• My Book
  • Hire Me
  • Shoe Thing
  • Blog
  • Contact

In a bun dance

If I'm going to get something, I usually get it in spades - luck (both kinds), children, clutter, dirty laundry, bright ideas, daft ideas...

  • Home
  • Family
  • My Life
  • The World
  • Feminism
  • Blogging
  • Creative Writing
  • Reviews
  • Blog
You are here: Home / Archives for boys

Snow, in January, who’d have thought?

January 17, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Snow, in January, who’d have thought?

I’m looking out on what has been called, of late and on social media, a winter wonderland, but what, in reality, is what you’d expect to see at this time of year, in this part of the country. I’m sure that the yellow and amber warnings make it seem worse. I suppose if more people […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boys, children, cold, family, going on, ice, photos, sledge, snow, weather, winter

The parenting milestones no one tells you about

December 18, 2017 By Ellen Leave a Comment

It’s possible that before you conceive your first child, milestones are just those old things beside the road or on the set of a panto. Somewhere that Mr Whittington does his turning. You know? But that doesn’t last long. Soon everything is measured out and ticked off – compared to the average, or to her […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, children, family, humour, in my life, milestones, mum, My Life, parenthood, things I've learned

Fund-raising ideas for teenagers

December 8, 2017 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Fund-raising ideas for teenagers

Boy Two has earned himself a place on a trip to Malaysia in 2019 with the Scouts. It’s a great opportunity to have an adventure, meet new people and enjoy some memorable escapades. I’m delighted for him. The only thing is that he has to raise the cost of getting himself there – no mean […]

Filed Under: boys, family Tagged With: boys, family, fund-raising, scouts

Things you don’t need for a happy Christmas

December 8, 2017 By Ellen 1 Comment

Things you don’t need for a happy Christmas

Undeniably, inexorably Christmas is coming. I can almost smell the turkey and mince pies. Jingle jingle. This year I have decided I’m going to be jolly from the outset. I’ll be so flipping festive you’ll couldn’t pick me out of a lineup of Santa’s elves. But first I’ve got to get one or two tiny, […]

Filed Under: boys, Christmas, Christmas gifts, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boys, Christmas, family, humour, My Life, on my mind, Sexism

Snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails.

December 5, 2017 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails.

What’s so bad about boys then? BC (Before Children) I believed that boys and girls were largely the same until they got hormones, therefore should be brought up in a gender-neutral environment. Hah, funny that. On the other hand, I get quite cross with the women for whom taking a pop at their ‘crap’ husbands’ […]

Filed Under: babies, boys, gender roles Tagged With: boys, children, gender

Next Page »

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Categories

Archives

Subscribe to our Newsletter

TOTS100 - UK Parent Blogs
TOTS100 hotter blogger badge

Copyright © 2018 · Lifestyle Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

This site uses cookies More info