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The Most Dangerous Lie Of All
I cried today at Legally Blonde with Reese Witherspoon. That end part where everyone is in love with her and cheers her on the podium. It’s not the first time, nor even the second. It’s probably the 30th time I see the film. It contains hugely mixed messages – a barbie stereotype from Bel Air [...]
You Look Like You’re Coping but You’re Not – Post Natal Anxiety
“We promise we’ll have her back within the hour.” Said my mother in law. Freya – my daughter – was 6 weeks old. And my parents in law had come over from Sweden to see their son’s first child and to give us some relief. But I couldn’t let her out of my sight for [...]
No Doesn’t Always Mean No
As an avid watcher of every crime drama going, I see televised depictions of violence and abuse almost daily. Rape is always ugly, never deserved and usually the bad guy is put away by the end of the episode. And as the camera zooms in on a ugly snarling male, having been demeaned and humiliated [...]
What’s so Great about Open Relationships Anyway?
Statistics are generally used to justify a position in a debate, so that people can decide on what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’…and in general I dislike this way of presenting information given that ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ is a subjective judgement. Nevertheless in the whole monogamy/polyamory debate, it is pretty clear that the ‘statistics’ [...]
Beliefs & Butt Plugs
Lucy, a friend of a friend whom I had just met, passed me her mobile phone and said ‘Here’s a picture of my diamond butt plug, sexy dontcha think?’ What I saw was not only a picture of the aforementioned butt plug, but how it nestled prettily between two round bum cheeks, that I assumed [...]
The Spectre of Paedophilia
Is a Positive Body Image Possible with No Positive Words? We’ve already been through my journey to be able to say the word ‘vagina’ without blushing or indeed being able to say it at all, thus there’s no need to repeat it here. But developing a healthy body image for women is terribly important and [...]
Parental Paradox
Today Freya when I arrive at school, you are playing outside with the other children. I see you hiding behind a screen and popping out like a jack in the box to the repeated amazement and delighted applause of your teacher. ‘Ta-dah’! You do it 5 times before you spot me. When you see me, [...]
