BIG Big School

Miss E starts secondary school tomorrow. Oh my Bob! That’s all I have. Oh, except, congratulations to lovely Emma and Lucy who will soon be the proud owners of WH SMith goody bags.  I’ll be posting them tomorrow ladies.  :D

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I have an 11-year-old

I haven’t just captured a random one off the street with a bit of string and some cheese. This one is mine. Well sort of mine. She also belongs to Miss M And to Mr B And Grandma And Grandad And Granny And so many friends But mostly she is her own person. And I like  who she’s becoming so very much. I love her even [...]

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Secondary concerns and pushy parents

I have two little girls.  They’re both bright, funny, emotional, cheeky and fun, but in other ways they are so different and sometimes that difference shouts at me and slaps me upside the head leaving me worried and sad. At a recent night of  Girl Scout discos, while M (6) was happy to take her Rainbow [...]

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It’s not just William and Kate’s big day…

Tomorrow, while so many others are oohing and ahhhing over Kate’s dress, and wondering whether or not William will cover his bald patch (bad Jo), I will be fretting over my little girl. You see, Miss E is off to her first Guide Camp, and blame it on the hormones or blame it just on being [...]

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The Ugly Duckling

When I was a little girl I had a book called something like, ‘The Most Beautiful Child’. In the book, a peacock has forgotten to send his child with their lunch so he asks his friend the owl to take it into school as she is heading that way. “But how will I know which [...]

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Bye Bye Nursery

Tomorrow today is Miss M’s last day in Nursery. I’m not sure if she grasps the enormity of the occasion. Or maybe it’s not enormous when you are 4. Maybe the bigger things are whether or not that spider on the wall is still going to be there, or if he has truly gone to do his shopping as [...]

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