Mate, Where Have You Been?

The hourglass.

And well may you ask, I say! Unfortunately, the answer isn’t quite as simple as the the question. I haven’t written here much at all since since 2019, and then a little in 2021. Strangely enough this coincided with the “Great Covid Shutdowns” which we here in Australia experienced between 2020 and 2022. I’m not … Read more

What Do Kids Really Need?

I used to stress at Christmas time! Especially when things were tight financially, wondering how we’d be able to afford everything for the holidays while continuing to meet the usual bills. Actually, I used to stress a lot of the time, all the time, from Christmas to Easter and beyond. Of course, we’d always make … Read more

Children Misbehaving On Social Networking Sites And Parents’ Heartbreak

Next time I hear people wail ‘parental responsibility’ when it comes to bullying on line, I have a link to show them! The fact is that parents can take all the action they like to discipline their kids, but their hands are tied because of their children’s ‘rights’. I remember my kids coming home from … Read more