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The Puberty Discussion

My children go to a very modern school.  The school photos are the kind with hula hoops and ‘cool’ poses that Tara Cain detests, and they communicate almost exclusively by email. Most of the 20 or so emails I receive

Paula's Blog April 25, 2012April 25, 2012 children, Puberty 10 Comments Read more

The day that was and the day that should have been…

Today started with screaming.  Screaming punctuated with yelling, and laughter, definitely shrill laughter.  Jumping from high up places, possibly bunk beds.  Jettisoning of objects that were absolutely not meant to be jettisoned.  Arguing, slapping, hair-pulling and tears. And all before

Paula's Blog April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 Random nonsense, Uncategorized No Comments Read more

There’s only one thing worse than a husband…

….and that’s an ex-husband. So spoke a very lovely and wise friend of mine in a tea shop in Stow-on-the-Wold this time last year. I’ve been lucky that my experience hasn’t been anything like that, but I’ve put the world

Paula's Blog April 10, 2012April 11, 2012 Separation 20 Comments Read more

ooh, ahhh, pretty things and X Factor bad boys

Oh Bonfire Night how I love thee.  So much that I will consider venturing out into the dark alone with three children, risking losing at least one, maiming a couple and parting with a pocket-full of silver just to hear

Paula November 6, 2011 children 3 Comments Read more

Letting it go….

This morning the 5yo gouged the face of the 4yo. Luckily we’d recently cut off all her nails so all she left were red marks that quickly faded. An hour later, en route to that there London, the 4yo retaliated,

Paula October 27, 2010 children, Observations, Parenting 8 Comments Read more

28 again….

As you get older the whole concept of a birthday changes.  As I lay pretending to be asleep in my bed this morning I could hear the excited whispers of little people covering the bed with cards and presents, negotiating

Paula August 13, 2010May 4, 2012 children, family, Parenting, Peabee72, Poetry, talent 50 Comments Read more

Escape to the Mother-ship

This could so easily have been a ranty post: This was the week that the twin apostles of anti-feminism, Jones & Moir, appeared fixated on destroying my mojo with their hatred of ‘the normal woman’. Their Eurovision style bid to

Paula March 7, 2010April 29, 2012 children, home, sleep 20 Comments Read more

Can I PLEASE just have two minutes?

I’ve come to the conclusion that every future blog post I write will have to be completed in two minutes flat because that’s about all the time I EVER get without a “Mummmmmeeeeeeeee” interrupting or a phone ringing or a

Paula March 2, 2010 books, children, home 24 Comments Read more

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