Cal
@contributical.bsky.social
Just a bloke that wants to help the world be better.
Reality, politics rules our world so we need to change politics.
Plant a tree, help it grow.
Shinrin-yoku.
I like adrenaline and making things.
Soccer coach, firefighter.
Reality, politics rules our world so we need to change politics.
Plant a tree, help it grow.
Shinrin-yoku.
I like adrenaline and making things.
Soccer coach, firefighter.
No she isn't. She may have horded that financial power, but she most definitely isn't 'worth' more than any other human.
July 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
No she isn't. She may have horded that financial power, but she most definitely isn't 'worth' more than any other human.
The string pullers are certainly powerful.
July 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The string pullers are certainly powerful.
I think the politicians miss the point that Australians are anti genocide. We want the truth and transparency and Australia to be on the right side of history. I think Australian politicians miss that.
July 13, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I think the politicians miss the point that Australians are anti genocide. We want the truth and transparency and Australia to be on the right side of history. I think Australian politicians miss that.
I tend to agree. I am very worried that our current knee-jerk politics are once again missing the reality. It is for this reason that I hoped the RC would reveal answers. What I've seen from it to date however appears confusing at best. If only we had a strong media industry to expose truth.
July 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I tend to agree. I am very worried that our current knee-jerk politics are once again missing the reality. It is for this reason that I hoped the RC would reveal answers. What I've seen from it to date however appears confusing at best. If only we had a strong media industry to expose truth.
If we want progress to be sustainable, then we need to listen to those who've made the change. Stay at home dads are a minority group with a very important set of experiences. Over the course of ~15 years, I've gained a perspective which would help. I'm searching for the ssfe forum to participate.
July 13, 2026 at 6:19 AM
If we want progress to be sustainable, then we need to listen to those who've made the change. Stay at home dads are a minority group with a very important set of experiences. Over the course of ~15 years, I've gained a perspective which would help. I'm searching for the ssfe forum to participate.
Being active in the child raising community, including infant health, playgroups, schooling, and sports clubs, I have to say that a lot of the time our efforts to get it right, mean we get it wrong. We're silencing the wrong voices, therefore allowing the problems to persist. I've been one silenced.
July 13, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Being active in the child raising community, including infant health, playgroups, schooling, and sports clubs, I have to say that a lot of the time our efforts to get it right, mean we get it wrong. We're silencing the wrong voices, therefore allowing the problems to persist. I've been one silenced.
At the very top of the problem list must be the treatment of Australian families. Australia is set up in a way which forces most families to have both parents working, the children placed into care by the time they are two yearsold. Yet we don't even invest in those care centres or schools.
#auspol
#auspol
July 13, 2026 at 1:05 AM
At the very top of the problem list must be the treatment of Australian families. Australia is set up in a way which forces most families to have both parents working, the children placed into care by the time they are two yearsold. Yet we don't even invest in those care centres or schools.
#auspol
#auspol
The Australian Labor Party have had many terms in government to reverse some of the damage, such as:
-media ownership,
-honesty and integrity in media
-honesty and integrity in politics
-intergenerational divide and theft
-the gas industry
and more
Instead they've joined the LNP path.
#auspol
-media ownership,
-honesty and integrity in media
-honesty and integrity in politics
-intergenerational divide and theft
-the gas industry
and more
Instead they've joined the LNP path.
#auspol
July 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The Australian Labor Party have had many terms in government to reverse some of the damage, such as:
-media ownership,
-honesty and integrity in media
-honesty and integrity in politics
-intergenerational divide and theft
-the gas industry
and more
Instead they've joined the LNP path.
#auspol
-media ownership,
-honesty and integrity in media
-honesty and integrity in politics
-intergenerational divide and theft
-the gas industry
and more
Instead they've joined the LNP path.
#auspol
I am worried that if we don't engage in positive conversation now, then more and more voters will be deceived by our privately owned mainstream media. We saw what happened when John Howard peddled his misinformation. Australia became more divided and we're still paying for the structural damage.
July 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I am worried that if we don't engage in positive conversation now, then more and more voters will be deceived by our privately owned mainstream media. We saw what happened when John Howard peddled his misinformation. Australia became more divided and we're still paying for the structural damage.
The world would benefit from that kind of thinking. Sadly, there seems to be a growing desire to cut all men down instead of building all people up to the same ground. Can't we agree that equality should be equal for all?
It feels to me like some powerful interference is being played. Divide-conquer
It feels to me like some powerful interference is being played. Divide-conquer
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The world would benefit from that kind of thinking. Sadly, there seems to be a growing desire to cut all men down instead of building all people up to the same ground. Can't we agree that equality should be equal for all?
It feels to me like some powerful interference is being played. Divide-conquer
It feels to me like some powerful interference is being played. Divide-conquer
It is far worse than Mr Mom jokes. The average SAHD is ostracised pretty much everywhere. There would barely be a day on SAHD forums where someone isn't calling for help to shrug off the sexism, isolation, and disrespect. Thankfully, we're growing networks to support, but it is slow and disjointed.
