Richard's dancing highlights. John floating as god of MAFs. Not being able to get past Jayden's revelation. '200 gym selfies'. 'It...has been...a day'. I seriously can't recall how I started my day without your recaps. Crying laughing into my tea.
Whatever happens, no one, and I mean no one should come between Eden and Cub. I may or may not have told the television 'marry the dog!' (Brilliant recaps Chelsea.)
How sad for them both to have endured all of this. They always come across as so genuine and down to earth. I feel for them. Good on you Hugh and Deb for your honesty and kindness and best of luck to you and your family.
Thank you so much for this. Even though I was going to vote 'yes' anyway (because First Nations peoples are in dire need of greater justice, understanding, autonomy and programs/actions that actually work!), I am now far more informed about my choice as to why this way.
Great article and may I say that this is yet another word that should not be a word. They aren't doing some clever, hip trick that gets a cute tag like 'negging', they are arseholes. How about abusing? Destroying? Attacking? Demeaning? I think society needs to stop applying labels and making behaviour like this a 'thing'. And don't even start me on gaslighting...
Agree and disagree. Miranda is making life changing decisions at the same age as me and I do relate to that and yes, that does come with challenges and we can get riddled with self-doubt BUT... I feel she's turning into a bit of a doormat. And that's different.
Totally agree. I wasn't prepared for how much I would love it. Bravo!
You are totally nailing these re-caps! Winnie the Pooh...nearly choked on my cup of tea...
I almost don't want to comment lest I give any more oxygen to this woman's appalling and dangerous opinions, but I have to say well done for this spot-on response Jessie. WHAT was it doing being published in the mainstream media in the first place? For shame.
You are really nailing this! SO funny!
@Cheets I'm sad to hear you feel that way. Remember, you have lived and experienced amazing things in those 53 years and have so much 'accumulative you' to give. Don't let anyone take your confidence away - personally I think our generation has been one of the luckiest of all and I wouldn't trade ages with anyone at this point. Besides, we still have so much more ahead of us. We've only just begun to show what we can do...
Hilarious article! Thank you for putting it all in...er, perspective.
Oh yes! Brilliant Clare - and there were so many other mysterious goings on that other people have no idea about, if you only had a book to write here, not an article: liturgical dancing (!), wearing a little wedding dress for your First Holy Communion, your parents being more afraid of clergy than police, long brown socks instead of cool state school short whites, being terrified Mary/an angel would appear to you and you'd HAVE to become a nun, home Rosaries when a statue in a box would appear on your doorstep like a little coffin and neighbors would turn up to kneel and mutter endless, repetitive prayers with the whole family (like THAT was a normal Tuesday night)...etc. etc. Thanks for a great article! Only other Catholics understand.
@monicaz thank you for commenting. It was just a bit of a trigger for me with the whole 'what's wrong with you' thing being on the other foot. I have some girlfriends who agree with you, some who don't. As a writer, I think the piece itself is very well written, by the way.
In as much as this is a witty article, I have to say that, as a woman in her 50's who does still enjoy sex, there is some level of judgement here. The comment 'there can't be many 55-plus women who really want to have sex and are still titillated by lusty thoughts' is a huge generalisation for a start (although I am 54 - I'm sure in a year I'll still feel the same). Then there's this: women who 'are enjoying (yes, they assure me that this is the word) a resurgence of their libido' and this 'I must take their word that they have not mistaken their desire for sex for their love of being loved'. I respect your viewpoint and where you are at but am left with all sorts of uncomfortable feelings after reading this. Once again in my lifetime the eyes of censure feel upon me for enjoying sex whereas a man is usually deemed normal and virile. And that there's something wrong with me, at my age. I think in your efforts to stick up for women who don't want sex anymore you have maligned those who do.
Interesting take Mia but I saw it differently. The fact that she is the same age as me doesn't bother me at all. Why shouldn't a woman look like this in her 50's? Why shouldn't a woman look overweight and lined? Why are we worried either way? She is sexy, according to modern western standards, and I don't care how old she is. I don't care about whether or not she is still 'fuckable' either. A large percentage of people looking and reading the article would be straight women, so I seriously doubt that was her goal. She looks and likely feels empowered, or that's what I thought when I saw it. Photography is very subjective I suppose but the word that came to mind for me was 'strength' and the interview proved the point.
Many doctors have terrible bedside manner. I'm not excusing what this man has said and believe me, when I was 23kgs heavier I also had a few horrid comments from doctors directed my way. I would like to point out, however, that if you were sitting there breathless and reeking of cigarettes, he may have said something about you smoking. Obesity kills. It's actually one of the main causes of death in Australians. He has a duty of care to say something, he just needed to take far more actual care. You should not feel ashamed for having excess weight, but I get it. I did too. It's insidious, the way we are made to feel about it by certain people and by society at large, but it's also important to not miss the point. Perhaps this is a final straw, and you might find a way of losing kilos that works for you (no thanks to him). Best of luck to you.
I think there a word has been left out in this article, an important one: strength. The Queen displayed great strength in her lifetime. By being resilient and leading by strong, female example she inspired millions of people, men and women alike, to lift their chins and be brave through difficult times. Kim Kardashian, on the other hand, has flouted her strength as being obscenely wasteful in a country where rich divides poor and using her sexual power to get whatever she wants. What kind of a message does that send to anyone, men and women alike? I'd also like to add that I do expect or at least hope that men like Elon Musk give back and make the world a better place. That isn't, and should not be, a gender specific expectation.
This is a devastating article but so necessary. I like to believe that the majority of people do want to help, do care, they just don't know what is going on. Well done Mamamia on publishing this and on SBS for airing the program.