Weekend Wit: A Tribute To Fathers
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! Hopefully you all get spoiled on your special day tomorrow. As you know it’s not an easy task raising kids. You need to think on your feet, adapt to...
View ArticleThe 10 Principals Of Burning Man Festival In Images
The 29th annual Burning Man festival held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada has just concluded in spectacular fashion. This year there were an estimated 70,000 participants from across the globe,...
View ArticleWhy Some Pick Up Lines Actually Work
All pick up lines are lame, right? They’re sleazy, degrading and we assume that only the incredibly desperate respond. So why do some pick up lines actually work? Is it the line being used; is it the...
View ArticleWeekend Wit: When Pets Think They’re People
Pets are so adorable. It’s no wonder people dress them up for a photo shoot or take snaps of them to capture their non-animal like behavior. This week we’ve got a selection of pets and a few extra...
View ArticleSimple Ways To Spend More Time With The Kids
Spending quality time with the kids doesn’t need to cost a fortune. You don’t need to take them on some lavish outing, especially if you can’t afford it – that just causes stress for all of you....
View ArticleHow To Combat The Return Of The Untouched Lunchbox
Are you spending value time and cash on school lunches only to have lunchboxes returned untouched? It’s a reality many parents face and we know that most kids would rather play around than eat – yet...
View ArticleCan Controlled Crying Affect A Baby’s Psychological Health?
Sleep is by far one of the biggest concerns of new parents, so if you’ve tried controlled crying it’s completely understandable. In a nutshell, this technique requires the baby or toddler to...
View Article15 Simple Ways To Drive Him Wild
Looking for ways to drive your man wild and ignite the fire in his, er – belly? Well there’s nothing like a little naughtiness to keep it fresh and make him sizzle in anticipation. Luckily, there’s a...
View ArticleHow To Perfect The Slow Sensual Kiss
A great kiss should be experienced from the top of your head and work its way all the way down to the tips of your toes. That is the ultimate kiss. If you’re not aiming for that every time you kiss,...
View ArticleWeekend Wit: Spring Has Sprung!
Ah, spring time! It really is quite magical. Mother nature in all her splendour seems to appear out of nowhere and suddenly the sky seems bluer, the grass greener, the clouds whiter, and blooming...
View ArticleWays To Nurture Your Long-Term Relationship
Anyone who has ever been in a long-term relationship will tell you that they often lose their spark. Couples find themselves doing the same things over and over again. They eat the same foods, visit...
View ArticleHow To Have A Hands-Free Orgasm
Take a deep breath and prepare for some thigh-trembling solo action… Have you ever heard the term ‘breathgasm’? No? A breathgasm is basically a hands-free orgasm. No sex toys or man required. Sounds...
View ArticleHow Likely Is My Future Boss To Google Me?
It might be time to put those boozy Facebook photos away… Don’t be fooled into thinking your Facebook photos of that night you got so drunk you flashed your bra to the entire club won’t make their way...
View Article3 Futuristic Sex Toys You Won’t Believe Actually Exist
Your orgasm just got high-tech. Move over the humble dildo and blow-up doll, the e-pleasure industry is upping it’s game with a new breed of high-tech sex toys set to take your pleasure to the next...
View ArticleYou Asked: Should I Leave My Husband?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward questions. Dear Kim, My husband and I have been together for 25 years and for the past few years it’s felt like we’ve been on...
View ArticleAsk Kim: How Do I Make Friends As An Adult?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward questions. Dear Kim, I’m 28 years old and for some reason I have almost no friends. I consider myself a nice person, but I can be a...
View Article13 Parenting Hacks For Getting Your Kid To Behave
Because it gets expensive to keep bribing them with candy. One thing I’ve learnt as a mother over the past 19 years, is that kids can turn into Satan’s offspring in the blink of an eye. A few years...
View ArticleAsk Kim: I’m 36 And I Just Found Out I’m Adopted
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I’m 36 years old and a month ago I found out my mother and father aren’t actually my...
View ArticleHow I Learned Birth Plans Were A Waste Of Time
There’s no such thing as a birth plan that goes according to plan. Who knew I had something in common with Kim Kardashian-West besides our first name. Mrs West recently candidly stated that pregnancy...
