• 10 December 2013
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Can’t stop the Tinkle!

Bringing up children is not a lazy afternoon walk in the park.

  • 10 December 2013
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Baby Banter

Big Sister runs screaming through the house “WHOOOPPPEEEE, pool, pool, pool”, not so happy me gets rudely woken!!

  • 03 December 2013
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A Princely Welcome

The household is in a stir..what is the reason for all this commotion I ask you,

  • 03 December 2013
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When fairytale endings sour

We all expect to grow up and have fairytale endings, being married to the love of your life surrounded by beautiful bouncy children. 

  • 26 November 2013
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Sweet like Candy

I sit surrounded by the lazy chaos of a Sunday family lunch. Various family members of all shapes and sizes mull around the table, some deep in con

  • 05 November 2013
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Feeling abandoned

As a baby sitting in my chair I have lots of time for contemplation. Yes, yes, I know everyone loves a baby, but we secretly know that you resent a

  • 31 October 2013
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Let’s respect

“The first of November is All Saints’ Day according to the Christian calendar. It is followed by All Souls’ Day which falls on th

  • 29 October 2013
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It's Exam Time!

As the end of the year draws closer so does the end of the term’s dreaded exams. As a parent with young children I find getting through their

  • 28 October 2013
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The Wedding

I might be a baby with not much experience under my little diaper belt but I do say that these people who call themselves adults truly do display s

  • 24 October 2013
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Let’s unite

Marie in New York types a letter to her friend Shyami in far away Sri Lanka and e-mails it.Ten minutes later, Shyami smiles as she reads her messag

  • 08 October 2013
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Baby Banter

Woke up to a throbbing pain in my head. How did that happen?...I feel so hot, has the airconditioning gone belly up, have we moved closer to the su

  • 01 October 2013
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Let’s sing

Through the Looking Glass

  • 12 September 2013
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Let’s recall

Through the Looking Glass

  • 10 September 2013
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Raising a son – The hard way

My son happens to be the only boy in a family of four children. He is surrounded by women, with his sisters who pester him, a mother who demands ob

  • 05 September 2013
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Let’s unwind

“It’s the end of another week.  TGIF or Thank God it’s Friday!  Have you finished your work or do you need more time?&r

  • 04 September 2013
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Authoritarian Rule

I’m not sure what Mrs Pillay’s verdict on the country is BUT I can safely say that in our household, it is definitely authoritarian

  • 20 August 2013
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Teach your child to be lazy….

As a child I remember looking forward to summer holidays with lighthearted happiness. 

  • 20 August 2013
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Love, Shoes and Babysitters

My baby senses detect discontentment in the air. All does not seem well with the infantry troops in the household.

  • 13 August 2013
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Swept off my feet

Usually the phrase ‘swept off my feet’ comes with it some excitement, a new love a romantic rendezvous, it hints of the fun and gaiety

  • 13 August 2013
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Lets’ all SCREAM for ice-cream!

I find this constant battle of wills mildly irritating, Mommy dearest. Last week I had made a decision to curtail my sleeping hours to merely four

  • 08 August 2013
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Let’s celebrate

Through the Looking Glass

  • 06 August 2013
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Respect is for the entire family

I think it is safe to say that our children’s views on respect differ greatly from what we practised when we were growing up.

  • 06 August 2013
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The two night owls

You can sing, you can dance, you can rock me for hours on end, you can powder me from head to toe and wrap me in my comfy Bob the Builder pajamas,

  • 31 July 2013
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Let’s leave

Through the Looking Glass

  • 30 July 2013
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How to raise…..Parents?

Having the children at home during the summer holidays has been a real ‘parenting’ eye-opener.

  • 30 July 2013
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His Royal Highness/ Hotness

Oh lawdie lord..it’s happened. There’s a more important baby out there than me, His Royal Highness Prince George made an appearance las

  • 29 July 2013
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6 Reasons to Sleep Naked

A recent study showed that less than 10 percent of Americans sleep in the buff. Not only is it dead sexy, experts swear naked sleep is actually goo

  • 26 July 2013
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Let’s drive

Through the Looking Glass

  • 24 July 2013
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Let’s pause

Through the Looking Glass

  • 23 July 2013
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It takes a village to raise a child

The other day I was at a family event where I met various family members of all shapes and sizes after a long period of time.