Category: Parenting
Being a parent – What I’ve Learned So Far
From Birth to Year R, Here’s what I wish I’d Known.
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In Praise of the Great British Panto
It’s not that the Am Dram performance of Cinderella was bad. It’s just that the appearance of small children dressed as traffic cones was perplexing.
And other observations on the great British Panto.
When we don’t have the words we still need to talk. Especially to our children.
Mumsnet asked if I would write a guest post about the Paris attacks. I thought I didn’t have the words. I decided it was important to try to find them.
The truth behind being a Mum
when it comes to parenting, what is ‘the truth’?
Philosophy? For Parents? Because we’ve all got time for that, right?
You may think, “I don’t have time to grow a beard, don a toga and talk crap all day.” But I think differently. here’s why…
As my kids take small steps into the big wide world, should I step away from social media?
i’m starting to wonder about the impact the status update, the ‘likes’ and the shares might have on my kids. i’m wondering what you think, too.
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Dear parents of girls – she’s perfect. Love from a parent of boys
‘analysis’ and ‘views’ and ‘tripe written in the news’ that’s NOt what little girls should be made of.
4am thoughts on the little boy’s birthday
There’s a little boy’s birthday in the house tomorrow. Actually, it’s today – it’s 4am here at the moment.
It’s not sugar crafting and gift wrapping that awoke me, with that un-pinnable downable anxiety that creeps in if you wake between 3 and 5. It’s something more. It’s the overwhelming burden of being a Mum. Pinterest is good for hacks on cake decorating and gift making: parenting existential birthday angst? Not so much. Continue reading
Nearly Get Crushed By A Falling Apple Tree, and other cheap and cheerful ways to keep the kids amused during the summer holidays
Half way through the six week holidays. So far so good. But what to do for the next 3 weeks?
Out of money, out of ideas, I thought I’d jot down those day trips that the boys still talk about fondly. Things that were so good, so epic, and so awesome that it would be a shame not to do them all over again.
I was expecting tales of bonfires, of sleeping outdoors, of trips to Peppa Pig world, of frolicking in the sea. After mining my kids’ treasure trove of all time favourite memories , what do they actually talk about constantly?
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The Naked Rambler’s Brother Installed Our Staircase, and other small steps towards understanding attitudes to nudity
The naked rambler’s brother installed our staircase. Fact. He was fully clothed when he did it. Public nudity is not a family trait. Continue reading
