Dear Snooty Woman Yes you. The one with the immaculate hair, the newly manicured nails and the on-trend coat. Yes you. The one who felt she had some God-given right to look down her snooty nose and sneer at me and my wonderful children. I don’t know anything about you, and you sure as hell don’t know anything about us. …
Raising a boy amongst girls
Parenting – Raising a boy amongst girls My incredible boy is often praised for his kindness, his generosity of spirit, his gentle soul. Mums often come up to me in the playground and say how lovely he is “Do you know, your little man just told me that I look beautiful today” or “he has such a kind heart, he …
Help – I don’t think these children are mine!
Are these really my children? How Can These Coordinated, Sporty Children Be Mine? I often moan about the fact that because of my back I can no longer exercise. Well, that’s not entirely true. It’s not the fact that my back issues prevent me from exercising rigorously – that is true, but the impression that I ever did exercise rigorously is …
Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who is this person I don’t know at all?
What is your ‘back story?’ a PR guru asked me? She might now wish she had never asked… The last four years have been a complete ball-ache (well a back ache to be more accurate). Four long years of chronic pain and the joyous side effects! One morning in late November, 2012, I tried to get out of bed and …