Little Soapbox

The Little Saturday Share: 3 Ways To Be The Light Edition

Does that title sound god-awful? I know it. But when the world in general feels darker than usual, the antidote is not to stay frozen with fear. Reading (or writing) hateful opinions on social media will not bring the peace we seek. We are the light. You and me. All of us. In tiny ways, […]

(Disg)Race Day: Why Filming Drunk Girls in Public is Not Okay

Let s(he) who has never made a complete fuckwit of themselves under the influence of booze cast the first stone.

For Andrew and Myuran: I will always stand for mercy

On Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, redemption and death.

Nipple Confusion

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 […]

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The M Word

The M Word

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 […]

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Breastfeeding is STILL an issue

Breastfeeding is STILL an issue

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 […]

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Mother Judger

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 […]

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I’m Angie!  I mum. I write. I wife. My husband would say this is the correct order.  He’s so neeeedy. I live with my family in Melbourne, Australia, where I complain about the weather for 90% of the year – but I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Except maybe in Lake Como, waving to my neighbours George and Amal each morning.

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