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Relationships 245
Who’s the Boss?
I recently realised that I, along with most other members of the teaching and auxiliary staff at school, usually refer to the principal in conversations as ‘the boss’. ...
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Parenting 496
Chores Supporting the Development of Children & Brotherhood
I have found it to be quite common and even ‘the norm’ today for kids to not to do any chores, or to complain about the little chores ...
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Healthy diet 466
To Nourish or Bludgeon – How do we Use Food?
What is it about food that keeps us coming back, already full, feeling content and satisfied and yet, in creeps that little voice saying, “You need to eat, ...
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Parenting 396
The Truth About Mother of the Year Competitions
I’ve just voted in a nationwide contest for the 2018 Mother of the Year award, but the woman I voted for almost certainly won’t win. I didn’t vote ...
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Parenting 316
Baby’s First Haircut
A beautiful Sunday summer’s morning in Australia… blue skies, cool breezes and the sounds of cicadas and kookaburras fill the air. My partner and I discuss how to ...
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Healthy diet 508
Food and Society’s ‘Way of Eating’ – How True is it Really?
Food is necessary, that there is no doubt about, BUT how many of us have ever stopped to consider how and why we eat the way we do? ...
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Communication 486
Mobile Phone, the Screen that Screams for Attention… Observation from a University Student
In the last couple of weeks I have found myself feeling quite surprised by the amount of time that mobile phones consume my – and many other of ...
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Global Issues 471
The Evil in War
The dictionary’s definition of war is “a state of armed conflict between different countries, or different groups within a country.” (1) The word ‘war’ comes from the old ...
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Relationships 406
Sex and Intimacy – a Journey of Understanding
For many years in our marriage relationship there was very little true intimacy between my husband and I as we know and feel it today, although at the ...
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Global Issues 334
Judgement, Acid Attacks and Lack of Love for Others
In the world today there are many different ways people live; whether it be their financial, educational, religious or health choices that differ, for each individual how they ...
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Relationships 453
Relationship Ripples
Who would have thought that relationships and their ripples would have such a profound impact on life, everywhere? Relationships present an opportunity to evolve in one’s own relationship, ...
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Parenting 539
Staying Vulnerable
Recently my eight year old son has gone through some changes – one such change being that he no longer shies away from his vulnerability like he used ...
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Male Relationships 355
From My Love for Men
Ever since I can remember, I have always been surrounded by men. Before the age of around 11 most of my friends were boys, from the ones with ...
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Couples 570
I found my Mr Right Online and we are Building our Relationship
I had been a member of a few online dating sites for a few years, searching for Mr Right. I chatted to a number of men, but they ...
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Global Issues 382
Media Mayhem
While watching some footage on Hurricane Irma wreaking its havoc through the Caribbean and the USA in September 2017, the television broadcasters were lamenting that the radio broadcasters ...
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Healthy Lifestyle 360
Cigarette Smoke – What was it Telling Me?
Growing up with Smoking It seems on looking back over my lifetime of more than 76 orbits of the sun, and through much of my developing years, everyone ...