My son has to have all four wisdom teeth removed. I had mine taken out in two episodes, but he’s having them all at once. It makes me sick to think about to be honest.
On the weekend, due to our ‘in and out’ communications issues, I left him a note. I wrote: Tom, How about leaving […]

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My son has been extremely well behaved of late. Getting his licence has been a great thing on a lot of levels. He seems happier with his independence. He drives to school a little later in the mornings than I delivered him, because I had to get to school too, on a different campus. I […]

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“When I was cyber-bullied, first and foremostly, I felt violated, humiliated, anxious and upset. I wanted to hit the person back immediately.”

Tom Woods is a 16 year old boy who you may have heard of before. ‘Student cracks Government’s $84m p0rn filter’ (Herald Sun) was the first I’d heard of him. His latest feat ‘Schoolboy […]

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My recently turned 18 son has his licence. He has my old car. He is out there. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
It was tense today as we sat at the local VicRoads office waiting for the calculations to be done to determine whether he was going to get it or not. I asked him how […]

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I got an email today at work from Parents Victoria and thought some readers may be interested in participating in this free online event. There are prizes on offer and it sounds like a great opportunity to give some feedback on a range of topics.  There are a great range of daily topics and the ongoing topic […]

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When I was in Broken Hill a couple of years ago, I saw this sign and had to take a photo. My friend Rhonda and I often say ‘tough love’ after we’ve had to pull our kids back into shape. Sometimes, they just get a little away with themselves. They start taking you for granted, […]

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I don’t like having to pay bills. Not just because I don’t always want to part with my money, but because it’s boring. I have most things set up to work automatically now and I probably am saving a fortune in late fees, because I would always put off looking at it.   
I have just waited […]

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Michael Carr-Gregg is a very polished speaker and was very easy to listen to. I enjoyed his humour and totally agreed with all that he said. The problem for me was that I wanted to learn more than what I already knew, but that was no reflection on the presentation. I wish more parents and […]

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Tonight I drove a for a little over an hour to spend around an hour listening to Michael Carr-Gregg’s take on Cyberbullying. There was nothing really new there for me but he did mention a few interesting resources at the end of his talk that I will follow up.
He mentioned a new novel ‘Destroying Avalon’ […]

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I wanted to take a photo of the cool patchwork hanging my Auntie Jude made me, to put on my blog today. It has gold and black paisley fabric on it and I love it. I’m having camera trouble though. I think I need to replace my rechargeable batteries. I haven’t used my camera as […]

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