I stand corrected. Apparently the condition is not detectable at birth or when young.

Surely whoever changed her nappy would notice! 

I absolutely understand  people not wanting children. I had two but didn’t feel at all maternal until after 30 and this was 34 years ago so not as common to have children a bit later. Everyone of those reasons is valid. I applaud people for knowing what they want and what’s right for them. Having children should be a considered decision; not just because it’s expected. 

My fav moment was when Andrea banged the table and shouted  , ‘stop saying that!’ ‘when Richie just kept saying that it was her past relationships that are affecting them. No Richie you acted inappropriately which made Andrea uncomfortable and you don’t seem to have recognised that or apologised or stopped as it seems you have repeated the behaviour . Easier to blame Andrea than look at yourself. Narcissistic baby! Yes I’m invested! Ha ha 

@restingcatface I'm with you on the pillow cases! tried to not iron and just smooth or put in dryer but I love an ironed pillow case! Will iron the odd dress or shirt but i'm glad so many items don't need ironing. Days of a piled up ironing basket are gone.

Very different but lovely rooms. I have to say I really don’t get why Kristy has to get into Steph’s head as she puts it. Maybe it’s the editing but her and Leah are coming across as nasty bullies. Husbands are not much better. It’s a shame as Kristy and Brett’s room was lovely  but nothing was going to beat Gian and Steph  this week with all the extras they had available from a previous win. It’s karma at its best when Gian and Steph room won! Steph seems a genuinely nice person who is a bit naive. Maybe she’s never come across mean girls before. 

I don’t think it’s too much to be at least in a room that is prepared for giving birth. Also for the nurses and obstetrician to treat you with kindness and care and with dignity . Nurse taking baby was not reassuring or kind!  It is such a vulnerable time for women.  It’s easy to sat that the husband should have told the nurse to be kind or shut up but in the situation it would have been very confronting and he would have been disbelieving! She dilated in half an hour! She should have been monitored, reassured and supported to give birth. We don't know how big the baby was but it seems baby was well. Thank goodness. I wonder if they had a good hospital experience after the birth. I hope a few words were said to the obstetrician at their follow up visit! Even he should have told the nurse to be quiet!. This is an awful birth story that definitely didn’t need to be that way. I wish them the best from now on and hope they can put the birth behind them and enjoy their beautiful baby girl. 

I really can't see that being against being 'woke' is a good platform for anyone let alone acting or potential leaders of a country. 

I started having Botox when I was 40, 25 years ago. It worked very well to lessen my crows feet. I never had a ‘frozen ‘ look. It only ever lasted 3-4 months while with others it seemed to last longer so maybe I always metabolised it quickly. About 8 years ago it didn’t work as well from the start, I went back for a top up but not much difference. I tried a different type but no difference. Continued a couple more times and stopped getting them as they no longer worked for me. These days I find fillers work well and I love getting the light treatment for pigmentation on my face and hands. Makes a big difference to the brightness of my complexion and spot free hands take away that age give away. I’m happy to live with my crows  feet.

Thank you! I’ll be checking these out. I’m 5’ 11” and length is a real issue. A tall girl can’t wear pants too short because it looks like you couldn’t find a pair long enough while on shorter ladies a little short, especially in slim legs looks great. Katie’s has a lovely stretch classic pant in a few colours. They make them in short, regular and long….and the longs are usually sold out! Doesn’t that tell suppliers something. I have bought a regular in desperation and they have an inch (2cm ) I can take down. That inch makes all the difference. If there is a long I snap it up even if I don’t need them right now! They are around $60 to $70. 

I know we only see the bits the producers want us to see but I really hope Alyssa watches this back and sees how ridiculous she is. If I hear , ‘I have a child’ and ‘my child will always be my first priority’ again I’ll throw something at the tv.. I hope she enjoys her lonely life once ‘ her child’ goes off to make his own way in the world. You can have more than one important person in your life. Sometimes one will need to be the priority and sometimes the other. Duncan comes across very patient and emotionally mature and in touch. She is doing his head in. 

I feel for all these pregnant women being discriminated against just because we are the gender that gives birth and keeps the human population humming along. Employers should definitely do all they can to be accomodating where they can and of course follow the law. There is the other side though. Businesses have to have reliable employees and especially smaller business will find it difficult to run their business if someone is constantly ill or can't work. You decided to get pregnant and the responsibility has to fall on you. You can't expect everyone else to make alterations to suit your choice. Hopefully most employers can be flexible with work hours, working from home, giving women a seat if their job requires them to stand most of the day, allowing them to leave early for an appointment etc. Ultimately the employer is not responsible for you deciding to have a baby.

When I read the Mathew Bach article I did not think it was about disabled or challenged students. As a teacher there were many parents who didn’t seem to value education especially in primary school. Too many brought children in consistently late which is disruptive and teacher is expected to explain again what is going on. Children were kept home because it was their birthday or visitors were coming or the dog was sick. Or even to help mum with chores and younger children. Teachers are then expected to catch the child up on continuing projects or work they have missed. They took their kids on holidays during the term and expected teachers to put a pack of work together for the child to cover weeks. I did this  on a couple of occasions and the work was rarely done. Now I tell them to write a diary and get an age appropriate maths book. If the child is kept home too much they know there will be a lot of catching up and they don’t know what’s going on in the class so then become reluctant. 

I knew Felix would pick Jess. Abigail is far too mature and settled for  immature , still playing the field Felix! Jess much more his match as they are both selfish. The Jess/Damien thing took up far too much airtime. Only way I could watch was by fast forwarding. Jed and Thomas came across as great people who were ready to find their life partner. Thomas in particular was on a mission.  Jed is probably still a but young but I wish Jed, Thomas and their chosen partners well. Now I want to be at the next family dinner with Jess and Felix! 

Why are interest groups allowed to make big donations to politicians.? It doesn’t happen here. There are laws.  Of course it makes their system corrupt! It’s a terrible situation. Texas is so extreme in its gun laws and abortion restrictions . Hard to believe this is the situation in a supposedly first world country. 

This article is spot on and describes what most people are feeling. I have had a lot to do with high school debates and there is no way this can be described as a debate. Each should be given a time limit on an opening statement, then rebut or reaffirm or explain their response, then questions from the audience. End with a final statement each, time limits enforced and mics turned off if other interrupts. We would learn a lot more this way. This format is just ridiculous! 

This article describes exactly how I feel!

I have tears! So glad you were able to have the surgery and able to join Masterchef once again. Breast cancer affects so many. My mother had it and just recently my 30 year old daughter in law had it. After chemo and a mastectomy she is cancer free and will have implants next month. As she said to me when she was first diagnosed, 'Breast cancer takes away everything that makes you a woman. Your fertility, your breasts and your hair!' Ten months on she managed to get 13 eggs fertilised and frozen, she got a great wig but often just rocked the bald head and turbans and with her mastectomy the drs were able to keep her nipples. She couldn't have the fat transfer for reconstruction so it's implants. Medicine, doctors and nurses are just amazing!

Under no circumstances pluck your eyebrows thin! Do not do it. I’m so jealous of the lovely shaped thicker eyebrows girls have been sporting this last year or two. I just about have every eyebrow applicator  available to make mine look a better shape and thickness. They do not grow back. At least not properly! 

What Laura said! How you dress has no impact on anyone else. Sounds like you were having a very normal, fun day with your family. Some people are just awful humans unfortunately!