Parents
There is no point in complaining to my parents about what the Rudd Government has done to people in higher income brackets. My parents paid 60 cents in the dollar, worked a six-day week, raised two kids, five cats (not at the same time) and a dog and still saved for their own retirement.
In fact, there is no point discussing any sort of paid maternity leave system with my parents or anyone else who had children more than 10 years ago. Many didn’t have access to one, they don’t see the need for one and they don’t think mothers today deserve one.
And don’t get them started on the Baby Bonus.
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Narre Warren party animal Corey Worthington has almost completely faded from national memory. Which is a shame, as the kid should at least be remembered for one thing - impeccable comic timing.
One of the finest exchanges of modern television was young Corey’s droll quip to a frustrated Leila McKinnon on A Current Affair when, having banged her head against a brick wall trying to get sense out of this mop-headed ratbag, she asked “ Well finally Corey what would you say to other kids who are thinking about partying when their parents are out of town?”
After a perfect two-second pause Corey replied: “Get me to do it for you.”
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NW says:
parents are to blame is 100% correct! I work in retail and remeber when you were a kid? if you didn’t like the shoes your mum wanted to buy it was tough luck, it was that or bare feet. If you chucked a tantrum and wanted something that your parents… Read more »
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Jolanda Challita says:
Definately there has been a drop in community standards. What needs to be debated is whether we want to continue to drop our standards or whether we want to raise the standards. Read more »
Some of the most vivid memories I have from childhood involved sleepovers at friends houses or having my friends come and stay.
Those moments, when you experience for the first time what it’s like to be without your own parents, and are expected to fit in with families with totally different habits to your own, are incredibly important in childhood development.
But a NSW court has this afternoon put an end to the practice - awarding $853,396 in damages to a boy who fell from a bunk-bed at a friends house. The friend’s parents have to pay.
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Michael says:
In this case, the judge may have well believed the Shaws with their totally different version of what happened, the child shouting “Geronimo” before slipping from the drawers. Who`s got the better evidence? Another thing: with the insurers stepping in, judges are tempted to award those large amounts, they would… Read more »
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Peter says:
While I think the decision is solid I think there is a fair chance it will be appealed. Read more »
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