The empty nest
Well, it has happened. A few weeks ago, with my kids aged 23, 20 and 18, my home officially became an empty nest. My younger…
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Going to university – it’s a lot!
My daughter, my youngest child, recently started at university. And I was reminded once more that university is a lot to deal with. Some young…
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You, Me and the Dog
On our recent short break to Tenby, I saw a picture in a shop window. It was just some framed words ‘You, Me and the…
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Portion control
There are things which took me by surprise about my emptying nest. Things which changed which I would never have even considered before. One of…
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Growing up, not growing away
Lately I’ve seen so many posts on social media from parents of tweens and young teenagers saying things like: ‘Will make the most of it,…
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Spotify and surviving the first year of university
It’s hard to believe, but my son’s first year of university is almost over. He just has one more week of lectures, then four exams…
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My favourite blogposts of 2022
The other day, I shared the most popular posts from my blog in 2022. Only one of them was written this year and none of…
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On life lately
Life here has been a bit weird lately. It all feels very unsettled. It’s over two months since my younger son went to university to…
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My favourite blogposts of 2021
The other day, I wrote about the most popular posts on my blog in 2021. But they’re not my own favourites! For many years, I…
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Happy birthday, 18 year old son!
My younger son, my beautiful boy, is 18 years old. I can’t believe I now have two adult ‘children’. My son came into the world…
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Parenting teenagers or toddlers: Which is easier?
For just over two years now, I’ve been parenting three teenagers. Parenting any teenagers isn’t easy. Parenting three of them at once is definitely no…
