Focussing on my brilliant little flame

December 29, 2022

I just wanted to write a post here, dedicated to my darling baby boy. And to remind myself, not to let him suffer, or feel less loved, through accidental ‘benign neglect’, or feel neglected.

Life lessons

December 18, 2022

I don’t often have the presence of mind and opportunity to impart important life lessons to the boys in the midst of the daily grind – between my work frustrations, personal struggles, and the never-ending logistics and minutiae of daily life – I’m often short, and snappy with them. Instead of taking their ‘misbehaviour’ (really, often it is just behaving in way that is not to my preference and expectations) as opportunities to engage and discuss, my response is to snap at them, which often results in rapid escalations.

Boy & dragon tree

April 25, 2022

This weekend, Big Boy-O accompanied me to our local nursery, which is my favourite local shop to potter around in …

“He is now a brother!”

June 16, 2017

Baby-F turned 1 today! And Big Boy announced: “He is now a brother!” I was puzzled, and responded: “But he’s …

Tiger Mum moment

January 12, 2017

[Note: Happened in December 2016; written up after the fact & publication back-dated] I had a “Tiger Mum” moment recently, …

2 > 1

September 27, 2016

So how is it having 2 kids?

Second time round is much easier than the first! I think it’s down to a mix of us being more confident parents, and Baby-Ef being a really sweet Textbook / Angel baby, whereas Big Boy was more of a spirited baby.