October 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It is far worse than Mr Mom jokes. The average SAHD is ostracised pretty much everywhere. There would barely be a day on SAHD forums where someone isn't calling for help to shrug off the sexism, isolation, and disrespect. Thankfully, we're growing networks to support, but it is slow and disjointed.
Hope it is going well.
There's a strong and growing network of SAHDs. Supporting each other to be the best Dads that we can.
Just remember, the job is parenting. As most SAHMs will tell you. Cooking,cleaning etc are shared duties, not the sole responsibility of the at home parent.
There's a strong and growing network of SAHDs. Supporting each other to be the best Dads that we can.
Just remember, the job is parenting. As most SAHMs will tell you. Cooking,cleaning etc are shared duties, not the sole responsibility of the at home parent.
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hope it is going well.
There's a strong and growing network of SAHDs. Supporting each other to be the best Dads that we can.
Just remember, the job is parenting. As most SAHMs will tell you. Cooking,cleaning etc are shared duties, not the sole responsibility of the at home parent.
There's a strong and growing network of SAHDs. Supporting each other to be the best Dads that we can.
Just remember, the job is parenting. As most SAHMs will tell you. Cooking,cleaning etc are shared duties, not the sole responsibility of the at home parent.
Spot on. It is a parenting struggle.
We need to recognise that it impacts SAHMs and SAHDs, irrespective of their profession. Being a parent who is engaged with their children is all consuming in the most marvellous way.
We need to recognise that it impacts SAHMs and SAHDs, irrespective of their profession. Being a parent who is engaged with their children is all consuming in the most marvellous way.
September 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Spot on. It is a parenting struggle.
We need to recognise that it impacts SAHMs and SAHDs, irrespective of their profession. Being a parent who is engaged with their children is all consuming in the most marvellous way.
We need to recognise that it impacts SAHMs and SAHDs, irrespective of their profession. Being a parent who is engaged with their children is all consuming in the most marvellous way.
Sounds more like you're perpetuating gender norms.
It's a heck of an assumption that a SAHD would have more difficulty picking up those basic life skills. Many a SAHM don't cook or clean prior to parenthood.
Cooking a mean lasagne has never been a prerequisite to loving and caring for your family.
It's a heck of an assumption that a SAHD would have more difficulty picking up those basic life skills. Many a SAHM don't cook or clean prior to parenthood.
Cooking a mean lasagne has never been a prerequisite to loving and caring for your family.
September 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Sounds more like you're perpetuating gender norms.
It's a heck of an assumption that a SAHD would have more difficulty picking up those basic life skills. Many a SAHM don't cook or clean prior to parenthood.
Cooking a mean lasagne has never been a prerequisite to loving and caring for your family.
It's a heck of an assumption that a SAHD would have more difficulty picking up those basic life skills. Many a SAHM don't cook or clean prior to parenthood.
Cooking a mean lasagne has never been a prerequisite to loving and caring for your family.
Ok, I need people's recommendations on what to replace my Berocca with.
As per the bloke in the article, it's about the boost in energy levels. What to do!
As per the bloke in the article, it's about the boost in energy levels. What to do!
August 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Ok, I need people's recommendations on what to replace my Berocca with.
As per the bloke in the article, it's about the boost in energy levels. What to do!
As per the bloke in the article, it's about the boost in energy levels. What to do!
Once again, we are let down by a lack of clear communication. Our health industry as a whole is incredibly poor commentators, is incredibly lacking in accountability, and suffers disastrously high levels of hubris.
August 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Once again, we are let down by a lack of clear communication. Our health industry as a whole is incredibly poor commentators, is incredibly lacking in accountability, and suffers disastrously high levels of hubris.
Very true. But begin at home and grow from there.
August 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Very true. But begin at home and grow from there.
It certainly does. It has broken several whom I've known personally.
August 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It certainly does. It has broken several whom I've known personally.
It defies logic until you reflect on the cycles of politics within Australian police forces. Whilst there are many, many excellent people in the force (as a volunteer firefighter, you'd know that), there is sadly a very long history of less than transparent and ethical endeavours.
August 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It defies logic until you reflect on the cycles of politics within Australian police forces. Whilst there are many, many excellent people in the force (as a volunteer firefighter, you'd know that), there is sadly a very long history of less than transparent and ethical endeavours.
The Australian legal system isn't about justice, fairness, or even the right result. Our legal machine has created a closed system that makes incredible wealth for the actors. Workers' rights, parent's rights, divorce...
Another pillar of democracy has been corrupted to benefit the pointy end.
Another pillar of democracy has been corrupted to benefit the pointy end.
August 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Australian legal system isn't about justice, fairness, or even the right result. Our legal machine has created a closed system that makes incredible wealth for the actors. Workers' rights, parent's rights, divorce...
Another pillar of democracy has been corrupted to benefit the pointy end.
Another pillar of democracy has been corrupted to benefit the pointy end.