Dear American's.

So yesterday President Obama got back in to Office(yay) but some dissatisfied people are talking about leaving and moving to Australia so I have a little test to see if they would like it in Australia.

So here it is

Do you agree to paying tax that will go on to pay for Free Hospital Care for all?
Yes-welcome to Australia
No- don't come here.

Do you like the fact that workers have rights at work and have to be paid a higher minimum wage(ie more than $5 an hour)?
Yes- welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you think that same sex couples should have the right to marry?(75% of Australia does and are pushing for marriage equality)
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you to paying tax that will then go on to help single mother, families, old people, anyone earning under $150K Per year?
Yes- Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree with Government schools getting Government funding and providing a decent FREE Education to all?
Yes- Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree that women should have access to abortions up to 20 weeks for ANY reason?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

 Do you agree that women should have access to contraception and freely use it?
Yes- Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree with unions?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Do you agree with Climate Change and that we need to do something about it like the Carbon Tax?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here

Like gun control?
Yes-Welcome to Australia
No-Don't come here.

This is just a few of the things that Australia has if you don't agree with it I don't think that Australia is the place for you.

Conspiracy theory?

I know I said I would never post from the AVN but this is a special circumstance.  The Head of the AVN claims that she has been harassed by a member of the stop the (anti) Australian Vaccination Network, the emails in question was given a quick run down by the writer of said emails and they were nothing but polite.

SO AVN lets get one thing straight ASKING for
1) Clarification about a post on your Facebok page isn't Harassment.
2) see above.
3) Maybe you could try answering the question.

I normally leave well enough alone but on post by a moderator member of the AVN on their facebook page posted something that made my blood boil and the name of this blog piece.

In a few lines I am going to cut and paste what was written and then add my answer.  I was so shocked by this I had to take the night to calm myself down and compose myself before replying.

Here is what was said by the AVN.

"Australian Vaccination Network Two things to consider are that the system is provaccination (and every government department is indoctrinated with the benefits of vaccination) so that could be a reason that the police are not helpful. They are public servants but aren't likely to help when it goes against the beliefs they are supposed to uphold. The other thing is that taking legal action is costly. CP "

Conspiracy Theory all the way here.  So you think that the police didn't respond to your complaints because they are PRO Vaccination.  What a joke, did it occur to you that they didn't respond because there was nothing to RESPOND TO?

Did it occur to you that they have their hands full dealing with actual crimes not your made up crimes?  I am sure they looked over your complaints and the emails you said were harassing and decided there was NO CRIME COMMITTED.  I wonder how many times in the past few years you have wasted police time and resources on your so called harassment claims.  Do you even realise how much time the police have to put into these complains up to and over 8 to12 hours including paperwork.  That's 8 to 12 hours on a bogus complain that could have been better spent on a real complaint.

They Have to by law investigate every claim made and your constant complaints more than likely have them pulling their hair out in frustration at every single useless complaint you make that takes time and resources to look in to them.  Then you go on to a world wide website and say they aren't helping you because they are
A) Pro Vaccination
B) That every Government department is indoctrinated with the benefits of Vaccination

They aren't not acting because it goes against their beliefs they aren't acting on your complaints because NO CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED.

Wow just wow

I will readily admit that I am a liker of the facebook group Stop the Australian (Anti)Vaccination Network I feel that they do important work at stopping the misinformation given out by the Australian Vaccination Network(I won't be providing a link to this because of what they stand for).  The dangerous mis information and treatment of the parent's who's children have died for Vaccine Preventable diseases is disgusting.  Some of you will have heard the story of one such family that tragically lost their child to whooping cough only to have the AVN contact them and family member and also tried to get a copy of the autopsy report to "prove" she didn't die from whooping cough, here is just some of what these parents have had to go through

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s2951651.htm


Today while reading the Stop the Australian (Anti) Vaccination Network I was shown a link to another blog that had two different post that had me shaking my head with rage and I am not sure what.  I was speechless and horrified.  One post was discussing the MMS(Miracle Mineral solution)

http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2012/05/30/mms-or-how-to-cure-autism-with-bleach-brought-to-you-by-autismone/

This is a serious one people are making a fortune out of providing "cures" for all different things including Autism from this stuff.  Which when mix as the directions state becomes BLEACH.  And people are giving this stuff to their children one part of it had me just horrified

"For MMS you will see vomiting and diarrhea. Parents discuss ramping up the dose of MMS until the child starts to vomit, then backing off.

The presentation from AutismOne includes:

It is common to find that the child gets a fever. This is very good."

Plus here is the recommendation from the FDA

"FDA Warns Consumers of Serious Harm from Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)

Product contains industrial strength bleach

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid also known as “Miracle Mineral Supplement” or “MMS.” The product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm to health."

Look I understand that people want a cure for Autism but there isn't one, No "natural" remedy is going to fix your child.

