Jacinta's Blogs

After the privacy scandal of facebook. I admit that I am still an amid user. Not through any real choice of my own but by the simple fact that facebook has way too much  inappropriate photos evidence against me. Before my generation,  photographs were much less accessible. You needed an actual camera (not just one attached to your phone). You would then have to print them out at a one hour photo specialised store. When I hit my early 20s photos were easily accessible and quickly posted online. Often at a time when my judgment had left me. Thank you, alcohol. Thank you, youth. Facebook has started to change it's public image from data stealing to privacy aware. It is also trying to play to our nostaglic side by enabling a section called 'memories'. After clicking on this memories section, I am bombarded by photos of my university days. Pictures of my face looking supple and fuller. I don't mind that. I know I'm destined to get older. We all are. I just don...

WHAT IF WILLIAM TYRRELL WAS BLACK? While we are still on the lookout for William, perhaps we have forgotten that 20,000 children are reported missing in Australia every year.  You'd be living under a rock if you didn't know who William Tyrrell is.  The smiley (then) 3-year-old boy in his spiderman costume captured the attention of the masses when he suddenly disappeared o n 12 September 2014 from the front of his parent's house while playing hide and seek.  Anyone who is a parent (or not) most likely has sympathy for the Tyrrell family. It would be heart wrenching, gut wrenching, full of sleepless nights wondering what on earth has happened to your chid. The family still do not have closure as William is still missing without a trace.  Police have grave concerns surrounding the disappearance. It is common knowledge that after the first 72 hours of a person's disappearance, if they are still not found, it is unlikely they will survive.  ...

The NSW Government passed a bill which seeks to enable 'safe access zones' for women visiting abortion clinics. The bill will mean that pro life protesters cannot harass women entering these clinics (at least within a 150m radius). This is a small victory for women who choose to access these services. What is surprising about the bill being passed was the lack of support from the NSW Minister for Women - Tanya Davies. Davies cited her reason behind the her decision was to give  protesters the opportunity to 'give information' to these women. That reasoning is unsatisfactory, for instance, if Davies is concerned about the 'information' that women need to have regarding abortions then she is misinformed about the actual procedure of abortion in NSW. The current procedure for women who choose to abort consists of counselling prior to making that final decision. At that counselling session they would be adequately informed of all their options. Therefore the ...

Markle's crimes include dating other men before marriage, being a 'gold digger' and not fitting the mould of being an english aristocrat. If you haven't been keeping track of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry you're forgiven. The news is currently saturated with the upcoming royal wedding which will be held on 19 May. People are waiting with baited breath for this wedding. It's a huge deal ...but not for me. Don't get me wrong I love weddings. I have nothing against Prince Harry or Meghan, I'm just a republican. That point aside, I usually gloss over the headlines on the royals but the recent news that has come out about Meghan Markle made me a little bit annoyed. In case you didn't know. Meghan Markle dated other men before Prince Harry (shocking right?). According to news.com.au she has a secret list of exes. Shh. Including one that used to work as a porn star before being an actor. We are supposed to find this shocking. I don't. The art...

This year has really been a whirlwind. I welcomed my first child into the world on 20 March. To say that it's been a huge change is an understatement. But I have an apology to make. That apology is to all the mothers out there who I did not understand...at least before I had my daughter. I'm sorry that I failed to understand why you could not be on time. I used to think that it was as simple as shoving your child into the carseat and starting the ignition. I mean what is so hard about that? You just grab the kid and go right?.... I did not understand that infants need to be fed on demand. That they can have a poo explosion at any time. A crying fit for no reason. All these things can contribute to punctuality. Not to mention the sheer amount of things you need to pack for simple outings that may last an hour or two. Have I got the formula? the bibs? the bottles? the plastic bags to put dirty nappies? the spare change of clothes (or two)? the change mat? not to mention m...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discovered she was pregnant only six days away from being announced as Prime Minister on 19 October 2017. At first she and partner Clarke Gayford chose to keep it quiet but since announcing her pregnancy the 37 year old has received a mixed response with some feeling 'betrayed' by the announcement, accusing her of being 'selfish' for putting her needs before her country and that she chose to have her baby at the wrong time and should have 'waited' until she wasn't prime minister. Others have suggested that due to the pregnancy she will not be 'fit for purpose' and cannot possibly handle being prime minister as well as being pregnant. Mainly because you know....'baby brain?' There has also been concern around the amount of time she will take for maternity leave. Ardern has stated that she is going to take six weeks off and that her partner Gayford will look after the baby. Ardern's situat...

'It's a shame you have to do it that way... Are you sure the baby won't move?' Comments from strangers and relatives have left me convinced that the c section stigma is alive and kicking.  Women are amazing. Our bodies can do amazing things. We can carry life that starts out the size of a poppy seed and then transforms into a full grown baby over 9 months. We put up with the nausea, the vomiting all because we choose to bring life into this world. We sacrifice our bodies. We sacrifice our vices all in favour of supporting human life. Before I delve any further into this topic I want to make a quick disclaimer, women who cannot have kids are no less women than those who can. We are so much more than what our uterus can and cannot do. Yet us women are always competing with each other aren't we? It's all in the subtle undertones, the hints that we give off. Childbirth and pregnancy is a natural wonder of nature. That doesn't mean that nature was kind...