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  • Why I love Masterchef Australia.

    Why I love Masterchef Australia.

    The show is outstanding, contestants, judges & how it’s filmed. It’s my favorite comfort food show. I can have a bleh day & watching it always cheers me up.

    I’ve watched enough seasons to figure out who’ll win. But after seeing the season & going back watching it is just as fun. Do you know what a bug is? It’s heavily used in the show.  Morton Bay Bugs are really used to showcase seafood in all its forms. 

    Since I’ve been to Australia & have eaten Roo, my mouth starts to water when they use it in the show. Kangaroo is very lean, rich meat & we ate it in the true outback, Alice Springs.

    For me it’s not just about cooking but how the judges treat the contestants.  They’re sincere & honest with them without being overly mean. If you haven’t seen it, so are you truly missing out.

  • Stopped Lying

    Stopped Lying

    What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of?

    My younger self would be Very proud that I stopped lying to protect my family’s image. I was threatened, coerced & psychologically abused to stay Silent.

    After spending over half my life in therapy & having parents that still trigger me, I’m done covering for them. I have always been the family Scapegoat.

    No More. Most of my parents’ so-called friends are enablers that have fully known of the abuse but looked the other way. Their oldest friends told my mother to leave me in a street shelter in Seattle. It caused me to have suicidal ideation & they should be ashamed of themselves.

    My younger self would be proud, I have a stable marriage & roof over my head. I’ve never had to strip or use drugs to get over the abuse. The irony is that the couple that did that took in a girl in the exact position I was in. They never extended that to me & for that they should be ashamed.

    Today, I’m happy & healthy & overall have a good life. A life I bet my parents enablers could never imagine.

  • To the people rerouting in China.

    I know you’re in Norway or rather Scandinavia. Give it up.