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Over the past week I have had to seriously resist being a helicopter parent and hush that little overprotective parent’s voice in my head. The other day the kids got home from school with friends and decided to go out and play on the trampoline. They didn’t actually make it to the trampoline, but got [...]
My lovely friend, Lizzie, wrote a very graphic and moving piece about domestic abuse that has resonated with lots of people, whether victims themselves or not. It certainly made me think and reflect, fear that my daughter or sons could ever stumble into such a relationship. Some of the statistics quoted on frequency of occurrence [...]
Help! We are really struggling with Little Miss, our soon to be 5 year old. We love her dearly; yet end up being mean to her regularly. She just pushes us, both me and Oh-so-lovely-daddy, to our limit. It all starts in the morning: 3 year old is dressed (by himself mostly) in 5 [...]
. After a 2 week holiday my 4 year old went back to school yesterday. As it’s a day another mum picks her up, I was shocked to see her come home in a completely different uniform, than what I sent her away in the morning. She also left her water bottle and her lunch [...]
. . With Saint Nicolas just past and Christmas still to come I am dreading even more toys coming into the house! They are everywhere! Over the weekend the Littlins and I made a stealth effort at sorting some of their toys, books, games in the playroom. They have IKEA Expedit bookcase – the HUGE [...]
- This is the question Danielle Smith asked on Strollerderby (babbleblogs). And I found myself pondering exactly this same question – “Is it appropriate?”- during the news coverage of the recent horrific events in Norway (the bomb attack in Oslo and shooting spree on Utoeya island claiming 76 innocent lives on 22nd July) : The family was [...]
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...AND to add to the challenge I have a grueling 11 week bootcamp leading up to the skydive- I have to loose 2 stone/ 18 kg/ 28 lb
