Becoming the sandwich generation
Most of us who are lucky enough to have parents still alive will, at some point, become part of the sandwich generation. The sandwich generation…
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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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One aspect of teenage parenting I got right
Parenting teenagers isn’t easy. And I’ve got three of them. My kids are a pretty good bunch. We don’t have any of the ‘serious’ problems…
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Leaving the kids home alone
Knowing when to leave your kids home alone is a very gradual thing and there are no definite rules on it. You just have to…
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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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My kids – the fox, the chicken and the grain
We were invited to a neighbour’s for coffee and mince pies the other day. She told us her (young adult) sons wouldn’t be there and…
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The newest Scout
My daughter was a Rainbow back in the day and she loved it. But we decided not to move onto Brownies because, by the time…
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Unbreakable?
My younger two kids are both at the start of puberty. It’s a delicate and difficult time for kids. A time of change – not…
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Happy birthday, 10 year old girl!
Another year has flown by and my youngest child, my baby, my beautiful daughter is into double figures! How did that happen? In my head,…
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Leaving the kids at home
I’ve been leaving my eldest at home on his own for about three years now, gradually building up how long we would leave him. Not…
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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…
