A very happy 23rd birthday to my youngest and tallest child. He’s come a long way since the early days of my blog. This is a late entry as his birthday was actually back in July, but I’ve been too […]
I’m sure you’ll all be delighted to know that I’ve spent the past few months slowly culling my blog because I had over 3,500 posts, most of which were rubbish and contained links to other blogs and videos that now […]
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 […]
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 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! 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 […]
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:- […]
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 […]
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 […]
After all the years of single parenting, my job is nearly done. My nest is empty. Again.
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 […]
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 […]
