Posts Tagged ‘Gen Z’
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 [...]
Why playing decent tennis does not make you a good bloke
"He's ok now," my husband announced. "Oh, because he wins a couple of tennis games you like him now?" I replied to the fair weather fan. The he that my husband was referring to is Bernard Tomic. His character analysis announced just before [...]
Words that say you’re a generation apart
I accept no kudos for this post. I've lifted this from Robert Rosenthal's Huffington Post column. Sorry. But it made me laugh. To my father, Spam was canned ham. To my daughter, it's naughty, annoying email. Here are 21 more expressions which [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Quick study on Harry Potter
If you're really behind all things that are really cool, then you may have missed out on the later Harry Potter movies. You're going to have to do do a lot of reading to catch up, have a movie marathon, or maybe have a quick look at Lucy Knisley's [...]
How to convince your daughter that Cinderella is who she should aspire to be
A while back I wrote about Princess school. That's where rich Americans can pay an exorbitant amount of money to send their little darlings to a school where the curriculum is based entirely on on the qualities and skills required to be a princess. [...]
Biebs sucks face
Hasn't Justin Bieber got all grown up? Last week he was espousing his views on abortion, sex and the US healthcare system. This week he's sucking face with Selena Gomez at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party. Busy boy. There's part of me that is [...]
What does Justin say?
Justin Bieber's got all talky all of a sudden. Got quite a lot to say actually. He's got views on politics, abortion, sex, the health care system and handy little handle on jingoism. Well rounded boy Justin considering that I thought he could only [...]
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