Discussions of the day
Scientists have been studying what goes on psychologically and physically in fathers before and after having children for years. What do you think? What does becoming a father do to men? Do men who become dads change?
BLACK LIVES MATTER
I don't have children. Don't know if men go thru psychologically and physically changes when they become a parent! However, the articles I have read (written by scientists) state that "Gay Parents May Be the Best Parents". Gay parents tend to be more motivated, more committed than heterosexual parents on the average, because gay parents chose to be (come) PARENTS.
28-Dec-23
When did publishers think that magazines should have articles printed on coloured backgrounds? These last few years it's been rife. Perhaps they're in cohorts with opticians because its practically impossible to read and may be causing eye problems - dark brown background printed with black writing or pink pages printed with yellow writing.It may look pretty and 'now', but if you can't read it, what's the point of publishing it. Do others have this problem?
Larry S 382961
I find the same thing on some surveys where they have faint words on white background. Black and white is best. Even some pages in the paper are the same.
23-Jun-23
I saw a TV show where a woman owned a business and her executive assistant was offered another job and when she found out it was a friend of hers who made the offer, she felt betrayed, but the friend said it was just a good business move, and had nothing to do with their friendship. Is that the right attitude? Should business deals, hiring/firing, corporate takeovers, whatever, be made regardless of who the people involved are, even if it's family or friends?
Kathy 1270954
The friend who made the offer should have informed the woman. That would have been the decent thing to do.
20-Jun-23
As a person who doesn't own my own vehicle, this is something I struggle with as I'm job hunting. I notice a lot of companies say: "must have full G license with own vehicle." I see that I'm qualified for the job and can take public transport, but am unable to apply to the job since I don't have a vehicle. Even though I have my G2, I can't afford a vehicle right now. I find it unfortunate that I have to miss out on job opportunities because of this. If certain...
Shawn B 1061185
You don\u2019t say why you need your own transportation. There may be a lot more going on at the company than just getting there.
04-Jun-23
Women who change their surname when they get married are subservient to men. I mean your maiden name is part of your identity. And to just throw it away willy-nilly, I think is disgraceful!
Mary M 329762
I married and didn't change my last name. I keep my father last name and i am happy. My husband understood why i keep my last name is my father. In the end a last name is just a name. If you want to change or not its up to boths.
21-Aug-20
Do you buy your meat from a supermarket or a dedicated butchery? I recently heard that lots of in-house butchers were being laid off from supermarkets. It made me fell a tad guilty for buying my meat from supermarkets for about the past 30 years. So I decided I would find a local butcher and do my shopping from there in the future. To my great surprise the entry door was plastered with ads for jobs, full time, part-time or casual. Perhaps my feeling of guilt was not...
Tammie S 1220201
Supermarkets have 'meat cutters' not butchers. Butchers start with thr whole animal. There aren't alot of true butchers around anymore
23-Feb-23
The scariest dream I ever had was when I was staying alone at my Nan's house. Nana was being cared for by mum and dad at our house at the time, so it was just me on my own. From home, I had to catch 2 buses each way, whereas from Nan's I could walk to my school. I was staying there for a few weeks whilst I had exams on, so I could study in peace and not worry about being late to exams. I dreamt in extremely vivid detail that someone had broken into the...
Chris M 626341
This one was definitely a nightmare...I ended up going back to live with my ex husband! I've had nothing to do with him for the last 25 years.
19-Feb-23
"Oh my God!" came from blasphemy through to a shocking outburst about something really important to initials only to be used in general conversation about just about anything ... valueless. LOL were the initials of "Laugh Out Loud", a simple condensed form to show something was REALLY funny, now it too is sprinkled everywhere, meaningless and worthless. I went to the shops lol ... its like its like its like...no it is usually not like anything else ... it just...
Julie K 348980
Apropos your last sentence I heard today the new abbreviation is “mpox”.
A few years ago I heard of a woman who was mortified when she found out the LOL she put on a “with sympathy” card did not mean “lots of love”.
29-Nov-22
We all know how tornados form, but why exactly? In my opinion ever since climate change happened a lot of stuff is now happening, but tornados has gone down a lot what I mean by that is not many tornados are being seen well in most area's they're not being seen as much why?
Paula J 395266
It's like everything else in nature, it changes. Some years we have lots of snow or frosty mornings. Some years we have lots of rain. Years of droughts and years of floods. Look back at history and you'll see Egypt had droughts then floods. It's just a natural cycle. However, when it comes to damage that is purely due to population. We have always had hail storms. I have photo's of me as a child holding huge hail stones, but back then there wasn't much damage. About 6 years ago a hail storm went through and our house fared pretty well but a new suburb that had just popped up and had 4 houses per quarter acre instead of 1 copped it badly. All you could see was blue tarps over roofs, and they were there for months with not enough tradesman and insurance companies trying to assess the damage. The storm was no worse than usual but there were far more homes than previously.
20-Sep-22
Wanted to watch the Grand final of the women's European soccer cup 2022...not available on TV...even the goals not available on the various news services went to YouTube...some young guy took me along to Wembley...along with his two mates...up into the stands to really experience being there...and filmed all the best bits and the crowds around him...it was about the best TV coverage of a soccer match... I felt like I had really been there...that is all I...
Julie K 348980
In the 1950s and 60s we used to listen to the Saturday football (what is now AFL) on the radio. We thought all our Christmases had come at once when it was played – of course in black and white - on television.
01-Sep-22
Like an accident or a close shave ? Were you at fault ? Or was it somebody else faults ?
mary c
Embarrasing..i was rushing to get a workvisit kit and left the Hospital car with the brake off- came back and it had rolled into a handrail. ThankGod it didn't hit anyone. Also left handbrake off when rushing our newborn pups into vets for checkup. Dented car and didn't want to tell hubby and managed to sneak it to panelbeaters and get it back next day fixed without him knowing. Er there's been a few other handbrake incidents too. I try to avoid parking on hills or slopes these days.
26-Aug-22
The speed limits in Australia are far too draconian, if you stick to the mandatory speed limits when overtaking you would stand a good chance of being killed or involved in a head-on collision. Australians are not taught how to overtake and the law as it stands does not permit safe overtaking, if you overtake a lorry or a car that speeds up, and you have to exceed the speed limit you can and will be done for speeding, it appears the Police have no discretion or prefer to not use...
