Parenting
Baby Banter
Big Sister runs screaming through the house “WHOOOPPPEEEE, pool, pool, pool”, not so happy me gets rudely woken!!
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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Teach your child to be lazy….
As a child I remember looking forward to summer holidays with lighthearted happiness.
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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.
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
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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
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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.
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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,
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How to raise…..Parents?
Having the children at home during the summer holidays has been a real ‘parenting’ eye-opener.
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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
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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
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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.
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The one toothed monster
And there it sits, pristine and white, glistening like a shimmering white coral on the floor of the seabed, what could it be, you ask?
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