Pernickety Parents with Catherine Deveny

Overview

Catherine Deveny is an Australian personality with a lot to say. With massive experience as a journalist, comedian, and public figure, she has debated George Pell, co-founded No Chicks No Excuses and generally kicks ass. Now she's taking on parents. A mother of three, she's be berating the crowd at Pernickety Parents for mollycoddling their kids.

So many people are getting old and turning out to be messed up, so we must be doing something wrong. Deveny will make you think about what parents ought to be, as she explains that rearing children is "detrimental, counterproductive and narcissistic". This is the latest instalment of Lunchbox/Soapbox, a program of  rants organised by the Wheeler Centre, one of the most entertaining and thought provoking groups in Melbourne.

Definitely do not miss this awesome show. BYO lunch.