Back to school, back to uniform and routine. Back to sitting at the kitchen table for hour after painful hour getting the homework done. There is likely to be begging, cajoling, patient explanations, stern instructions, negotiation, tears and pleading. That was the scene here for many, many school nights. One evening, exasperated by long division […]
Things I’ve learned but wish I hadn’t
Boys about to discover that it’s really cold in there This week I made the rather surprising discovery that poo doesn’t melt or dissolve when washed at 90 degrees on a cotton wash. No. It tucks itself into the rubber seal and waits to pounce. This moment of domestic education led me to consider the other […]
Extreme parenting – motherhood doesn’t get much tougher than this
Children: It’s downhill from here If I could be bothered with video it would show my shiny face shouting into the camera and lots of zoomy, angled shots to try to create excitement where there is none. But I can’t, so tough. I thought I might share my current parenting challenges and some possible solutions. […]
This week I learned about the Big Society, Hitler, puddles, monkeys and a few other things
Hitler was a hypocrite. Boy One broke wind right there, next to me. It’s such a usual occurrence that I ignored it, however, the Panther was in chivalrous mood. Here’s the conversation that followed: Me: “Boy One it’s time you learned what hypocritical means.” Panther: “Oh yeah.” Boy One: “What’s hypocritical?” Me: “Well it’s when […]
Another post that starts “snow joke… “
Snow joke being stuck at home because of the snow, but here’s what we learned. Attempts to climb a Christmas tree will be unsuccessful. Oddly though, if your tree was decorated by children, it won’t look much worse for its experience. If you put enough clothes on the baby to keep him warm, he can’t […]