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Lockdown half term

20th Feb 202120th Feb 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 39 Comments

I love using my blog as a bit of a diary. I documented our 2019 summer holiday, the weekly churn of the first lockdown and our 2020 summer roadtrip. So this half term holiday has been a bit odd. Usually, at February half term, the boys would be in a holiday club somewhere. Usually, as … Continue reading Lockdown half term

And now he’s eight

8th birthday cake, minecraft
8th Dec 201923rd Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 8 Comments

The last three days have been an annual nostalgia trip for me. Remembering that first labour, the total lack of respect for my plan shown by our bodies. The complete naivety about birth, sleep, new borns and parenting in general. How easy that pregnancy was compared to the four that have followed it. But here … Continue reading And now he’s eight

Going solo

21st Sep 201923rd Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ Leave a comment

Small boy and large boy have a really strong bond. To the point that small boy can be quite shy and even anxious when his brother isn't there. I love how close they are, there's a 3.5 year gap but they play together, imagine together and sometimes just sit quietly hugging. Their closeness does have … Continue reading Going solo

Best brothers: unfair preconceptions

Unfair preconceptions
12th Jul 201923rd Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 5 Comments

I've just seen this and it made me cross: Yeah yeah just a meme. Doesn't harm anyone. Blah blah. So from my point of view, these are the sort of low level, background messages that are just as harmful to children's perception of gender roles as girls/boys toy aisles and clothes and so on. What's … Continue reading Best brothers: unfair preconceptions

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