Peter S 725014
As a motorbike rider, all drivers are the devil to me/us.. I am highly trained and always ride within my limits. I ride to the conditions. If I overtake or pass, I do it quickly and with great thought. I do not want to be anywhere near cars or trucks. Of couse this is said in hindsight, but bike riders know what I am talking about.
08-Aug-22
While music changed radically in the 1960's, the need to have funny lyrics and songs survived and thrived...aside from funny bands like the Bonzos and the Scaffold...bands from the Beatles to Madness to Ian Dury...all managed to write funny songs...why does everyone take themselves so seriously nowadays?...what ever happened to fun?
Linda C
All these rap songs are so hard to understand or full of anger or foul language. Some may like it but who remembers any of these so called songs. Many of the 60's music is still played everywhere these days. Some are classics. There are a few songs these days which are good but it seems a lot are sung with nasally whiney voices and again hard to understand. If it is not sung in this fashion then we have to put up with women dressed skimpily and gyrating across the screens. I do not think there is much talent being shown
08-Apr-22
Should we believe the weather forecaster when they always seem to be wrong? The only time they get it right is in the middle of a thunderstorm or cyclone. What do others think?
Kristina
They are almost always wrong. My dogs actually act funny right before we get the bad weather, as of lately I tend to depend on my dogs for bad weather. Weather stations are usually way off or the weather starts before their predictions.
27-Feb-22
Since, the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second in a vacuum. If homo sapiens could close too moving that fast in real time, then would homo sapiens be moving faster then time? Could a homo sapiens outrun time and never aged?
Shannon H 68876
Never faster than time, and from your own perspective you would still age, but the universe around you would have accelerated greatly.
20-Nov-21
Interesting things like a list of all the personal goals you want to achieve, accomplish & your dreams & Inspirations you want to fulfil. Life & living experiences you wish to experience before you die.eg. Travel adventures or achievements to conquer etc.
Amber W 99673
I live in Australia and have done a lot, I’d still love to do cage shark diving in port Lincoln.
Iv been stood up by a kangaroo and that’s an experience and a half.
Held a tarantula, kept a kookaburra and reptiles as pets.
I’d like to travel and see snow, but I love Australia to pieces and will always call it my home
01-Nov-21
If you saw a fellow worker doing something wrong and breaking the rules, would you tell on that person? Not something like taking a pencil, but gross negligence of the rules we ALL have to follow.
Bex
I worked in a Nursing Home, where I witnessed an AIN pushing over a resident, calling him a stupid old man. I went straight to the Deputy to report it. She told me that I should be nice to this girl, because she was having a hard time at home. I was absolutely shocked that this could not only happen, but there were zero repercussions for someone who was supposed to be giving care to the frail, elderly residents.
31-Aug-21
Politicians seem to be very much influenced by Big Corporation's these days. It's known that some have lobby groups that meddle in the politics of the major politicial party's. Issues such as climate change, LGBTQI Environment, Farming, Migration, Employment, Multi-Nationals, etc. It seems the ordinary person, rarely gets a look in, listened too. Those with the power and money do though! Should the BIG-CORPORATIONS be listened to, or...
Mary M 329762
Fax is big business rules. To take out big business never will happen as the government is with them for the money they give them in front or in the back money. If you don't like big business go to small business and start buying from them. The old saying is big business make war not peace
11-Jun-21
I like to have a swim now and then just to keep healthy am in my 60s. One morning I went shopping and met an elderly woman then 85 who said hello but couldn't stop to chat as she was dashing off to an exercise class (she was the instructor) I felt so content after meeting this woman. Do you have any of these friends?
The dog house
No none. Wish I had it might motivate me to exercise more. The most I do is walk every day for approx. 30 min. with my dog. Used to love dancing the Rock and Roll. Now that kept me fit. Sometimes I wish I could go back to it again.
22-May-21
Do you think that the title mum or dad is something that needs to be earned? Just because you have a kid that is biologically yours doesn't mean you deserve to be called a mum or a dad?! I believe that those titles need to be earned. And you are only a mum or a dad if you step up and are actually involved in your childs life all the time. Not just when it is convenient to you or when you can be bothered to be a parent!
Dada WA
does that same rational go for kids. If you have 2 kids and one is a doctor and the other is a dole bludger on drugs. Does that child no longer deserve to be called your child?
08-Mar-21
Do you use Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or, even Google Pay? What about PayPal or other online banks? Do you feel they are safe? Will Cash be a thing of the past, like bartering? Rarely used and rarely accepted? What are your thoughts on this change that seems to be inevitable?
Maria B 89860
I can remember the feeling of satisfaction when we used to get paid in cash, kept a little for expenses, train or bus fares lunch money and paid board and the rest got put in the bank and it stayed in the bank. None of this direct deposit and losing track of how much gets withdrawn bit by bit for all and sundry to track where you spent what.
I only use PayPal to receive survey payments and am quick to transfer it to a real bricks and mortar bank account. Don't like the way the banking system is heading with all the online no face to face person contact ... not knowing who of what purpose your money is being used as it accumulates a pitance in interest.
09-Feb-21
Should all children care be free for working parents. A lots of peoples pay a lots of money to put a child in day care. Some country give free or less money. Austria almost all day care needed are free. In some others country children have better place for child to go children care. So what do you think and why.
Lones
Stay home with your children, live within your means. If we didn’t try to keep up with joneses, appreciated the way our parents bought us up and appreciated that time that you miss from putting your children in care. Before you know it they are gone and you’re an empty nester. Why have children if you’re not going to nurture, and spend those precious years with them
27-Feb-21
Swimming in the UK a few years back and I lost my sunglasses. Two weeks later at the same lakes a family member stepped on the same glasses, that's got to be one in a million
Beverley S 383001
I got my self esteem back after a broken marriage and then some bullying - no one pushes me around now.
18-Feb-21
Why are so many people rude to supermarket staff. We are human too we have good days and bad days. We have things going on outside of work that we worry / stress about. It's not our fault something isn't in stock or has run out. We have zero control over what the company we work for does!
Brenda J 463318
It's what I call the 'kicking the dog' principle. If they are having a bad day, they'll take it out on whoever is nearby. I didn't work retail, but I worked a job as a cleaner during day hours. I encountered a lot of rude, nasty people. Just consider the source.
