Demanding Mothers
Jeez Lousie! Those mothers, ey? Not only do they want equal work for equal pay but now they also want good quality child-care, satisfying work befitting a qualified, experienced professional...
View ArticleMiranda Divine Is Definitely Not
Ahh, my favourite, family-friendly commentator, Ms Miranda Not-So-Divine, has been at it again. Not content at pillorying the tired mothers of tantrum-ing children, (and championing the smack), she's...
View ArticleCan You Come To My Party?
To many parents, these seemingly innocuous words, directed at your young one, are some of the most feared on the planet... 'Can you come to my party?' Fine if it's...
View ArticleSTOLEN! Our Children's Futures
I know this will come as a shock to many of you but there's a crazy new group out there going around robbing children of their future. Not content to...
View ArticleI SAID, Say PLEASE!
Hey, believe it or not my mug and a few thoughts on modern parenting were in the Sydney Morning Herald the other day. A delightful journo and I had a...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Confession, Betrayal or Truth?
Okay, just for a moment, let's take off the heavy mantle of being a perfect parent, put our feet up on the parenting manuals and sift through a few home...
View ArticleIt's My Park and I'll Party if I Want To!
"Okay, bring those Range Rovers over here - let's park them sort of corral-style around the tables and chairs and grab that bloody barbecue, no make it two, before someone...
View ArticleHey Parents, Get Off My Back, Literally!
They say a watched pot never boils, does it work the same way with children? Does a child ever reach their true potential with helicopter parents hovering over their every...
View ArticlePassion V Obsession
Who hasn't dreamt of their children being up on stage at the Opera House, or competing in the Olympics or accepting a prize for something wonderful they've achieved. But at...
View ArticleWatch Your Language!!
"Hey look everyone: W-a-n-t l-o-n-g-e-r l-a-s-t-ing S-E-X!!!" and that's from the six year old in the back seat. Am I alone in being thoroughly OVER the billboard phenom lately that...
View ArticleReasons to be cheerful Pt 1
Far out. Have you read the headlines lately? Switched on the news? Listened to the radio? I used to think it was just the so called 'current affairs' shows that...
View ArticleEndings, Departures, Farewells
As I was adjusting the viewing size on my screen yesterday, to an old codger 125% rather than the usual sprightly 100%, I realised I was getting older. I imagined...
View ArticlePower to the Parents!
Hey! Parents are somewhat united. Check out this article in the SMH - "Bigger Not Better: Sex Billboards axed". Quoted in the paper by their "marketing reporter", (what the hell...
View ArticlePrecious Little
It's amazing what you keep, isn't it. I was cleaning out the wardrobe in one of the kid's rooms and came across the little pregnancy tab that had confirmed my...
View ArticleOh for a bit of peace and quiet
Do you have a sanctuary at your place? Somewhere to 'escape' to or recharge your battery. Do your kids have a sanctuary or simple space somewhere sans screen? Perhaps we're...
View ArticleVirtual sport
It's finally happened. We've had avatars and second lives and now we have children doing virtual sport. At school. You know, those places with ovals and sports equipment and all...
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