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Debra Trayler

‘I blame my mother for passing her irrational fears on to me’
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Is knowing what we're going to be when we grow up written in the stars? Source: TweSwe/Pixabay
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‘From astronauts to zoologists: Remember what you wanted to be when you grew up?’

‘From astronauts to zoologists: Remember what you wanted to be when you grew up?’

Some people know exactly what they want to do with their lives, while others have few ideas about where they are headed.
Are our children, and especially our girls, being exposed to too much too soon? Source: Getty Images
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‘Take care of our girls: A dystopian future is on the horizon’

‘Take care of our girls: A dystopian future is on the horizon’

Debra says, "I was/am struck dumb, speechless. I fear for our girls, our young women and the mothers to come."
Looking back, the songs we were taught in primary school were highly irrelevant to our lives in suburban Australia in the 1960s. Source: Getty (models posed for photo)
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‘Songs from school days take me back and leave me bemused’

‘Songs from school days take me back and leave me bemused’

Debra Trayler recalls the peculiar old foreign tunes children were made to learn and perform in primary school in Australia in the mid-1960s.
The transition to grey hair is a big moment for many women. Source: Getty
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Live and let dye: A brunette’s transition to silver surfer

Live and let dye: A brunette’s transition to silver surfer

"My gorgeous Silver Fox husband was quite perplexed that going to the hairdresser took two hours."
Debra found that picking up something from the shops is a whole new ball game in Covid times. Source: Getty
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‘A trip to Bunnings turned into a comical nightmare’

‘A trip to Bunnings turned into a comical nightmare’

Picking up something from Bunnings isn't always straight forward, as this community writer discovered.
Some of the best Aussie ads, like Mortein's Louie the fly and Antz Pantz Holeproof, are still popular today. Source: Youtube
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From Louie the Fly to sic ’em Rex: The best Aussie ads

From Louie the Fly to sic ’em Rex: The best Aussie ads

Not happy, Jan!
From granddaughter, to mother and now a grandmother herself, Debra thinks about the many facets of motherhood. Source: Stock Photo/Getty Images
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‘This Mother’s Day I’m reflecting on the many sides of motherhood’

‘This Mother’s Day I’m reflecting on the many sides of motherhood’

"Four generations of mothers, and all of them are different!"
Remember the Roneo? You could make hundreds of copies! Source: Getty Images
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‘Rise of the machines: From Roneo to robots, it’s been one hell of a journey’

‘Rise of the machines: From Roneo to robots, it’s been one hell of a journey’

"My techno-light finally went off the day I ‘retired’ and I couldn’t be more pleased!"
One of the major events to stand out for Debra was the terror attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, United States on September 11, 2001. Source: Getty Images
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‘The history-changing dates that have stuck with me and changed my life’

‘The history-changing dates that have stuck with me and changed my life’

"With the advent of mobile technology, so many horrible things are now not only visible, but constantly in your face."

About Debra Trayler

From an advertising and PR background, Deb ran her own freelance writing business for a number of years before working as deputy editor for a national industry magazine. She then moved into library land and for worked for 15 years as a corporate journalist. She is married with two grown-up children, lives on the Mornington Peninsula and loves cooking, reading and volunteers as a knitting tutor with U3A.