We had dinner out with some friends a few weeks ago. They have three kids aged 8 and twins 6 – combined with our kids, there were six kids under the age of 9, out at a restaurant for dinner, on a Friday night. And we were there for almost 2 hours! This might not sound so… Continue Reading
‘I won’t always cry, Mummy, when you leave the room, and my supermarket tantrums, will end too soon. I won’t always wake, Daddy, for cuddles through the night and one day you will miss having a chocolate face to wipe. You won’t always wake to find my foot is kicking you out of bed.… Continue Reading
So totally true. I see so many mums that thrive when they fall back in love with life again. Right now, I am seeing a friend who is being crushed by a relationship break up. She has lost her confidence, self esteem and herself. I gave her this today and it is a long road… Continue Reading
Sunday 26th October was International Grandparents Day. I’m not much into days for names sake but at my kids school they held a morning assembly to celebrate the contribution Grandparents make to our community. It was clear that Grandparents take their role very seriously – there were more adults in the hall than at the… Continue Reading
When my daughter was at preschool one of the other mums’ was complaining… ‘My child will only eat chicken nuggets’. When I drilled down a bit, it was because she was only feeding her child chicken nuggets! Every time her 3-year-old daughter said she didn’t want to eat her dinner, her mum would cave in and… Continue Reading
A few weekends ago, it was my brothers 40th birthday. My family gathered. There were about 30 adult and some 25 kids around over the weekend. We had an epic day of food, family and football. I grew up in the country on a farm and my brothers stayed in the country. One did a… Continue Reading