Parenthood Archive

  • ‘Mummy, why can’t you tell us who came out of your tummy first? I think it’s Lara because her tooth fell out first.’ One of the most exciting things about […]

    Milky white days

    ‘Mummy, why can’t you tell us who came out of your tummy first? I think it’s Lara because her tooth fell out first.’ One of the most exciting things about […]

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  • Approaching Lara and Rhea’s sixth birthday, we tossed around ideas about where to go in the cold weather – we have a small house for winter parties. We ended up ruling out […]

    Birthday buddies

    Approaching Lara and Rhea’s sixth birthday, we tossed around ideas about where to go in the cold weather – we have a small house for winter parties. We ended up ruling out […]

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  • I started a new job in the last month. Also we swapped over and redecorated the girls’ room with the study, so that the girls would have their own space: […]

    Earthed

    I started a new job in the last month. Also we swapped over and redecorated the girls’ room with the study, so that the girls would have their own space: […]

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  • I recently caught up with a friend from school who I hadn’t seen for many years. Our conversation included me telling her of my latest tactic for getting the girls […]

    No Drama Discipline

    I recently caught up with a friend from school who I hadn’t seen for many years. Our conversation included me telling her of my latest tactic for getting the girls […]

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  • I have a list of goals for 2016. Cleaning out the shed isn’t on it. But with the prospect of four days at home over Easter, I decided it would […]

    Glass swans

    I have a list of goals for 2016. Cleaning out the shed isn’t on it. But with the prospect of four days at home over Easter, I decided it would […]

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  • We bought the girls bikes for Christmas. I looked on Gumtree for weeks, but the kids’ bikes that were advertised were always in poor condition or not quite the right […]

    Balance

    We bought the girls bikes for Christmas. I looked on Gumtree for weeks, but the kids’ bikes that were advertised were always in poor condition or not quite the right […]

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  • The girls are starting school tomorrow. After another long, relaxed beach holiday with Steve’s family, learning new expressions from their older cousins like ‘oh crap!’ and ‘oh fudge!’, they had […]

    School

    The girls are starting school tomorrow. After another long, relaxed beach holiday with Steve’s family, learning new expressions from their older cousins like ‘oh crap!’ and ‘oh fudge!’, they had […]

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  • Another year of little bodies lengthening and getting skinnier, of new experiences, of challenges for the girls and us and another year of language development. Here are some of the […]

    Wudolf the Wed Nose Waindeer

    Another year of little bodies lengthening and getting skinnier, of new experiences, of challenges for the girls and us and another year of language development. Here are some of the […]

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  • The night that we were going out to dinner after Steve’s dad’s memorial service I missed a call from Maggie. I remember her message caused me some worry: it was something […]

    Kay

    The night that we were going out to dinner after Steve’s dad’s memorial service I missed a call from Maggie. I remember her message caused me some worry: it was something […]

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  • Rhea and Lara quite like the book by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas called ‘Possum Magic.’ It’s a story about how Grandma Poss hunts all over Australia to find the […]

    Possum Magic

    Rhea and Lara quite like the book by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas called ‘Possum Magic.’ It’s a story about how Grandma Poss hunts all over Australia to find the […]

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