@LyndalPN Very cool(!) idea
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🇦🇺 Melbourne. Parenting and surviving 3 teenagers and 1 dog; Living and loving where there are trees and birds, on Woiworrung land; Sometimes, making stuff (Mostly, thinking about making stuff, learning about the making of stuff, or collecting the stuff to make the stuff. Those are the true hobbies!) 🌿
Plague PoemsIf there are days
when you look around
and think to yourself
that everyone has given up
just keep looking
and eventually you will see
another masked face go by
while this is not much
while it is not enough
let it remind you
you are not the only one
still fighting the plague.
when you look around
and think to yourself
that everyone has given up
just keep looking
and eventually you will see
another masked face go by
while this is not much
while it is not enough
let it remind you
you are not the only one
still fighting the plague.
Daryl Maguire’s Tractor‘I'm not "living in fear of a cold." I'm putting effort into not catching a disease, the acute phase of which is an inconvenience, but the serious potential side effects of which are cardiovascular and neurological damage, and which has the potential to destroy the world economy.’
Love this quote via Canadian psychologist Jonathan Douglas aka @jonathanconp
@FreyaSu Whisps are #lowcarb, they're literally just parmesan cheese! You could probably make them yourself, but I get them from Costco for the convenience. Tiny bit messy for keeping your #boardgames nice, but I hear some people eat boardgame snacks with chopsticks, and that sounds awesome to me!
Look at this wee critter. About 10mm across, I'm surprised I spotted it at all. Go well, tiny friend!
@foxen I think all of these things are really valid. I suspect the primary goal of same-sex accommodation is to avoid sexual activity, but as you say, that doesn't consider gay kids anyway. My teen has dated across the spectrum, so 🤷♀️
It would be a great idea to let them choose their own roommates, but in this particular instance, they don't know each other beforehand. As you say, it's a lot of work for the organisers, and I do worry that might put them off continuing to offer great opportunities like this.
How about all-in-one dorm accommodation, and the teachers have to stay in the same place, to catch out any shenanigans?! (Yeah, probably not, I can't see that ending well 😂)
@foxen It's a camp for 16/17 year old students, not run by our Dept of Education, but needs to follow their rules. I understand what you're saying about disclosure. (I wonder if only answering the Gender part of the form would have been accepted?) The difficulty lies in the fact that students can't be accommodated in individual rooms, so "same-sex" dorms are allocated. I don't think this would work for everyone, this is our first experience navigating this territory so far
The first flower on our passionfruit vine. Passionflowers are spectacular. I hope we see fruit from this vine, it's only a young 'un. Mind you, I'm sure the possums will help themselves before we see any!
Today I filled out a form for my NB 16yo (to attend something very exciting next year, yay) and it had a space for Sex (M or F) and space for Gender (M or F or Other, with space to write own definition). This is the first time I've seen this, *ever*.
It works for us because of the way my child defines themself and how they differentiate between sex and gender. I'm interested to know how other #Trans and #NonBinary folks and families feel about this though. Is this inclusive and appropriate for all, or not? It wouldn't include Intersex folk, would it?
Also, this seems like a step forward, but the discussion we had to have on accommodation (to abide by Dept of Education rules for students) was awkward and a bit stuck in the gender binary, so... 🤷♀️
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@Spokeswoman Same hammock! Hello 😁