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How do you deal with Big Questions from your children?

April 17, 2012 By in Family Tags: , , , , , , , 16 Comments

One of DorkyDad’s poems is called One of the Questions Coming – and it’s a lovely, funny piece where he imagines how he’ll respond on that inevitable day sometime in the future when DorkySon asks him if he ever did drugs.

We have not reached that stage of questioning quite yet, but DorkySon has hit me with a few curious toddler curveballs recently, and my parenting skills are being tested to the max. Never mind all that stuff about how to put on a nappy or burp your baby – where’s the chapter in the textbook that tells you how to answer when your son asks ‘Why don’t you have a penis, Mummy?’
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The Baby Explosion

April 12, 2012 By in Family Tags: , , , , , , 10 Comments

Do you ever feel like you’re in the middle of a baby explosion? Like every time you turn on your computer there’s another pregnancy or birth announcement from a friend?

It’s a warm, cosy, cockle-warming place to be. There is nothing more lovely than when people you love and care about have good news to share.
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Lost in Translation

April 5, 2012 By in Family Tags: , , , , , , 12 Comments

I read a post over at Life of an Expat Parent this week about some of the differences between Brits and Americans – what they say, and what they actually mean. It inspired me to dig out and finish this post which has been sitting in my drafts folder for a couple of weeks…

DorkyDad and I were sitting watching an old episode of Mock the Week a couple of nights ago when, for some reason, Jimmy Saville was mentioned.

“Jim’ll Fix It?” said DorkyDad. “What the hell is Jim’ll Fix It?!”

“It was a TV show. He was a guy that wore shiny tracksuits and a big medallion, and helped little kids dreams come true, and then they got a big Jim Fixed It For Me medallion to wear around their neck too!” I said.

And then I realised how odd that sounded.

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The Little Things

March 19, 2012 By in Family Tags: , , , , , 16 Comments

Some of my favourite bloggers are the ones that remind me to appreciate the small things in life that make me smile.

Michelle at Mummy from the Heart runs a weekly Reasons to be Cheerful linky, where she takes time out from the chaos of parenting to say thanks for the things in her life that are making her happy.

The Start Up Wife also does a weekly post called ‘The Little Things’, which is usually accompanied by some beautiful photos.

Finally, I loved this recent post from Letters from Your Mum, about enjoying the small things. (I should mention that she in turn was inspired by this post over at Is There A Plan B – it seems we’re all at it!)

Inspired by those three lovely ladies, I’m going to take a brief time out from my recent rants and requests for petition signatures and do the same thing.

It’s all about the little things
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Happy Mother’s Day

March 18, 2012 By in Family Tags: , , , , , 3 Comments

Portobello Beach

This is an old photo, but it’s one I love.

Mother’s Day is now twice as special as it used to be. I’m the daughter of one of these people, and the mother of the other. What a wonderful thing that is.

Wishing a Happy Mothering Sunday to those of you celebrating with family today, and sending much love to those of you who are missing a loved one.