My Body, My Choice. Our Community, Our Choice.

March 11, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Health, Lifestyle

Since the onset of social media, and especially from the advent of blogging, I have learnt many new things. My outlook on life has been changed in many ways, some subtle, some not so.  I’ve discovered new ways of seeing the world and have been exposed to new ideas. One of those ideas being My Body, My Choice. I totally get it now. Eat what you want, smoke what you want, drink what you want, dress how you want, man-scape how you want, tattoo what you want, pierce what you want, botox what you want. There would have been a time when I [...]

Ownership: Are Buckyballs Responsible for Your Swallowing Them?

August 15, 2012 in Anecdotes, Children, Current Affairs, Fathers, Health, Mothers, News, Parenting, People, Society, Stories

Last Christmas I bought my father a desk toy called Buckyballs. They are a set of powerful magnets that you can link together and build things with them. Both he and I have had a lot of fun playing with them. There are warnings on the packaging saying that they are not suitable for children and are very dangerous if swallowed. Naturally when my much younger cousins came to our house I made sure the Buckyballs were kept well away from them. So I was surprised while watching Channel 7 News that a mother is calling to ban them in [...]