Losing control

By |2023-06-20T11:19:25+01:00June 20th, 2023|Categories: communication, education, mind the gap, mum of child with disability, Parents as partners, Simple Stuff Works, Uncategorized|

Ever feel like you are losing control? One of the first things to disappear when becoming the parent of a child with complex needs, is a sense of control. Some people live deluded that they are the masters of their own destiny, but for parents of someone with disabilities, the weeks ahead are shaped by [...]

Losing control

By |2019-01-16T19:11:24+00:00January 16th, 2019|Categories: communication, education, mind the gap, mum of child with disability, Parents as partners, Simple Stuff Works, Uncategorized|

Ever feel like you are losing control? One of the first things to disappear, when I became the parent of a child with complex needs, was a sense of control. Once I foolishly thought I was the master of your own destiny. Suddenly, the weeks ahead of me were moulded and shaped by a growing [...]

I’m not a Supermum…and that’s ok.

By |2018-06-04T09:42:09+01:00February 19th, 2017|Categories: disability, exhaustion, expectations, family, Mother of child with special needs, mum of child with disability, Simple Stuff Works|

For about three seconds in 2005 (the year I became a mum) I thought I could be a SuperMum. It didn’t last long. Unfortunately, I spent a few years trying to pretend to be a Supermum. Every morning I donned my Lycra suit and tried to trick everyone into thinking I’m Superwoman. Having a son with severe disabilities meant [...]

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