Today, in the papers, there’s another story of a teacher who is alleged to have had sex with a pupil. The teacher was 35 and married and the youngster only 17. Behind the headlines is doubtless a grubby and painful tale of a marriage wrenched apart, families hurt and bewildered and a victim coming to terms […]
How to get the rest of the family to do their share of the chores
110/365 The family meeting – starting the change
Way to gateaux Yesterday, I wrote of my worries about raising feminist boys when I’m in charge of domestic things. The responses were supportive and considered – and really got me thinking. Especially one that more or less said “stop being a doormat and make things change”. You could call it “tough supportive”. It was right. It’s […]