't have enough staff. I kept telling her I understand, and she's like no you don't. Clearly you don't know what's in my head ma'am.
I should've just said what's going on and gauged the situation to de-escalate it, but I see someone crying and panicking, and feel like they should be tended to first. Going to try not to beat myself over this. :::
Anyway, cheers ๐ป
Nah good for you, customer service aren't punching bags. If you don't agree with the business LEAVE.
I would have done the same. The customer isn't going to die because they had to wait an extra 10 mins
A literal child is so upset she's in tears.
The customer can fucking wait or go elsewhere.
Yeah, it's not that deep! Sometimes things take longer than expected in life. Not saying that they should have to wait a super long time when it can be done faster, but no need to make a girl cry.
Something that helps me in this situation is thinking something along the lines of: wow these people are pretty messed up to be treating people like that, poor things, must have had a hard life. I pity them that they are how they are
you would think so but not always, I know quite a few arseholes that have had an objectively nice life
You are a much kinder person than I am.
You are such a beautiful person. I really don't understand people sometimes. To customers who can't be patient, tell your story walking cunt. It makes me angry who don't understand a fair go.
so many hugs, you did the right thing
and remember, even rude people sometimes get injured,
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eek, there is a halloween monster in the house
Berk! Feed meโฆ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mluYB9YfzSI
I miss my old barber so much. He moved and so I've had to find someone new. First replacement didn't do a great job and the second replacement, while better, still isn't it. Too long first time, now too short second time. My head is cold. At this stage I'm going to just grow my hair out indefinitely and look like a bum.
Long hair on male-presenting people is so fucking hot ๐ฅ
Ooh just saw the oxalis post from yesterday lol.
I suppose we need an update.
Aerogard (40% deet) works very well. It's been a few months and surprisingly it hasn't bounced back so I think it does maybe hit the bulbs. Didn't kill any other plants using it. Found it works best when it's a still, sunny day.
Sounds promising. Oxalis is seasonal though, it starts dying about now and comes back in autumn. Will need an update in 6 months time. I saw in the Aldi catalogue thereโs a weed killer heat gun on sale soon. Am tempted to get it to try as a chemical free alternative.
I wouldn't surprised if it bounced back and angrier than before lol.
Weed burners are good fun! I bought this cheapo one: https://www.totaltools.com.au/welding/soldering-irons/73683-hot-devil-750mm-super-heat-wand-weed-killer-hdwk and it does the trick.
Does it just kill the oxalis or the surrounding stuff too?
Surrounding stuff survives!
Everything is so X rated on the DT today.
We've gone from not naughty librarians, to dingers, to sex toys and lube and boobs.. an ibis (if that's what ducks are into these days it's hard to keep up).
There's a rave choon for that
I was working on my stroke today for a few hours... ๐ฅ
Wayne G Twisted - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUpoTRwByaw
Oh gawd. Its 1999 and I'm at the Metro!
lol, good times. The club I worked at - revelations - finished at 3? then we'd all walk to the metro which was open until 5, head to fast eddies for an expensive coffee then catch the first train home.
Mid 90s it was the Sports Club when every thing closed, for us.
70s was Stalactites. Never closed. Or the Italian Waiters Club.
I worked under the Waiters Club for about four years.
The Metro!!!!! Memories lol
Fuck great song. It's on the list.
Here's one for you. You probably know it.
https://youtu.be/8mwcLVZGlw8
an oldie , drimble wedge , you fill me with inertia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXnoWb88Jr4
When I see your username I think of a rapidly applied butt plug.
And not in a bad way whatsoever.
These days it's more about how you get it out without doing your rotator cuff.
You don't tie a string to it and slam the door?
Your doors have hinges?
Look at Mr. Moneybags over here with his door accessories.
๐ฅ Oops.
Great song. It's going on the playlist. ๐
Yesterday I did 8,660 steps during a strenuous day at work, then dashed home, cooked dinner and fell asleep! Woke up just after midnight. Must've turned back into a pumpkin or something ๐
Got the 2am sads. Why you do this brain, I want to go back to sleep.
Wise words
That is the worst. I try to curl up with something peaceful on in the background and just rest
Distraction is a good strategy
First interview done. Not bad.
Second one was postponed to Tuesday.
Gym done, time for music practice and more applications.
YASSSSSS ๐
Drum practice is so fucking lame but incredibly effective lol
Friend I haven't seen since January is working in Japan for six months. I don't know if she would do the same for me, but I've wanted to visit Japan, and maybe see her along the way. Flights are not super cheap, but I've been researching all week to the point where Google Flights shows me a higher price because of all the browsing. I feel like I've hyped myself up for it.
Went to my managers at work and they said they support my endeavour. As soon as uni is done, I will be on the grind for more cash.
friends and family are rare, treasure them,
so many hugs
I missed seeing the text yesterday that the meds came in! Theyโve been obtained now, thatโs a relief.
The flowers seem to be starting to come up in the pots now. The blessing and the curse is there isnโt much for me to do there.
Itโd be great if either my area or health was better to feel comfortable going out more. I spend too much time on the internet which is tanking my mental health. Meetups arenโt the answer though. I feel like a lot of people there are using it to find dates, which isnโt something Iโm interested in and creates uncomfortable situations.
Show us the toe beans
Boop.
Psspsspss
::: spoiler one of these is not like the other lol
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Tall boiiiii
ok what the fuck happened last night because I know four people with ADHD in various levels of medication / support needs and they're all on their goddamn squirrel skates today
Not sure but I woke up with the WORST brain fog - like being hung over and sick. Really struggling with the jittery sads. (not ADHD but probably adjacent according to popular opinion). Some planet has gone retrograde.
