This is what it looks like to follow my call It’s been a long hiatus between posts on The Same Mountain. I haven’t been in hibernation, and I have been busy! This update will largely come as a “but of course” for those who have known me for some time and “we know already” for …
Don’t miss the recent Rent.com article I was featured in: 8 Expert Tips For Fighting FOMO In Your Apartment This Winter. As the northern hemisphere heads into the coldest nights and darkest days of the year, increased feelings of FOMO and the winter blues often start creeping in. With 69 per cent of millennials already …
This morning’s news is that Australia’s TGA has determined the vaccine is safe for children aged 12 to 15. Reading this news I had two immediate reactions: As a parent, there was pure relief. Without a doubt, as soon as I get a chance, I’ll be signing my kids up. In our latest lock-down, I …
Co-Parenting Companion grew up and moved out!
I read a news article recently. It wasn’t too different from many I’ve seen over recent years. It was a good news story. A four year old girl with autism had been found and returned to her parents. A four-year-old girl “with autism.” I wondered, did she pop it in her backpack and carry it …
True confessions: Against that backdrop, Eric Winter’s Swipe Right on your Best Self arrived by mail. Here we go again, I thought. Except we didn’t. We went somewhere else instead. Winters had told me his book was “reassuringly small.” At first glance, it appeared he may be right. I have a case of too-many-balls-in-the-air just …
Fast forward a couple of years and I had a gorgeous new boyfriend. I really liked him and I wanted him to be so impressed with me (not quite the fierce feminist at that point, sorry mum). We’re at this party and, okay, it’s possible I’m tipsy and he suggests maybe I should stop drinking. …
Most of Australia is just past two weeks (or more, for private school families) into our long summer break, and now is around the time that parents often start evaluating how much time their kids are spending on their screens. Often this takes the form of parents getting out their metaphorical big stick and beating …
Parenting Orders can have blunt statements directing that parents “be restrained and an injunction granted restraining the parties from denigrating the other party”; and “use their best endeavors to reach agreements” – but how do you actually do that? That’s a skill-development process, and belongs in the therapy room, not the court room.
Are you taking a deep breath? Are you feeling like you and your kid are about to step onto a roller coaster into the great unknown? Hell yes, oh my word, you are in for a ride. A wild, hilarious, stressful, teary, awe-inspiring, year-long ride. Buckle up! Here’s some super quick tips that I hope …