TOP STORY A labour of love 20/06/2008 08:39 Put a group of four or more women together at a social gathering and the subject always turn to childbirth and whose was more painful, writes Colleen Figg

A helping hand is not enough 06/06/2008 11:56 An unexpected Good Samaritan act has left Coleen Figg feeling a bit disappointed. 'Eating again, are we?' 23/05/2008 09:18 Colleen Figg warns of the "casual kind of cruelty" being perpetrated against women who aren't rake-thin. That old ball of yarn... 09/05/2008 08:42 Colleen Figg isn't ashamed to admit she can't be bothered with stereotyped feminine pursuits like sewing and knitting. You've been poked... 25/04/2008 08:43 Colleen Figg discovers calling the world of online dating a "minefield" is no exaggeration at all. This bizarre world 11/04/2008 08:52 What makes some people try to commit suicide? Colleen Figg looks at some bizarre examples. He said, she said, you said 28/03/2008 09:57 Opinion on the future of SA has been rather depressing of later, writes Colleen Figg. So that's not what this column is about. Backseat baby horror 07/03/2008 08:43 Stories about babies or toddlers being left in the car in shopping centres and at gambling establishments pop up in the news far too often, writes Colleen Figg. 'This won't hurt a bit...' 22/02/2008 08:18 Colleen Figg is no stranger to excruciating pain. Which is why she draws the line at waxing. Plastic not so fantastic 08/02/2008 08:49 In the age of readily-available nips and tucks, Colleen Figg wonders who these men and women think they're fooling. Honour Heath in his death 25/01/2008 08:53 Reminded of the death of Freddie Mercury, Colleen Figg slams those who choose to tarnish the memory of Heath Ledger by attacking his choice to play a gay man on screen. The drama of trauma 11/01/2008 09:30 Trauma counselling seems to be the in-thing, writes Colleen Figg, but how did we manage life's little ups and downs before it came along? The anti-resolution 21/12/2007 09:10 Colleen Figg has made a host of anti-resolutions for 2008, in the hopes reverse psychology works on her. Packing away my Colonial roots 07/12/2007 08:54 Colleen Figg knows her forefathers formed part of a system to be embarrassed about, but she can't bring herself to be ashamed of who she is today. A hard nut to crack 23/11/2007 08:03 Colleen Figg doesn't think she's imagining it. From jars to cans to packets to boxes, things are definitely getting harder to open. Men aren't always guilty 09/11/2007 09:37 While Colleen Figg believes strongly in the need for laws to protect women, she hates it when innocent men get abused by them. My terminal hell 26/10/2007 08:40 After her recent experience as a "guest" of ACSA, Colleen Figg doesn't have any kind words for the airports operator. A gullible mass of warm hearts 12/10/2007 09:05 The modern day "public" is seemingly not expected to exercise any kind of discrimination at all, and will swallow whatever it is told, writes Colleen Figg. '92% set to fail the year' 28/09/2007 08:54 Colleen Figg was shocked to discover just how bad things are at her daughter's high school. We need more heroes 14/09/2007 09:34 Jericho Sithole - the waiter who caught a boy falling almost eight metres at a shopping centre - is a real unsung hero, says Colleen Figg. Rescued boy doing 'very well' Waiter catches falling boy

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