18 THINGS ABOUT LONELINESS AND HOW TO ALLEVIATE IT Apparently we now have a “Minister For Loneliness” in the UK Government because life is getting lonelier than ever. Why is that and what can we do about social isolation? It’s […]
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FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MY MOTHER’S DEATH
April 11, 2023
It’s Easter Monday and also the first anniversary of my mother’s death, but it’s pretty unlikely that she’s going to be rising from the dead any time soon. We like to think of her reunited with our father – her […]
MY SON HAS GONE TRAVELLING
February 2, 2023
My 6’5″ baby boy has gone travelling for an indefinite period of time and whilst I couldn’t be more thrilled for him, it’s yet another period of readjustment in this parenting rollercoaster now that I’ve been left home alone once […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY 30 YEAR OLD SON!!
January 9, 2023
Happy birthday to my 30 year old son! OMG!! I have a THIRTY YEAR OLD SON!!! Whilst I knew there was no point in looking up what you’re allowed to do once you are 30, because it’s basically everything, I […]
LAST CHILD HOME FROM UNI
July 7, 2022
My last child is home from uni after three years in Manchester. Unbelievably we managed to fit all his shit into my tiny Mini and now it’s the simple matter of trying to squeeze it all back into his bedroom:- […]
NEVER GIVE UP
June 16, 2022
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt on this parenting rollercoaster, it’s that you can only do your best and you can never give up on your children. In all honesty, it would have been the easier option to throw in […]
LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
March 8, 2022
I wrote a letter to my 23 year old daughter on International Women’s Day to offer her some sage advice from an older, wiser woman who has been round the block a few times and got the scars and the […]
MY EMPTY NEST
March 4, 2022
After all the years of single parenting, my job is nearly done. My nest is empty. Again.
MY PROUDEST PARENT MOMENT (SO FAR)
February 22, 2022
There have been many proudest parent moments in my life since having children. Their first smile, first time they stood up and walked, learnt to ride bicycles, watching them interact with other people, exam results (not all of them) and […]
DECLINE AND FALL
October 22, 2021
What a shit show the UK is right now. Covid-19 numbers rising exponentially again, petrol shortages, energy shortages, food shortages, WINE shortages to follow soon (especially when I start panic buying) and it will remain to see if we have […]
MY SON’S 21ST BIRTHDAY
July 16, 2021
My baby boy is TWENTY ONE!!! OMG how did that happen? His birthday is on the 7th July and this year it happened to coincide with the Euro semi final between England and Denmark. Little did we know it would […]
UNEXPLODED BOMB DRAMA IN OUR ROAD
June 17, 2021
So my daughter had her last exam for her Masters degree yesterday. My mother had asked me to visit, but I’d told her that I needed to stay in so that I could manage any disturbances on my daughter’s behalf […]
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