MY FAMILY AFFAIRS UPDATE My children are all currently performing the death-defying act of living in the real world without me. My firstborn is in Berlin for the weekend, the second back at university for her final furlong and the […]
How to get the most out of a long weekend as a single parent is not a simple task. As a single parent, very often long weekends can be stressful – either because you’re having to look after your children […]
How To Survive Easter as a single parent. Whilst I’m still certainly not in a position of authority on how to survive Easter as a single parent, I have now had quite a few years of experience and this year […]
I watched with great interest “A Child Of Our Time” last night because I too have a child born in 2000 who is also sixteen. To be honest, I didn’t learn a thing, but I suppose that is because I […]
I feel like the Grinch of Christmas right now. It doesn’t feel “A Lot Like Christmas”….it doesn’t even feel a bit like Christmas, it feels more like “A Shit Load Of Stress and Hassle”. I don’t recall actually ever feeling […]
Are our teenagers in crisis? In particular the girls? Around 35% of 14-15 year old girls are suffering from symptoms of psychological distress – the figure for boys is just 15% according to a new survey by the Department of […]
My daughter is recovering well from her op and I am doing a great job of being her own personal slave. She remains positive, despite a quick rush back to the hospital yesterday with a suspected DVT. Not entirely sure […]
I recently went to my niece’s 3rd birthday party. It brought back such fond memories of all that chaos, but not to the point where I wished I was right back in the thick of it with my own children. […]
2016 is not going well so far. Lots of bad news = lots of stress. Details to follow in a few years time when everything sorts itself out (hopefully). So I am feeling like this (and sorry, I don’t know […]
So what’s the story? It’s the UK Blog Awards live voting time and I’m stressed! Last year I won the travel blog of the year, but I don’t think I’m going to be going anywhere that I can write about […]
Completely hopeless unedited video message to just say Happy New Year. Was meant to do it with Sarah, but she couldn’t make it so instead it’s just a quick moan about teenage drinking and why I haven’t had a relaxing […]
I’m not sure about the best way to reach the American Mum (or Mom) but I’m really interested in your experience of how you are dealing with your teenage children and their drug intake? How does it work when weed […]
