THE GENDER BALANCE PLOT THICKENS…. September 29, 2010April 10, 2012Maria 4 A few weeks ago I blogged about a Melbourne woman, who wanted a girl so desperately, she was willing to travel to Thailand [...]
I’M NOT OLD, JUST OLDER. BON JOVI, IT’S BEEN GREAT! September 15, 2010April 10, 2012Maria 1 Some people may be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Olympics today. But for me, it 23 years ago today I saw [...]
BOY OR GIRL: IT DOES MATTER July 23, 2010March 10, 2016Maria 25 The gender of a baby does matter to some mothers. Gender Disappointment is real. All you have to do is google ‘gender disappointment’ [...]
WOULD YOU PUNCH A SIBLING? July 22, 2010April 11, 2012Maria 5 In the smh.com.au website today an article titled Squabbling siblings learn a valuable lesson suggests that letting your children argue actually teaches your [...]
HOME BIRTH VS HOSPITAL BIRTH: IT’S ALL ABOUT HAVING A BABY July 16, 2010April 10, 2012Maria 13 Last week Danni Minogue gave birth to her first child. Her planned home-birth went awry and Ms Minogue was transferred to a hospital [...]
WOOLWORTHS WANT TO SELL MORE CONFECTIONARY – REALLY? July 14, 2010April 10, 2012Maria Comment So today I read that Woolworths has confirmed it will configure the checkouts in about half of its 820 stores to increase the [...]