Not even a little bit Martha

In the past 12 months four people I know have died. I'm not talking about elderly people who have lived a full life, three of them were in their 40s and the fourth was newly retired and in the prime of her life. Three left behind children the same age or younger than mine. Attending the funeral of a 42 year old and seeing the grief in the eyes of her three sons and husband is beyond description. Hearing the eulogy of a person with so many things left to do affected me profoundly.

And then just as my sadness began to lift I watched Q&A - now this is not an earth-shattering event, I watch it often - but this particular episode made me boil with rage. The debate was about the representation of women on boards and the age-old argument about pay parity. It was a farce with none of the panel raising any points of note or even acknowledging the fact that woman have children and take time out of the workforce to care for them - such a simple fact, a no-brainer really - but a point never raised.

I'm not a stay at home Mum, I have a career, not a job, I'm not even a little bit Martha - hell I hadn't even heard of her until she started making punches - but I really resent the fact that society no longer acknowledges child rearing as an important and legitimate occupation.

But does this rant have a point? Yes, first I was too sad and then I was too angry and suddenly blogging was the furthest thing from my mind. For me blogging is about joy, light and laughter. It's about taking the everyday drudgery and spinning it into a story that makes people smile or if I'm really lucky laugh out loud. So, today I gave myself a strong talking to and breathed life back into my blog. I know I haven't shared a funny story but sometimes the stories that need to be told are serious if only to remind us that laughter is wonderful cure for almost all that ails us.

And now some scrappy shares, three LOs based on wp sketches.



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