Enforced Home-Ed today. Child no.2 had to write an ‘Obituary for King David’ in Religious Education as requested by school.It turned out that meladdo didn’t know what an obituary was. So, I spent ages explaining what it was (versus a ‘eulogy’). I shared with him some very moving obituaries of incredible, human rights activist and […]
Handy Hints
Being mindful of protecting myself and others (of course), when I have to go to the supermarket, I tend to wear gloves. So, today I asked my son to pass me a pair of gloves that I’d seen on the stairs (not unusual in my house – nothing is returned to where it should be.) […]
Please Ring. Whether Randomly, or not.
NEVER IN THE FIELD OF… Like many, I’ve been trying to mentally conjure up some similar situations for myself and for my kids, when it comes to trying to show that we’ve got through ‘this sort of thing’ before. So far – and from my own family – I’ve come up with examples from; the […]
Flim & Flan
Scene: Grandma is celebrating her 12 yr old grandson’s birthday at our house. Other grandson rings her on her mobile. GRANDMA: (on phone) Oooh hello! What a nice surprise!ME: Awwww. Is he ringing to say Happy Birthday to his little cousin?GRANDMA: (To me) No…. He wants my recipe for Gooseberry Flan.MY DAUGHTER: Hey – It’s […]
Go Toot Yer Flute
A road rage incident today was narrowly avoided. Due to cultural and ethnic awareness. I’m pleased to say. Scene: I’m driving. My 11 year old is in the passenger seat next to me. It’s half term. I’ve nearly murdered him on at least four occasions. But right now we’re happy. A car is coming towards […]
A Monster. And a Pig
I am blessed with being parent to an 11 year old and to a 15 year old and whilst they’re usually little beacons of joy in my life, kids can be a bit … irritating at times, can’t they? The 11 year old, for example, currently likes to respond to my questions in Japanese (it’s […]
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