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Month: February 2020

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February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness, Surviving Singledom, Survivng Childlessness

Do you remember those theme parks we used to go to as kids? For me it was Australia’s Wonderland. It was a city of wonder indeed, filled with fast rides, and rollercoasters, and water rides, and chilled rides, and fairy floss, and every other kind of kiddie delight. That place was a maze. It had […]

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Alone But Not Alone

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Steph Penny Leave a comment Surviving Chronic Illness

I was recently in hospital. I will not divulge all the details, but suffice it to say it involved an overnight stay, a transfer and a lot of tests (no surprise on that one). While there, I was struck by how alone one can feel in a hospital. Even in a crowded ward with doctors […]

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Surviving Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2020 Steph Penny Leave a comment Counter-culturalism, Surviving Marriagedom, Surviving Singledom

Ugh. Not another Valentine’s Day. The Day when all romance is celebrating in a seemingly never-ending stream of chocolates, red roses and plush teddies holding cute little love hearts. Makes me wanna barf. (And I am its target demographic. Go figure.) And it is not just the rampant commercialism. Sure, I hate the overflow of […]

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As A Guilty Mum

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Steph Penny Leave a comment Survivng Childlessness

I have just watched an ad selling iPads to children. Well, not to children, obviously, to their parents who actually pay for them. Part of the back-to-school marketing onslaught, presumably. The ad appeals, like most parent-targeted marketing, to the importance of giving children a head-start in life. On the surface, this sounds positive and desirable. […]

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