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2 hours ago, SophW said:
I've bee somewhat obsessed with this forum since me and my husband had our delayed honeymoon to Oz in June. I noticed in previous posts that you wanted to return to the UK - do you mind me asking what made you stay in Oz all these years later?Ā
I'm sure living in Oz is nothing like a two week honeymoon, but boy did we have an incredible time!Ā X
Hey!
Congrats firstly for your marriage!
So to cut a long story short, during my previous light hearted postsā¦Iāve struggled a bit since moving here. Living in Darwin for years then Perth seemed tempting. Perth FOR ME, wasnāt greener. PlusĀ having to stay here due to the husband not wanting to go backā¦.good ole hauge convention law which prevents me from taking the kids back without a lengthy court battle. So yeah thatās why Iām still here, being a indecisive fart in the wind of making the best out of a situation. āĀ
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I have researched to a degree! Of course what Mandurah has to offer. Itās not a definite. My jobs based there so until we get down there and have a scout around.Ā
we literally landed in darwin, viewed our current house, got it within 3 days and the rest is history. I might be in the hope of that happening again.Ā
In fairness, seeing the drug use here on a daily basis is almost the normal. More the indigenous but the white population has its fair share.Ā
Iāve had 25 kick outs in a 3 hour shift. Multiple break ins. Baggies in the toilet. Assaults. All in one week.Ā
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I arrived 7 years ago not knowing where Australia was on the map!!! Let alone knowing the slap in the face cultural differences. Oh my goodness!Ā
Think of it as an opportunity with a clean slate. No one knows you here. You can grab a job and start fresh. New friends, new apartment, new hobbies. Life is what you WANT to make it.Ā
Itās a huge stress getting used to a different way of life that your used to. You might start finding things that you never got to experience back home that you love?!Ā
If your in Darwin before I leave, I know a super coffee shop with the biggest croissants- 4
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Hello guys!!
I was an old time annoyance on this site after I moved from Scotland to Darwin but that was 7 years ago!
Now after spending 7 years in Darwin. Let me just say what an experienceā¦
Not my cup of tea if Iām honest. Beautiful places, met some wonderful people but itās a placeā¦.in my opinion, if your born and bred here, your fine. I had a very hard time adjusting from life in Scotland. Darwins brutal. No middle ground, they either hate you or like you.Ā The heat, the wet season, the locals who donāt like ANYONE from outside Darwin. (I work in a pub so I hear it all the time)
So anyways, kids, husband and I have decided to move down to Mandurah.Ā
Never been to Perth before or anywhere outside of Darwin.Ā
We literally picked a place on the map and said yup! Thatāll do!So weāre leaving May 5th.Ā
Any advice on what itās like there and if anyone from thereĀ would fancy meeting up when we arriveSarah
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Thanks to all you wonderful people for your advice and support. Really does tickle my pickle xxxxx
Had a restounding bit of good news which I donāt wanna jinx but husband has saidĀ
āwait till we get our citizenship so this opportunity wouldnāt be wastedā
āletās get out of debt first (credit card debt back home heās still paying) and weāll go from thereāĀ
So itās now not a definite NO.......
If I believed in Jesus Iād be toastingĀ him a drink Ā
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12 hours ago, Toots said:
I'm really sorry about everything that's gone wrong for you Huntersmummy. Ā I used to enjoy reading your posts - you always had such a great sense of humour in spite of disliking living in Darwin. Ā Have to say - Darwin wouldn't Ā be my cup of tea either. Ā I hope you manage to come to some sort of agreement with your husband about your children.
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Ahaha it was always a pleasure putting a smile on faces with my posts.
ahhhhh making it work for the time being.....just sucks kangaroo balls having to share responsibility with another person Ā especially when kids are involved.
i could always just spike his morning cuppa with female hormones, let him grow titties and convince him the only place heāll get treatment iSĀ in the uk!!!!Ā
Far fetched but Iāll give anything a go! xx
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10 hours ago, Marisawright said:
Nope, Darwin wouldn't be my cup of tea either.Ā One of my friends moved up there after falling for an army man.Ā She spent the first year in constant floods of tears.Ā She's doing better now, but only because she had her first child and is besotted with him, so that helps. Also she is into belly dancing and has managed to make friends up there through that.Ā But sometimes I see a touch of desperation in her Facebook posts still!
