Recently an old uni friend (Friend M) and I went bush walking in the Blue Mountains. The last time we tried this was in 1994 and it ended badly, so I don’t know what we were thinking. In an attempt to distract me from the physical pain of sustained exercise, Friend M put one of […]
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My two and a half year old son Sid can be a real pain in the arse sometimes. He seems to be embracing both The Terrible Twos and The Threenager personas simultaneously and with enthusiasm. He can be heard saying regularly “I gonna beat you Poo Poo” followed by a triple sashay kick to the reproductive […]
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The really annoying thing about your family is that you’re stuck with them for life. You didn’t get to choose them but you do have to live with them. No offence but I wouldn’t want to be related to Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott. It’s nothing personal; they seem like decent people, I just wouldn’t […]
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http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/snatch-it-i-mean-catch-it-i-mean-snatch-it/ Hiya, This one is about the things parents say to their kids at sport. Sound like any one else’s Saturday morning? Thank you as always for reading, xx Shanks “Snatch it Sophie, snatch it!” Sorry, did that parent just say “Snatch it?” Surely she meant “Catch it Sophie, catch it!”? It was a […]
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http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/primary-earner-vs-secondary-earner/ Hi there, This one was about the way being the Primary Earner, the Only Earner, the Secondary Earner or the NOn-Earner can change the housework dynamic. I hope you like it! xx Shanks A friend of mine recently told me that her husband refused to do the early morning childrens’ sport because he […]
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Hiya, I wrote this for a friend who works for the Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Institute. It’s about their national healthy eating programme for children. I have four of them and I know I need to do more to teach them about healthy eating and living. Please do have a look if you have the time: http://www.mamamia.com.au/mamamia-cares/go-on-treat-yourself-to-the-gutsy-challenge/ […]
Hi there, Our travels with termites continues. Apparently we need a forcefield. I’ve always wanted one of those.: http://www.rentokil.com/blog/the-mothership-and-its-forcefield/ I hope you like reading these as much as I enjoy writing them. Is it wrong that I’m enjoying writing about termites? Shankari
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Hi guys, here is my latest for Mamamia – I hope you like it. This is an ongoing argument in our household about what movies the children are allowed to watch. I’d like to say a special thank you to my brother for allowing his son to watch anything at all. And for getting a […]
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I’ve decided to write a book about sleep training. It’s clearly all the rage or at the very least it drives people into a rage and it’s bound to sell more copies than the other book I’m writing. I’m going to call my sleep training book “Failing Asleep”. I think that sounds catchy and clever, […]
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Hi guys, it has been a while – a flu epidemic mostly got in the way of life and writing. I really hope you like this one – it’s about Prima and the ways in which she is not like me. Lucky girl. Please feel free to Comment/Like/Share as ever. For the Londoners, have a […]
Hi guys, In the tradition of the great Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Termite Tales are continuing. Here is my latest chapter for Rentokil: http://bit.ly/KFKVcH I hope you like it. Wishing you a termite-free school holiday, xx Shanks
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Hi, This is my latest instalment for Rentokil about our troubles and travels with termites: http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-we-are-surrounded/#more-10244 Hope you like it, Shanks
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Did I mention we have termites? I have been blogging about the experience for Rentokil – here is part 2 of our travels with termites, I hope you like it. http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-the-super-termite/
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Hi again, this piece also appeared on Mamamia recently and I’ve linked it here: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/adult-conversation-ive-forgotten-how-to-do-it/ The dinnertime conversation was about K. Rudd and the recent comments that the more you got to know him, the less you liked him. The man across the table from me said, “Apparently Wolfowitz was like that too.” Everyone at […]
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This piece was published by Mamamia recently, and reproduced here (sorry about the font size, wordpress is possessed): http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/naplan-not-another-painful-learning-assessment-nightmare-naplan-parenting/ This week my little Prima (aged 8) has NAPLAN. It’s her first brush with standardised education and also mine, as a parent. This piece is not about the merits of NAPLAN, that debate was held last […]
