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How NOT to abuse frail elderly parents

How NOT to abuse frail elderly parents

One clear sign of maturity in life is realising what we have been taken for granted is not what can be taken for granted. This includes the source of our life itself..

  •  NZ / Aust – bush walks / trekking

    New Zealand trecking it seems to this Aussie now having read of it over the past twelve years by our Kiwi young writers, is something akin to Australian bushwalking and camping out with a tightly packed two person tent firmly stashed away in the haversack.

  • Over 55 years ago …..  Adelaide

    Few missing persons stories have had as much reaction to when the three Beaumont children disappeared in Adelaide New Year's Day 55 years ago.

  • Visualising Success

    The concept of visualisation evolved out of the self-empowering 1960s, the ability to manifest one's own success through thought alone appealed to the masses in its simplicity.

  • Fairy tales

    Fairy tales, they have been with humanity for as long as we have been here. Mostly read to children but strangely written by adults, these stories have been a source of wonder and comfort to people the world over.

  • Highlighting Maths

    Many of us think we are "not good at maths", and we will cringe at the heading of this article.

  • The Lockdown Olympics

    I love the Olympics, as a kid I was a walking-talking Olympic encyclopedia. In preparation for the 2020 games Jeremy Dover, Peter Nelson and myself embarked on an exciting project; collaborating to write a sports devotional called The Spirit of Victory.

  • Daughters – dad’s a soft touch

    Quote from a few years ago - "Dad came to speak at the school where I teach," says the 20-year-old history teacher (Daisy Turnbull Brown, married daughter of Australia’s previous Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

  • Kids in Papua New Guinea receiving books!

    By ship, truck and boat, these kids in remote Papua New Guinea have received their books!

  • A review of U2’s 2019 Australian tour

    Sometimes you have to wait two years to see what was always coming to you, too: U2.

  • Single and available

    I was about to turn in for the night when a Facebook message popped up on my phone. It was from a former boyfriend. I tapped on the message.

  • The Cure for Disillusionment

    Disillusionment is a feeling of disappointment when you discover that something is not as good as you believed it to be.