04-Feb-21
My p.o.v, from the 12 year old me I'd say yes, it is important to go school and get good grades to get a good job for your future, but now? I wouldn't really know.. I've met people who say they finished school, had good grades and graduated all just to end up in McDonald's, apparently "grades" does not matter at all when it comes to a job? Thoughts?
Jayne C 315662
School is not just about grades. School is about learning how to develop social skills, to negotiate, to converse, to organise your time, to learn about what is appropriate in different contexts ... the list goes on. These are all vital skills for the workforce. They may not help you get a job initially, but they will certainly help you keep it, and they improve your chances of progressing in work that you really enjoy.
18-Dec-20
Whatever happened to cars being sold either new or used with a spare tire in the boot? What is a driver supposed to do if they get a flat tire when on a long trip? Are we all supposed to pay and have someone waste their time to fix the tire. If this is what is expected of drivers today, then why have a wheel brace and a jack in the boot for the sole purpose of changing a tire!
Pato Lo Duck
Just a thought, how many of you regularly check the air pressure in your spare tyre. A flat spare is the same as no spare..!!
16-Jan-21
Who wants to shop with little kids running around screaming and causing havoc. I didn t birth them and they are not my problem. I should be able to shop for my groceries in peace. A childfree supermarket would give the childless amongst us a choice.
MartyG
Wow! What has this world come to when this is considered a serious question?? We were all children once so shame on anyone for knocking parents just trying to do their best.
Can we also then have supermarkets that refuse entry to ignorant adults?? I would like to shop in a moron free environment.
06-Sep-20
Have you seen how big strawberries are now? They look like they're on steroids. Fruit is seasonal, it's not meant to be eaten all the year around. All these preservatives and crap they throw into our foods is what is causing our food intolerance and gut issues
Elizabeth T 396096
Food is tastiest when in season (that is why there are seasons). Preserving was invented so we could have fruit and vegetables out of season/stock up for winter/not waste a good growing season.
I believe lots of gut issues and intolerances go further back than just today's preservatives. Best health information is, and always has been "eat everything in moderation". Unfortunately, when women are pregnant, they are told by "experts" not to eat this or that while they are pregnant and this is the first stop to helping the eliminated food become recognised as an allergen to the immune system of the forming foetus. These people then "breast feed" for the best of their child but still eliminate these foods for health reasons so, by the time the food is introduced to the child, the child's natural immune response is "this should not be in my body and needs to be attacked" (allergic reaction)
24-Aug-20
The other day a woman told me that she feels insulted when a man opens a door for her. My jaw literally hit the floor. She believes men open doors because they think women are incapable. Can you believe it? Opening the door for someone is about having impeccable manners. I open the door for both men and women. The world has gone mad. But thank goodness chivalry isn't dead.
Leanne M 293000
It doesn't fall into the "sexist" category at all! A man opening a door for a woman is delightful (and kinda sexy!).
10-Aug-20
Since yesterday, there is a new and improved Survey Center on Rewardia This upgraded version has a few features, introducing: - Ranking system from 1 to 5 stars - Tool "Sort" were you can organize surveys by Type, Rank, Points and Time - Surveys History - Members can claim missing points directly from the Center, using section "Not Completed" at My Surveys History What do you think about this new Survey Center?
Joe B 288252
It’s OK but what they really need to work on is removing surveys that have been completed or disqualified
21-Oct-20
In July 2020, a 56-year-old woman posed for Sports Illustrated and I think that is an amazing step forward. Beauty in men and women doesn't expire at a certain age. Sexy doesn't discriminate. Do you agree?
Lachelle B
Not bothered. Models don't influence my decision to buy something because I know I look nothing like them and their products will still make me look nothing like them! Next.......
03-Oct-20
I love my work. So I can understand people wanting to continue their passions after winning millions. But people who continue on in dead-end jobs (that they hate) a week after winning the jackpot should have their winnings taken off them.
Joe B 288252
Rubbish! You need a bit of time to get your wits together and the best way to do that is to stay a normal as you can. Give yourself space to realise the enormity of it
23-Sep-20
I work. I function. I go to the gym. I eat healthy. But I consume a bottle of red wine a night. Is this normal or could I be a functioning alcoholic?
Beverley S 383001
If you HAVE to drink that much every night you most definitely have a problem and need to get help or be strong enough to not buy it in the first place.
10-Sep-20
The cost of living has really impacted hard on so many families as we head into Christmas In my small family we are only spending money on gifts for children and have done so for a couple of years. Do you still buy gifts for adults or only children?
BLACK LIVES MATTER
I don't have a child or children. I don't give gifts to a child or children on Christmas Day (which is a pagan holiday). I was raised an agnostic and became an atheist. I didn't give or receive Christmas Day gifts as a child, and I don't give or receive Christmas Day gifts as an adult. La vie est une garce et ensuite tu meurs - La vie est courte - Pourquoi perde du temps avec des croyances religieuses stupides!
02-Dec-25
Vacations can be a chance to take a break from, not just work, but typical food routines, too. That can lead to weight gain, but it's probably water weight, not fat, a dietitian said. Weight gained after a vacation is nothing to stress about and is completely normal. What would you say? Is it normal to gain 2kg on holiday?
Andrew C 287196
You shouldn't buy all that duty free booze and chocolates, then your luggage wouldn't be 2kg heavier coming home. \ud83d\ude09
03-Dec-25
My fiance and I moved interstate last year and the whole move from deciding we were going to do it to actually doing it properly too around two months. How long do you think you would take?
misfortune8
Don't even talk about moving! I hope I die where I'm living now, just so I don't have to deal with moving again!
17-Sep-25
Have you ever been under hypnosis? What did you learn?
Kerri G 270089
Yes I have been and it was the most scary of times. I was taken back to my childhood where something horrendous happened and I now remember it more clearly than before.
09-May-24
To choose your own personalised & custom number plates is quite exciting but also expensive. I have seen some really interesting and sometimes funny "words" on plates, and all of them are unique. There might be a problem if you sell your car ...? Do you have/want your own personalised plates?
BLACK LIVES MATTER
I don't drive (vision images). However, THE BEST personalized plate I have seen is: 2CUTE4YOU - talk about ego issues - lol.
