The family holiday
We recently took a family holiday to Center Parcs, to celebrate my mum’s 70th birthday. It’s the first time we’d all been away together. There…
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Holiday with our teenager
We have two teenage boys. While one of them displays some definite teenage behaviour – he’s stubborn, he goes to bed to late and he…
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The big Scout camp
After my daughter’s first, failed Scout camp experience just a few weeks ago, I was seriously worried about whether she would survive her first big…
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Being invested as a Scout
My daughter has recently been invested as a Scout. The normal length of time from joining Scouts to being invested is about 4-6 weeks, but…
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Happy birthday, 13 year old boy!
Well, we have another teenager in the house! My beautiful boy, my amazing young son, you are 13 today. Looking back at photos from the…
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The new and improved big brother
If there’s one thing you can categorically say about our family, it’s this: My eldest and my daughter don’t get on. Like really, really don’t…
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The singers
My daughter has always enjoyed singing around the house and I’ve always enjoyed listening to her. She has a sweet, child-like voice and her enthusiasm…
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Brother and sister
With their brother away on his French exchange, my younger two children seem different. Like there’s a weight off their shoulders. They seem happier, lighter,…
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Stop arguing!
From the moment they get up until sometime after they were supposed to have gone to bed, this house (and my head) rings with the…
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My big boy
Of all my children, my eldest has always been the most challenging. After a long, albeit straightforward, labour I gave birth to a baby who…
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Brotherly love
My kids might be growing up fast, but we never cross the road without me saying ‘Cross carefully’. This is after we’ve already stopped, looked…
