Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
Jun 16th 2011, 9:00 pm
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Jun 16th 2011, 9:01 pm
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Re: Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
Jun 16th 2011, 9:03 pm
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Jun 16th 2011, 9:03 pm
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Re: Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
There was an old chap last week in Cairns who killed himself on his yacht anchored in the river. The anchor had dragged and the coast guard went to collect the drifting boat before it hit anything and the man had shot himself - no money and loneliness apparently. What a shame. So many people sad and lonely but no one knows how to reach out.
Jun 16th 2011, 9:25 pm
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That is what I find so sad about the girl my daughter knew that she could not talk to anyone or if she did felt they did not understand.Even her best friend had no idea.
Jun 16th 2011, 9:25 pm
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Re: Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
The 13 year old who went missing in Cairns recently is believed to have committed suicide. They found his bones in marsh land. Very sad he had no one to talk to. It's hard to deny Australians promote a culture that doesn't tolerate 'whingers' very well. Maybe the old 'streuth mate, pull yerself together' mentality means young people don't seek help.
Re: breastfeeding - it is almost an unavoidable topic over here. Everyday there is some 'breastfeeding bliss' bollocks on the TVs at the gym - I'm almost close to wearing the Guantanamo style blindfold and ear plug combo. Do these women really have nothing else going on between the ears? Or is it just cheap programming from a nation who's television offerings would come a sorry second to Kyrgyzstan's.
Re: breastfeeding - it is almost an unavoidable topic over here. Everyday there is some 'breastfeeding bliss' bollocks on the TVs at the gym - I'm almost close to wearing the Guantanamo style blindfold and ear plug combo. Do these women really have nothing else going on between the ears? Or is it just cheap programming from a nation who's television offerings would come a sorry second to Kyrgyzstan's.
I deliberately pick on a region or group because in most circles a woman wants to breastfeed because she knows it's best - all things being equal - and can..
and doesn't needs to be told..apart from a midwife...
Never heard a whisper of it on the box.
Jun 16th 2011, 9:29 pm
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Re: Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
My head hurts...You could read this several ways... That regional Aussies are so in need of intervention that they need to be told what is best for them...or that they are collectively a 'get with the programme' do the right thing bunch...and irritate others who want to anyway, don't want to, can't, and/or don't want to be reminded...
I deliberately pick on a region or group because in most circles a woman wants to breastfeed because she knows it's best - all things being equal - and can..
and doesn't needs to be told..apart from a midwife...
Never heard a whisper of it on the box.
I deliberately pick on a region or group because in most circles a woman wants to breastfeed because she knows it's best - all things being equal - and can..
and doesn't needs to be told..apart from a midwife...
Never heard a whisper of it on the box.
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Jun 16th 2011, 9:47 pm
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Re: Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
The free channels around 9-10 am - channel 7 maybe for one of them - junk like 'full circle' and the blonde woman with a face lift and bouffant yank style hair. That's the limit of my TV exposure in Oz - fashion/breast feeding/hollywood gossip/breast feeding/slowcooking some poor dead animal/breastfeeding/interview with D league 'celeb'/breastfeeding. It's a belter.
Jun 16th 2011, 9:51 pm
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Only those without cup-cakes. 
Included was a recipe for the Mojito Cupcake - "made of white rum cake and draped in vanilla buttercream" sounds yummy
Jun 16th 2011, 9:55 pm
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Re: Parenting styles: Oz vs UK
The free channels around 9-10 am - channel 7 maybe for one of them - junk like 'full circle' and the blonde woman with a face lift and bouffant yank style hair. That's the limit of my TV exposure in Oz - fashion/breast feeding/hollywood gossip/breast feeding/slowcooking some poor dead animal/breastfeeding/interview with D league 'celeb'/breastfeeding. It's a belter.
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Jun 16th 2011, 10:00 pm
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Jun 16th 2011, 10:02 pm
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Actually I do try and get the treadmill in front of the Greek channel but sometimes there's a smelly man on the next door one - the tough choice of hideous BO versus Aussie day time television......
Jun 16th 2011, 10:07 pm
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Jun 16th 2011, 10:16 pm
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If the breast doesn't work, the bottle is a damn fine substitute. And to those midwives who don't believe breasts don't work sometimes... you're f'wits.She never did get any milk supply in and they're both doing well.
