Way to gateaux Yesterday, I wrote of my worries about raising feminist boys when I’m in charge of domestic things. The responses were supportive and considered – and really got me thinking. Especially one that more or less said “stop being a doormat and make things change”. You could call it “tough supportive”. It was right. It’s […]
The truth about PMT
In our co-ed world there are certain things that we aren’t supposed to admit to. These include the fact that pregnancy reduces your ability to think and that women like a good fart too (only we’d rather poke our eyes with leftover pizza crusts than indulge in public). There’s something else too – PMT is […]
Was #braeheadfail an issue of perceptions?
Unrelated picture of my child eating ice cream Braehead fail Unless you have been hiding under the only rock that doesn’t have wi-fi you will have seen something of the story about what happened when a parent took pictures of a child in a Scottish shopping centre. The furious parent posted the sorry tale on […]
Weird Slime Laboratory review
A Weird Slime Laboratory has made its way into this house. The blurb on the front says things like “make slimy snot”, “make your own real lookin’ guts” and “make slippery slugs”. Hmm. In my opinion there is no shortage of slimy snot or other loathsome and goopy stuff here already. However, it also says […]
The paradox of being ladylike
Transatlantic Blonde‘s Feminist Friday prompt is myth busting. In the spirit of taking a theme and largely ignoring it, I’d like to explore the contradiction of our ideals of femininity. So what’s feminine? How do you become lady-like? Possibly the best medium to explain this is, obviously, musical theatre. The orchestra strikes up and the […]