My husband ducked out quickly a few hours after our little one's birth, and I was all "Oi! Where you been, Mr Whinge??" Then he produced enough sushi to bathe in. That, my friends, is love.

It's the position of the upper body - you can still appear authoritative when sitting, if you sit straight, with shoulders back, and head up. Facial expressions matter too. The crossed legs then become less important.

I did four years at military university and college, and they taught us how to use our body language to our advantage - if, on approaching us, someone couldn't immediately tell who was in charge by their positioning and demeanour (not their rank) then that was a big problem.

I saw gendered cheese in our Australian supermarket yesterday. It was cheaper than the non-gendered, but I REFUSE TO BUY THAT SHIT.

I thought he said "if you can zip A back on"?

Are you my mother? Cause that apparently how I came to be, too...

Charlotte Doyle is an excellent book. I can't wait to read it to my young'uns. It was a key female-protagonist-adventure book in my development.

I'm devastated. For the uninformed, he thinks climate change is "absolute crap", abortions should not be at the mothers convenience, gay marriage is a "fashion of the moment" and hates on "illegal" immigrants (you know, the ones fleeing persecution and enacting their right to seek protection elsewhere.)

I like that when she stands in her jungle clothes, she's not coy. She's power standing! Maybe she and Sandra Bullock have been sharing tips. Damn, I really hope that's a new thing!

I went to a bridal salon to buy a bridal gown to be a bride... but by the time the wedding came around I was 32 weeks pregnant, sweating bright red in summer, and with the size and elegance of a three legged hippo. It really took the focus off the "bride's special day" and looking buff and stuff, and put it back on…

It's Jack. Snort.

Axl Jack Duhamel, huh.

Yeah, look, the kid's going to notice you're not there whether you talk or not -I reckon it's better to let him know you are still thinking of him even when you're apart, and haven't entirely deserted him. You might find he's a little sad after the chat, but that's normal - it gives him a chance to display and process…

I love stories like this!

Also, its important to remember trucks take a while to break - they are heavy! That's why they slow down well before the traffic lights - it's not actually to let you cut in front.

One of my very dear friends is a trucker... when he's not in his other career as a bespectacled, sweet, quietly spoken, slender, chartered accountant. He's also a great dad and husband.

You're very sweet, thank you!

"They pretty much nailed life."

I see what you did there!

My husband deployed when my first born was four months old. He watched her grow via Skype, and did a big, manly, soldierly, Afghan single-tear cry the first time she properly named him "Dada". Because of video links, they knew each other enough when he got home, to hang out and be comfortable.