15-Feb-24
I know there is the daddy s little girl theory and that no boy will ever be good enough, but what about sons. I know we want our children to be happy, but do we watch for flaws, expecting that she too will not be good enough for our sons?
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Did not have a girlfriend when I lived with my mom (cannot answer your question). I became a runaway when I finished junior high school and when I started dating females - I never brought a female home to meet my mom because I never when back home.
11-Dec-23
How is it that airlines can get away with dirty water on their planes? Many waters (not bottled) have been tested a d have been found to have bacteria. Sometimes even E. coli. It's no wonder the pilots never drink tea or coffee. Would you risk the water on the plane for their noodle cups? The ice cubes are made in the airport. I used to drink tea (on flights) but no longer. How about you?
Dang Ling-bits.
So what scientific research has come up with this conclusion. What absolute rubbish? On every flight here, we are given a sealed bottle of water.
25-Nov-23
I am a big fan of Bayern Munich (especially Arjen Robben). Partner is committed to Borussia Dortmund (must like watching them lose more than win)! So cricket, lacrosse, netball, skiing........... what sport do you love or team?
SANDRA G 394859
I PLAYED BASKETBALL (OUTSIDE) IN MY TEENS AND TWENTIES NOW I SWIM MY DAD WAS A CHAMPION IN THE DAY I STILL LOVE IT AND I'M IN MY 70'S
25-Jul-23
If you take a look back in history, carrying a few extra pounds was a sign of wealth because rich people were the only ones that could afford fattening food. Fast forward to 2020 and junk food is cheaper than healthy food and poor people are fatter than rich people. One would assume if we were to raise the price of junk food exponentially. Our health would improve. Thoughts?
JAMIE D 156261
no, i limit my intake a lot now, sick of everything going up. Also sick of do gooders raising prices of fuel, power, water, cigarettes, alcohol because its better for me or the planet.
But if it make you feel better about your intake, roll your next burger up in a tight ball, and stick it up your bum!
27-Aug-20
Online education offers access to programs for many who can't afford the time or tuition of a traditional degree, but they rely heavily on written assignments and quizzes that AI can easily answer. Can online schools survive in the world of ChatGPT, BingChat etc.?
Harry H 1134798
AI will pose challenges to civilization and people, as did the Industrial Revolution in the 19th Century or the introduction of computers in the workplace. AI is an extension of this, and it will be interesting to see how people and the workplace will change.
12-Jul-23
I've noticed that more men think that a Platonic relationship between adult people (where one person is a gender that the other person is attracted to) involves an ulterior motive, while more women think that true friendships can exist without an ulterior motive. What are your thoughts?
Bugalugs
It's the New year and the Misandry Campaign is, once again, off and running.
We hear, endlessly, about how Horrible, how Distrustful, how Devious, how Abusive, how Misogynistic men are. They are no longer allowed to express an opinion, they must never, ever dare to say they don't like some female, their clothes, their botoxed faces, artificially pumped up lips - the list of what men must not do and how cruel, unfeeling and hurtful they are is endless and on-going
BUT we never, ever hear, or rather are never allowed to hear that Females can be every bit as bastardly as any male BUT challenge them and they will claim they are "Exercising THEIR Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression"!
No apologies but Christina C's statement is typical misandrist nonsense, men are no more, nor less, likely to have ulterior motives than any woman.
06-Jan-23
Sometime point of your life you want to relax, feel the nature, eat buffet, and release or your stress, but when you think of your responsibility you have no choice but to work work... and work. But you have a toxic working environment, and you can't find a replacement job. So what you will do? Work or not to work?
Samiuella L
Relax. Find a job you are passionate in and enjoy your abundant life without anything toxic interfering into your life.
01-Dec-22
What is it like to become bald? Do you happen to know people who've experienced baldness? Do they change how they date and socialise? Would you treat or accept the hair loss?
Carolyn K 714554
My fathers hair was receding and he said that his brain needs more room and pushed the hair out of the way.
20-Oct-22
If you grew up in a fairly cold and wet place....holidays involved going somewhere hot dry and sunny ... palm trees, beaches ... but living in a subtropical climate ... holidays involve the cold and snow ... somewhere DIFFERENT from what is usual, and that makes most of the planet an ideal tourist destination for someone. What do you think?
John Smith (A Very Old Man)
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know. Where the treetops glisten, and children listen, to hear sleigh bells in the snow, the snow ...
14-Nov-22
With house prices continuing to rise, are units a reasonable alternative and are there any advantages?
diane c QLD
units have their down side, as no gardens for people loke me i like a garden. And a house you can please yourself ,myself i enjoy growing vegies and pottering around the garden.
28-Oct-22
Our house is packed of stuff we don't need. I am really thinking about downsizing the house and also stuff we collected over the years. My spare room is full of stuff we bought online for great price, and we never really used it. And that just made me think how many belongings we need for day by day living? How do you keep on the top of your stuff? What are your tips? What stuff should go?
Rose S 88496
So is my house … stuff from my daughter still here after she got married and moved out over 6 years ago … toys from grandchildren that they have grown out of … and oodles of other stuff that just seems to accumulate over time … I just haven’t got the energy to sort it out and get rid of it ??
12-Oct-22
Seems you can't speak your mind, but you sure can sing about it, what are your favorite protest songs, Ohio by Neil Young, not sure animals by Pink Floyd is a protest song, but they sure have a crack at big business in that one
Suzanne H 324959
Just read this news and it's a great song: Pink Floyd have reunited to record their first new material in 28 years, a protest song against the Ukraine war.
Hey Hey, Rise Up! features David Gilmour and Nick Mason alongside long-time Floyd bassist Guy Pratt and Nitin Sawhney on keyboards.
05-Aug-22
Many people claim that they meet the "right" person at the wrong time. However, if this person is indeed your true soulmate, is there such a thing as a wrong time to meet them? If they are the one, then shouldn't any time be perfect?
BLACK LIVES MATTER
I don't understand the question (because I have a (horrible) tendency to ignore theoretical considerations) - however, sex is definitely the answer!
21-Jun-22
Who has to get up in the mornings at least an hour before they have to go to work? Just so that we can be alert and up to make it without biting someone head off? It's like this if I don't have my coffee then I'll talk to you, you don't talk to me kinda thing.
