As a foster parent, we need to look to children in our backyard too
It has been argued that people are more upset about separating illegal immigrant parents and children than they are about children being ripped from parents and placed into foster care. This foster caregiver weighs in.
Sex for survival is a reality for homeless women like me
Suddenly, there’s a lot of talk regarding what it means to be homeless. Well, as a woman, the choices I face are brutal and remain on a constant loop.
I ran from my abusive husband – Social media found me
I plucked up the courage to escape him, but social media was one aspect I hadn’t counted on.
TBS Anon: Reflections on my evening smuggling Krispy Kremes
As a citizen of the Northern Territory, there are opportunities to make money on the side. I took to smuggling doughnuts. Don’t judge me.
TBS Anon: The first man I killed
It’s almost been 50 years since I fought in the Vietnam War, 50 years since I shot that man for this country. However, while he’s buried and gone, he’s with me too.
TBS Anon: I’m a smartphone user, not a smartphone “user”
Baylor University has claimed that smartphones are as addictive as drugs, but is it just hype? A serial smartphone user spoke to us to dispel the findings (via Skype).
Dear Senator Brandis: A quick note before your plebiscite negotiation
With George Brandis set to meet Mark Dreyfus to organise the terms of the plebiscite, one reader had something to get off his chest.
TBS Anon: Our family home was ruined in the Sydney Storm and we were laughed at
Our family home was one of the victims of the Sydney Storms, but instead of compassion, we were met by unspoken “serves you right” smugness.
No crying over spilt milk, we just need a second thought
A dairy farmer explains the real cost of cheap milk, but explains how lasting change can come from spending more of yours.
Confessions of a serial Food Digger
I’m what’s colloquially known as a ‘Food Digger’. Dinner, yes. Sex, no. But don’t Haute the player.
Happy last birthday: why I deleted you on facebook
A TBS reader explains why he’s decided to give his friends a very special birthday gift: Deletion from Facebook.
The dark side of open relationships
A TBS reader discusses the problems he faced when feelings of jealousy and betrayal crept into his open relationship.
Domestic violence: How I endured it
A writer has bravely shared her story of domestic violence at the hands of her husband; “Shelley” also proudly looks at the future change in this country.