I shared an article on my Facebook page a couple of weeks ago, that was shared again and again. There is a lot about the article that I don’t agree with (the headline, for one thing), but there was a lot in there that really resonated with me. I am hyper-aware of how it is…
My best isn’t good enough
“We’re all just doing our best.” Honestly? If I hear that phrase one more time I will scream even louder than I screamed the last time I heard that phrase. I simply detest it. “Best” is quite possibly the blandest word in the world. What does “best” actually mean? Well, though the dictionary defines it as “of…
Avoiding drama (aka wiping off the ugly)
I am a simple person with a simple outlook on life and unless I’m watching it on stage or screen, I absolutely despise drama. If I feel so much as a solitary goosebump of drama, I will get away as fast as possible. Well, best not to run, but I’ll do that walk-run thing you do when you…
I’m not ready for high school
Max says he’s ready for high school. “We’re forming a gang, Mum,” he tells me. “It’s gonna have all the boys from my class who are going to our high school in it. We might ask other boys on the first day too. There’s gonna be 20, maybe even 100 year 7 boys in it….
Oh so scary sleepovers
When I was a kid, I used to love sleeping over at my friends’ houses. I loved the break in routine and the sneak-peek into how other people lived. One friend’s mum would make a chocolate cake and let us do the icing, piling it on 2 cm thick and then eating the lot in front…
Periscope parenting
I’ve decided I’m tired of second-guessing my parenting all the time. Bone weary. I think because I write about parenting, I edit parenting, I live parenting, I’m SUBMERGED in parenting that sometimes my periscope just isn’t working. I shouldn’t need a periscope at all; I’ve simply got to come up to the surface. Fact is,…
Bad things happen when good people do nothing
I get that we feel inadequate. I get that we don’t know how to help. I get that we feel that someone else is better qualified. I get that we’re worried about our own safety. I get that we feel like it’s none of our business. I get that we have to put our children first….
The truth about losing
I’ve written before about the remarkable resilience of my son. He’s the kid who always gives things a go and I am incredibly proud of his grit and willingness to put himself out there. It is one thing to go in the race when you are the kid who has a chance of coming first and quite…
Is parenting really only good in hindsight?
We sent out the Cappers’ birthday invites yesterday and it suddenly hit me that she’s nearly ten. Cue enormous quantities of nostalgia. My Cappers has always been a delightful kid to parent and her first decade really snuck up on me. At least, I think that’s true. I don’t know any more. I had a three kids…
10 tips for overcoming fear of change
This one is for me. I’m about to make a major change in my lovely little life and it’s rather scary, but good scary. I mean, good scary is still terrifying, but it feels right so at least there’s that. I will let you know what that change is and more very soon (and forgive…