Jania S
Not me, I learnt to go remove the idiot box, radio and limit internet, go to bed early, sleep like a log. and never have a problem waking up and being grumpy.
18-Apr-22
Trainers became fashionable in the late 1970s you had the cool looking shoe mounted on a bed of what looked a lot like silicone...and then a hard wearing sheet of sole with grip marks on the bottom...you bounced around, you walked on air, I could work 16-hour shifts in a kitchen on concrete floors and my feet were fine...these would always last at least a year...and a lot more........now they look "cooler"...more colours, more styles....most give you "firm" support or...
IdentifyAs
That's called MARKETING. I have some Sketchers I have been wearing for years, I pop them in the wash. All these trendy shoes are for those woke people who want to make a statement..hey look at me I'm exercising and boo hoo to you old fat idiots. All you do is see how the shoes feel on your feet. I always look for specials. There only thing after having three kids it is not worth buying cheapo Kmart school shoes for your kids. They didn't last a term and the soles just fell off. I go to clearance shops that have premium leather school shoes at a much lower price.
02-Mar-22
Adventures sometimes may represent silly troubles, sometimes great fun, always desirable and always bring some people experience that can take them out of their comfort zone. Share your best adventure. Are you adventurous? How often are you looking for adventures in your everyday life?
marni k
i am not an adventurous but travelling to Thailand. The biggest thrill and adventure was visiting the buddist site where i got to sit and pat numerous full grown tigers.Scary and euphoric at the same time
16-Jan-22
Hey I m a bit of an introvert and really didn t mind lockdown! Of course no one wants COVID but should we have an annual compulsory lockdown to reset ourselves for up to a week every year? I d like to know how many people would like there to be a statutory lockdown period of a week each year to reset ourselves and spend time with our families.
Diana A 392333
If you want to lock yourself down for 3 days, then go ahead, knock yourself out! BUT don't force it upon those that don't want to participate. There has been too much loss of freedoms and too many restrictions! I used to LOVE the free country we once lived in, the freedom that our ancestors fought and died for!
19-Nov-21
My favourite childhood memories are playing outside with friends. I remember we used to play cricket on the street and as long as we were home by dinner my parents would be happy, Unfortunately these days children are more likely to be inside on their tech devices instead enjoying time outside. What is your favourite childhood memory?
JANET R 328390
Yes I have so many similar happy memories - but we lived in a different world then. These days there is no way kids can play like that unsupervised I say. Unless you are lucky enough to have a relative that lives in a property.................. It is not really even safe down at parks without Mum or Dad there anymore.
24-Sep-21
In Australia...1 kg of sugar always cost $1....for a really long time....then a few years ago...it went up to $1.09...and finally $1.10...OK...three weeks ago all new supplies of sugar are now $1.60...no natural disasters...no explanation and absolutely no apology from anyone...I've told people and they say it doesn't matter and why am I complaining...am I the only person to have noticed this?...and does everyone else think that this is quite normal?....if they did that...
Frank N
Hopefully people will just use less sugar. I cut out sugar around 12 years ago and I'm much better for it.
19-Aug-21
Happy with your little digital assistant at home?...you probably need to be...because it has all your data and it is very very difficult to remove it...want to upgrade?...you will need to smash it to pieces...or the next person who buys gets all your stuff too!....why?
'smee,SWQ!
I don’t use any digital assistant - I've managed for the last 60 odd years without one and think my "grey matter" is all the better off for it! (I also no not use "spell check" or calculators!)
15-Jul-21
With the Olympics due to start in a matter of weeks... we will probably here about athletes trying to cheat ... through taking illegal drugs, such as steroids. This seems to crop up at every ---Olympics. Do you think Drug-cheats should be banned indefinitely? For their entire athletics career?
Naf
Depends on what the drug is and why they're taking it for. If it's for enhancing like steroids, then I think they should be banned but if it's for medical purpose, then it's ok.
10-Jul-21
The Great Beyond, Another Galaxy, Attempting to Explore New Life and Planets Far, Far Away, in Distant Galaxies. Should we, even, use tax dollars and funds for this? While people on earth are suffering, with wars and pandemics going on? Why are we spending money for space exploration when we are still trying to figure out life on this planet? The US has a Space Force. Does this, even, make sense? It just seems rather confusing and improper,...
APB
When all these countries get into space...in twos or threes...look down
on the tiny planet...all work together, with a mixture of many
nations... for the common good...they all bond...look at those happy
faces on the space station...that is magic!!...that doesn't happen down here on Earth...and it gives me hope...nothing is too much bother...they would risk death for each other....maybe we should all be up there for a while..
28-May-21
Do you celebrate the person's life or grieve over the loss of that person?
Phyrephly
have a friend who was visiting a cemetery and said she saw a tombstone that read: "beneath this sod lies another"
18-Apr-21
I so enjoyed Emma Kate's recent discussion on favourite songs for her playlist and then started thinking about the first cassette tape i ever bought- which was in the 80s. It was Human League. I was a student at a Technical Institute and was living away from home for the first time and in a Halls of residence. Having my music cassette player going was great and i remember friends making those mix tapes with some many great songs on them.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
I was too busy dealing with survival issues (and childhood physical abuse issues) in the early stages of my life - I just can not remember!
07-Apr-21
I used to assume when I saw a woman in gym wear/activewear, that she was off to the gym. Only to discover, it was a fashion trend. How did this happen? Is society on a downward slide? I prefer to dress elegantly but each to their own I guess.
APB
How did it happen?.....it was a gradual process, starting in the 1970's when gay men started wearing trainers when they had no intention to do any training...that quickly spread to the whole population...then we had "girl power" which meant the only way to be equal to men was to wear your bra on the outside and wander around half naked...this has now filtered down to the general population...it can be a blessing or a curse depending on how much fat is crammed into very small quantities of a semi see through stretch material....each to their own....
23-Nov-20
Now a days we rely on technology too much. But is it good to have so many? Do you think we relay on them too much that if we take them all away we will be lost and wont be able to function?
