Mamas of the world!(And the occasional Dad.  But men are generally not so freaking arrogant in this regard. Fact)Calm down a little.  I get that you grew a human or 19 and you birthed them and now you spend all your time worrying about whether or not you are...

Okay, so a few weeks ago I was reading the paper and saw an article about the James Turrell exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. You'll have read about it - the tours were conducted with everybody nude and it was a definite case of don't read...

I get that talking about the death penalty to kids is hard.  I do.  But why are we only talking to our kids about human rights and unjust deaths when Indonesia or Egypt does it?What about Ms Dhu? What about Ms Locke? What about Reza Barati?  What about...

As we flew into Sydney from Dubai last Monday morning, my Cassidy was shrieking with excitement as we bounced through the turbulence during descent.  The lady across me, gripping her husbands arm in a grip that would surely leave a permanent imprint, was not...

I know this could be as controversial as the anti-vax conversation but I need to get it out there.  I don't think people with beards should run.Ever.Unless they are being chased by a bear.  A big one. I keep seeing men clad in lycra or baggy shorts...

Dubai has a lot of big and expensive things.  The world's tallest building, the world's biggest single aquarium, the world's biggest mall, the world's biggest airport, the biggest water slide, most expensive spa treatments, and so on. It is a city that appears to...

I absolutely understand that good people make mistakes.  Good people do bad things. It can be in the heat of the moment, brain snaps, carelessness, thoughtlessness, whatever.It doesn't make the person a bad person.  It was bad behaviour.It's basically small...

For obvious reasons, this year there is a huge amount of attention being focussed on domestic violence and those that have experienced it. And domestic violence is actually a very palatable phrase that encompasses the less palatable words like rape, beatings, torture,...

These children hate going to bed and some vegetables.That's it. That's all they've got in the prejudice department.I actually applaud the question being asked.What about the kids?What about the kids born completely free of bigotry in any way and finding themselves...

I was on the periphery of a conversation on the weekend about the expression 'my bus is full'. It's an expression which suggests that you've got enough friends and don't need anymore.  Some also see it as saying that it's not just friends, but commitments...

I was speaking to a couple of new parents recently.  Lovely couple, madly in love with their little bundle of poo and spew. Sure, they are tired. Sure, they spend lots of time gazing at the wee thing reassuring themselves that without a doubt their progeny is by...

A man, a father heading towards the same age as my father actually, just posted this little beauty on Facebook"Show me a body part, I'll show you someone who's making money by telling women that theirs looks wrong and they need to fix it. Tone it, work it out, tan it,...