What if? (Grammar school entrance)
What if he doesn’t get the marks? What if he doesn’t get the school? What if he doesn’t get his second choice school? What if…
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Family | Loud 'n' Proud | Son
The grammar school test – how did it go?
After a morning of hoovering and bathroom cleaning to take my mind off things, I joined the massive queue of parents waiting to pick their…
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Daughter | Family | Loud 'n' Proud | Son
Return to Snowdon
Every year my husband and his old best friend take their kids on a camping trip. It’s a tradition that stretches back about 10 years….
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The new Scout
Scouting has always been my eldest’s thing. He loves everything about Scouts. My younger son went to Cubs and he enjoyed it. He behaved himself,…
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The cost of feeding a child
How much does it cost to raise a child? To be honest, if we knew in advance I think it might put a lot of…
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The dance tights and the bottomless cheque book
As I came close to cracking under the sheer pressure of June and all I have to organise, my daughter announced that she needed some…
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Family | Loud 'n' Proud | Son
Loud ‘n’ Proud: The Scout badge
This year our Scout group celebrates its 50th anniversary. To commemorate this occasion, the leaders wanted to give all of the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts…
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‘Can I have Facebook?’
‘Can I have Facebook?’ he says. ‘No.’ ‘But why not?’ ‘Because you’re not 13.’ ‘But everyone else has it, it’s not FAIR.’ I know it’s…
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Family | Loud 'n' Proud | Son
Maths wizard
My younger son is something of a whizz at maths. He was selected, along with three other gifted and talented (G&T) mathematicians in year 5,…
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Football flying squad
Regular readers will know that our family are big supporters of grass-roots football – with my son playing for an under 10s team and my…
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Daughter | Family | Loud 'n' Proud | Son
Getting ’em walking
When my husband decided it would be a good idea to take the kids to Snowdon over Easter, I must admit I was nervous. I’m…
