Love, Sex, Lifestyle Ruth Ostrow
Social commentator speaks out
WHAT’S NEWS
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THIS WEEK’S COLUMN I’m on a break for 4 weeks but my column will still appear in The Australian, and you can post comments here for when I return!
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LAST BLOG We get so caught up in our daily complaints without remembering how trivial they are
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PREVIOUS COLUMN THE AUSTRALIAN New statistics show that 25 percent of the workforce is depressed and the reason: their job! |
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RECENTLY IN THE AUSTRALIAN
ARE SEX SURROGATES JUST PROSTITUTES These are people who help us with our sex problems and yet they are often called prostitutes |
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RECENT BLOG
HAVE WE GONE TO FAR WITH WORKPLACE BULLYING? Even looking at someone in the wrong way is now workplace bullying. Share your views |
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PREVIOUS COLUMN
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH WORLD SUFFERING It’s easy to feel powerless in a world where suffering dominates the news. What can we do? |
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RECENTLY IN THE AUSTRALIAN
We grew up forced to listen to our parents’ music which we grew to love. Our iPod kids will never know this joy |
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RECENTLY IN THE AUSTRALIAN
In the era of the backyard chemical mix, what is the intelligent thing we can tell our kids about party drugs? |
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PREVIOUSLY IN THE AUSTRALIAN
It’s a lollyshop of deception out there. The worst is lying by omission “But you didn’t ask”. Is it ever OK to lie? |
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PAST BLOG IN THE AUSTRALIAN
30 per cent of women marry the wrong man knowingly. How do we know when someone is right? |
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PREVIOUS BLOG
Animals are instantly shot if they attack a human in the wild. Recently 3 baby bear cubs were shot. It’s unjust. |
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LAST WEEK IN THE AUSTRALIAN
The world pulled out all stops to save this cat lost by baggage handlers. Why don’t we fight for kids in Africa?
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RECENT BLOG
PUNISHMENTS FOR NOISY NEIGHBOURS Drilling at 7am on Sunday mornings is not on! Why are some people so insensitive and how to deal with them?
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RECENT BLOG
Friends. family often die too young. How do we cope with the grief of loss? Share your stories with me
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PREVIOUS BLOG
Envy can be your best friend. It can tell you what you really need and want. What would your jealousy list be?
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SEXUALITY
PLEASE GO TO “THE SEX ARCHIVES” TO READ MY WRITINGS ON LOVE SEX AND PASSION
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RECENT BLOG
Have we all become irrelevant? Things are moving so fast in this Cyberworld many of us are feeling overlooked. Are you?
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RECENT BLOG
People who claim they didn’t get your text or email, people who text while you are talking. How did we get so rude?
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DAILY RAVE
Watch a tank crush a Merc which is parked in an illegal lane blocking traffic and bikes. Wish we had one
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A FAVOURITE BLOG
FRIENDSHIPS PAST THEIR USE BY DATE Why do some friendships last the distance and some pass their use-by date and go sour? What do you do when they die?
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PREVIOUS BLOG
Everything it seems, if you are in a long term relationship. Most people in hotel rooms watch TV. |
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ANIMAL ISSUES
FOUR CORNERS REVEAL HORRIFIC CRUELTY I want to gather your comments on the horror of animal exports, to send to the Government.
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A FAVOURITE BLOG My pet hates are city lights left on all night, plastic bottles and junk mail. What are your corporate pollution hates?
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RECENT COLUMN
In life we make many poor decisions, the wrong career, partner, life choices. How do you cope with regrets?
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RECENT BLOG
Landlords and Body Corporates discriminate against pet owners. For some it’s become “The dog or the house”.
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PREVIOUS BLOG
Medical marijuana is a miracle drug. Even the WHO confirms it’s value. Is it time to legalise it?
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PREVIOUS BLOG
“Smiling is the best face lift,” my mum told me. Wrong! Call me Judas but the time has come. To nip or not to nip?
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PREVIOUS BLOG
A friend has criticised my parenting . Do friends or family ever have a right to criticise us? |
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HAPPINESS
The Happiness Conference is coming to Brisbane in June. Special Guest will be The Dalai Lama. For details read my blog |
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SEXUALITY
PLEASE GO TO “THE SEX ARCHIVES” IN THE MENU BAR ON TOP OF THE PAGE TO READ
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TRAVEL
My stories and photos from 6 months on the road
To be posted here soon!
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Comments are closed.
about 5 months ago
Dear Ruth
Rest assured I will not desert you just because you are in another part of the paper. I have been reading you since the days of your “sex” columns wich greatly amused me !
With you forver after
Your faithful reader
the
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about 5 months ago
Sitting on our sunny patio with flowers and trees all around I read your column and found comfort. We are pensioners and are facing another down size move from a home we love because of economic necessity. Because of the rising cost of living many others like us are in the same position. Thank you for your column.
about 5 months ago
Hi Ruth
As you say never fear change! I will always read your column,I find it inspiring,enlightening,entertaining.I have various weeks up on the fridge just to remind me of your words of wisdom. This week your comment “change is inspiring and not to be feared. Its a gift in delicate wrapping that has to be opened carefully,then embraced” has been entered into my journal, that Im keeping while on my breast cancer journey. This is how I am approaching this new adventure in my lifes journey, so far the positive experiences have far outwayed the negatives, as I work towards a succsesful outcome. Keep up the great work,I look forward to seeing you in your “new” home next week,
Kind Regards
Julie Roberts
about 5 months ago
We move house in a week, from country acres of 15 years to suburban sea change. Our choice and we are apprehensive although looking forward to it as the time is right. As always your wise words brought me peace. Good luck dear Ruth in your new home too.
about 5 months ago
How lovely hanna thank you so much! Moving after next week from 20th August to a new section of the paper called A Plus Weekend. Please follow me there!
about 5 months ago
Extraordinary insight,as ususal.
Voltaire said,”common sense is not common any more”,that being 400 years ago !!!!
My partner refers to you as ‘my girlfriend’,all in jest,PLEASE keep up the good work.
Love it.
about 7 months ago
Dear Ruth
While I applaud your support of WIRES and the publicity you’ve given , as a wildlife carer I was dismayed at your comment re your cat. I hope that “…usually the cause…” doesn’t mean that it is in the habit of upsetting/killing our native bird life. There are many websites with helpful information about keeping cats and fauna separated. Regards, Sally Hepburn
about 7 months ago
Hi S Hepburn
This is not the place to post. Put you in the right place which is under the Help Save our Wildlife Blog and answered you there.