So sorry to hear it's all gone pear-shaped Huntersmummy.Ā I didn't have high hopes when you posted originally, but I never thought your husband would be such a %%%%^&&* about going home.
Thank you sweet. Iām making it manage for the kids and trying to keep as normal as poss for them.Ā
Its incredibly lonely here and making friends can either go both ways...thereās no in between here.Ā
Hoping tuesdays visit with the family lawyer will give me a bit of good news.Ā
Should of stuck to my guns 3 years ago and listened to my gut and stayed!
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6 hours ago, Sandgroper said:
You are in a battle with your husband and also pregnant?
Again as asked below, sexual frustration and I didnāt notice until it was too late. Mixture of medicine, coming off chemo so periods were all over the place etc. Hey everyone makes mistakes right?Ā
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5 hours ago, Parley said:
Can't be all bad if they are making babies.
Months of sexual frustration and lack of C sized batteries at woolies for Mr Buzz Buzz resulted in baby.
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13 hours ago, Bulya said:
Gave Darwin a go. Ā It sure aināt like the restĀ of Godās Country thatās for sureĀ
Definitely one of a kind. Iāve met some southerners from Adelaide, come up and leave confused, traumatised and needing help.
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7 hours ago, Quoll said:
Oh dear I am so very sorry that itās turned out this way for you. I remember your initial move very well (wow, 3 years ago, time flies). Youāre right though, every family (and we do try on here!) must be aware of The Hague Convention before they move. Itās trapped many unwary parents who might not want to remain in Australia in particular because if one parent says no, Aus wonāt let them go except under very exceptional circumstances and (as you are no doubt discovering) at huge cost.
I really hope you get the resolution you want, especially as you are pregnant.Ā
3 years and still whinging! yeah, given it a go but nah. Not for me. Just gotta battle it out now and see the outcome. Thanks sweetheart thou, hope all is well with you
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2 hours ago, ali said:
Is moving to another part of Aus an option for you? Ā
Nope Ā part of the visa restrictions is we have to stay in the NT. TBH, after experiencing darwin life and the fact Iām a stubborn butthole, I could be offered a million dollars to move to Adelaide, Melbourne etc and it would be no thanks! Iām officially done!
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Good evening guys! Long time no posty!Ā
well ive officially been in Darwin for 3 years now and bloody hate it. My old posts are between giving it a go and not liking it.....nowĀ itās complete resentment.Ā
Im stuck in a family law case right now with wanting to return home with the kids but husband says no so I canāt just āgo back home thenāĀ
Straw that broke the expat backĀ Ā was a month ago I was punched in the head by an aboriginal bloke....not drunk either! Just angry because āāādrum rollāāā I asked him to stop begging for food off customers. I was just doing my job and security hadnāt started yet.Ā
Then a few days ago, few kids threatened to stab me in my pregnant belly because I wouldnāt buy them smokes and lollies.Ā
Being hurt or threatened can happen anywhere....I get that but come on! A non threatening pregnant woman?Ā
I hate this place. Firstly, immigration should warn you of the Hauge Convention law and secondly, yes I felt sorry for āmost, not allāĀ aboriginals when I first arrived but now.....nothing but abuse, being a white c**t, callings my kids names for not giving them $2.....biggest regret was moving here.Ā
Darwin is one of a kind. A massive turd hole to be precise.Ā
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Well thanks to everyone who commented and we took advice and went round visiting some lovely places. It wasnāt all that bad.Ā
But can I reiterate, ANYTHING I put in here it solely my opinion based onĀ my situation.Ā I donāt go out to offend folks as a few are very patriotic about OZ and the private messages telling me Iām wrong, I should go home if I donāt like it blah blah blahā¦
IM TRYING!! Ā
If it was that easy. I am one of the folk who hasnāt adjusted to being here and only trying to help folk in the same bubble as me that life isnāt always bubblyĀ and unicornsĀ and shiny after making such a big decision.Ā
That doesnāt mean to say I hate here. Itās just not home. Darwin or Perth. But I make the best out of a bad situation and try my low brow humour to help.Ā
But this will be my last post anyways. Good luck to all who move and sincerely, all the love in the world on your day to day sh!t.