Talking Frankly is about everything from housework to human rights. It is a mixture of observation, commentary and opinions.
It also contains a lot of profanity along with the humanity. And please don’t steal my work. Somebody invariably dobs you in and it gets messy.
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A child is a child is a child is a child
You know what's got me cranky this week? And it's because of the deluge of Hollywood stories but it's not about anything the celebrities are doing.... in fact, it's the media.Can we please stop referring to people's children as adopted, natural or fostered...
The Run Diary – Week 3 – Bingo Wings
Let me tell you much me running pains the universe. God cries.Every. Single. Time. I. Have. To. Run.He cries. On Saturday morning, he cried sheets of rain. Last Wednesday, he even attempted to stop me running by throwing lightning bolts on to the...
The one where I’m defeated by a toddler
The conundrum that faced me on the weekend was my 23 month old child REFUSING to get dressed unless she could wear 'The Princess'.Banshee behaviour. Put in time out behaviour. Shouty mum behaviour. "We were having guests GIRLFRIEND. JUST CHOOSE A FLIPPIN'...
We met Peppa Pig and are supporting The Big Splash
In our house at the moment all we think about can be shown in the chart below:As you can see - my beautiful man and I are out of step with the ruling parties. However, last week we had the opportunity to meet Peppa Pig who was in town to launch "The Big Splash" which...
The Run Diary – Week 2 – Slowly Slowly
I'm keeping this short and sweet people.In this past weekI ran my five kilometre time trial (result: I run very slowly) but I ran the whole way so I was quite pleased with myselfDiscovered it is possible to get pins and needles in one leg all the way up to your thigh...
#MyFirst…. car accident
My first car accident was on 21 March 1992, 19 days after I received my licence. I was 17 years and almost three months old and my parentals had expressly forbidden me to drive anybody's car or take any passengers until I had built up experience in the family...
Run Diary 2014 – Week One – Oh Shit
The goal is the ultra-half marathon on the Great Ocean Road on 18 May.The reason? Money. Not for me unfortunately - for Cure Cancer.What does a half marathon look like? Insanity my friends - absolutely insanity.This is the elevation map. It shows HILLS.How...
It’s not good enough. We need to do more.
Today's news about the deaths and injuries on Manus Island broke my heart.And it should break yours, particularly if you are Australian. Because it's being done in your name. And none of our political leaders are getting angry and calling 'Bullshit' on...
Love is the answer
There have been a few articles and blogs recently about stay at home parents versus working parents and how we all understand and love each other's perspective and shouldn't buy into all the us versus them stuff.But I found too many of them a little bit smug and...
Buying into Valentine’s Day? Hell Yeah
Do we 'celebrate' Valentine's Day? Hell to the yeah. The same way we do every year - pizza, bottle of wine, DVD and a card. Sometimes a present but sometimes not. Depends on how we feel the week before when we discuss it.Our last childless Valentine's -...
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Fun Run. No. No, not at all.
At the end of 2012 my sister found cancer in her throat and lymph glands. She was 28 weeks pregnant at the time and the diagnosis came so completely from the blue that most of us lurched around muttering 'how the fuck did that happen?' She's not a smoker,...
Roar Roar Roar If you feel you want to-oo-oo
On Thankful Thursday I have decided to be thankful for my ability to ROAR! Which is also one of my three words of the year so I'm kind of pleased it's kicking off so early.I have roared in delight this week because all the pitching and talking for my new...