Parenting – Sea change

You’re nearly there

You’ve done it, You’re nearly there, The finish line is in sight, Keep going, keep working hard And soon you’ll be looking back, At the journey you’ve made The battle you’ve fought, A mighty warrior fending off those who have tried to harm you, Shielding against the onslaught of dictate and disempowerment, Rules for theContinue reading “You’re nearly there”

As you go

When we were teens

I’ve had a bit of a catch up with my teenage self this week. It wasn’t hard as I just had to dig out my diary. I kept a diary from age 14-18 and let me tell you it was interesting reading! Since starting my Facebook account this year I’ve been contacted by a fewContinue reading “When we were teens”

Here it comes again. Mother’s guilt

Here it is, that familiar feeling. “Sorry honey mum’s got to go to work, I have a meeting I can’t rearrange and I’ll be quick as I can”, justifying the decision you’ve made to go, to not let the other party down, to not set yourself back because that’s the only time they could makeContinue reading “Here it comes again. Mother’s guilt”