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With two daughters, one at school and one at pre-school, this summer term is busy, busy, busy. A quick scan through the next few weeks of my diary shows two sports days, two fetes, two parents' meetings, two new school visits, two school trips.... the list goes on and on. Instead of gearing down at the end of the school year, we will be non-stop and certainly in need of the summer holiday to recover. … [Read more...]
Manners Maketh Man... So Says William of Wykeham. I have expected my children to have good manners since they were old enough to demand something. A biscuit was not given up until a grunt that sounded something like "Ta" or "Pees" had been uttered, no matter how much of a tantrum ensued. Good manners are now second nature to my children. They say "please" and "thank you" without a second … [Read more...]
Hello, I am Jake and I am 11 years old. I want to tell you about the new park that has just opened near my house. A man called Mohammed (from Blackburn Council) came to my school and asked all the children what they would like to build on a park if they were allowed to do anything. We had to draw things and Mohammed picked the best ones. My design was chosen as one of the best so Mohammed … [Read more...]
How many times have you said to your teen, "I used to be your age. I know how it feels"? If that's the case then why do we bawl out at them all the time? You find out that your 14-year-old has been smoking, or your 15-year-old has been drinking, and launch into "The Speech" about the effects of tobacco or alcohol, mentioning the laws about the legal age for buying cigarettes or the dangers of … [Read more...]
Sickness, common in newborns isn't it? Well as a new mum I didn't know that! And it shocked the hell out of me, especially when we quickly realised that in fact we were getting far more of the white stuff coming back than was "normal". More a less from the word go my son was sick after his milk. "Its normal" that's what everyone said. Gradually it got more and more, the volume increased as we increased … [Read more...]
I'm a first time mum, and the last year has been a massive learning curve. In the days BB (before baby), I wasn't the most maternal of people. Of course when my own wrinkly little newborn was handed to me, there was an instant bond and a huge rush of love, but also a certain amount of fear. I had no frame of reference when it came to babies. I'd never changed a nappy, I'd never paced the floor at … [Read more...]
Hyperemesis I didn't really do pregnancy very well, I didn't glow, I didn't bloom and I certainly didn't enjoy them. Both my successful pregnancies were not times of joy, in fact if I am truthful I hated being pregnant. I adore the outcomes, but the nine months I spent pregnant with each of the boys are non events in my life. There isn't a photograph of me pregnant, none of these gorgeous … [Read more...]
Here’s To The Best MUM Ever Now it’s not often you’ll see a post from me! After all I’m just the technical/marketing “make it happen” guy at Mumable. (However, there’s a little video treat for you below if you put up with me for a few moments) Today is a special day, a sad day and in many ways a happy day. But it is a day that will never arrive again. You see, today is my Mums birthday! … [Read more...]
I have two boys, Maxi Just turned 5 and Mini who is 4 next month. They are bundles of fun and energy, but they are and have been a complete enigma to me. I don't have any experience with boys, I am a girl. I was amazed that I produced two males, it just seemed so surreal. So I needed to figure it out, dealing with penis' was hard enough, but dealing with penis' with little boys attached - my … [Read more...]
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