Only 20% of men on 100k+ a year? I don't know many that earn under it. Maybe its just where we live.  There probably isn't much difference between a take home pay of 100k and 80k anyway. There are so many other factors to consider before deciding to have a child with someone it is a bit strange to focus on a certain income just so you can have the same income while you stay home, incomes change, jobs change, but you have to co parent for a lifetime so maybe you should think of other things that make a good partner. 

Sounds like they made up the drama with mil and smoke alarm for views. As for making 3x 13k for a video with so many likes, really? Is that how much it makes because wasn't there an influencer saying how much she earnt from a video with over a million views and it was like $300? 

@Jeanette Wade they definitely are different. Are we going to see more deaths during childbirth because medical professionals need to put mums emotional needs before her and her babies medical needs? How insane.

There have always been fakes around.  I don't know why people spend so much on a label. I have a $15 Temu handbag which I love, its not a fake its a real handbag. I only ever have one bag, I keep them for years until they can't be used anymore. Same with clothes and shoes. Actually everything in my house. I will never understand labels and the people that care about them, anyone smart with money wouldn't spend thousands on these things. 

Kids that young don't care where they live as long as they are with someone that loves them. They will happily live in a skip bin if that's where their Mum is, then ask what's for dinner.  Your son is having a great childhood. He is learning more social skills than most other kids. We are not meant to grow up in big houses with our own rooms, we are meant to all sleep together with our tribe, even if you're a tribe of two. 

It sounds like a very toxic workplace, divides happen when toxic people are in control. As executive producer she had a great deal of influence on the set and it sounds as though she couldn't just let the director do his job. We've all worked with people that don't respect other people's positions and get everyone to take a side. I have no idea if that's what happened but it seems that way. I also think it is so sad that the focus of this film is not being taken seriously by the people who made it. Anyone going through a DV relationship that gets hope from that film are going to feel cheated when the characters they aligned with are just another self centred ego that didn't do the role for awareness but for their own self promotion. 

I have had Mirena inserted and removed. Its not comfortable at all but I wouldn't say painful. I don't remember it being painful. I was worried about the removal because I had heard that its so much worse than insertion but for me it really wasn't, it was over and done with quickly. Pap smears were a lot worse. I have also had 4 drug free births and my youngest is 20, I still remember the pain even after so long. I only had the mirena removed 3 years ago so if it was painful I would remember. 

Is that all? I didn't see it but that kind of humour is Sonia Krugers style. I highly doubt it went over anyones head and how odd for their to be backlash over it. How boring would these things be if people didn't do what got them there in the first place. Sonia Krugers humour is what makes her popular and is what would have ultimately won her the logie. 

Gun use in America is insane. Every time a story like this comes up where someone is killed over something petty, instead of people being outraged over the fact people who shouldn't have guns have them and use them inappropriately, there is always a different debate that takes over. Sometimes it's race, other times its trespassing. Its like they are completely ignoring the main culprit which is guns and who can own them. Its so broken it is never going to get better. We will keep hearing about people being needlessly killed and we will keep hearing about debates and outrage about anything other than gun ownership. 

I have had them for over 30 years, when I was a teen I would hyperventilate so they couldn't be hidden but I learnt how to avoid that. If you're not hyperventilating they can be hidden to a point, I do understand the newsreader would not have been able to in that circumstance but as for others Ive just never understood why someone with anxiety would draw more attention it. As soon as I see an influencer or whoever posting about anxiety attacks I immediately feel like its fake or attention seeking because that is the last thing people who suffer with them want. You don't want people looking at you weird everywhere you go or acting strange around you so you don't have an attack. That makes it worse. 

I thought at the start this was a Parental Alienation case but after reading the whole thing you can see that she has brought it on to herself. Not saying she's a bad person but she has hinted at a traumatic childhood which can have a have a huge impact on mental health, hence the "hereditary trauma' that gets passed from parent to child. It sounds like the eldest really tried to have a relationship with her but she kept blowing it. It is good that they have cut her out and are trying to break the cycle, protecting their own children from her trauma. 

I think this is a bit contradictory. So what you're saying is it's completely fine to give a child your surname if you're female but its misogynistic to do so if you're male? How about give kids the surname that makes more sense to their lives? I am not from where my kids have been raised. Nobody else in this entire state has my surname except me. My kids have their Dads surname, it has a lot of history in the state we live in and that would make them feel more connected to the community than some random surname they have to endlessly spell out for everyone.

@fionawallace27 you have not understood what I wrote. 

She would not have made it to that level if she couldn't physically do it as she would have done it many times over. So the paralysis story is hard to buy. Comparing this to people who pulled out in advance due to mental illness is also not reasonable. She was part of a team that all relied on her, you can't just stop halfway through a race and let your team mates down. It was more like a bit of a dummy spit, she realised they weren't going to get a medal so she just stopped. 

Why can't there be role models for drug addicts and DV perpetrators? Don't we want them to change? Don't we want them to realise they can better themselves? If you don't allow people to celebrate change then there is no incentive for others to change. Punishing people for the rest of their lives for mistakes they have made and changed is wrong and brings no hope or incentive to change from others. Drug addiction is complicated, if you can't comprehend it maybe don't put your ill informed opinions out there in the public to kill hope of others, like they don't deserve it. 

@simple simon they are not current prices where I live, that list would be at least $30 and then I would want milk and margarine as well, washing powder, dishwashing liquid, sanitary items, fruit and vegies would bump that up considerably as well. No where does bags of bruised fruit near me. 

Three out of four of my births could be considered traumatic, my anaesthetist and my Dr had an argument across my bed whilst I was wheeled into theatre after having my youngest child 20 years ago. But I still think your Dr was correct, it did go well from the hospitals side because even after all your complications you and your baby survived. That is their job. Boxes ticked. 

@mamamia-user-482898552 I thought that was a strange thing to say too, unless she's now eating her exes share lol. 

I wish you had have used this topic to highlight one of the hurdles of leaving a DV relationship. Its not about holidays or bills for many women but the actual cost of leaving when there aren't any DV shelters available or family to support you while you get yourself sorted which can take months. One of your examples at least could have focused on this. 

I get the impression the account is used for household expenses and shared social things like meals and going out, which makes perfect sense and is much easier than asking each other for money all the time or trusting that the bills are getting paid if ones a little tardy. She has just left that out to make it sound more exciting lol.