Welcome to Open Post; a weekly tradition that is almost as old as Mamamia itself.
Instead of the Editorial Team choosing the topic, we throw that decision-making power over to the audience and ask you guys to tell us what’s on your mind.
You can vent about troubles at work, tell us what crazy things your kids have been up to lately, ask for relationship advice, or just sit and listen to what’s happening in everyone else’s world.
This week, we’ve got some news about what’s happening at Mamamia.
The Mamamia Team continues to expand and on Monday we welcomed a new Managing Editor, Kate Pasterfield, to our ranks. Kate joins us from previous work in government and in the private sector. We know already that she’s going to fit right in with our team because she makes a mean cup of tea and has a soft spot for George Clooney.
Kate will be working alongside Publisher Mia Freedman, Editor Jamila Rizvi, Deputy Editor Lucy Ormonde and the rest of our fabulous team, to bring you the very best new content each and every day. We know that you’ll make her feel very welcome.
That’s just about enough from us – over to you. What’s on your mind?
Top Comments
I'm a journalism student who is just finishing my second year and I've been given the opportunity to be on the editorial team of our student publication. I'm super excited but also terrified and worried that I don't have enough experience to do it, so I'm not sure if I should go for it or wait another year..
DO IT! Best way to get experience and if you believe you can, you can. Good luck x
omm - absolutely, completely at my wits end with my almost 3 year old. in the last few weeks its like the kracken has been unleashed.
Where did my sweet loving happy little boy go and who is this destructive, demanding, disobedient little boy who when I tell him to stop doing something , looks me dead in the eye - smirks- and then keeps right on doing wrong . I have no idea how to get a handle on his behaviour, everything that used to work as a form of discipline in the past seems to fall short now. hes even started hitting - his baby brother, me, furniture items when hes angry.
ive tried sending him to his room, withholding or removing his favourite toys, positive reinforcement, rewarding good behaviour....nothing seems to work, he just doesn't care. I find myself yelling more and more and of course that doesn't get through either and I just end up in tears of frustration.
What gets me even more though is that when someone else has him - when hes at my mums or with my inlaws, they always comment on how well behaved he is the whole time!! really hoping this is just 'the terrible twos' and will eventually stop.... oh please......
If it helps, I can totally relate. And I've always thought that the terrible twos is a myth and it's age 3 when the sh*t really starts to hit the fan. He'll grow out of it. Promise
If you've tried so many things, possibly you haven't tried any of them long enough. None of them has instant results. Choose one - I always found the one, two, three method the best - and then STICK WITH IT! Try it for at least a week before trying something else. He needs to learn there are consistent and real consequences.
Terrible Two's, Trying Three's, F***ing Fours! It's all ahead of you!
Seriously, take some comfort that they know how to behave when they are out! Street Angel/House Devile is better than the other way around! People didn't believe me when I used to tell them that the minute the front door closed, my gorgeous daughter became a Monster!!!!!!