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Pushy Love

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Sometimes you have to push your kid a little. Just a little. Like when they’re feeling tired and ill but it’s their last rehearsal before something very special. When I say push I don’t mean shouting, bribery, threats. I mean hugs, reassurance, encouragement. Because sometimes stuff is too special, too important to miss. [...]

Just a moment

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Upstairs my little girl is singing. The house is quiet but for a low electronic humming, the occasional scuffle of a gerbil and the sure and steady tick tick tick of a nearby clock. I am weary, cold filled, sore lipped, drip nosed and dry eyed. But I am also calm and content. Comfortably still. Happily [...]

Embarrassing Jean Luc Picard

Saturday, October 1, 2011

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Now Miss M is in year 2 her reading is fab and she is really enjoying being more independent, especially on sites such as Moshi Monsters where you need to be able to follow onscreen instructions to play. This has also added a lovely new dimension to her relationship with her big sister. You see, she [...]

BIG Big School

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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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

Win cool back to school goodies from WH Smith

Monday, August 29, 2011

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Win cool back to school goodies from WH Smith

WH Smith has been the only book shop in my hometown for a loooong time. While other stores have come and gone, WH Smiths has remained. It has moved a couple of times, but we still have it, and it has that aura of quality that comes with longevity and selectivity. As Miss E and many [...]

I have an 11-year-old

Friday, August 12, 2011

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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 [...]

So did Weetabix get us through our big day??

Saturday, July 30, 2011

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So did Weetabix get us through our big day??

Well it got us to Kings Cross and then over to Buckingham Palace in time for the changing of the guards. Yes I know my kids are hairy, but we don’t mention it so shush. We say a quick hello to Queen Vic then find a cosy spot next to some friendly Aussies; and wait. The sun shines, [...]

Secondary concerns and pushy parents

Thursday, July 21, 2011

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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 [...]

Shrink-wrapped Body Parts and The Gallery

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Shrink-wrapped Body Parts and The Gallery

From the moment Miss M was born my girls have loved each other One would always be just a step behind the other. Miss E playing Mum to Miss M’s rose-cheeked babyness. Now M is bigger she carries her sister sometimes too. At other times she prods, teases and hurls soft toys at her, and Miss E tuts, [...]

She’s Home

Monday, May 2, 2011

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Sun-kissed and now very much mum-kissed, Miss E is currently snoozing on the settee having stuffed her sweet little face with croissants and nutella (she didn’t fancy anything else). We’ve had an abbreviated account of her weekend which included a 25ft climb – pretty high when you’re only 4 foot 6 – a cave maze, [...]