This post is a cry for help. Christmas is swift approaching and many all over the world are in need of support. I am one of them.... … [Read more...]
Sep 23, 2011
God, it’s your fault….
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Dear God, Quick question. Free will, flipping genius idea, may have caused a few wars etc in the past but all in all it allows me to eat several pots of Ben and Jerrys in succession so no harm done. … [Read more...]
Aug 31, 2011
When death touched me…..
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I thought yesterday was going to be a normal day, I didn't know it was going to be one that would shape the rest of my life for ever. I didn't know that I would face today a new woman with a renewed purpose in life. … [Read more...]
Jul 31, 2011
Day 2…. Is Hell Freezing Over….
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The Holiday Diary If you missed Day One - click here Day Two, Twin boys diary entry: I went to the park, I was tired. Twin girls diary entry: I went on the climbing frame and the slide. My entry: Dear teacher, The kids are spot on. They did all of the above. My day was fabulous. I awoke at 6.06, fed BB then pulled on my clothes and painted my face in an attempt to erase … [Read more...]
Jul 14, 2011
Who’s the Daddy…..
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He has been around since the children were born in fact if you inspect his right shoulder you can see indents from my teeth from BB's labour; he has done the night feeds, he wiped his fair share of dirty bums. He struggles with feeding, he dislikes the mess; watching BB squeeze a tomato between thumb and forefinger makes him shudder visibly. The twins drive him slightly deranged at times and … [Read more...]
Jul 2, 2011
living with Mary feckin Poppins
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The chap I married is not a morning person. He takes exception every morning to having a five year old creeping into his room between five and seven and asking in a booming voice, "Is it waking up time yet?" He typically does a strong impression of a corpse at this point in order to not have to deal with said child. I can physically feel his body freeze into rigor mortis as the door handle … [Read more...]
Jun 27, 2011
“not there lad”: why a southerner should not drink in the north
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A couple of years ago we had been out in t'north. We don't go out in the south often because once we have covered the babysitting cost we only have enough left for a cup of tea each and we normally have tea bags and water at home so it seems a bit pointless. But when staying in my parental home we tend to go out a fair bit as grandparents make excellent free childcare providers. … [Read more...]
Jun 19, 2011
Parenting: I look like Death……
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My home looks like it was ransacked by aliens, my skin is pale, the laundry basket is neglected and is shouting its annoyance by allowing underpants and uniforms to spill out under the lid and thus mocking my incompetence. Last nights dishes are still piled in the sink growing a soft covering of fur on the remains of that evenings ready meal. The baby is sporting the heavy nappy look as I … [Read more...]
Jun 16, 2011
Miscarriage: A Crack in My Heart….
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The day I missed a miscarriage... It was 2009, it was a Friday, the weather was unremarkable, neither hot nor cold with no wind to blow the petals off the roses in the garden. I was almost thirteen weeks pregnant with my third baby, I had turned a corner and left the exhaustion, the nausea and the love affair with my toilet bowl behind in the first trimester. … [Read more...]
Jun 6, 2011
Twenty eight hours later: my ears are bleeding…
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Six kids. That is a lot of little legs. Its also a huge amount of noise. Its also the number that he who helped create them and I had entrusted to our care from ten am saturday morning until two pm sunday afternoon. twenty eight hours... … [Read more...]
