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To a teenager

March 24, 2017 By Ellen

I see you, teenage child. With your swagger and secrets. Sticking your flag in new territories. Of course, I’m boring. Show me a mother who isn’t. It’s our gift. To you. A life solidified – a crash mat made of person. Ready for your ungrateful bounce.  

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: children, creative writing, in my life, poetry, teenager, writing

Snapping at the signs of spring

March 5, 2017 By Ellen

  Boy Two is doing some photography as part of his Duke of Edinburgh’s, so Boy Three and I thought we’d join him in taking some photos in Bellahouston Park today. Other posts you might like: Too beautiful for photos What do the photos on your phone mean?  

Filed Under: 365 photos, boys, family Tagged With: boys, children, Glasgow, My Life, photos

What’s been going on this week

March 3, 2017 By Ellen

March already and I’m still picking pine needles from between the floorboards. Best thing to do for World Book Day? … buy a book and read it It’s World Book Day today and all over the country parents are tearing their hair out at the unreasonable costume demands this causes. Mercifully, the head teacher at […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, creative writing, feminism, Glasgow, humour, in my life, MLitt, on my mind, writing

World Book Day: Favourite Fictional Bears

March 1, 2017 By Ellen

UPDATE: I wrote this a couple of years ago but it contains one of my favourite photos of Boys Two and Three. Please don’t tell Boy Two I’ve brought this out of the archive as, funnily enough, he doesn’t rate the picture these days. It’s nearly World Book Day again which is the ideal excuse […]

Filed Under: Baloo, bears, boys, family, Golden Compass, Matalan, Pooh, Pullman, Something happened in my life, things I learned from my children today, Winnie the Pooh, World Book Day Tagged With: bears, children, family, Paddington, world book day

I love my children very much, but I wish they’d stop giving me rubbish

January 9, 2017 By Ellen

My older boys are the most fantastic and generous little people. They are often giving me things… only yesterday Boy Two gave me two of his SillyBandz. It absolutely squeezed my heart when he insisted I have the bands, they were from his first packet. I had to wear them then and there in the […]

Filed Under: boys, family, presents, taste

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