A post with a portaloo in it.

My son found this on youtube. Some practical joke show. Watch. It's funny.

Anti-drug dog. Just say No. Or woof.

Confronting, fascinating and a little bit heart-breaking.....

Thanks to Jezebel for pointing me in the direction of an amazing article on this website about transgendered children.
I once saw and Oprah program about this and it's always stayed with me.

Transgendered kids are kids who identify as the opposite sex. Just like transgendered adults, they're not gay and they're not transvestites, they simply believe they have been born into the wrong body.

This article tells the story of two little boys whose parents are taking radically different approaches to dealing with their son's gender confusion.

Some days? I can't be bothered to walk my dog. I must try this.

No wonder the cats are so slim. Buns of steel.

C is for CREEEEEEEEEEEEEPY.

Imagine your dad taking you to a purity ball. This is a black-tie event held in America where girls aged from tweens to college age go with their fathers, step-fathers or fathers-in-law.

Basically, the girls promise their fathers to remain virgins until they get married. This 'deal" is often sealed with a ring given by the father to his daughter.

Still with me?

Freakshow breast surgery banned. Can't imagine why.

                               

Here's a fun one.

American "model" and porn actress Maxi Mounds went from a 36C to a 36MMM via a controversial plastic surgery procedure called "polypropylene string treatment" that's just been banned. What a shame the rest of us can't have it now. Damn those medical authorities.

In 1996, she had silicon implants which she swapped for saline a few years later. In 2000, Maxi had her implants taken out and the pockets filled with plastic string. A solution was injected to make the breasts produce fluid and inflate.

Maxi's breasts now weigh about 10kg each, she's in The Guiness Book Of World Records for having the biggest fake breasts which are somehow they're still growing thanks to this bizarre treatment.

After the jump, how Maxi looked before her operations and a Youtube clip of her appearance on a Spanish talkshow...

Getting angry at work is bad for your career.

I do love this scene from classic movie 9 to 5 where Dolly lets loose at her sleazy, sexually harassing boss. Go Dolly

But recent research, as reported by CNN, has shown that displaying anger at work is a career mistake for women:

Most employees -- male or female -- would hesitate to yell at their superiors, but new research provides new evidence that women who show anger in the workplace are viewed as less competent -- while men are not.

In three studies, 463 men and women between 18 and 70 years old watched video of actors pretending to be job seekers or employers. The participants then wrote down which applicants should get the job, the type of responsibility they could handle and how high their salaries should be.

I love a good contortionist.

Heck, I even love a bad contortionist. Human pretzels are just compelling viewing. Here's an 11-year-old who appears to be missing her joints. From America's Got Talent. If you can watch til the end without your eyes watering, the Hoff's slurred yet inspiring words might just bring a tear to your eye. And then Sharon Osbourne uses the word 'craft' about 18 times in 1 minute and you will vomit.

It should be called The Bad News not The News.

I’ve been a media junkie for many years.  I have an insatiable appetite for news and information from a variety of mediums and it’s not unusual for me to multi-task my media consumption.

I surf my favourite sites in front of the TV or with the radio on in the background. I start each morning by quickly skimming the newspaper in between making breakfast, preparing bottles and getting myself and my kids ready for the day. I listen to the radio in my car and in my kitchen.

But like someone addicted to an illicit substance, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to balance my media appetite with the well being of my children.

Read the rest at Essential Baby here...

Why is everything DOCS' fault? What about the parents?

There was a case that came to light yesterday that's making my blood boil.

The bare facts are this:

A 13 year old girl whose parents have split, returned from visiting her father in Queensland to her mother's home in NSW. Mother wasn't there. For days. Finally the girl calls police and they notify DOCS.
The mother is found - she'd gone to stay with friends in Woollongong without bothering to tell her daughter- and the girl is put on a train by one DOCS worker, to be met at the other end by another DOCS worker, to be reunited with her mother.
Somewhere along the way, the girl does a runner - possibly not keen on being reuinited with the mother who had left her to fend for herself?? - and the girl's parents blame DOCS. Threaten to sue. Even though she was quickly found and is safe.

Why is this DOCS' fault? Plenty of 13 year olds catch public transport. This kid wasn't troubled and had no history with DOCS. SHE was the one who had contacted police to report her mother missing!!

Was putting her on a train really negligent?