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14 years at the school gates: what I have learned so far….

September 13, 2018 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Update: This was written a couple of years ago – now the baby is in P5 (still cute though).   My baby, he’s all grown up. It doesn’t seem a minute since… Yada yada yada.  You know the stuff – uttered by runny-mascaraed mothers waving children off to school before returning to their bleak and […]

Filed Under: advice, Boy Three, children, family, growing up., other things I have learned, parenthood, primary, school, school gate, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: education, family, in the world, life, parenthood, primary, School, secondary

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

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