So, someone asked me why I didn’t make a speech at my own birthday. Truth is, I didn’t want to. Truth is, with everything that’s happened in the last year, I was…
Tag: love
moments of pride.
1. When my mom said, yesterday, whilst her and Cam and I were cuddled up on her bed, reading the Three Little Pigs: “you’re a strict mom. you’re raising a good kid,…
Full circle.
A while ago…it feels like a lifetime and a half ago, now… I wrote something for Parent24. Some people didn’t like it much. I hated that time in my life. But, it…
things i’ve been reminded of recently…
1. when every moment is precious, treat it thus. and, hey, every moment is precious, merely because it exists. 2. that a child’s logic is the cleanest form of honesty ever. 3….
5ive.
Five years ago today… I went on early maternity leave. On the first day, I packed my hospital bag, went and saw my dad and attended my last antenatal class. I spent…
the kidney. again.
when the kidney is ill, one needs an antidote of love and trust. i have the love, i lack the self-trust. this time of life right now shall, and will, pass. this…
mermaid hunters and sunshine
You see, we live a sometimes crazy life, strung together by singing and dancing around the lounge. It’s not common for me, as Sheena will testify, to let anyone in on it….
Es. Oh. Tea. Dee.
For Sheena and I. When I read her most recent post and then compared it my own life. I realised and remembered two things. Both of these things, she’ll understand immediately. 1….
Dear NB
You know, audience of twelve, I’m not just a mama. The truth is, I’m a proud aunt too. And the thing is, my eldest niece is not only a cousin, she is…
i loved
being here today. thank you.