I hate children’s TV. Was never a massive fan back in the 70’s. Even when there were only 3 channels. And since having children myself, I detest the damned thing even more. I despise the way we are faced with non-stop (mostly) utter drivel that turns my offspring into gaping, gawping, lethargic and moronic pixies. […]
Gnomes, Thongs and The Needy
People have always misused charitable concerns for their own ends. And sadly, some charities themselves have often not been the best adverts for an ethical and a sensible approach to raising money for causes. But most recently, things seem to have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. Readers of this blog will know that […]
Fancy More Than One Wife?
Readers of this little blog will no doubt have clocked my feminist credentials by now. So it might surprise you (if you haven’t yet gotten a whiff of my upbringing, my background) for me to be urging readers to have a nosey at this wee article. In essence, this is all about The Joys of […]
Learning Lessons of Justice
I have never wanted to overburden my kids with too much knowledge at two young an age in terms of some of the injustice in the world. Always tried to have an eye on ‘age appropriate discussions’ etc etc. But a few years back I was working with a group of 19 year olds – […]
Give More? And How?
It was a bit of a toughie for us. Making the geographical move from parenting in a desperately poor developing nations…to raising kids in a sickeningly materialistic, wasteful and ‘Me Me Me’ and ‘Mine Mine Mine’ culture…. How do you bridge the gap? How do you teach your kids that there is more to changing […]
The Cheek of A Cyclist
Sometimes I got for a run down a long country lane. This is a single track frequented by many, many a cyclist. Because the cyclists travel so fast, and in groups – they tend to shout warnings to each other if they see a runner or a walker ahead of them. Sometimes they yell things […]
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