Is Mercury in Gatorade?
i had such a disturbed sleep, Bill and Ted were fighting all night and trying to get in shaking my door
It's Bill, he hates that Ted loves the halloween house
i jammed my door shut so it doesn't rattle and got some sleep
Does there need to be a second Halloween house?
I blame the wind.
What are squirrel skates? Asking on behalf of everyone here.
::: spoiler maybe this?
:::
running joke of ADHDers having squirrel brain (so here I am, having this conversation and OOH LOOK A SQUIRREL) .
Today said squirrels appear to be on rollerskates.
I have no idea but Iโm feeling it too. Recently my brain has gone completely squirrelly.
I know I'm kinda excited but that's because spring is sproinging and better weather and oh my god no more potted garden work I can finally knock off the paving and raised bed area.
also I just got this automation working and it's fucking sweeeet and the monthly meetup mob are gonna be jells af
I'm feeling a lot better today so I've just been chilling at home and tinkering with some music. It's nice to have a day to myself where I'm not trying to do anything or get things done like a regular day of leave.
Yesterday I spent a bunch of time playing Echo Point Nova. It's a must check out if you like your fast paced shooters like Doom Eternal or Ultrakill.
Check out a game called Cult. Looks like itโs using a similar engine to an old game called Blood from the id software days.
I think you mean Cultic. I own it, just need to get in and play. It looks good. Boomer shooters are my thing, I grew up on the first two Quakes and Duke Nukem
Yep thatโs the one.
And same! Check out a game called prodeous if you havenโt already. Absolute pinnacle of boomer shooters.
Prodeous sounds familiar but i think I thought it was a different type of game. I'll look into it, thank you
Glasses picked up. Bets on how many minutes until a cat yeets them. Also, no I am not your naughty librarian.
And here I was waiting for some softly spoken naughty ASMR ISBN readings :(
Honey, I work with stuff before ISBN were a twinkle in Gutenberg's eggfast
You mean, you were all Dewey eyed? Oooh, sexy!
EDIT: Hit me with your 306.775, or crank it up a notch with 800.803538 for maximum effect ...
i'm more a 823 girl
( it's the only number I remember )
English fiction? I am certainly willing to believe that the English are fictional.
Spot on! Looks like you could be able to decider my old Reddit name
Gurl, back in the late 60s we used to trade these numbers like they were pokemons. Then the problem became how to find a library that was willing to admit that they stocked them. I kinda miss the old days of the card files in drawers. You never knew what you could find in them there drawers.
I don't miss the terror of almost dropping a full tray of fiche!
Most of what I do does have X in the location code, but that says nothing about the content
Shit sleep gang
Asleep at midnight up wide awake at 5am :(
Ahh, the usual, more arrrrgghhhhh tho.
Was a weird night. Somehow feeling refreshed though.
Pizza has arrived.
Gatorade is cold.
Dragon ball z is on.
Heaven!
(Seriously dragon ball is fucking awesome)
Right?!?! I mean come on!
I'm into week 2 of listening to books about and by the royals
after the initial horror and disgust at the psychos like fergie, andrew and edward 8 etc my brain is slowly turning to mush
these awful people are all the same, it's boring
If you need something to repair the mush, Project Hail Mary ๐
I've been listening to it again. ๐ธ
"fist the bump"
but the royal stuff is not just gossip, this is treasonous espionage and murder that has been covered up. The writer found papers in other countries that revealed the facts.
the guy was in a pact with hitler to pass on secrets and then he would get the throne when the nazis won
makes me think of melania too
Which books?
Apparently there was another $75 energy bill relief payment for October. That will help a tiny bit to mitigate the massive bill I'm expecting now that they've actually read my gas meter instead of estimating it.
Iโm still waiting on Melbcatโs meds that were ordered in ๐ค๐ One is available but not the other
Edit: And her food obviously was running out of stock because instead of the full amount I got some loose cans and a refund.
i'm taking a slow relaxed sick day
Now we know it's really Friday
7/10
8/10
::: spoiler rant about an answer Keith is a fucking idiot. Who gets upset that their wife NICOLE FUCKING KIDMAN is successfu? Especially when everyone I've spoken to about this can't name a single song of his and we all thought he was American? He's a fucking stupid stupid man in the typical midlife crisis that old no name men go through - "let's ditch my beautiful, intelligent, successful wife for someone who could be my daughter" - I HATE HIS STUPID FACE :::
9/10! Woohoo
8/10.
7
those house building spider robots couldn't be any worse than the cowboys on the Site Inspections site
8/10
7
A surprising 8/10
9/10 ...guessed about 6 of them.
8 Bloody miracle since I don't watch football!
Beep Beep ๐
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Lime marmalade on some sort of bread ish substance
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crumpets, raspberry jam and a cup of black tea please
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Broccoli and chicken breast please. One teaspoon of olive oil and splash of lemon juice
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Insect of the Year poll
Duck billed Christmas beetle has my vote - never knew there was more than one sort.
I voted for the Mantis, because they're my fav insect
I went greengrocer cicada because he's a goofy looking little fella
that was fun, a book I didn't order appeared in my audible library
password is now changed and book refunded
amazon contacted, suspicious activity reported and is being investigated
that extra sleep really helped, I was starting to get run down
Tonight is emo night. Cheers! ๐ป๐ป๐ป https://youtu.be/uhG-vLZrb-g
Cheers ๐บ
https://youtu.be/uxUATkpMQ8A
https://youtu.be/dwziWWOvIu0
Idk what this is but the vibe is good
There is an English version, but it doesn't hit quite right for me
It's not a phase mom!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvGCAvOAfM
Fuck yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhZTNgAs4Fc
Yes