The moral of Clyde’s story – microchip your pets.
relationships
All our relationships, not just partnerings
Quick Hit: Just because you can, should you?
A 7 year old African girl is at the centre of a custody dispute between her single mother and a wealthy white Australian couple who have helped with her care since she was a baby. The full story is here… Read More ›
Open Father’s Day thread
How did your father help or hinder your feminist consciousness developing as you were growing up? Do they accept your feminist convictions now?
Virtual Travelling: kids and companion toys
I meant to put this up yesterday: this is a shot of Sprog the Elder back in 2003, on an outing to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney. You can see that he has a little friend helping him to subdue the scary statue.
Kyle and Jackie O re-traumatise a child rape victim on air. (with audio and transcript)
Kyle Sandilands, you’re not just a prat, you’re an abusive douchebag. I have a feeling Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O are going to be getting accolades on the “sensitive” way in which they handled this segment. Kyle and Jackie run… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden/Youtube OTD: One way to have a really fun wedding
Now this is perhaps the most Hoydenish wedding video I have ever seen. Why not choreograph your processional (if your friends are up for it)! This should bring a grin to the face of all bar the grimmest misanthrope. The… Read More ›
Give us some credit, please
I don’t know why, but I clicked on the link to SdeB’s blog today. Apparently, usually when you see a gorgeous woman with an ‘average’ looking guy it’s probably because he’s filthy rich or something. But not always. Sometimes, an… Read More ›
Advice please
First, a little background. I do not wear makeup, I rarely wear dresses I think I only own one apart from my wedding dress which is floating around somewhere. My clothing of choice is tracksuit pants or comfy jeans. While… Read More ›
New Hoydens and a new sidebar button
I have been most remiss in not putting up a Welcome post months ago to a few people: various Aussie bloggers who have been Guest Hoydens extraordinaire here for some time now have their very own Hoyden author accounts. So,… Read More ›
Silence owes no explanation
Prefacing Disclaimer: I have no special knowledge of what is happening amongst the Shakesville team, and to re-emphasise the post title, I don’t feel that I am owed any communication from anyone on the team. UPDATE: As I was posting… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 