This week is a perfect example of the dichotomy of a Mum’s life, the confusion between pleasure and pain, all at the same time (you know, like the ‘muller yogurt’ adverts, where there is no pleasure without pain). So my ‘little boy’ spent his last day at nursery. I sobbed as I arrived to drop him off, let alone when […]
First’s and Last’s
Wow, 3 Months Is a Lot Faster Second Time Around
Wow, Wibee (little pink/Willow Phoebe) is now 3 months old. I can now pop her in a bumbo and eat at least half my meal without her needing a cuddle. We have reached that magical second milestone, where she’s transitioned through the squeaky, alien phase, into the gradually becoming more aware phase, and is now in the plump cute looking […]
Why Is Asking For Help So Difficult?
I’ve just spent two weeks sick, oh my god, since I’ve been a ‘grown up’, I can hardly think of any times that I’ve had to rest and recuperate for so long. Now once I got my head around it, I’ve really appreciated the experience, but initially it was blinking hard, because I had to ask for help so much. […]
Bullying Pt 12 – The Bully returns for my son
Female type bullying at nursery for 4yr olds.
Bullying Pt 3 – Balance at Home?
So do you share the load with your partner of supporting / challenging and being nice / mean to the kids, or does one of you do more of one than the other? In terms of being a parent, if you are always challenging your kids, and being the tough one, it is a shame for you because they are […]
Bullying Pt 2 – Where Does Bullying Come From?
When the bullying at school is minor, you can literally balance the scales of support elsewhere, in order for it to automatically redress itself.