Life In Stages

  These days are so different. He stares off into the distance. I am sure his mind has wandered into somewhere magical as he begins to laugh and yelp. A place I cannot follow. A place he visits more frequently these days. […]

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Elf Town

  The main reason for us visiting the man in red so late in the season, was because Ethan could never understand why Santa didn’t arrive the next day at his house with all the presents. Things change and Ethan has changed. […]

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No Occasion required!

“Have you ever heard of Boudoir Girls ?” D asked as he flicked through the channels. “Huh?” Immediately I thought of women dressed in provocative clothes posing sexily for their partners. “A lady I happen to know, runs that company and I […]

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Blindsided by an eleven year old…

  As parents we never really know what questions lurk in our children’s minds; eventually though, they do tend to tell us. I had a conversation recently with my eleven year old son who blindsided me with his questions and left me realising […]

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It’s the little things, eh?

  I have spent many years telling myself “ it’s the little things in life that matter ” . I have stopped myself from picturing all my boys at certain ages, milestones and as future versions of themselves. I tell myself , […]

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While you were sleeping

I haven’t been getting much sleep lately; mainly due to Ethan. Ethan is struggling with a few things lately, one of them being sleep. (He’s been very unwell lately and spent several weeks in hospital) After many phone calls and appointments we […]

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