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This is where you’ll find all of my posts about parenting, from advice to reviews, and plenty of head-scratching.
I don’t often write reviews on this blog, but the book I’m reading at the moment is so delightfully good, I felt compelled to share it with you all. The book in question is written by a fellow blogger, Whit Honea of ‘The Honea Express‘ – but before you turn off in your droves, this…
Once in a while, somebody will ask me why I write a blog. I don’t think I’ve ever given a particularly inspiring answer to this query, and until very recently I don’t think I could truthfully tell you – because I wasn’t really sure. A couple of recent conversations have made me give it some…
As I sat at our dining table this morning, eating my cornflakes and mentally planning the day ahead, I noticed something that REALLY annoyed me. Spread out around me on the table were countless pieces of paper – many filled with scribbles and doodles, some school forms to fill in and a couple of pieces…
Sometimes, as I lay in my bed late at night I find myself thinking of times yet to come I’m sure we all do it, though we may try to fight But my brain wonders “What will my children become?” I picture their school days, their friends and their lives All the days when they’re…
When I purchased our tickets to see the Lego Movie this morning, I considered for a moment whether I should write a review of it here once we’d seen it. After all, there aren’t many bigger Lego nerds than me (well, not that I know anyway) so it’s only right that I should share my…
If you’re the parent of a child in the British school system, chances are you will have heard about our government’s latest plans for shaking-up the school system. According to our Pob-faced buffoon of an education secretary, Michael Gove, he wants to extend the school day to 9-10 hours, at the same time reducing school…
As parents, we’ve always strived to bring our children up as good people. We teach them to be polite and courteous (you have to see Freddie’s “oooh, amazing!” Christmas present reaction – it’s foolproof!), we teach them how to be nice to others – we teach them all the stuff we believe you need to…
Yesterday, I learned that David Beckham and I have something in common. No, I’ve not been holding a secret footballing ability back from you all these years – and I certainly don’t have a penchant for wearing sarongs. No, as it turns out, our common love is for something a little smaller – namely, Lego….
Today, my father was cloned. His clone wanted to be my friend, though he apparently wasn’t too interested in my mother – so at least he has morals. He also wanted to be friends with most of my family – I guess integration is important for clones. Unfortunately, my dad wasn’t best pleased about his…