The Princess Child and her father decided they would do a sunrise excursion this morning for a spot of photography and fishing. The pair did sunrise at the beach, a photo stop at Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park and the Historic Cemetery and breakfast at McDonalds. When the girls were little they were happy to build things with their Dad, … [Read more...]
Letter to My Daughters – Remember to Thank Your Mum
Dear Girls, If at any point in your life you end up on a stage accepting an award and being watched by a world-wide audience of millions, don't forget to remember to thank the woman who made it all possible. That's me, in case you are wondering. Yes me, the woman who endured nine months of dehydrating vomiting, followed by excruciating … [Read more...]
Back to “Normal”
The house is decidedly quiet today. The girls are back at school and I am home alone. I actually love the holidays, the lack of routine, the freedom to decide on the spur-of-the-moment to have a picnic, go for a swim, see a movie. But of course it comes to an end and back to normality we go. Lunches to be packed, notes to be signed (yes day … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
Welcome 2014. We've crossed off another 12 months and now we are wiping the slate clean with a brand new year, all ready for us to venture in with our dreams, plans, goals, misgivings, good luck, bad luck. Are you making any resolutions? I don't think I'm going to this year, think I'll just try to make it a "go with the flow" year and see … [Read more...]
Welcome to Parenting
I heard recently of a lovely couple who have decided to foster children. They are a couple in their forties who haven't had children. They will be great but I did have a sleepless night worried they are going into this cold. Oh yes they've done all the training and all but when you are faced with a couple of tweenies over the breakfast table each … [Read more...]
Role Models and Rock Stars
On Friday I dragged the children from their respective bedrooms, confiscated the iPad and the Isobelle Carmody book and FORCED them to watch a one hour tribute to Nelson Mandela. "This is history, you need to be able to remember where you were when Mandela died, and you bloody well need to know who he was!". I probably should have started by … [Read more...]
The Children’s Future
As the departure of the Hippie Child from the family home looms (OK it's two years away and we still have to get through the HSC first, and then get accepted into a university, but you know me ponder philosophically, worry neurotically and imagine vividly - so ALREADY I'm thinking about what life is going to look like once she's gone). One of the … [Read more...]
Over Parenting and Other Acts of Insanity
Well I'm officially insane. I know you've suspected for a while now. Like when I quit a perfectly good job to go to, well nothing. Or when the blog posts became infrequent, incoherent ramblings. You used to quietly think to yourself she may be losing her mind. However, I'm not as smart as you so it took me a little longer to cotton … [Read more...]
What’s The Future for Generation Z?
Yesterday at soccer I overheard a young boy say to his team mates "I can't wait to get home and have my steak sandwich with caramelised onion". I didn't make that up he specifically mentioned the onion was CARAMELISED. At the risk of sounding like a boring old fart, back in my day it was a sanger banged on a bit of bread with a squirt of tomato … [Read more...]
Things My Mother Never Had To Deal With
Earlier this year Rachel over at The Kids Are All Right did a survey of her readers. When she asked who they turned to for parenting advice this is what she found. In last year’s Changing Face of Motherhood Report (undertaken by Proctor & Gamble), mums sought parenting help from their own mothers first, ahead of all other resources. In … [Read more...]
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