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Discussion Thread 🧀 Thursday 5 March 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 days ago by melbaboutown@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think I fixed the dishwasher. It appears to be working now. 🤞 I got the front wheels off the pram to soak and scrub them after the dog shit incident but not the back wheels. I know how to but they're stuck so I've put cooking oil to soak in to those parts and will just have to move that to the back area of the lino for when I mop. If I have to chuck the base I have a spare one from where the carrier part of that got ruined.

TW mental health

My sleep pattern is so bad and my mental health has been worse. I've been randomly having anxiety and grief crashouts so bad I puke but also desperately trying to regain some control and fix everything to try and ease my mind. Been talking with people about Melbcat and showing cute photos of her but nothing seems to help. I wish I could just cry normally, break down and howl like an animal but it doesn't feel safe to do that with the people in my block.

It has never in my life been safe to stop and fully openly grieve and usually I've had to compartmentalise to survive the next immediate crisis. https://www.tumblr.com/sometiktoksarevalid/803770369219624960

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

so many hugs

don't worry, you're doing ok, this grief is normal

maybe bathroom crying?

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

I can still probably be easily heard :(

And I'm still kind of at the stunned disbelief stage with it just starting to break through in little bits