Darren S 116121
I think we rely on it way too much,back in 1859 there was major disruotion due to a sloar flare.it wiped out the worlwide telegraph system,When,its not if but when,imagine what it would be like,every electrical circuit fried,no communications,no power,no pumpimg stations,planes falling from the sky,you have already seen how people reacted to the china virus emptying shelves,imagine how it will be when this happens,every man for himself,they estimate it would take 10 years and trillions of dollars to just get US back to normal,if anyone is interested heres a link to the carrington event
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event#:~:text=The%20Carrington%20Event%20was%20a,largest%20geomagnetic%20storm%20on%20record.
28-Dec-20
I may be wrong about this. But I think men believe if they pay for dinner, they are entitled to sex. So I usually offer to pay for both meals or go Dutch, to hold on to my power. But I know a lot of women EXPECT men to pay, which is also wrong. What are your thoughts on this? Who should pick up the bill?
Darren S 116121
i think if you date a man that expects sex after paying your dating the wrong type of man,before i married and dated women,if i asked them out i paid,not once did i expect anything in return.
06-Nov-20
It is claimed zoos are essential for conservation. But whatever way you look at, the animals are locked up in cages for human entertainment.
Pat B 169666
some zoos are open plan and the animals are free to roam in large areas such as Monato Zoo in South Australia and Dubbo Zoo in NSW they are OK as they try and bread endangered animals
14-Oct-20
Freelancers have known the beauty of remote work for many years and now because of the pandemic, the rest of the workforce is catching on to how wonderful working remotely can be. Will you opt to work remotely if the world ever returns to normal?
CHERRY BLOSSOM
I have been a personal carer for 19 and a half years and now friday the 2nd i have now retired for ever.Yeah no more hard work.
04-Oct-20
Now with all the devices we have, long distance friendships are super easy to achieve and maintain, but not too much just a few years ago. You know, people used to write letters in a paper with a pen or a pencil, and send those to the nearest postal office, those were called letters. Do you ever had a long distant friendship when the phones, internet and pc didn't exist? It last long? How old were you? Do you still writing letter?
Peter C 649111
I had a Japanese pen pal about 50 years ago but after an earthquake never heard from her again. I currently write to a friend in America who hasn't got a computer but haven't heard from him for some time so will be writing to him very soon. Hope he is still around. There has occasionally been a gap in our letter-writing so I'm not too worried about it.
01-Jul-24
I was married twice, and my second ex is still a very dear friend of mine. I don t love him as a partner obviously, this was the reason we split up, but I still appreciate him a lot as a friend. Note we live in 2 different continents and our only contact is FaceTime every 3 weeks. He is very well-read, and I enjoy discussing topics like arts, movies, and politics with him. Our conversations are very enriching on both sides. What about you guys?
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Were we friends during our marriage to each other - NO! We are friends - NOW, but we are NOT married to each other - it took decades to get too this point - as we both accepted responsibility for the demise of our marriage! Fortunately - for both of us, when we were married to each other - we did not have a child!
28-May-24
Hi I have a dog that's 8 years old and has had arthritis for the last few months. It's hard to deal with and heartbreaking. She won't move around much and seems to be in pain even on meds. Is it best to let her go or hope for the best?
Janice 1463104
I had a dog that was 8 when she tore a ligament in her back leg . We put her on a product called "biovet joint suplement" mixed into hamburger, within a month she walking on her own six months she was walking up and down stairs again on her own in a yr she was running around almost like when she was young . We kept her on it until she died at 14 1/2. No arthritis.
15-Mar-24
Should it be said that photographers and wedding planners should have a seat at the table at meal time? I know a lot of people don't offer to give them food, but I think it goes a long way and extremely generous to do so. What are your thoughts?
Pam G 449028
They are being paid to do a job, so why should the brides parents pay for food and drinks for them!!!
20-Feb-24
So I've lost contact with a friend years ago due to her only being there for me in my good times, not my bad. I'm in a good place now, and she wants to be mates again. Would it be a bad idea to befriend someone like that and give another chance?
Roy R 1009866
Tamz, you are answering your own question. If you have been able to "survive" without this shallow friend in your life continue to do so. She has made contact with you, what could that reason be? Did you recently win the Lotto, is she sick, unwell, and needing support, has she apologized or is there anything to apologize for/ There are just so many questions but my initial reaction is continue on without her.
20-Dec-23
What Christmas Traditions do you have? When my brother and I were young, our Dad would always wrap a potato up in lots and lots of newspaper and put it under the tree, and we would be there on Christmas morning unwrapping this huge parcel, only to find Dad had done it again. As we got older we would go to the midnight church service and when we got home open one present from under the tree. I still use the recipe my Grandmother used to make Christmas...
Valerie S 478525
I still give my grandchildren a tree decoration and have done so for 30 years. I have never asked what they do with them but they would never forgive me if I decided not to keep up the tradition.
24-Dec-23
Friends and coworkers think we should get together at the bar regularly for drinks as a girl's night thing and although it sounds nice I can not afford to go. Is it rude or should I trust they understand. I had mentioned once before and heard oh it's only a couple drinks and another girl said I ll buy yours, but I don t think that is fair unless I can return the favour next time, but that wouldn t be the case. What is the right way to go about not seeming rude but not trying to end up...
Lachelle B
Be honest and say you can't afford it. I tell people often I can't afford it, I don't care about their reactions because they aren't paying my bills. The right now isn't the later on.
19-Dec-23
My husband & I have always made it important to buy each other a card on special occasions. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas, Mothers & Fathers Day etc. We are now retired, cards are expensive & money is tight. We have kept all our cards over the years & now have them in a container so that on each special occasion we find time to go through our passed cards & recycle one to each give the other. There are many beautiful, meaningful cards & it is so nice to read them...
Sean f 1047130
I have always recycled cards into gift tags, and yes you are correct - they are too expensive today and make the process of just sending someone a card, an awful one (when did cards get to be 10 dollars or more?!?! and that's without postage, lol).
14-Nov-23
If you are watching other people s children, and they seriously misbehave, and you can t just walk away from them for any reason is it ok to discipline another person s child?
Michael B 384408
Absolutely - You can't let them get away with bad behaviour or they will take full advantage of it and you! Let them know you are in charge and should be respected. If their parents don't like you disciplining them, they don't have to leave them with you. And they probably leave them with you because they can't control them and hope you will teach them some respect.
