I was browsing Twitter, a place I don't participate at much, but it was 7:30am and I really didn't want to get out of bed so I was willing to read Kardashian tweets if I had to. Tell me I'm not alone. One of the good guys As I scrolled, I came upon a […]
[Source] The first time I saw him, I admit, I did wonder if he was right in the head. There he was, standing on the side of a busy road, a senior citizen with a strangely cherubic face, rosy-cheeked and beaming as he waved to every car that passed by as though the […]
I have written about breastfeeding in public. I have written about misogyny. And out there in the world wide web, there are many more words dedicated to those two issues. It's not that I think more words are not necessary. Certainly, until society changes its current views on both these issues, there can't be enough […]
It was just a handful of paragraphs in a newspaper but I have never forgotten her story. It must be ten years ago now, maybe more. A ‘friend’ invited her to go and smoke a joint in a shopping centre car park. It was late, dark and deserted. Except for one other car. Her […]
When I was pregnant with Luca, Bren and I had lunch with a couple who had an 18-month-old daughter. They seemed a happy family and apart from the lecture we received about the perils of epidurals and c-sections (both of which I ended up with during my first labour), we had a nice day. But […]
We hauled the baby activity centre out of the shed, hoping to dust off the cobwebs and bring it inside for the little lady. In the end, Bren got the Kenwood out and steam-cleaned the sucker. The plastic came up a treat. The colours were vibrant and alive! But, Bren warned me, you should know […]
Once again, the Facebook furore surrounding breastfeeding has grabbed media attention. Everyone is weighing in. I wasn't convinced I needed to. But then I read a few comments on FB which got me thinking. So much talk about how people supported breastfeeding but couldn't we all just be a bit more modest, a little more discreet? This […]
Following on from last night's post about my radio superstar moment, I thought I'd add a few thoughts about the caller who spoke directly after me. If you didn't hear it, this is an edited transcript. The Nova 100 breakfast team, Hughesy and Kate (with Ed Kavalee), posed the question, "Is stay-at-home parenting boring?" The […]
