MY two separate sides crashed together during a radio interview last week. In my very best “phone voice” (louder, an octave higher and filled with witty – maybe just silly – repartee) I discussed my book, my work, my ambition, how far I’d come since I left my family home. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Parenting
The mouths of babes
ONE of the best parts of being a parent is being their sole source of all information … for a little while at least. These little people are only just now learning all kinds of random stuff that you assume people know and I am regularly reminded that they must … Continue reading
Courts separate mother and child
THE SCENARIO: A woman’s seven-year-old son puts his hand inside his mum’s shirt in public. She is charged with indecent dealing with a minor. Community Services removes the boy. That was in December, 2008. When the NewsMail reported the court case today, they expected the mother and son to be … Continue reading →