29-Sep-23
What's your go-to quick and easy meal choice for the night?
writerrochelle
15 minute meal in my microwave! I don't cook anymore. Grocery Outlet Bargain Market gets meals in that only cost $1-$2 each, and they're very good, and inexpensive! Latest find, Jenny Craig meals for $.99 each! ;-D
24-Aug-23
I spent the day at the VA hospital (Veterans Health Administration) in Boston yesterday with a friend who was having surgery and couldn t believe how clean it was and how kind and friendly everyone was. I was very impressed with their patient board which kept track of the stages he was in our veterans should always be treated with dignity.
Bugalugs
The VA Hospital isn't in Australia it is Boston USA.
Successive Federal, State and Territory Governments in Australia have been deliberately starving Australia's entire Health System of fundes for decades. It doesn't matter if they are from the Right or Left of politics. The Federal Government only wants to sqwuander untold hundreds of billions on Armaments and other Military equipment to "Protect Australia from foreign invasion" - they never actually tells us whom it is who is threatening Australia. The totally absurd thing about all this squandering of all that money, yes I know it is minuscule compared to the US and China, is that all of this equipment will be completely obsolete before any of it actually becomes operational! These absurd governments - since when does a country with just 26 million people need ONe Federal, 6 State & 2 Territory Governments?
All are now hell-bent on squandering even more billions on Space Exploration! As if they haven't, along with all the rest of the World's Politicians, made a big enough mess of our World without doing the same to others.
Spend all that money on Housing, Health and Education and stop warmongering. It is our Politicians and Religious Leaders who have been, and still are, responsible for All the Wars which have ever been waged.
Decent, Honest, Ordinary people want no part of those wars, yet they are the ones who are sent out to fight and die for the wars the politcians have deliberately, and are at present trying to create.
29-May-23
Some neighbours are friendly, some are not. I prefer to chat with the friendly ones and respect the others. My next right neighbour (when you face the house) is hard to see, she's never home, but we chatted twice. The one on the left, with 2 young kids, is very friendly but private. What about yours?
Luvvy dove
One of my neighbours is not very friendly they turn there back when they see me lol
I don't even know them some people are very strange
19-May-23
I m not a prude by any stretch and realise that breastfeeding is a very natural and beautiful thing that shouldn't feel shameful. But in saying that I don't think I'd personally feel the need to put on a breastfeeding exhibition when out in public. I do think some women now do it for attention, posting their breastfeeding pics on Instagram etc.
Leah W 215315
I'm sorry, I know it's a natural process (for most women, though not all can do it), but I really don't want to have to see it.
24-Nov-20
Tell us about a time that you or someone has felt homesick and if there are any steps that can help?
IdentifyAs
I moved to Melbourne from Sydney 40 years ago. I thought I was going to die. No friends, cold, wet. Anyway I am still here. I have kids now and grandkids. You need to keep social. Oh and I got rid of the husband! That greatly improved my life, regardless of where I live!
03-Feb-23
If you decided to build a library of DVD movies...instead of paying a monthly rental service that is mainly doing this for you...what movies would be in your list?....things that you can easily watch again and again and still be amazed by them?... I have just watched "The Three Amigos" for maybe the tenth time or more, and it still makes me fall about laughing....
Jania S
WOULD NOT WASTE MY MONEY on any screen or DVD, I have a very full and active life, dont have the desire to sit like a potatoe watching make believe, I prefer REAL LIFE with REAL people. Warts and all.
30-Jan-23
Would anyone else love to see the return of the Pizza Hut All-You-Can-Eat sit down restaurant which consisted of Pizza, Pasta, Garlic Bread, Salad bar, Dessert Bar and Drink refills for a set price. You would go there for a night out with your family or friends, or even have birthday parties there. God, those were the days
Jania S
NOPE< never ate as so called FAST FOOD as it was proved to sell rubbish, LOOK at al the change in health and size of people before fast food and after, tells you all you need to know, when u put rubbish in you body, you end up as rubbish. U R WHAT U EAT
09-Dec-22
Have you ever felt completely drained in a close relationship - by a friend or a spouse? I did - it took me a long time to realise that all my energy is sucked out of me by a long time friend. His constant, unstoppable emotional battle with real or imagined dramas sucked my life-blood out of me. Tried to help him, felt sorry for him...too long. There was nothing I d do than completely stop the relationship with a heroic effort. Have you experienced something similar and if you did...
Linda C
Yes and I cut them out of my life completely. We seem to be conditioned to cop this rubbish and look the other way etc. Not on. Some people are drama driven, others are using these tactics to keep you under their thumb with you thinking you can or should help them for some stupid reason. Life is too short to have to deal with these types of roller coaster relationships. Being on tender hooks waiting for the boom gates to drop and you have to appease them in some way. Cut and run...
09-Jul-22
Are you ready to start cruising again when the ships come back to your country (Australia, US, New Zealand)?
Stephan S
No Thanks.Nothing could get me on a cruise ships as they are breeding grounds for germs and viruses and potetial death traps(Costa Concordia).Also you cannot choose your fellow travelllers and you are stuck with them fot the hole time.Not for me.
31-May-22
With the push for green energy all the rage over the past number of years, have you put up solar panels on your roof? Why or why not?
IdentifyAs
God, no!!!! Another BS scheme by the Governments, the Greenies etc. Whilst good in theory, it just doesn't work, the outlay is too much, damage not covered, lifetime is short. I have enough problems!!!
12-May-22
Do you have the income, so you can see a Dentist often for a check-up and a clean to your teeth? Say every six months is the general time frame to get checked. Or are you one of the people that simply can't afford to go to the Dentist and only go when you have a toothache and have to pay off the bill or get assistance from Winz (Work and Income New Zealand, provide income support)? I feel the prices are too expensive and that is why the majority don't go...
Judy CH
My teeth are falling to pieces and since we were scammed out of $53,500 things have been tough making ends meet, I have asked WINZ 3 times for help but they keep saying you have too much in the bank, we only have enough to cover the mortgage, power, rates etc but no help. If I go to the dentist the only place the money can come from is our food money so I am well and truly stuffed. But they can put people who play the system in emergency accommodation and pay $1,000 a week. Plus help them pay rent arrears and repairs for their last house they trashed!!
04-Apr-22
If ever you are to choose in a relationship, which one would you prefer. Is it to be with SOMEONE YOU LOVE, but you aren't love back, or with SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU, but you don't love?
