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Anyone who follows me on Twitter may have noticed a long rant about a school event and the totally dire communication about it from school and the PTA. But it's not just the official communication, it's also the attitude of some of the PTA. They assume that we can read between the lines and guess… Continue reading Pre-Christmas school-related grumpiness
Who says you have grow up when you start school? Who says the silly games you played when you were two can't still be fun when you're four? Large boy and I were trying to watch Captain Marvel, but small boy doesn't quite have the attention yet. He wriggled, went to watch the electronic photo… Continue reading Innocent giggles
We all say things we regret. We all worry about whether we've said the wrong thing. Sometimes for years. Maybe that's some sort of anxiety; lying in bed at night worrying about a silly comment you made 13 or 14 years ago. Well, today I saw an old friend who I studied for my PhD… Continue reading (Un)necessary apologies
Thank you It was a huge surprise to have my blog nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award, I didn't know anyone was really reading this let alone enjoying what I write. Thank you so much My Forty Something Life for the nomination (and for setting my homework to write this post!). My Sunshine Blogger post The… Continue reading Sunshine Blogger Award
Large boy has been in Beavers for almost two years. Honestly, it's had a great effect on him. He's gained huge self confidence from being involved in activities away from parents and away from school. As a result, he's more confident with his class mates (especially good after he had some bumps on the road… Continue reading Effort rewarded
Today I was surprised. It was the result of my own biases and stereotypes and I hope I will learn to be more aware of my potential to make assumptions about people as a result. Joiners Sounds a bit of a random jump to make, right? Hear me out its not that complicated really. Today… Continue reading Gentleness in surprising places
Bit of a parental pride one today. I was scrolling through Facebook on Sunday and came across this: I showed it to large boy see what he though and got a non-committal nod for my trouble. However, he must have been paying attention because yesterday had came out of after school club and as soon… Continue reading Handling possibly-bullying
This last week I've seen a bunch of posts, profile decorations, photos about Remembrance day with Union Jacks and St George's crosses. So I want to say something about that. Remembrance is about taking time to consider the sacrifices made during war. Primarily we think of the armed forces and those who died, but also… Continue reading Remembrance Day
Things that went wrong today: Large boy is in a super grump, everything is wrong. He's trying some quite sophisticated manipulation (would you prefer me to annoy you or let me use my non-uniform token and be good) and I haven't dealt with it well.This bloody cold is not improving. I feel like shit.Got generally… Continue reading A bad day
Smelly Socks and Garden Peas 