Saint Patrick’s Day is fast approaching. Every year, well almost every year, I try to convince my darling husband that this year will be different. I really have no idea why I think it will be different; if anything it is […]
I DIDN’T REALLY see myself as a ‘carer’. I saw myself as a mother who happens to have three wonderful boys, each with their own unique needs and – let’s face it – demands! I don’t work outside the home, because I […]
I am taking you all back to that day…… Silence can be so very loud. I remember that kind of deafening silence, so very well. The doctor had just left the room. He did excuse himself … but I had no idea why […]
My son was diagnosed with a life limiting condition, called Hunter Syndrome back in 2008. Our lives changed forever. It was a long journey from Ethan’s birth to his diagnosis …five years and ten months to be exact. In 2008, we […]
Dear Miss Pig, The 31st of May 2004, you and your family burst onto my TV screen. At first I thought- ‘Ahh, aren’t you cute with your little posh English accent’. I didn’t give you much more thought until my eldest and […]
It resides inside me, waiting for any opportunity to rush through my body, pull at my heart and burn my soul… My toddlers ‘go to’ response is to hit when he is told ‘no’. Is it because I haven’t explained enough to […]
Oh we all go through it…we glance at the clock see 2:15 and we shudder… In another hour we will be in the throws of ‘HOMEWORK’ …despite leaving school over 16 years ago; we will indeed be doing homework in the next […]
I sat across from his teacher. I was anxious about what she was going to tell me. He had been in trouble over the past few months; lying about his homework, disrupting class, messing on the playground …nothing too serious but […]
The things we do to amuse ourselves… the things I do to amuse myself. I’m guilty of setting up people (mainly my family and close friends) for a great laugh..at their expense. Don’t feel bad for them, they’ve gotten me back each […]
