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More on Bullying and Zero Tolerance

December 19th, 2008 8 Comments

Some of the discussion on yesterday’s post on bullying has gotten me thinking; not just the things people said in the comments but the sorts of things people often say on the subject of bullying and in general, to my call for zero tolerance to it. I recognise that with a policy of zero tolerance […]

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Bullying and Aspergers

December 18th, 2008 20 Comments

Bullying is something so pervasive in our society that almost everyone has some experience with it. As such, I was not surprised to read a Family First release claiming that New Zealand kids almost top the world in the most bullied stats, suffering bullying at a rate of almost 50 per cent above the international […]

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Back! (I think)

December 18th, 2008 3 Comments

After a rather intense 10 days or so following my surgery I am today going to attempt a return to the blogosphere. Thanks everyone who left messages, sent emails and prayed for us and those who didn’t because they don’t but like PC, sent well wishes instead; the support was really appreciated. Matt read me […]

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Unions and Regard for Innocent Third-Parties

December 13th, 2008 6 Comments

[Written from my laptop after being infuriated by an article in the Herald – not really back yet] [No, neither should you be – Matt] He’s only been Prime Minister for a month but John Key is already putting up with multiple protests at his home; most of which occur when he is away so […]

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Madeleine Home

December 13th, 2008 4 Comments

I picked Madeleine up from hospital this morning. She is doing ok but has had severe migraines from a combination of the drugs and the stiffness in her neck. Her neck wound is healing well and appears to be smaller than we thought it would be which is good. None-the-less she wants to send me […]

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Surgery Update

December 10th, 2008 4 Comments

Madeleine has had her surgery. It appears to have gone well though we don’t see the surgeon until latter today to hear the official verdict. Thanks for all the supportive comments and e-mails. UPDATE: The surgeon informed us yesturday that the proceedure was ‘text book’ Madeleine is already feeling some improvement in her neck. She […]

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One More Sleep: Over and Out

December 8th, 2008 4 Comments

This is my last post before Cervical Arthroplasty surgery tomorrow to remove two discs in my neck and replace them with artificial metal ones. My surgeon says it is a straight-forward procedure and there is nothing to worry about; he also said “We make an incision in the front of your neck and we cut […]

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