We all live and learn @Abner
I had a good discussion about clarifying things in conversation today. Just the little back and forth that is often needed.
How are you going? You mentioned being on DSP and doing a little teaching. That’s what I have done, but no students this term as I have growing music commitments and a lot on personally. Just important to keep earnings in line with Centrelink requirements.
A long time ago I used to write submissions referring cases to prosecution for fraud. Just my weird very diverse personal work experience. While living in a very LGBTIQ plus suburb. We grew up very disadvantaged but I am trying to milk all my experiences for the best outcome. In that way I have lived a rich life.
@Dreamy @Jynx @Dimity
@Till23 I never used to be able to get people to laugh, but I have been consciously working on it for last 10 years and that, at least is paying off. As in spontaneous, in the moment timing etc, and not planning it.
I get my support worker to laugh a lot. I have a 3 hour shift per week. It has helped anchor me, although for a couple years I was accepting being bullied by support staff. Learning to stand up for myself. I was brought up to do self sacrifice to a dangerous degree. Anyway this lady I have had for 18 months and she is worth her weight in gold. I was rolled over from NEAMI client list to NDIS just before COVID. I didn’t actually apply. I was on DSP for neck condition and psychosocial as secondary. My son was offered NDIS but has been mucked around so much he stopped trying to use it, and has been zero dollars for years. Because staff couldn’t do their job and help my son, nowadays they have to put up with me. I am no stranger to bureaucracy. I don’t particularly like it, which is why I studied Sacred Music and started teaching piano, but I got oodles of promotions in 3 government departments.