Claude H
Neither. My love was the best and we loved each other having 52 years of happy marriage before she died 13 years ago
22-Feb-22
Should we accept work as unconditional privilege or should we take our stand and demand more rights in this long life obligation?
Rhonda D 522615
Definately take a stand and demand more rights. My place of work has warned that if we unionize, we will be fired.
02-Dec-21
Do you think it is difficult for people to relate to you, unless they have a similar background or upbringing? When I was younger there was a TV series (one Canadian and the other from the US) dedicated to doing this very thing. They would take 2 kids or teens, and have them switch places and live with the other's family for about 2 weeks or more. Mostly the city kids would switch with the kids from the countryside, but other times it would be experiencing...
Linda Humby
does anyone think I can make 60,000 points in one month??!!! lets see shall we..
Your monthly earnings:AugustSeptemberOctoberNovember24,821 points34,498 points44,648 points57,389 points
26-Nov-21
I've seen the Veronica's, sting, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Cher, Sarah Blasko, Tracy Chapman, Yellowcard, 1927, psuedo echo, Sheppard, Roxette, boom crash opera, icehouse, Daryl Braithwaite, mental as anything, Green Day, Guy Sebastian and Kate ceberano. How about you?
Paula J 395266
Now this is where I show my age. Let's start with Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs, Ray Columbus and The Invaders, Johnny O'Keefe and some I don't even remember, Johnny Devlin, Del Shannon, Sounds Incorporated, The Searchers, Lucky Starr, Lonnie lee, Dinah Lee, Roland Storm and I saw him again last year and he hadn't changed much at all, Neil Diamond and of course The Beatles. Little Pattie is in there as well, John Paul Young, Leo Sayer, Jon English, Renee Gayer, Wendy Matthews, Cotton, Keyes and Morris, The Beach Boys and Queen, in fact I feel my day was much better because there was The JOK show, Banstand, Surf City, The Good Guys lunchtime shows at Bebarfalds and a show on Saturday afternoons with Jimmy Hannon, it might have been called Saturday Date. There were live shows on everywhere in those days. I almost forgot Gilbert O'Sullivan and bread.
14-Nov-21
In terms of genes, what did you inherit from a relative? I inherited my grandfather's nose, but it's a female version. I inherited my hazel green eyes from (I am guessing) my Irish part of the family. How about you? And, feel free to add an environmental trait, if you don't know what you have inherited (i.e. are adopted). Like a habit picked up from those around you.
Tupulua S
my old man's dog named "peka", and the horse named "paka " Those two were inseparable. when the old man passed away, I got to look after them, and they look after me. Paka fell into the hole and died of his injuries, I was heartbroken, and Peka did not want to leave the place where I burry Paka.she was so sad For two weeks, she stayed there.sadly she died of heartbroken. i burried her on the same spot, and planted acoconut tree on it, that coconut tree is still standing, 50years old coconut tree
23-Oct-21
Do you still keep in touch with your childhood friends? I used to be inseparable with my best friend from primary school for many years, she was even my maid of honour during my wedding ceremony. And yet, now, over the years our ways have somehow parted. Would you say your experiences are similar?
Mooi
It wasn't until I started work at the age of 15 years that I made a good friend. I was bullied all through school. Then I found a great job where I met my best friend and the people I worked with were fantastic. Then my dad decided we should emigrate to Australia from the UK and I left my friends and my beautiful dog behind. Don't get me wrong I mostly love Australia apart from the Government, I have been married since 1979, four wonderful daughters, four grandchildren and a greyhound who is now my best friend, companion and confidante, she never gossips.
15-Oct-21
In the form of a joke or a tease? Spoken by loved ones or, even, a stranger. Can you?
Sandra H 2204 NSW
My shoes were hurting me the other day and I had to sit down - then I saw the problem - I had them on the wrong feet! Couldn't stop laughing at myself.
21-Sep-21
I am curious to know who still values the sentiment of a handmade gift / card over a bought gift / gift card?
Imperia S
love and still have the many items my sons, and now also grandkids have made for us through the years, especially 2 items our 2nd grandson made me 5 years ago, a wooden stool for the caravan which I still use in the kitchen to reach my top shelves, and a walking stick made from a tree branch, and it has come to be very handy since my fall and awaiting a knee replacement thank you Noah, when you gave it to me you said for when I get old, well that time has come
27-Jul-21
I get around 50 emails every day about sales and deals. It is very hard to resist so i buy stuff i don't even need. Are you impulsive buyer too? How often do you shop online?
Katzeye
Same here so I have had to unsubscribe from a lot of businesses now because it has become too annoying,I mean I don't need 3-4 emails from the same company reminding me there is a big sale on in the one day,I am not stupid lol...But yes I do shop a lot online because it is more convenient although I will only shop with trusted companies now after being ripped off one too many times.
29-Jun-21
What are your thoughts on people who live in places that experience extreme weather situations like regular flooding, tornado / cyclones, monsoonal weather, lots of snow? Do YOU live in an area that experiences any of these types of weather events?
Edith G 480971
It doesn't matter where you live as there is always some risk. Weather is only one of the risks. Volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, rock falls, forest fires to name some things.
26-Jun-21
Why does the government of the day keep saying there is no inflation while the price of food is continuing to rise?
Lachelle B
Have you noticed the decrease in weight and increase in price? Some frozen chips are 900g instead of 1kg. Biscuits have risen but the amount or size has dropped. Grow your own veges and you'll be surprised how much $$$ you save.
23-May-21
I must be going senile as I age as I do not see why more and more people seem to prefer very expensive Bottled Water instead of Tap Water! Not only is Tap Water practically Free but comes with the added bonuses of being "on tap" and the addition of Fluoride etc to maintain healthy teeth and so on.
Pato Lo Duck
Take 20 litres of tap water, add a kilo of beer wort and a kilo of sugar, sprinkle a bit of yeast over it and wait a month, then bottle it... Then wait another month and drink it... Yes, tap water really does taste great..
11-May-21
Do vets charge to much? Is pet insurance worth it? Or are willing to pay whatever costs for a loved pet ...
Russel B
How about a Vet joke? If you lock your dog and your partner in the boot of your car and leave it locked for for10 minutes. Guess who is pleased to see you when you let them out?
Apologies everyone it's just my warped sense of humour.
28-Mar-21
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