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![Rhea and Lara have ticked off some milestones this year: they were weaned at 32 months; they are completely toilet trained (just the odd accident during the day); they felt […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/car2-115x115.jpg "Titty! Titty!")
Titty! Titty!
Posted on December 28, 2013 | No CommentsRhea and Lara have ticked off some milestones this year: they were weaned at 32 months; they are completely toilet trained (just the odd accident during the day); they felt […] -
![Twenty years ago, in February 1993, my grandmother made some apple jelly. I found it at the back of our pantry when I was cleaning it the other day, unambiguously […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cakes-115x115.jpg "Tea and cake at 40")
Tea and cake at 40
Posted on November 24, 2013 | No CommentsTwenty years ago, in February 1993, my grandmother made some apple jelly. I found it at the back of our pantry when I was cleaning it the other day, unambiguously […] -
![Following a ten day survival experience that was compulsory in Year 9, my friends and I became keen hikers and I continued this hobby during my university years. Out of […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/camping-115x115.jpg "A tent, an esky and a hammock")
A tent, an esky and a hammock
Posted on October 27, 2013 | No CommentsFollowing a ten day survival experience that was compulsory in Year 9, my friends and I became keen hikers and I continued this hobby during my university years. Out of […] -
![The airport has been modernised and expanded and now you can’t see any airplanes from the big windows unless you go through Security. Lara had been sick that morning so […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/3dancers-115x115.jpg "Dancing Home")
Dancing Home
Posted on September 29, 2013 | No CommentsThe airport has been modernised and expanded and now you can’t see any airplanes from the big windows unless you go through Security. Lara had been sick that morning so […] -
![I usually think of myself as a resilient person. Sometimes though, I think resilience is about admitting defeat and asking for help. This is where I am at at the […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nature-115x115.jpg "Dropping out")
Dropping out
Posted on August 29, 2013 | No CommentsI usually think of myself as a resilient person. Sometimes though, I think resilience is about admitting defeat and asking for help. This is where I am at at the […] -
![Our babies are three, and that means they can go to a three-year old preschool (‘playschool’) and are beginning their long journey to independence. But which playschool to choose? At […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blocks1-115x115.jpg "Preschool conundrums")
Preschool conundrums
Posted on July 28, 2013 | No CommentsOur babies are three, and that means they can go to a three-year old preschool (‘playschool’) and are beginning their long journey to independence. But which playschool to choose? At […] -
![It hasn’t been a great month for me, with two or three exceptions. The negatives: some interviews (hard work and time-consuming to prepare) but no job offers; not enjoying work […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Train-cake-115x115.jpg "Whoo whoo!")
Whoo whoo!
Posted on June 29, 2013 | 1 CommentIt hasn’t been a great month for me, with two or three exceptions. The negatives: some interviews (hard work and time-consuming to prepare) but no job offers; not enjoying work […] -
![TV rots the senses in the head! It kills the imagination dead! It clogs and clutters up the mind! It makes a child so dull and blind. He can no […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/from_a_tv_show_130955-115x115.jpg "Parents’ dilemma #43: TV")
Parents’ dilemma #43: TV
Posted on May 26, 2013 | No CommentsTV rots the senses in the head! It kills the imagination dead! It clogs and clutters up the mind! It makes a child so dull and blind. He can no […] -
![This year might be a turning point for me, both from a family and a work perspective. In terms of work, it’s time for a new job, and that means […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/good-luck-road-sign-115x115.jpg "At the crossroads")
At the crossroads
Posted on April 28, 2013 | No CommentsThis year might be a turning point for me, both from a family and a work perspective. In terms of work, it’s time for a new job, and that means […] -
![We missed autumn when we went overseas for our six-and-a-half month indulgence in 2009, and although it was nice to have two springs, I really did miss autumn with its […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eggs-115x115.jpg "Easter adventures and misadventures")
Easter adventures and misadventures
Posted on March 31, 2013 | No CommentsWe missed autumn when we went overseas for our six-and-a-half month indulgence in 2009, and although it was nice to have two springs, I really did miss autumn with its […]