I recently attended a Baptism. Anyone who has followed this blog for a while or who knows me personally will know I am not religious. I am an atheist and in light of recent World events, I believe more and more that religion causes more problems than it solves. Does that make me hypocritical then for attending a … [Read more…]
Presumably, if a child is old enough to have a social media profile, they are old enough to understand the dangers of potentially being groomed. If your daughter has a Facebook profile, you’ve talked to her about it. Warned her not to engage in conversation with people she doesn’t know. That the 14 year old … [Read more…]
Remember when we were kids at school? There was always that worry that you would say or do something stupid and end up being bullied. Or that someone just took a dislike to you because you were a bit different and again, you ended up bullied. Now imagine living as a teenager in today’s world, … [Read more…]
LinkedIn market themselves as a social network for professionals to connect with other people in their industry, industry leaders and potential recruiters. To me, it doesn’t match that description at all. If it did, I think it could be brilliant. Unfortunately, I think the people who run it are more interested in having a lot … [Read more…]
There are all these laws to protect certain groups of people at work. For example, you can’t get rid of someone because are pregnant etc. Now I’m not saying I don’t agree with them to some extent. Everyone should have equal rights. What annoys me is how there seems to be no protection for people … [Read more…]
The sheer amount of information available on the internet is overwhelming. I can’t think of a single thing the internet wouldn’t have the answers to. I think this is a good thing in most respects, especially now that just about everyone in the developed world can say that there are plenty of internet providers in … [Read more…]
I logged into Facebook this morning expecting the usual round up of people excited for the weekend, moaning about work and posting photos of their breakfasts. Instead, my news feed was full of images and opinions about the Play Mobil Pirate Ship set. The set includes this character: Image courtesy of ABC News The mum … [Read more…]
Remember back in the good old days when a troll was something that lived under a bridge bothering goats, or a Norwegian good luck ornament, or even a cute toy we collected? If you are too young to remember those days, seriously look up the cute toys! These days, when we say troll we are … [Read more…]
What does true love mean to me? I think true love is hard to define as one single thing, so I have compiled a list of all the things true love means to me: * Trust * Honesty * Loyalty * Understanding each other * Mutual respect * Amazing sex * Goosebumps and butterflies * … [Read more…]
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you might remember I wrote a post about victim blaming. If not, you can read it here. I mentioned consent in that post, but didn’t go into, so today I thought I would talk about the importance of teaching young people about consent. Firstly, I believe … [Read more…]