Author: Hannah Waters

Like a Queen: Book Review

The old saying ‘I laughed, I cried’ needs updating to ‘I laughed, I cried, and I may have also snorted’. In case you’ve missed out on Constance, she is an Australian blogger, usually writing about kids, mum stuff, wife stuff, and family life… but she is still relevant to those …

Rebel Against the Shopping Blues

The other day my attention was drawn to an interview in Cosmopolitan magazine with Rebel Wilson, where she said “I remember I had to go shopping with my mom as a teenager, and it was mentally disturbing.” The person who had shared the article was questioning if that was an appropriate …

When is Rape Not Rape? When You’re Misusing the Word

Trigger warning: This article contains mention of rape and sexual assault. — Rape is defined as: “unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of …

“Can’t You Take a Joke?”

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents-Georg Christoph Lichtenberg I’ll start by saying that I joke about everything in my life. The more serious it is, the more likely I am to be cracking jokes left, right, and centre. I’m completely aware that …

Why I’m Glad I Had Two Abortions

Trigger Warning: this article features discussion of abuse and abortion — I met my first serious boyfriend, Andrew*, just before my 20th birthday. Four months later we were engaged, about to move in together, and I was pregnant. I was also terrified. I had gone from single and living with …

Skirting the Issue: Are School Skirts Too Short?

Over the last year or so, often on social media, there has been an increase of items regarding women, and if their attire is ‘appropriate’ for work/school. Stories of girls being sent home from school because they were showing too much flesh; women ‘having’ to wear high heels for work. …
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