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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 […]

5 Terrific Ways to be Less of a C#nt

  [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 […]

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 […]

Radio Gaga

I was on the radio last week. Nova 100 was on in the background as I did the usual morning stuff – breakfast for the kids, think about having a shower, clean the breakfast off the table/floor/forehead of the child, get kids dressed, think about having a shower, yell at kids for fighting over a […]

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Sisters Are Doing It (To) Themselves

Sisters Are Doing It (To) Themselves

[Photo Source] The following appeared on ABC612's blog after a radio interview with a group of Brisbane MamaBakers;  Mama Bake – big batch group cooking 09 June 2011 , 9:37 AM by Anne O'Keeffe Imagine how good it would be if you didn't have to prepare dinner at the end of a busy day, especially […]

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Misogyny – Alive and Well

Misogyny – Alive and Well

[Photo Source] Much has been written about the Slut Walks that have been taking place across the globe. If you've missed the hype, the movement was sparked when a Canadian policeman addressed a group of female  students advising them not to dress like sluts in order to avoid being assaulted. Fact – the cop was […]

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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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