Why I choose this book I don’t normally buy hardbacks, but I had a voucher nearing its expiry date and I happen to love David Nicholls’ writing. The paperback is out. What it’s about Douglas Petersen takes his wife and teenage son on a grand tour of Europe to try
Read moreAfter a case of reader’s block (where you can’t find anything you want to read) I picked Difficult Conversations by Anne Dickson off the shelf in our living room at random. Published in 2004, it has been sitting there for ten years with our uni books which had at least
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As our kids grow older, things change. How’s that for a prolific statement? Our kids don’t really curl up in our bed when they’re scared. They’re able to get themselves to evening and weekend sports events. We, as parents, no longer “save the day”… on a daily basis. We miss
Read moreThis post isn’t just a reflective piece about what happened when my young daughter was diagnosed with cancer, but if you ever find yourself in that awful situation when a friend’s child is diagnosed with cancer, or some other life threatening illness, it may be of some help. Actually much of
Read moreShock on the scales! I have lost three pounds without dieting. Let me tell you how, as this is miraculous for me and might work for you if you need it to. Fat clings to me like cladding to an old boiler. For years, it hasn’t mattered what I’ve done,
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I’ll admit it; I’m one of those parents that basically puts my world on hold when my daughter calls or texts I’m not really ashamed of it, either. That’s a priority I choose and until she begins taking it for granted, I’ll continue. So, when my daughter’s phone broke, it
Read moreMy Dad was asking the other day why our son was staying on for A Levels. He wondered if a 17 year old should be getting a job given the high rates of graduate unemployment. Good question. So I told him about the shocking truth I discovered when I went
Read moreEvery now and again you see a newspaper report on a kid who has topped him or herself. It’s every parent’s nightmare. The worst, the worst, the worst. I just went to look up the one I saw in the press this week on Google to illustrate my point, and
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“I’m going to the beach for a few days.” “Oh, which beach?” “Jersey again.” “Ah, to see the boy,” I stated matter-of-factly with a scowl. “No…” And thus began the lie. It’s funny. I knew she lied, but she’s really been honest up until this point. So, I left her
Read moreDo teen love affairs lead to poorer exam results at 16 and 18? I’m only asking because of what I’ve noticed from the results that have just come out and from my own dismal exam showing at the age of 16. Have the kids with boyfriends and girlfriends done worse?
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