In parenting workshops I often consider how I have needed to learn the secrets of living beyond blame when my life was suddenly defined by the consequences of a decision I made. My Story Years ago, I woke in the middle of the night with a niggling sense of uncertainty. Unable to settle I slunk out [...]
If you could send myself a letter ten years ago what would I say? Early last week, Tim turned over a metal bin lid, threw on some wood and lit a fire. Our eldest son had decided to shout for an hour before going to sleep, so when we finally got to sit in our garden with the [...]
Here's my Top 10 Disability Clanger or what NOT to say to the parent of a child with disabilities. They include some of the pitfalls to avoid and advice for making situations less awkward. It's a minefield and I'm as hopeless as the next person, frequently putting my size six's in my mouth. Few people are deliberately [...]
Our spring-break did not turn out as I had hoped. For reasons beyond my control my plans for quality time with both my boys failed to happen and I was left with a sense of guilt. It seems since the day SD was born I acquired the innate ability to feel guilty. I have a tendency [...]
My middle is a curious, scientist. He has always asked questions, mulled over information then applied it to life. He's a geek, like his Dad, and interested in wildlife, space and history. From a young age the planets of our solar system hung suspended above his bed. Then when the lights are switched off, clusters of [...]
I'm not talking about spots or half empty toothpaste tubes; I'm talking about life. As much as I go on about making the most of now, cherishing today and other such sentimental cliches, I'm very much against squeezing.Treasuring and squeezing are two very different things. When I squeeze an orange I get out a glass of [...]
