Kate Halfpenny
Kate Halfpenny is the founder of Bad Mother Media.
Opinion
Divorce
Going on holiday with your ex doesn’t have to be weird. Just ask the Trudeaus
Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire’s decision to sail off into the sunset together might sound weird, but it’s proof that divorce doesn’t have to be a bitter slanging match.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Marriage
Are couples who sleep in separate beds happier? I know I am
Until we tried it, Chris and I had never heard the term “sleep divorce”. It means giving up the shared marital bed while keeping the relationship.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Commonwealth Games
Dear Dan, you have robbed me of my coveted Games volunteer tracksuit
The Commonwealth Games are always craptastic, and in 2006 the can-do attitude of the volunteers made me want to be a part of it.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
AFL 2023
Hey Stuart Dew, we haven’t met, but you seem like a good bloke. You just chose a dud job
Public judging, speculation, criticism, humiliation. The suspicion after any string of losses that there’s a bullet with your name on it. Who’d want to be an AFL coach?
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Scandal
What women think of the ‘dick pic’ as a feature of modern courtship
Is nude photo sharing between consenting adults now par for the course?
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Australian cricket
My husband returned from the mailbox in tears. I already knew why
Many years ago, my husband lost his most treasured possession, a handwritten letter from D.K. Lillee. This week something arrived in the mail.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Legal Cannabis
I didn’t discover weed until middle age. Now I swear by a Sunday afternoon hash brownie
Some time soon, I hope I might be able to blaze up without worrying about narcs in the shrubbery keen to make an example of a suburban matron.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Psychology
Why I no longer haggle when travelling in Asia
Through practising generosity while travelling, I’ve been welcomed into families, made friends and tapped into worlds I otherwise never would have discovered.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Family
Most of the world embraces multi-generational living. Where did we go wrong?
Our eldest son has moved back home until he finds a new rental. It’s been ace. Like the olden days, we’re playing Mario Kart, watching footy, debating David Warner.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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Psychology
A letter from Dennis Lillee was my husband’s most treasured possession – then he lost it
By a certain age, we’ve all had losses. People, pets, places, health, youth. Friendships. Reputation. Big things and annoying niggly ones.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Cyber bullying
My reverse seachange column brought out the haters. Why are people so unkind?
My last column had nearly 1000 comments. Seeing people so enraged made me temporarily lose my appetite for the last smidge of truffle brie on the charcuterie platter.
- by Kate Halfpenny