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The house of sores
I’m trying to write this post with a child’s head resting on my lap. Actually her whole body was contorted to somehow fit on to my lap; her long nine-year-old limbs all over the place. Every now and...
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One minute you’re rocking them in your arms, the next you’re taking photos...
‘They’ say you should enjoy every minute of your kids because it goes by so very very fast. ‘They’ say that in the blink of an eye your baby goes from crawling, to walking to school to sobbing over...
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Unmade bed
For many years I have battled with Mia over her unmade bed. I’ve ranted and raved, threatened, despaired, moaned, whined, shouted. All to no avail. Her bed remains unmade. And her room remains a mess....
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Teenager in waiting
You wonder where the years go. You blink and your toddler is suddenly starting school and doesn’t want to hold your hand or kiss you at the school gate any more. And it slightly breaks your heart but...
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And the title of this post is ‘bloody proud’
I’ve stood on a rugby pitch sideline for many many years now. I’ve braved biting cold, hellish winds and sleet which takes the top layer of your face off to watch my boy play. I’ve moaned and cheered...
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Girl in a tree
Last week I read a beautiful post from Laura at Are We Nearly There Yet Mummy about getting it right. I never feel like I’ve got it right when it comes to parenting. Especially with this one pictured...
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This is what 13 looks like
I come home from work to find him lay on his bed, his head buried in his phone. A typical teenage boy. His head used to be buried in a book. I loved that about him. The fact that he would willingly...
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Do you wish you could freeze time?
Do you constantly wish your children would stop growing up so fast? I do. All the time. Hell, I write it all the time on this blog! It feels like a blink and BAM, another slew of years slip on by and...
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First day of school. The senior school edition
His legs are long and lanky now, not the sturdy legs of a four year old when he first pulled his grey trousers on to go to school. He wears a tie and a blazer and looks like a grown up. His school...
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When your kids become teenagers you despair a little. Did I say a little? You despair a lot. Here are a list of the things you will say on a regular basis: Please get off your phone. No phones at …...
View Article9 harsh truths about being the mother of a teenage boy
They seem to go from your cute baby to a lanky thing that’s all limbs and taller than you in a matter of weeks. It creeps up on you. Blink and you’ll miss it. Before you know it you have … Continue...
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