Hi there, we recently found out we have a termite infestation (cue massive panic attack). Rentokil is thankfully taking care of the problem for us soon and they have asked me blog about our experience. It’s the beginning of a lifelong pest control partnership given our neighbourhood. Here is my first instalment, I hope you […]
This piece recently appeared on Mamamia – it’s about my grandmother, the things we value and the things we pass on. I hope you like it: http://www.mamamia.com.au/relationships/my-most-important-family-treasure/ My grandmother (aged 85 and in good health) is obsessed with her own death. This is disconcerting for family because obviously we are worried about it too and […]
Hope you like this one, posted on Mamamia yesterday as: http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/religion-are-you-part-time-religious/ Today I took our four children to the temple to celebrate Tamil New Year. This was one of our rare visits to a Hindu temple and as I sat praying that my three year old Tercero wouldn’t break, steal or set fire to anything, I […]
Hi there, this is a repost of an article that I wrote for Mamamia. I am reposting in case the MM site collapses one day I can’t retrieve a copy of this. It’s weird the things you think about at 2am. Am I wasting my education? Last week my 6 year old son Secundo, stood […]
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Hi, This one was published on Mamamia last week. The topic means a lot to me (and many of my friends). I hope you like it too: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/stay-at-home-mums-apparently-i-am-wasting-my-education/ The article was inspired by remarks made by the Danish Prime Minister – you can find out more about the debate in the UK here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2115170/Can-woman-clever-stay-home-mum.html xx […]
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Did I marry my father?
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranRecently an old uni friend (Friend M) and I went bush walking in the Blue Mountains. The last time we tried this was in 1994 and it ended badly, so I don’t know what we were thinking. In an attempt to distract me from the physical pain of sustained exercise, Friend M put one of […]
This is not an entertaining anecdote about motherhood
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranMy two and a half year old son Sid can be a real pain in the arse sometimes. He seems to be embracing both The Terrible Twos and The Threenager personas simultaneously and with enthusiasm. He can be heard saying regularly “I gonna beat you Poo Poo” followed by a triple sashay kick to the reproductive […]
Democracy and the downside of family
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranThe really annoying thing about your family is that you’re stuck with them for life. You didn’t get to choose them but you do have to live with them. No offence but I wouldn’t want to be related to Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott. It’s nothing personal; they seem like decent people, I just wouldn’t […]
The Worst Thing About Kids’ Sport (Mamamia! Part 19)
/2 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari Chandranhttp://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/snatch-it-i-mean-catch-it-i-mean-snatch-it/ Hiya, This one is about the things parents say to their kids at sport. Sound like any one else’s Saturday morning? Thank you as always for reading, xx Shanks “Snatch it Sophie, snatch it!” Sorry, did that parent just say “Snatch it?” Surely she meant “Catch it Sophie, catch it!”? It was a […]
Should the Primary Earner do housework? (Mamamia! Part 18)
/in Parenting /by Shankari Chandranhttp://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/primary-earner-vs-secondary-earner/ Hi there, This one was about the way being the Primary Earner, the Only Earner, the Secondary Earner or the NOn-Earner can change the housework dynamic. I hope you like it! xx Shanks A friend of mine recently told me that her husband refused to do the early morning childrens’ sport because he […]
Go on, treat yourself…
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHiya, I wrote this for a friend who works for the Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Institute. It’s about their national healthy eating programme for children. I have four of them and I know I need to do more to teach them about healthy eating and living. Please do have a look if you have the time: http://www.mamamia.com.au/mamamia-cares/go-on-treat-yourself-to-the-gutsy-challenge/ […]
The Mothership and its Forcefield
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi there, Our travels with termites continues. Apparently we need a forcefield. I’ve always wanted one of those.: http://www.rentokil.com/blog/the-mothership-and-its-forcefield/ I hope you like reading these as much as I enjoy writing them. Is it wrong that I’m enjoying writing about termites? Shankari
The Sealed Section – for Children
