This is my first post on the newly created Aussie Mum's Cafe. Thanks Bec for getting it up and running. I think this whole process shows in harsh light that I am all talk and no action! Thank God there are some practical people around here ;)

So I thought my first post would involve that most important of mummy-making equipment - the penis.

This article in the Sydney Morning Herald had me thinking about the different ways men and women look at their bodies (their own bodies, smutty!)

Even though Mr New Dick's transplanted penis worked perfectly well, looked good, and stuck with him through a course of anti-rejection drugs he developed "severe psychological problem" with his new penis. Ok, fine, it would be sort of odd to have something that was not strictly you hanging off your body, but ummmm, women apparantly sign up for that by their millions every day.

Women can't wait to have something artificial on or in their bodies because their real bodies aren't good enough. Men on the other hand, seem to prefer what nature gave them. So saline sacks for boobs, foreign hair for extensions, and bum fat for lips doesn't seem to deter woman one bit from their quest for the perfect body.

I suppose this story also speaks to the way a lot of men personalise their penises. This Chinese man must have felt like he lost his best friend when it was cut off in an accident, and an imposter could not replace him no matter how good looking or hard it worked.

I just wish women had a better friendship with their bodies.

Starter post

Adding a starter post in this case is a bit like adding a starter for sour dough or ginger beer - the best starters come from friends, and are tried and tested and ready to create anew in your own kitchen.

It may be that this is the way the Aussie Mums blog works - we'll have to wait and see, won't we?

Bec