Last week I attended Joanne Fedler’s launch of her new book The Reunion; the follow up to her successful Secret Mother’s Business. The Reunion addresses mothers identities as their children grow into teenagers and aren’t as dependent as they once were. During her speech at the launch Joanne said that it’s not that only that [...]
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14 May 12
16 Dec 11
Last week my daughter decided to nominate herself for the leadership team (Captain, Vice Captain, SRC leader). She has been on the Student Representative Council this year and she enjoyed her first foray into selfless public servitude. She had her sights set on bigger things. Which, if you know my daughter, is encouraging because she’s [...]
14 Jun 11
So there I was last night shopping at Woolworths, late, cause there’s no-one there. Except for a daughter (in her late 30’s; possibly a mother herself) shopping with her mother (aged 60’s; migrant) We did the cross paths on every aisle dance for almost the entire shop so I was dropping in and out of [...]
10 Jun 10
My daughter is starting to get very curious about the world around her. She is beginning to realize that there is so much more to the world than just what she can see. Yesterday she was asking whether heaven was higher than space. (Just like to mention here that my daughter does attend a catholic [...]
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I’M NOT OLD, JUST OLDER. BON JOVI, IT’S BEEN GREAT!
Some people may be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Olympics today. But for me, it 23 years ago today I saw Bon Jovi in concert for the first time. In fact, it was my first ever concert. I was 13 years old and the ticket cost $30. My older sister generously paid for [...]
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