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My daughter refused a piece of chocolate orange today, which is most out of character. When I asked her why not, her reply sickened me to my very core. 'Because I'm getting fat.' On hearing those words, even I didn't want a piece of chocolate orange. Let's get something clear straight away. My daughter is six and she is not fat, not in the slightest. She is one of those girls who are all long, almost … [Read more...]
Micralite Superlite. That's the name of the stroller we took to Mexico with us recently. It's not what we normally use, as I have said before, we're Stokke Lovers but with Thomas Cook and their mean baggage allowance, plus carrying our things and our little one's the 'Superlite' name certainly stuck in my mind! So we gave it a whirl... We Loved ... It takes no time what so ever to put up. Seriosuly … [Read more...]
When I first delved into the world of clothI had no idea of all the amazingly fancy nappies out there. I quickly I saw how easily addicting cloth nappies can be. I personally chose cloth for environmental reasons but quickly discovered that the facts and figures concerning cloth nappies and carbon footprints are all over the place. I have read that cloth nappies have a similar, if not higher, carbon … [Read more...]
I am not the parent I was twenty years ago when my eldest was born, for good and for bad. What is certain is that my four year old's experience of having me as her mother is quite different than my twenty year old's experience. Over the course of the past twenty years I have grown less strict about many things, although making certain that I do set boundaries and limits for my children. My biggest … [Read more...]
My lovely mum always told me to be my best self and she gave me lots of examples through stories of how to be a hero. She always told me stories of people who did their very best to shape and change things so others had better lives. She told me about Rosa Parks, Emmeline Pankhurst, Martin Luther King. What heroes and heroines to litter my childhood....they made wonder woman look purely pants! Mum … [Read more...]
It is quiet a long time since the birth of my three children; my youngest is fast approaching 12, and is already very teenager-ish! However we had a multiple birth in our house 6 weeks ago, at which the eldest two acted as midwife (if it's a boy is it midhusband??) and learnt some valuable life lessons, which I thought I would share with you. My beautiful ginger tabby went into labour in the 30 … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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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