Generally I LOVE Australia. I wouldn’t chose to live anywhere else in the world. But when it comes to money, right now we’re getting screwed and it’s NOT FAIR!

At my last check, American’s are paying $4 per gallon of petrol. If I convert gallon’s in to liter’s (3.79 liter’s per gallon) they’re paying a little over $1.05 per liter, while we’re paying over $1.50 per liter. I’ve known about this for a while, and I’m ok with it. Really. I am.

Just recently I saw a thing called “yourbabycanread.com” on one of our morning TV shows. That’s a link to the video testimonies from parent’s of babies as young as 11 months old reading. Not just reading one word here or there, but reading entire books. Kids spelling out their own names and other words with the magnetic letter’s you have on your fridge. It’s amazing to watch and see and I want that for Jaxon.

I found the program I wanted and went through the steps to purchase it, in lieu of Christmas presents. I have, or had, dyslexia (thanks to spell check, you don’t know I spelt that wrong) and it took me years to learn how to read (I was 12), so this will be more valuable to Jaxon than any toy we could buy him.

The section where I put what country I live in for delivery did not have a selection for Australia. I emailed and inquired. I even got a bit bitchy at them for advertising here in Australia if they do not sell their product to Australia. It turns out they do, they do have an Australian sister site. But here’s the kicker. For the program that I wanted to buy off the American site, valued at $79.95, here in Australia I would be charged $140.95

WHAT?? How is that right? Someone mentioned it being the exchange rates. But at todays going rate, $79.95 converts to $82.98. How is this fair? Why can’t I get something for my child at the same price?

It’s simply not fair.