My week: you’d let your kid do WHAT?

Well … that’s the school holidays virtually over … I muddled frantically through, my spoilt rotten kids had a blast going to art class, tennis camp, the movies, their former nanny’s place … The eldest even got swept off to Jamberoo water park by my fabulous sister (in icy temperatures … good luck to them).

My mum shouted the youngest and I pizza on Friday night before she bon voyaged on a cruise. And – close family that we are – she discovered once she was on board that her brother-in-law was floating off on the same ship.

How’s that for a small – and blissfully ignorant – world?

Anyways, on with the show – here’s what I’ve been up to on HouseGoesHome and iVillage this week.

Let’s start with HouseGoesHome …

I got all philosophical over Groundhog Day‘s message and how much I loved watching the movie again, although a commenter griped: I have to agree with your kids – Groundhog Day is really not good. I’d rate it as one star, if that!

I got busy planning the eldest’s Doctor Who themed birthday party in a blog called Exterminate … I mean celebrate.

I nervously anticipated getting trolled after writing about getting free shoes for the kids and raspberry slushies at a screening of Planes, in a blog called Spoilt Rotten.

And I wrote about my latest round of Newcastle withdrawal symptoms in Deja Vu, Dingo Danglers and Daydreams.

Over at iVillage …

>> Do you think you’d never forget your child in a car? Think again. The Perth tragedy of the little boy left in a car by his dad teaches us a harsh lesson. As iVillage writer Jo so movingly said: “I feel nothing but compassion for this family, because I’ve done the same thing myself.” Click here to read her story.

>> I married a homeless man: http://bit.ly/1g5pSTh

>> Getting behind the wheel today? Well, you might want to reconsider. A Saudi Arabian cleric has revealed the little-known “side-effect” driving has on a woman’s body: http://bit.ly/15MBran

>> This woman didn’t know she was pregnant when she fell into a coma for two years. What happened next defies belief:http://bit.ly/16FrmlU

>> An exhausted dad – and one of my favourite male bloggers – insists: “When you have little kids you take trips, not holidays.” Click here to read why A “holiday” is for sipping drinks at 10am and gazing at palm trees. When kids are involved it needs another name… http://bit.ly/1eYxjwk

>> Would you let your four-year-old give you a tattoo? This dad did… Read the details here: http://bit.ly/18qO8Lg

And I was stunned to find that most respondents were all for it.

Ally wrote: “Nawww look at his little tongue! And, yes I would!”

Kim wrote: “Absolutely! I think it’s a great original idea.”

And Francine wrote: “I want one of his little people he draws tattooed on me! Lol. So cool.”

WTF???

Photo: I swore I'd never do to my children what my mother did to me and then... http://bit.ly/16FpZ6D

>> A dear friend wrote an anonymous piece: I swore I’d never do to my children what my mother did to me and then… http://bit.ly/16FpZ6D

Photo: Signing the "do not resuscitate" orders for my son: http://bit.ly/1fYmo4W

>> I cried over “Signing the “do not resuscitate” orders for my son” :http://bit.ly/1fYmo4W

Photo: One of my babies has feet; two of them have wings. </p><br /><br /><br /><br />
<p>Read this mum's story here >> http://bit.ly/14Wy2su

>> And this one …” One of my babies has feet; two of them have wings.” Read this mum’s story here >> http://bit.ly/14Wy2su

>> What would you do if your wedding was cancelled after the arrangements were made? This is the beautiful thing one bride decided to do with her feast: http://bit.ly/16DUZnE

On to the fun stuff …

Photo: Friendship bracelets, cat's cradle and other retro crafts and games to pass on to your daughter this weekend: http://bit.ly/18WaOSE

>> This one caught my fancy because cat’s cradle is going OFF at the kids’ school after a retro fete. Everywhere I go there are kids with loops of wool doing twisty stuff. So … Friendship bracelets, cat’s cradle and other retro crafts and games to pass on to your daughter this weekend:http://bit.ly/18WaOSE

>> David Bowie’s Space Oddity has been given a makeover by a real-life astronaut (in space!) and it’s AWESOME. Watch it here: http://bit.ly/GC1xGE

For some INSANE reason people haven’t clicked on the bloody thing. They are NUTS. Although a proud moment came when I was showing Husband and the eldest came scurrying out saying: “I hear DAVID BOWIE doing Major Tom!”

PS Thanks to Megz for the tip-off.

Photo: Time for your daily dose of cute: Wearing a thick knitted jumper is probably the last thing you feel like doing right now, but that doesn't mean you can't appreciate these adorable photos of cats wearing sweaters. Click here: http://bit.ly/1aJn5Lk

>> Time for your daily dose of cute: Wearing a thick knitted jumper is probably the last thing you feel like doing right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate these adorable photos of cats wearing sweaters. Click here: http://bit.ly/1aJn5Lk

(Actually, someone took offence at this sell, saying we were discriminating against people still living in cold conditions … oh, yes, they did. )