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ganglemac August 12, 2024

I don't care about any sports event and the Olympics is no exception.  I'm not upset or offended by her being there, but I do understand why others are.

She had heaps of fun and energy and the memes have been gold.  But also, anyone with eyes can see she isn't very good.  Even the people who are defending her are doing so on the basis that she was so-bad-its-funny, or because she didn't give a damn what the critics thought.  I really find it a stretch that anyone would believe that this is the absolute best female breakdancer in Australia.
I appreciate that Rachael got up and ''had a go'', and if the Olympics was open-entry for everyone there wouldn't be a problem, but the truth is she did take funding (however limited) and a limited spot.  I'm confused why she wouldn't choose to mentor a younger, more talented dancer instead.
My only thought is she has an academic paper in mind, and the topic is going to be her experience at the Olympics.

ganglemac May 16, 2024

Dogs deserve to be loved, well cared for and given the time and attention they need.

That being said, dogs aren't people.  I agree that owners should do their research and think hard before making the commitment of getting a dog.  But things happen.  Sometimes owners may unexpectedly find themselves in a situation where they cannot properly care for the dog, or perhaps they realise they underestimated the time and effort it would take.  The most responsible thing that can be done in that situation is to find a new home that can better take care of the dog.  That's better than leaving the dog neglected or dumping it at a shelter.
We got our dog through removing when the lady had a decline in health and the dog ended up growing much larger  than expected.  She was not a bad owner, she took her dog to the vet regularly for all the appropriate check ups and vaccinations and she vetted us thoroughly before rehoming the dog to us and let us know that if for any reason we changed our mind to return the dog to her so the dog wouldnt be at risk of ending up somewhere bad.  Doggo took exactly one week to settle in with us and has been happy ever since.
By contrast my neighbour has a small dog that she thought would be very low maintenance.   She got busier with work and she no longer walks her dog, she never got around to toilet training it because she works so many hours, so it lives in a small fenced off part of her back yard, she does not spend much time outside with it and when it started barking incessantly due to boredom she got a bark collar.  She feeds, worms and vaccinates it and regularly cleans its pen and gives it a bath, but that's about it.  Poor doggo would have be much better off if she rehomed it.  

ganglemac March 23, 2024

It's because the whole Tess Holliday chant of "F- your beauty standards" is a farce.

Nobody follows beauty standards more closely than the figurehead of body positivity.
She follows every single beauty standard very closely (long, dyed, carefully coiffed hair, smooth blemish free skin, pumped up lips, botox, surgery to remove double chin, makeup, nails etc etc).  The only beauty standard she doesn't follow is weight.
Of course there are a bunch of beauty standards around plus sized models - same for skinny models.  You have to be more than just skinny to get booked as a "regular model too: you had better have symmetrical features, a toned body, no stretch marks or cellulite, straight teeth, perfect skin, nice hair etc etc.
You don't have to agree with these standards, but thry are what they are.

ganglemac February 2, 2024

What a small, nasty and bitter person you and your mother are!

You keep repeating over and over again that it's OK your daughters aren't the conventional standard of beauty, buy clearly you really do care more than anything else.
Just be aware your daughters are very aware that you and your mother ( and probably your husband too) resent the fact that you don't find them beautiful enough and they probably have figured out that you trash talk them behind their backs.
One day you will be old, nobody will look at you as a beauty and you will be completely lost because you have very little else going for you.
Hopefully your daughters grow up to have identities rooted in something more meaningful than physical appearance (despite your disgusting example) and don't end up like their shallow parents.
I'm mostly just disgusted by mamamia for
 giving this tripe airtime.


ganglemac June 7, 2020

Your sister is carrying on like a pork chop and it's your wedding but also you must have known that you were going to cause some drama by not including her.  I guarantee you that in twenty years time if you are still married you are probably not even going to be in contact with your bridesmaids. 

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