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Big Brother, why Corey??



Way to go, Big Brother!
Way to go making our kids think that you can hold a huge house party when your parents are away, with 500 people, have neighbours’ cars wrecked, have the cops turn up, act like you don’t know what you’ve done wrong (you were just partying!), get so much publicity that all [...]

THIS is why it’s only ABC!



The television was turned on Channel 10 this morning so DD7 could watch th Winkx Club (spelling?) and I have lost count how many ads have been shown for different toys and games! In the space of half an hour, my child has told me “I want that” probably about 6 times! From the new [...]

“You’re too fat to give birth here!”



Imagine being told you are too fat to give birth at your chosen hospital. That’s what happened to Melbourne woman, Lisa Graves. Being 167cm tall and 100kg, she was told that she was considered a high-risk and was turned away.
Read the whole story…..
The spokespeople for the hospital say that obesity makes ultrasounds difficult, leads to [...]

Kids have enough attitude!



A major retailer has come under fire after releasing a range called “Little Losers”. T-shirts and other apparel printed with slogans such as “Miss Bitch”, “Miss Floozy” and “Mr Well Hung” are being pitched at tweens and teens.
Personally there is no way that I would buy t-shirts with those type of slogans on them. Kids [...]