You know that feeling…

When you are absolutely thrilled to have your own little spawnling to share your geeky interests with;

When you are absolutely exhausted with your spawnling sharing their interests with you;

When you are honoured to partake in the responsibility of educating the next generation in their social responsibilities;

When you are frustrated as you are corrected once again by a pedantic spawnling who is also frustrated with your inability to recall every element on the Periodic Table at 3 o’clock in the morning;

When you are excited to prepare your spawnlings for the world they will one day inherit, in all its splendid and flawed glory;

And most of all, when you are determined to give them a better world to inherit.

And if that means taking it over in the meantime, then so be it.

I am Evil Genius Mum: Willing overlord and benevolent dictator of the modern world – but honestly, I am kinda chill on the whole domination thing, with a crazy family to manage and a whole side gig writing and researching. I would totally take over the world, if I had a tad more sleep and a bit more chocolate. Donations accepted. 

This, my dear minions, is a blog for being an Evil Genius Parent/Carer/Supervising Adult. It is about being a geek, and sharing your passion with other geeks (including your spawnlings). It is about sharing ideas for taking over the world, and reshaping it into a better model to hand down to the spawnlings.

Sometimes I’m funny. The secret of being an evil genius is having a sense of humour.

Sometimes I’m serious. The world can be a messed up place and we often need to address the issues head-on before we can hand the broken mess on to the next generation.

I was never the first, nor the loudest. But damned if I am going to sit back and parent just like everyone else. Our spawnlings grew up on Primo, before standard Duplo and LEGO. We had Fisher-Price Little People with DC and Marvel characters. We family cosplayed since they were babies. We travelled to Italy with a 2-year-old, who still looks for paintings on the ceiling in every church he visits. Don’t even ask about the Borneo jungles and NZ luge racing, unless you love a good slideshow with popcorn and choc-tops. 

But more importantly, I want to connect with other geeks and share our passions. I love the internet and social media for how it fosters community. Whether you are a geek who happens to be a parent, or parenting geeks of your own. Or even just being the cool aunt/uncle/adult friend. We’ve picked up a few of you along the way, and for that I am very grateful. 

A few things have changed since my humble beginnings. For one, the spawnlings have grown. Sinister (20), Nefarious (17), and Zaltu (12) are busy with their own lives now. Our parenting has changed. So has digital communication. Funnily enough, I have been revisiting a few topics: AI impacts on jobs and education from 2015, gaming for your health in 2020, gameschooling from almost the very beginning. But how we share this information, how geek culture is seen in modern society, is slowly shifting. There is no “one way” to geek; it is really a small part of everything.

I still believe in the sharing of information. I still uphold accuracy with greater importance than clicks and likes. I do not use AI for any content. And I still want to encourage a better understanding of geek culture in modern society. If you want to watch me play video games badly because I stop and look at every vista or historic easter egg, that will also be a thing. And newsletters: a short summary of what’s happening to keep you updated on the blog. Hit the subscribe for the newsletter to fly straight to your email. 

Join the cult. Share your stories. Feel free to give suggestions on topics, too. I’m open. We’re still parenting. We’re still geeks (so are the spawnlings), and the discussion is still happening.

And if you’re looking to contact me, email: evilgeniusmum@hotmail.com

Seriously, donations of chocolate are very welcome. Some reviews include promotional or free copies provided to me specifically for the purpose of the review. Most of this amazing content is simply from me wanting to share it. If you’re willing to chip in, head to my ko-fi page below. And thanks!