2022: That was the year that was January to June
2022 started as most years do – with my daughter feeling sad that panto was over. Then it was back to school. My younger son…
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My second bout of Covid-19
On the evening of Tuesday 14th June, I tested positive for Covid-19. It’s actually the second time I’ve had Covid, but as the first was…
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2020: That was the year that was January to June
Well 2020 was certainly a year like no other, wasn’t it? Who would ever have thought we would have ended up stuck at home for…
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Happy birthday, 17 year old son!
Happy 17th birthday to my beautiful boy. It’s been quite a year for you, as it has been for all of us. This time last…
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Will GCSE and A Level results 2020 mean anything?
In just a few days, hundreds of thousands of students will get their A Level results. A week later, around 700,000 young people, including my…
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Doing GCSE PE
If you have a child who is good at sport and loves it, GCSE PE is a fantastic thing to study. But they really do…
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Happy birthday, 16 year old boy!
So my younger son, my beautiful big boy, is 16 years old. He was born four days late – a big, grey baby, who was…
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How to get a teenager to do their homework
If you’ve come here looking for answers, I’m afraid you’ve come to the wrong place. I am firmly of the view that you CAN’T get…
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The leavers’ hoodie tradition
We’re now into the second half of the school year and GCSEs and A Levels are getting ever closer. I can’t believe that my own…
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Adjusting to year 10
I don’t remember year 10 being a particularly big step up for my eldest (probably because he never did much work, whatever year he was…
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The GCSE options
The time has come for my younger son to take his GCSE options. Since my eldest did his options three years ago, a lot has…
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2017 – That was the year that was
2017 has been another busy year in the MumofThree World household. Isn’t every year busy with kids? This year has seen my eldest sit his…
