There's a J In there… Somewhere!

The Australian government wants to ban kids under 16 from using social media. They put up an option for people to put in submissions and it was open for only 24 hours. I didn’t have time to do one, however here are my thoughts. I understand there are issues with social media. There is bullying,…

I am completely burned out. I have been burned out for a lot longer than I realised. Burn out may look different for different people. For me, I am fatigued, sleep doesn’t make much of a difference. I don’t wake up rested. My brain doesn’t seem to function properly. I forget things, overthink, can’t settle…

I see a lot written about how perfectionism is a ‘trauma response’ and often blame parents for this. This take irritates me no end. I recently got into a discussion on Threads about this. Someone posted that she was positive her strive for being perfect didn’t come from her parents, and I completely agree. Looking…

Over on Threads, I saw a status talking about how labelling a child ‘gifted’ will mean the child won’t put in the ‘hard work’. While this may be true on some level, there is something else happening here. I was one of those kids who found things easy. I would be taught a concept and…