When you live in a constant state of distress, you literally lose yourself. You lose what makes you you, your whole personality and you become nothing more than reactions to the current most urgent stimulus requiring your attention. At the moment my mind can handle nothing more than “Are the bins out?” and “Do I […]
All the false tropes
The first trope you grow up with as a girl is that you will be rescued from your miserable life. No matter how bad things get, there will come along a Prince Charming, a handsome woodsman, your true parents – someone will turn up and take you away from the tough reality of your not […]
Coronavirus diaries: Exhausted
We are exhausted. Lockdown 2.0 has really kicked our arses and we’re not even in Melbourne. There are messages all over our media reminding us to be kind to one another and let me tell you, they are needed. Everyone has had enough. We are ready to bark at anyone who gets out of line […]
Change is afoot
The carpet in my room is still covered in cat vomit stains. I still haven’t had the energy to clean it all up, even though I know it won’t take nearly as long as I imagine it will. But its time is coming, people, I promise you. I am sick and tired of looking at […]
Parenting sucks (still)
My plan was to write some sort of upbeat post about why I no longer hate being a mother, but the truth is that parenting for me is a sucky job. Yes, it’s one I signed up for voluntarily, but the job I signed up for involved two parents, not one. Many people have said […]
