Posts Tagged ‘children’
Oh school days
This image (click on it to increase size) came to me in one of those then and now emails that are doing the rounds. Interesting isn't it. And uncomfortable close to the truth. When did we take away our children's responsibilities and blame [...]
Mum guilt–did you send your kid to school with this lunchbox?
The kids are back at school today (well they are if they live in Queensland). So mums all over the place have put together healthy and nutritious lunchboxes for their kids to impress the the teachers and get a great shot at oneupmanship over the [...]
Blue IV Z
So Beyonce and Jay-Z had their baby. It was a girl. In a middle finger to colour stereotyping they called it Blue. Blue Ivy. That's because some little upstart singer stole their first choice, Pink. The IV bit is from the couples love of the [...]
Ho, ho, ho. It’s Christmas party time
This is my column from this week's Savvy magazine, that appears in the Townsville Bulletin. The letter box is full of junk mail, the shopping centre carparks are full and there’s the ubiquitous hum of Jingle Bells playing in the background. It [...]
Breastfeeding–another form of slavery. Well that’s what a world leader said.
Really people overthink things and then say stupid stuff. It's the only explanation I can offer for French President, Nicholas Sarkozy who popped out with this series of little clangers last week. Addressing a group of young French mothers he [...]
Behaviour test for teens
This is my weekly column from the Townsville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. Can you touch type? Kudos. Big merit to you. Well it would be a big merit if you were completing the 100 Point Behaviour Test for Teenagers formulated in 1953 by Dr George [...]
Pregnant pause
I got my toenails shellacked yesterday. They look like beautiful pink jewels and they're supposed to stay that way for a month. At least that's what the man said at the nail place where I got them done yesterday. (Don't bother warning about shopping [...]
Noni Hazlehurst says the f word
I'm sure you've all heard the hype about the children's book that we all want to read to our children but never will--Go the Fuck to Sleep. Well now you can listen to it as Noni Hazlehurst's dulcet tones recite the words with meaning. It sort of [...]
Weight loss ads pre Jenny Craig
Jenny Craig doesn't have the handle on weightloss ads. No they've been around forever. Check out these vintage ads for all the fatties out there. Eating disorder anyone or maybe just a tape worm?
Babies are the new black
This is my from my weekly Gen X Girl column in the Townsville Bulletin's Savvy magazine. Have you noticed that children, especially babies, are the new black? They’re everywhere. Once upon a time celebrities used to accessorise their outfits [...]
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