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Aftermath – 105 words

January 5, 2022 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Aftermath. They went back into their box, the shiny balls and sparkly strings, the lights, the red and green, and all the things no one believes in. Someone asked ‘Who made this one?’ A daubed reindeer, it’s glitter balding. It was a hopeful child, certain that He would bring the gifts and make the magic. […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: 100 words, Christmas, creative writing, decorations, parenthood

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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