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Why I’m saying #MeToo
As I write this, #MeToo has been used more than 200,000 times in its first 24 hours on social media. The term gained momentum after actress Alyssa Milano called on victims of sexual assault or...
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Spread the love & #PrayforParis if you want to
I got on my soapbox just a little bit this weekend. Why? Because of the number of people on social media sharing stuff like this On the face of it, this cartoon is polite. But don’t be fooled....
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Dear Myleene: Hypocrisy and Oversharing
Dear Myleene, How much damage can one little Instagram post do? One little post on an account which has 77,000 followers. One little post which is then Tweeted to another 461,000 followers, and...
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Let’s Talk About Sex (but he’s six years old!)
Last week my six-year-old… (hold on, let me stress this. He’s SIX YEARS OLD!) …said to me quite nonchalantly as I was doing the housework: “Mum, my willy tells me when a girl is hot.” Maybe it’s the...
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When Did The World Become Infant-Intolerant?
We took a family holiday over the October half-term. Staying in a beautiful hotel on the sunshine island of Lanzarote, our all-inclusive package included a visit to the on-site Italian restaurant....
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What I learned from the Independence Referendum
Well it’s all over now. That is, the vote has happened. But the discussions and recriminations will continue for a long time to come. In the end, 44.7% of Scotland said Yes to Independence. Leaving...
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Captain Bravado and the Quest for Responsibility
If you’ve got kids, then your house will sometimes become inhabited by an invisible force – a ghost perhaps, or a poltergeist. This thing spills juice, or breaks toys. It drops crisp packets on...
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What you are missing when you knock the no makeup selfies
I’ve read a few blog posts lately, shared on social media, which are knocking the no makeup selfies. They accuse women of belittling the bravery of cancer patients, they claim they are...
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Do social media outbursts really help a murdered child?
Dear social media ranter, I get what you’re so upset about. I really do. When the life of a child is taken I feel physically sick. Like so many other mothers, I imagine, I picture something like that...
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“A miscarriage she got… tralalalalaaaa”
In my day job as a journalist, I get to write about various issues where people are outraged and offended. No, I don’t work for the Daily Mail. But generally, that’s what makes news, right? People...
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A right to feel outraged
I woke up yesterday to read about the Asda “mental patient” Halloween costume which had caused so much furore the supermarket was forced to withdraw it from their shelves and apologise. After reading...
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Fighting cancer without fear: Support the Saatchi Bill
We all have our stories of how cancer has affected our lives. My own experience was to stand by, helpless, as 3 of my nearest and dearest were taken within 9 months. In 2011 Maurice Saatchi lost his...
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I am a mum. And a walking target
I am a mum. Which apparently makes me a walking target. Usually for any scientist or research boffin who wants to point out why my parenting style is damaging my kids. But now it seems others are...
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And baby makes….. me a fortune
Photo by Flickr user A J Brustein Ever noticed that when a celebrity’s career is waning, when they are lounging firmly in the C-list with their last high-profile TV job a mere memory, suddenly they...
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