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US writer PJ O’Rourke called them the “perpetually indignant”, a group constantly querulous and frequently nasty in pursuit of a political target.
O’Rourke was referring to left-wing critics of George W Bush who were forever purple with outrage and incapable of detecting any good in the President.
They were unfair, unrealistic, fact-resistant and formed cliques of similarly prejudiced souls who reinforced the group’s inventions and smears.
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Anyone would think that, upon conception of my first child, I actually had a small part of my brain removed, a section of grey matter shrunk as my belly grew bigger– quite possibly the cluster of neurons responsible for intelligent social interaction.
Melodramatic? Of course it is. But what begin with a receptionist laughingly dismissing my pregnant forgetfulness as “nappy brain” has culminated in repeated dinner parties, coffees with old friends and other social engagements marred by the ubiquitous “Oh…” and literal turn of the shoulder that indicates I couldn’t possibly have anything of relevance or interest to add to a discussion once I’ve revealed the horrible truth…
I’m a full time mum. I stay at home with my kids. All day, every day. I don’t work, in the traditional sense. I receive government assistance. To add potential insult to injury, I’m also a single parent. And…
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Barneykins says:
Those who can, do. Those you can’t, waste their time commenting on opinion websites. I don’t think anyone said she was a good writer- just that she enjoys writing. Bloggers are a strange breed. Comments like this stem from the inability of those like Zeta- undoubtably a ‘real’ writer who’s… Read more »
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Kate says:
Im a Mum, I was a mummy blogger, started mainly for interstate family to catch up on what we were doing. Blogging is not a hobby, between the constructing posts, networking, instantgramming, facebooking, twittering etc, its a full time job keeping up, building up your followers and it isolates you… Read more »
The first mummy blogger I ever read was a woman called Ree Drummond. A city girl from California who went to live on a cattle ranch in Ohio, when she met and married the man of her dreams, who also happened to be a cowboy.
Her photographs and willingness to share ALL the details of life on a ranch sucked me right in. That was four years ago and since then Drummond has gone on to have her own television show and a cookbook that made the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Now there are women like Drummond everywhere, including the approximately 200 or so currently blogging in Australia.
While that seems like a relatively small number, Aussie mummy bloggers have an impressive span of influence. Some people have described them as a “new social demographic” and they’ve even caught the eye of Julia Gillard, who invited a select few to have tea at Kirribilli House last month.
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By Estella Dot Com says:
What’s YOUR problem? I am a mother who coincidentally blogs, who receives NO government handouts whatsoever. That’s right. NO part A, B, rent assistance, large family allowance, Newstart allowance etc. I did NOT even get Kevin’s free money when it was going around either. Check your facts before you high-handedly… Read more »
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Sandra says:
Amen Gerry! I asked my fellow mummy-workmates (sorry about the use of ‘mummy’) about so-called mummy-blogs and they too described those bloggers as “bored, dull, isolated” as well as “inabilty to communicate face to face” and so on, and so on. Mind you, when not with their husband or kids,… Read more »
Les Murray was doing what Les Murray does better than anyone last weekend.
On SBS’s Women’s World Cup Show, he was pronouncing the unpronounceable, and enthusing over the prospects of one of Australia’s national teams – in this case, our women’s team, the Matildas.
In the ad breaks, there he was again, promoting his latest book. That book has gotten him into all sorts of trouble lately, due to alleged inaccuracies surrounding Murray’s claim that Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill led a players’ revolt against coach Pim Verbeek at the 2010 World Cup.
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Sceptic says:
Geez, Iggy, are there any other weighty reasons you and others may have forgotten to whine about re: the “exclusion of Aussies” from the game? I mean, for starters, how about explaining your no doubt entirely openminded and unprejudiced view about who “Aussies” really are? Then I will eagerly await… Read more »
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“Mummy,” my daughter said recently, in much the tone of Violet Beauregarde, the grasping spoilt brat in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “I want a blog.”
I thought she said she wanted a dog – an oft-repeated plea that’s resulted in many weekends babysitting puppies from our local pet shop. But, no, she wanted a blog. “Why?” I asked. “What would you write about?”
She did that withering tongue-click thing that’s become so prevalent among seven-year-olds, it has me wondering if a little Botox in the soft palate might help.
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Anon says:
Sounds to me like Angela has raised an amazing seven year old genius who is probably going to be ridiculously sucessful considering the direction the world is going…. Read more »
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Cat says:
meh, if you are fine with it and prepaired to take precautions and monitor the whole thing very closely then no harm no foul. Problem is it becomes very easy to get lax with those precautions as time goes on and she is still going to need a high level… Read more »
YOU could hear hearts breaking across NSW yesterday at the terrible news our impoverished politicians will be forced to subsist on a meagre $77.55 a day meal allowance.
Not since federal Labor MP John Murphy went public about the paltry beef stroganoff servings at the parliamentary canteen has the public seen the true impact of hunger on our elected representatives.
Turn it up. At a time when so many households are going without, the application by our pollies to the remuneration tribunal for a bit more pampering has understandably enraged put-upon families.
If these MPs are battling to make ends meet, there’s a raft of innovative money-saving ideas out there in cyberspace which I’ll discuss for their benefit, after recapping this latest perk grab.
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skypayment says:
Le damara déconsigna ma veuve pénible. Un vernissage cartaya votre palissade septentrionale. Elle traverse votre krack et enfin je clavète collectivement mon môle sinusal. Ce gynandromorphe niaisa ma nénie versicolore. Son coopérateur replongea ta rivelaine tachygraphique. Elle tenaille ce boudoir alors je habille guère mon carambolage foncé. … Read more »
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Meniannounc says:
The actual handbag fabric is actually of excellent good quality. You can notice a sort of shine in the bag.Make sure you notice the credit card mainly because it holds the item amount as well as company logo. It really is in the bag. Look at the range also to… Read more »
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