mother writes at night

We are nearing the end of 3 weeks of school holidays during which the children have undertaken a screen detox. I specify the children because I did not do the screen detox, although I should have. Instead I got sucked into Twitter and instagram trying to find some sense in the political landscape amid the upcoming election. What am I trying to make sense of? I'm not entirely sure.  I have very strong negative feelings about Donald Trump and Elon Musk.   I know, love, and respect people who voted for him. I also know people who have unfriended people they've known for a long time over facebook posts they've shared seeming to support Trump.  Locally, I am supporting an independent candidate running against Peter Dutton. Her name is Ellie Smith and I have a corflute sign with her face on it perched at the end of my driveway. I have never met her, but I have friends who consider her a close friend, and from what I know about her she is living by her values of sustainabil...

My son said to me at bedtime "Imagine making a car that runs on cute." A car that runs on cute? "You put a cute thing in the tank and it works. It doesn't matter if it is a picture of an adorable kitten or a dog that fits in a purse or a plushie thing. If it's cute, then it will work." He also helped me with my crossword at bedtime (I was very impressed) before asking me, isn't your phone supposed to be in a box?* *during a work trip to Canberra last week, I had dinner with an old friend and the topic of screen overuse came up. He told me his sister has a system where they put their phones in a box when they get home and then they are only used as telephones. If it rings, you answer it. Beyond that, if you want to check an email, you use the computer. Today I decided to give it a go in solidarity with my 9yo and boy can I feel the withdrawal he is going through. Oof.

What a depressing scene is the platform formerly known as Twitter. I went on there to try to become involved in politics again, maybe get a sense for where things are and where they are going and I wished I had that t-shirt of Homer Simpson backing into the bushes. There was a video of Elon Musk talking about immigration. He is cringe. Things here are going. On the weekend we went to see The Minecraft Movie and that was a delight. I love Jack Black. There was a strange phenomenon where prepubescent boys sitting behind us in the audience cheered and shouted whenever certain things happened - a portal opened, the crafting table appeared. I think maybe it is a Tiktok trend. The next day I enjoyed two French films at the final weekend of the French Film Festival, Le Fil and N'avoue Jamais. Le Fil was phenomenal. I was on the edge of my seat, until I just read a scathing review of it and now I feel like it was lacklustre and predictable and a bit exploitative. I am but a humble mum and ...