All Entries in the "What’s On Your Mind" Category
No more swearing at bedtime (or the benefits of sport for young boys)
Last night, I read to my kids, kissed them goodnight, turned off the light, and guess what? Miracle of miracles, they went to sleep. For the nine years of our twins’ lives, bedtime has been something that we’ve often dreaded and delayed just to put off the kids’ delaying tactics (how pathetic is that?). The [...]
Are you a tiger mom or neutered pushover?
Image via Wikipedia The latest game among my group of friends? Rating each other on a scale of zero, a pushover, to Tiger Mom, a fierce mom like Amy Chua, who sprung to fame via The Wall Street Journal about her new book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. “Oh yeah, she’s tough. She’s a [...]
My kids’ right to live without fear of getting shot
I want my kids to have the right to call you a slime bag or an idiot and not get shot. I want them to be able to attend a political debate as nine-year old Christina Taylor Green (see photo to left) did on Saturday morning in Arizona when she was shot dead along with [...]
The N word in the playground
Today, the 55th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic stand against racism, is also the day when my sons started the school day by calling using the N-word. Around 10 a.m., I got a call from the elementary school to say my twin eight year old sons had been heard calling another boy, an African American [...]
6 ways to exact revenge on annoying coworkers/friends
Got a smelly coworker who just doesn’t get the hint when you suggest breath mints? Want to tell that loudmouth in the next cubicle to shut up about her personal life? These days, revenge isn’t served cold but quickly and anonymously via email. If you want to send an anonymous message, try one of these six services, [...]
A post about nothing except my bum and blogging
This is a post about nothing much except blogging and my fat bum. That’s what we call our derrieres in Australia, where I come from. I am sitting here again in my exercise clothes on my fat bum on my uncomfortable office chair without having cleaned my teeth, brushed my hair or done anything else [...]
A woman’s work is NEVER done
Happy Labor Day. Hope you enjoy this newish music video of “Rosie The Riveter” by The Four Vagabonds, with subtitles. How can you explain Labor Day to your kids? Try The Washington Post’s The Answer Sheet here. For more info: Rosie the Riveter: Women Working During the Second World War. Photo from NPS. Background: Why [...]
Your baby’s poop isn’t special (Your baby is)
Our children are special, to us, but this is going too far. We can now buy designer Huggies or Pampers’ diapers, including some by designer Cynthia Rowley, but you’ll be paying 60% more for the cute factor. Your baby as a fashion accessory? Diapers or nappies are nothing more than a parcel of poop, a [...]
Bad child care could turn my beautiful baby into a hoodlum
Just saw this … “If you thought that the quality of the child care your toddler got wouldn’t matter when he or she was a teenager, think again.” A new longitudinal study of more than 1,300 children finds the quality of child care does matter, even having an impact on them when they are teens. [...]
Conquer the world, one blog post at a time
I was blown away by the passion, conviction and energies of the amazing women of BlogHer10 in New York. You inspired me to write this article for The Sydney Morning Herald in my home town of Sydney, “Conquer the world, one blog at a time.” Some of the people I interviewed didn’t get quoted and [...]
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