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Daddy Dearest – a dictata in vitium

The jury verdict news around Arthur Freeman throwing his daughter off the West Gate Bridge ignited a new level of compunction in me. Physically [...]

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Daddy Dearest: Time to go

The sweat was dripping down the small of my back and into my undies. I lifted the packing tape and turned a box over. [...]

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Are all dads bears?

Over the break, the boys, Dawn and I took a road trip to Melbourne. The mini men were silently dancing in the back seat [...]

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Anything but beige

Bland isn’t my colour. It doesn’t go with my skin tone or my hair. I prefer bitch over boring. I expect colour over grey. [...]

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To Moscow with Love

I get asked a fair bit, if I had to do it all again (Kylie chorus anyone?), would I? I was on my first [...]

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The answer

I’m preparing myself for talks that I know are coming, or more probably, need to initiate. Beau and Chicky are growing exponentially fast and [...]

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Daddy, daddy cool

They say classical music stimulates the brain, but it’s disco that stimulates the feet. The boys and I dug up some ’70s disco and [...]

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Cats, Kate and BBQ sauce

My mate Shakespeare and I have a love-hate relationship. I love both Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson and he straight-out hates Kate. Yes, it’s [...]

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When parents go bad

Most parents try to be great at raising their little people. Those of us who have the minis less probably try a little harder. [...]

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I wouldn’t change a thing

There are moments in the day when my mind rests on the thoughts of my smiling little men.  What are they doing right now, [...]

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