Then there was this
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/12/09/bring-the-crazy-fecal-transplant/

"One of those is the Autism Web forums, where the latest trend being discussed is Fecal Transplant.

Yeah. Fecal Transplant.

It is actually a known therapy to attempt to cure

…pseudomembranous colitis (caused by Clostridium difficile), or ulcerative colitis which involves restoration of colon homeostasis by reintroducing normal bacterial flora from stool obtained from a healthy donor.

Feeling a bit icky yet?

But like so many known treatments for known ailments (chelation for example), the extreme biomed party like to put their own unique twist on things:

Ok, you guys, I got some info for you, please do not hate me 
Here is how this procedure was done by that physician in canada who does not practice anymore.
you collect the stool from a healthy relative (mother, father , so on) for a week in a bucket, no preservatives or cooling. Then mix well, fill in a decorating cone (that cloth cone you use to decorate a cake).
Use the cone as an enema to empty all the content in the patient’s colon. The patient needs to hold that as long as possible."

Why haven't people been pulled up for this?  Allowing people to "treat" others in this manner is extremely DANGEROUS they aren't health professionals they a "laymen" they could cause serious harm to their children doing either of these things.  Feeding your child bleach can lead to death and you in prison because you are poisoning your child.

Those suggesting dangerous information need to be stop, I don't want to infringe on anyone's right to free speech but please make sure you know what you are talking about and that this information is dangerous.

Going Girly and a life update.

I have decided that I need to stop biting my nails and to do so I need to go girly.  I have had to put fake nails on, this is because I am rather weird and will eat the stop bite stuff to continue to bite by nails.

My children think that it rather funny to see me trying to use my hands now that I have these damn nails on because I am so un use to long nails it's making this rather fun to try. Typing is a big pain in my butt because the nails catch other letters and I have to do back and undo the mistakes that happen.

They also think I should go all out girly and start wearing make up and dresses all the time.  HA like that is ever going to happen.

Many things have happened since my last blog, My oldest child turned 11(where have the years gone?), I have had a job interview and still waiting to hear back about it(will be told either way) and life in general has just been busy busy busy.  But the best thing to happen was that Husband finally took a holiday.  I mean a real one not 2 or 3 days but 9 days and we took the kids out of school a week early and went on a family holiday together.  It was great the kids loved spending that time with their dad as it rarely ever happens in this house.

Also I was sick for a while, I got sinusitis and went to the DR who while doing an exam noted that I had tonsillitis as well but failed to treat the tonsillitis so I ended up in hospital barely able to breath because of the pain and barely able to swallow which meant IV anti's and two weeks worth of taking pills after I was discharge.(great going GP not going back to them again).

That's my catch up, hopefully I will be more diligent in posting. 

Yay it's spring.

So spring is finally here after the coldest winter in 15 years.  I love spring because it means that summer is just around the corner and I LOVE summer.  I love the hot weather and during winter I dream of the hot days and warm nights.

I get sick and tired of nights that are in the minuses and days lower than 10 degree Celsius.

Spring means that flowers come out and the world brightens up.

Mega washing day.

Well today I had had enough the washing was mounting up and needed to be washed.  So as soon as the kids were up and ready for school while waiting for the time to kiss them goodbye I started washing and to be honest I haven't stopped.  Load after load has been done and hung out and brought back in now waiting to be ironed if needed(yeah right) and folded and put away.

I HATE mega wash day but for some reason can never get myself to do washing on a daily basis.  I need more than standing at the washing machine loading dirty clothes and linen into the machine and waiting for it to wash.

Have we taken to bubble wrapping our kids to much.

I was recently reading something about how parents can now be charge with child neglect for allowing their children under the age of 12 to walk to and from school alone.  WTF?  If it's child neglect send the child workers around to my place.  I allow my children to walk the 5 minute walk to school alone.  I get them up get them dressed, feed them breakfast and make their lunches then it's a kiss on the cheek and out the door you go to school AROUND THE CORNER.  All bar child3 who has only in the last week been allowed to walk themselves to school under the constant eye of child1.

How can giving children a little independence and self reliance be child neglect?  It's not like I am shoving them out the door not dressed or without food they are fed and dressed with food to take with them for lunch their hair is brushed and everything else has been done.

How can children learn to be confident, self reliant, productive members of society as adults if we continue to wrap them up in cotton wool or bubble wrap.  How do they learn things if mummy and daddy do everything for them?  How do they learn to trust their instincts if they have never been taught to use them?

The answer is very easy they don't they don't learn anything and the first time they are on their own and a major crisis happens(or it could be a minor one) they fall apart because they haven't been taught or used the skills before to get themselves out/through it.

I refuse to allow my children to be wrapped in bubble wrap, they will continue to be allowed to walk to school on their own it gives them a sense of achievement and allows them a little independence, they will be allowed to ride their bikes without me hoovering over them like some control freak who can't let her children out of her sight for fear of what might happen to them.  And most of all I refuse to allow fear of what might happen control my children's right to a happy carefree childhood.