View ArticleMy Son’s Traumatic Birth Saved My Life
“Despite having survived what I can only describe as torture, I did want another child.” Last week I shared the story of my son’s traumatic birth. What I neglected to mention was I weighed a whopping...
View ArticleAsk Kim: I’m Being Bullied At Work. What Do I Do?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I just started a new job a few months ago and despite the fact it’s doing what I’ve always...
View ArticleHow Accepting You’re A Bad Mother Can Set You Free
Because sometimes the worst labels are actually the best. While I wouldn’t call myself a terrible mother I certainly wouldn’t say I’m a perfect one either. God knows I’ve tried. When my kids were...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Should I Dump My Friend?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I’ve been friends with the same woman for ten years, but in the past few years the friendship...
View ArticleThe Important Message My Son Taught Me About Men
It’s not easy growing up in a world that won’t accept weakness. We all know men are different from women, yet from my experience raising sons I think many of the differences, particularly relating to...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Should I Quit My Job?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I just started a new job but it’s nothing like I thought it would be. It’s not that the work...
View ArticleWhy My Children Don’t Get Politically Correct Christmas Gifts
What’s in a toy? When my boys were little, I gave them toy guns and water pistols for Christmas. The kind of gifts that summon instant tsk-tsking from onlookers convinced I’m on a mission to instill...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Should I Sleep With My Flatmate?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I’ve lived with a guy for the past six months and while our relationship has always been...
View ArticleSpending Two Years Away From My Kids Made Me A Better Mum
Leaving my boys with their father was the hardest thing I’d ever do in my life. I’ve always been a really hands on mother. I chose to stay home instead of returning to work, ran the local playgroup...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Should I Tell My Best Friend I Slept With Her Ex?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, My best friend broke up with her boyfriend of five years about a year ago. Recently I ran into...
View ArticleHere’s What Really Happens To Your Body After You Give Birth
What happens to your body and your mind after you leave the hospital? Doctors and fellow parents are good for the most part at prepping you for the challenges of pregnancy and childbirth. I was...
View ArticleAsk Kim: How Do I Get Out Of My Family Christmas Dinner?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, Every year my extended family all get together for a big dinner, but it’s always fraught with...
View ArticleThe Truth About Breastfeeding
Breast isn’t always best. Breastfeeding may be a natural way to feed an infant, but to many mothers, it’s anything but. From my son’s first moments of life, midwives swiftly attached him to my breast...
View ArticleHow Becoming A Mother Changes You
I’m not the same person I was. Being a mother was always on my agenda. So newly wed and keen to start a family, I fell pregnant at the tender age of 22. Looking back, I was so young and naive and...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Am I Having An Emotional Affair?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I’ve been getting quite close to a male colleague of mine recently. For the past year we’ve...
View ArticleHow Mothers’ Guilt Has Become An Ugly Status Symbol
It’s cool to feel crummy about yourself. Before married women went out to work like their male counterparts, our primary objective was looking after our homes. As soon as we got hitched, we quit our...
View ArticleAsk Kim: Is He Just Not That Into Me?
SHESAID resident psychologist Kim Chartres answers your most awkward and confronting questions. Dear Kim, I’ve gone on a few dates with a guy I met online who I really like, but I’m not sure if he...
View ArticleWhy I Kept My Friend’s Abusive Husband’s Secret For 20 Years
I knew something was wrong, but I walked away. No one ever really knows what goes on behind closed doors in a relationship. We might hear our married neighbours arguing occasionally. If we’re unlucky,...
View ArticleI Didn’t Believe In Haunted Houses. Until I Lived In One.
What lies beneath? Life is full of unexplained phenomenon. Like the sock that disappears from your washing only to mysteriously reappear dangling from the clothes line weeks later, the person you bump...
View ArticleI Lost Weight And It Destroyed My Marriage
My dress size dwindled, and so did my relationship. When I got married, I weighed 130 kilos. I’d been ‘big’ all my life, but at the time I had no idea just how much my weight had influenced who I was....
View ArticleThe Day I Realised My Father Was A Narcissist
I finally saw him for who he was. Most people have two very different personas. The one they cheerfully present to the world, and the one only revealed to a select few closest to them. But my father’s...
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