The first Monday in January is known for being “Divorce Day”, the day you are most likely to search for a lawyer after getting through the heightened emotions of the festive period. The stress of trying to create the perfect […]
I have written about this subject before and so this year I was asked by Family Action to write a blog post for their website about how we have managed to survive Christmas. It’s been a long old journey and […]
OMG it’s nearly December and Christmas is looming again. I’m at the stage where I can’t be arsed to get all the decorations out of the loft or buy a tree, let alone order a turkey and think about presents. […]
A friend of mine has asked for some advice on dealing with the pain of separation. This is allegedly based on the bizarre assumption that with my experience of hindsight and the value of cumulative experience I have something to […]
I’ve been home alone for over a week now and I’ve been having terrible FOMO. My children are all on holiday with their dad, step family and partners and I’m missing them. You’d think it would have disappeared by now, […]
HAPPY SINGLE PARENTS DAY!! I know that being a lone parent is very hard work and very often thankless. Doing the every day stuff on your own means there is no one to support or agree with you, no one […]
New research from the University College London says that divorce is less painful for children if it happens when they’re younger. Those between the ages of three and seven in their test of 6,000 children were 16% less likely to […]
I was going to do a post about National Sibling’s Day, but I’m a bit late owing to life getting in the way, so I’m catching up with blog posts now and thought I’d redefine the title and call it […]
When your child calls and you can’t help, it is terrifying. As a parent, your job is to protect them, but when they are out in the big wide world in trouble and you are far away, there is nothing […]
HAPPY NATIONAL SINGLE PARENT DAY I think this is possibly just a US thing, but oh well, I’m stealing it on the other side of the pond to acknowledge all the single parents in the UK and all over the […]
Do we ever stop worrying about our children? Basically, no. We don’t. Extreme love and extreme anxiety occurs the minute you become a parent and then never stops. It means you have to be prepared for that old heart of […]
I can confirm that David Cameron was most definitely at the Wilderness festival, because one of my tribe got a selfie with him. We had very divided opinions about whether he should be seen drinking and smoking and generally loving […]
