Boy One escapes his evil mother I stand accused of crimes against my children. The most recent of which was earlier this week and I fear I’m guilty. Boy One isn’t at home this week. He’s at an outdoor pursuit centre with his classmates. I hope he’s having a ball. He’s supposed to be climbing, […]
I’ve got a little list – Mikado madness
Oh the irony. Soliliquizing is the word Boy One is having the most difficulty with. I don’t suppose most 11 year olds use soliliquizing in the course of their daily conversation. “I was just soliliquizing on the plot of last week’s Doctor Who episode” or “Stop soliliquizing on I’ve got the message”. But, I’ve had […]
How can I cure a picky eater?
Food, for me, is one of life’s joys. I’ve never understood pickiness, it’s all marvellous to me. A decade or so ago, I fully anticipated family meals of the future where my children happily tucked in to whatever tasty treat I’d rustled up, turning their noses up at breadcrumbed pap in favour of sophisticated flavours. […]
Asperger’s – my biggest challenge this week
Bogie man alert, what would you do?
I’m feeling a slightly uneasy wind blowing around the Palace of Bundance at the moment. I’m in something of a quandary. A couple of weeks ago a child was attacked in the village next to ours. After school this 12-year-old was forced from the pavement onto the cycletrack that runs through the area. By all […]