• Family Mealtimes with McCain #ad

    September 2, 2017

    In a world that doesn’t ever seem to switch off it can be hard to find the time to gather the family together and spend some quality time with one another. Children appear to be growing up quicker than ever before, and us adults appear to have a never ending to-do list that has to…

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  • My Children, Grandparents, Death and Honesty.

    October 28, 2016

    Do I get jealous when I see or hear of other parents telling me how the grandparents had their children for the night, or took them out for the day? Well, yes. A little part of me is jealous, but circumstances beyond my control have left my children with just a grandmother, my mum, who…

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  • Post Christmas at our home

    December 28, 2015

    Christmas is over for another year and I thought I would reflect on some of the high points for me and my family. I feel at times that Christmas has had the longest build-up ever. It seems to have started back in September! We’ve had months of planning, buying presents and wrapping all for an…

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  • A dysfunctional family

    December 29, 2014

    When I was born I entered a family made up of a mum, dad, one brother and one sister. On the outside this would look like a normal family. How wrong was I. I have very few memories of early childhood, but of the memories that I do have most are very unpleasant. My father…

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