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, here is my latest for Mamamia – I hope you like it. This is an ongoing argument in our household about what movies the children are allowed to watch. I’d like to say a special thank you to my brother for allowing his son to watch anything at all. And for getting a […]
Confessions of a Co-Sleeper
/6 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranI’ve decided to write a book about sleep training. It’s clearly all the rage or at the very least it drives people into a rage and it’s bound to sell more copies than the other book I’m writing. I’m going to call my sleep training book “Failing Asleep”. I think that sounds catchy and clever, […]
Mamamia! (Part 15) – Go on Primaaaa
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, it has been a while – a flu epidemic mostly got in the way of life and writing. I really hope you like this one – it’s about Prima and the ways in which she is not like me. Lucky girl. Please feel free to Comment/Like/Share as ever. For the Londoners, have a […]
Termite Control – a long term relationship
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi guys, In the tradition of the great Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, the Termite Tales are continuing. Here is my latest chapter for Rentokil: http://bit.ly/KFKVcH I hope you like it. Wishing you a termite-free school holiday, xx Shanks
Termites – we are surrounded
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi, This is my latest instalment for Rentokil about our troubles and travels with termites: http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-we-are-surrounded/#more-10244 Hope you like it, Shanks
The Super Termite – yes, it’s really called that
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranDid I mention we have termites? I have been blogging about the experience for Rentokil – here is part 2 of our travels with termites, I hope you like it. http://www.rentokil.com/blog/coptotermes-the-super-termite/
What’s that word again…(Mamamia! – Part 14)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi again, this piece also appeared on Mamamia recently and I’ve linked it here: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/adult-conversation-ive-forgotten-how-to-do-it/ The dinnertime conversation was about K. Rudd and the recent comments that the more you got to know him, the less you liked him. The man across the table from me said, “Apparently Wolfowitz was like that too.” Everyone at […]
Not Another Painful Learning Assessment Nightmare (NAPLAN) – Mamamia! (Part 13)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranThis piece was published by Mamamia recently, and reproduced here (sorry about the font size, wordpress is possessed): http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/naplan-not-another-painful-learning-assessment-nightmare-naplan-parenting/ This week my little Prima (aged 8) has NAPLAN. It’s her first brush with standardised education and also mine, as a parent. This piece is not about the merits of NAPLAN, that debate was held last […]
Pests and pestilence
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi there, we recently found out we have a termite infestation (cue massive panic attack). Rentokil is thankfully taking care of the problem for us soon and they have asked me blog about our experience. It’s the beginning of a lifelong pest control partnership given our neighbourhood. Here is my first instalment, I hope you […]
Heirlooms- Mamamia! (Part 12)
/5 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranThis piece recently appeared on Mamamia – it’s about my grandmother, the things we value and the things we pass on. I hope you like it: http://www.mamamia.com.au/relationships/my-most-important-family-treasure/ My grandmother (aged 85 and in good health) is obsessed with her own death. This is disconcerting for family because obviously we are worried about it too and […]
The Hanukkah-only Hindu (also Mamamia! – Part 11)
/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHope you like this one, posted on Mamamia yesterday as: http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/religion-are-you-part-time-religious/ Today I took our four children to the temple to celebrate Tamil New Year. This was one of our rare visits to a Hindu temple and as I sat praying that my three year old Tercero wouldn’t break, steal or set fire to anything, I […]
Am I wasting my education?
/2 Comments/in Parenting /by Shankari ChandranHi there, this is a repost of an article that I wrote for Mamamia. I am reposting in case the MM site collapses one day I can’t retrieve a copy of this. It’s weird the things you think about at 2am. Am I wasting my education? Last week my 6 year old son Secundo, stood […]
Mamamia! (Part 10) – Am I wasting my education?
/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Shankari ChandranHi, This one was published on Mamamia last week. The topic means a lot to me (and many of my friends). I hope you like it too: http://www.mamamia.com.au/parenting/stay-at-home-mums-apparently-i-am-wasting-my-education/ The article was inspired by remarks made by the Danish Prime Minister – you can find out more about the debate in the UK here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2115170/Can-woman-clever-stay-home-mum.html xx […]