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Sunday Life
I had a second edition copy of a literary classic valued. The results shocked me
I was hoping I could buy a new car. I couldn’t buy myself a new tyre for that amount.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Sunday Life
Want to test your friendships? I have devised the perfect formula
I call it the “shopping mall test” and it helps protect my future self from aggravation.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Alcohol
A school formal booze ban won’t stop pre-loaders (and that’s just the parents)
If parents can’t be trusted not to get drunk at a school event, their kids have bigger problems than can be solved by an alcohol ban.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Sunday Life
A quest that began while lying in bed led to a journey to nowhere
In the quest for perfect curls, I found myself in a frizz.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Divorce
If only Ben and Jennifer had followed my divorcee’s guide to marriage
Divorce is always monumentally unpleasant. I’ve tried it, and I rate it zero stars. But there is an excellent way to avoid it.
- by Kerri Sackville
Shortly after my divorce, I made an impulse purchase. It saved me
Every family needs something different to rebuild them after a marriage breakdown. We were rescued by a cat.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Phones
I showed a total stranger a Trump meme on my phone. It was a wake-up call
We can be better humans by occasionally looking up from our phones. It might also help us defy those pesky algorithms.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Mental health
The world is a bin fire, so why am I angry at a sink?
There is a lot to be furious about in the world right now, in the face of it all we are frustratingly impotent. We need targets for our anger, and we find them, everywhere.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Road safety
I thought I was a safe driver. Then … thud!
A routine car trip turned into a near tragedy. I still don’t know how it happened.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Sunday Life
I’m a writer, so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?
When we do puzzles together, something dark and fierce takes over. I feel a frenzied desire to win.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Parenting
It’s not selfish not to want kids. It’s selfish to have them
I’ve had three babies and none were born of an act of altruism. Every time I had a child I did so for me.
- by Kerri Sackville