May 2010
17 posts
Almost a woman →
My darling girl is almost a woman. I look at her and all the clichés of time passing hit me with such force.
It’s yesterday since I had her, I’m sure of it. Since the midwife said, you have a…
It’s Saturday night … →
It’s Saturday night. I’ve put away the groceries and eaten some supper. I’ve been off work since Tuesday and I’m exhausted. I don’t want to talk. I can’t talk, not without a lot of effort. I sit in…
Weddings mean not having the kids for the... →
Sunday afternoon and Hub and I went his friend’s wedding.
The day was beautiful. The sun shone, the sky was clear, my shoes made my toes scream. Everything you could want from a…
I’m so glad I am no longer at school →
Plaits
Originally uploaded by L McG-E
This beautiful girl came home from school today, listened to the tale of how her little sister had behaved at the hospital, told me about…
We stopped being the experts some time ago. →
When did attitudes change?
Eleven years ago our Youngest had her first seizure. She was nine months old. Her life, and ours, changed that day. Hospital appointments, meetings with nurses,…
Weddings and shopping →
Measuring cups
Originally uploaded by L McG-E
Yesterday Hub and went shopping. One of his best friends from school, and best man in our wedding, is getting married.
Our…
Baking with granny. →
When I was growing up, my mother used to bake every Friday. I loved to watch her. For some reason Mum never felt she was a great baker, she would always have a list of other people…
As I Lay Me Down To Sleep →
“As I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.”
I’m sure you know it but I wonder, does anyone teach this to…
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A second really sad post from me tonight. →
I post this with no comment on what motivated this woman.
I am always so sad when I read or hear of something like this. Was it a case of someone just at the end of their tether? Someone who needed help and couldn’t get it. Living not a million miles away from where this took place, I know there isn’t much help about, despite what local authorities like to say. And of course, for...
Tears for my 21st. →
Way back, in [cough, cough, choke, cough], I turned 21. My birthday is very close to Christmas, so I was on holiday from college. So was Hub, my fiancé then. He decided he wanted to spend my…
Sometimes you have to be there to know →
Last night I was trying to write a humourous post for my Tumblr, something to try to lighten the mood a little. Earlier in the day I had written something anything but light and I thought a…
Words, they can hound us →
A few weeks ago I had a telephone call from my youngest’s social worker, letting me know that my daughter had lashed out at another child.
In fact, she said my child “had her hands round another…
Out and about and going nowhere →
Day Three of the three day weekend and we decide to give going out a try.
On the off-chance I would get an opportunity to use it, I brought the camera. We live in a very picturesque place.
We…
Challenging Behaviour →
What a term.
If you have a child, or indeed an adult, for whom you care and who has this label attached to their behaviour, you know exactly what it means.
Tantrums. Hitting out at others….
A bike ride that didn’t happen →
I often find myself conflicted about how to interact with others.
My natural inclination is to talk to people, to behave as if I am part of the group. The trouble with this is, how do you know…
A long weekend →
This is the first evening of a three day weekend. I love these bank holidays. I love the thought of that extra time.
Time to relax. Time to do something different. Time.
I know the reality,…
April 2010
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Because some time ago I started a blog and now... →
Have a little read, if you’d like to know what I’ve been thinking about tonight.
Or not.